Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-30
From the .SacrdmeRto Bee, Sept. 22l.l
The Pacific Squadron.

The Pacific Squadron.
The Eastern advices, this morning, inform us
that the naval strength of this coast is to be
augmented by three of the best vessels in the
navy-the steamship Vanderbilt, steam sloop
Tuscarora, and large iron-cad Nonadnock These
vessels will leave New York for our Pacific wa
ters in about fifteen days, in charge of Commo-
dore John Rodgers, who commanded the fighting
/ Ueca0,ten in the attack on Fort Sumter. Old
Californans will recollect Rodgers as the captain
of the old sloop-of-war Vincennes when she was
here in 1888. He was a very quiet, plain man,
and never wore uniform on shore.
The IanderbM, from her great speed and the
immense guns she carries, Will be great addl-
ton to the naval force this coast She has
made sixteen miles an hour in the Atlantic ocean,
where there is always heavy sea running, and
it is evident that when she gets into such smooth
water as is generally to be met with on our coast,
she will beat anything that turns wheel. In
the memorable attack on Fort Fisher, the Van
derdh displayed fighting qualities of the highest
order Thr THscGr0rG is a second-class sloop,
like the Wyoming. and has been in European
waters during the greater part of the war. She
lay off the mouth of the Merscy, Watching Eor
the NdshrNc, but the latter sncaked out in n fog,
one night, and lodged off to Savannah, where
she was destroyed by of our little monitors.
The WoaadROck is a large iron-clad, and one of
the most formidable fighting vessels in the navy.
Her guns are of the heaviest calbre and she is
very swift She will probably be kept for the
defense of the harbor of San Francisco, and it
is not improbable that the Comanche may be sent
to the Columbia river, to keep eye on - our
friend from Victoria.
The increase of thc regular army on this coast
and the accessions which the Pacific squadron is
receiving at this time, are significant q straws,
indicating breeze in the direction of Maximl-
ian temporary abiding place. The President
is unrelenting advocate of the Monroe Doc
rinc, but he does not wish to apply it practically
till he gets everything in readiness The mus
tering ont of the greater portion of Sheridan
army has made the Juarists feel gloomy for the
safety of their republic but it does not affect the
case, that we can perceive. Should our Govern
ment start tomorrow to drive Kaiser Max out of
Mexico, it would not be attempted by making a
demonstration from Texas. We would repeat
the history of 1916, and capture Vera Cruz, after
which the struggle for the supremacy would be
very easy affair. The Austrian usurper would
soon find q discretion the better part of va!or,
and q come down" like Captain Martin Scots
coon.
LETTER FROM GREELEY.-A correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette has the following letter
from Nr. Greeley
New York August A. s65.
FRIEND REID Thank you for yours of 3D.
Your inquiries are laughahle. The facts are
these
We elect an editor of the TriJunc annually, by
q stock vote 900 shares, one vote each). Once.
many years ago, two votes were cast against me
for cdtor-rone before or since.
have never heard that any stakeholder de-
sired my withdrawal from the TriJune.
mean to reduce my work ON it at the earliest
moment. and have so stated to all who have
right to know am overwhelmed with labor
grow old, and want rest and comfort. Ny idea
is to get some one else to take the laborng oar
receive the kicks and cuffs, and let me farm a
little, fish some, and write when in the spirit.
Such Is my dream. hope to realize at least a
part OF i: during the year 1866; but | may not
ill some time later You know how circum
stances control everything.
At present am writing about an average of
two columns per day, for the Tr5dUae-too much
mean to write less whenever can.
That's all I know about the matter. Perhaps
they know more at the Uefah office.
Volume H. (of the . American Conflict J,
grieye to say does not get on.so fast it should.
have too much other work, very sick wife,
and am not very we'll myself and the weather is
good for corn and turnips, but bad for history.
hope for improvement in many. if not most
respects. Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
:
lustrious example of the power of republican in
stitutions Washington the ripe and mag
nfcent result of Il colonial civilization. The re-
public was lust born when he died its institu-
ti0ns had no influence on him. lie helped to
give form to the crystalizing elements, but they
did not affect him. His awful and almost super
human dignity became him. 1t was emhlemat-
cal of the vast solitudes OF the new land that
had given him birth while his whole character
II 1 4 +f...- s.,-
in its best and finest form. 1t was not republi
canism.
Lincoln is ideal republicanism made substGn-
tial in form and feature. Dignity and simpic-
ty, greatness and sympathy, wisdom and pract-
cabiltv made him an American he was noble
but could not be condescending, since he was ev-
er one Ct the people. He stands before the world
a pure and exquisitely cut figure. the exhibition
of what American republicanism can create
He shows how the republic can take poor boy
from the humblest position, and if be have nat
ural ability enough can endow him, train, cdu-
cate him and then elevate him to place and pow
er, and make him only purer and greater as she
exalts hira The second Father Of his Country
is what the first could not be. In our sadness,
in our exultation, point to him, and while the
blended lines of his great character reveal them
selves time lifts him to the lofty place he Will
occupy in history, the future shall cry-Thls Is
what a republic can do--ReU. ". AntnGn.
\ BEAUTIFUL CHARAcTER.-Mrs. Swisshelm
writes as follows to the Pittsburg Chronicle OF
the wife of the Secretary of State
Mrs. Seward was one of the excellent Of the
earth, woman of wonderful intellectual power
and great breadth of attainment-the compan-
ION, conhdant counselor of her huSband-one
who read his written speeches before the printer
saw them, and gave an opinion which he valued
more than any other-one who read and digested
long, tiresome documents and gave him the sub
stance IN few moments freside chat thus con-
triouting largely to that fund Of information
which distinguishes Mr.. Seward. She was his
: higher law adviser, and whenever hi; policy
Tell below that standard he had differed with her
in opinion She ever regarded the right as the
expedient or, in other words, aimed always to
walk in the narrow path straight toward {. the
mark for the prize of the high calling which is
in Christ Jesus, our Lord"
An old fellow in Wayne county, New York.
who has advertised his wife six or seven times,