Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-08-05
WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL.

THE OUTRAGE AT THE CAPIrAL.-The Placer |!
vile Mirror of July 26th ventures the following
opinion relative to the late disgraceful affair at
Sacramento
The intelligence published yesterday that a
scene of violence had occurred in the Convention
assembled in Sacramento. at first startled and
filled the minds Of all rght-thinkng men with
regret, mingled with Indignation, and not few
were for the moment inquiring the cause. lit
tie reflection, however, upon the preliminary
steps taken by certain portion Of the Union
party on Saturday last, explained the matter
The scenes of fraud and violence at the prima-
ries have had their perfect development IN an
open and outrageous fight on the floor of the
room where the delegates had assembled to dis
charge the duties appertaning to their position.
Upon undoubted authority we have it that the
fighting begun at the primaries-that one ward
in the ctv was carried for Low only BY persist
ent rowdyism, and that another only saved
because those hired 10 travel from ward to ward
did not make schedule time and arrive IN time TO
deposit their ballots.
But without dwelling on the disgrace and utter
shame that attaches to the whole affair come
directly to the question-who is at fault? We
would not stone the undeserving. say aught
in malice The disgrace following the matter
touches every Union man IN the State, be he
Low or anti-Low. The fight occurred in a Union
men hence those of our maigners and oppo
nents who delight in any discontinue. come from
what source il may, that happens 10 the Union
or LOYAL men of the State, will charge this upon
the Union nartE. All must suffer. therefore from
the acts of few. But 20 whom does the blame
attach? We answer, Senator John CONFESS and
Governor F. f. Low-if not direcly. then nd-
rectly. Who began and widened the division in
the Union ranks? Who has urged on. by every
every species of electioneerng known to modern
political immortality, this Senatorial fight? Gov
ernor Low and his friends. In this county,
emissaries of the Governor were hard at work
seeking to forestall the wish of the people, and
the same is true Of other counties. If the Gov
= ernor does not know of it, then he is too dull
and obtuse for the position he holds. And does
or has he ever dscountenanced it? II so, when
or where? Not n county in this State has held
Convention into which this disturbing element
of Low for Senator has not come. And what do
the friends and strikers of the Governor do when
fairly beaten? In most Of the counties, they
bolt-bound to win at all hazards. in all ways
by fair means, if possible, by foul means if
not At Sacramento, they fight at the primaries
to keep anti-Low men from the polls, and when
they find that their opponents have majority
of the Convention. they fall to with budgeons
and chairs and pistols, determined to beat down
by brute force moral power against which they
are unable to contend And are the Low men
simply for the promotion of the selfish ends of
few men. 1t is believed that Low be made
subservient to the ends of a certain few and
that he will be plant and facile tool of Conness
in the Senate. Hence the man of many Is de-
sires and is working for his election And taking
all the facts in connection with every Convention
yet held in the State, from Los Angeles to Shas-
ia, it is certain that Conness 4 Co. indirectly
responsible for the unfortunate and disgraceful
discussions prevailing in the Union party.