Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-06-10

The Union county Central Committee meets
to-day, and following the example of neighbor-
ing county Committees will undoubtedly RECON-
mend as test that none but those who voted for
Lincoln and Johnson at the last Presidential
election be allowed 70 vote at the Union Prima-
~ meetings.
This is right aud proper and an overwhelming
majority of Union men will endorse such action
Our political opponents have as yet given no sign
of life ; the caving in of the rebellion seems TO
have paralyzed them, and judging from appear
ances they considered themselves included in
Lees surrender. But eren il they should mus
ter su1hcient courage 10 enter the contest, they
would co 50 with the consciousness of certain
defeat staring them in the face They are not
now brazen enough to enter the field standing on
the Chicago Platform, which declared :. the war
Il failure We therefore aprrehend no dan
ger to the Union cause in the approaching cleo
ton except through the discomfort and corrup-
ton which gradually creeps into majority
party.
The cancer which attacks. and in most cases
fatally, party SO largely in the majority the
Unioi. party Of this State, is the curse of Office
seekers. Knowing that nomination is equlTa-
lent to an election, Old politicians and new flock
in swafms TO offer their services to the dear peo-
pie, each new aspirant moro eager than me ias''
and each trying to convince the par,.; that It's
future existence depends on his nomination
Ofhce-secking is disease Of the political body
tor which we know no cure. Bnt must dis
cover AZ antidoto which Will render il as harm
less as possible.
We hear great deal now of scisms in the par
ty-of fears that the organization is too large,
and therefore will soon tall from its unwieldly
size. Gat other equally nonsensical propositions.
Mark every man who utcrs such fears he only
expresses what he really wishes. The candidate
whose friends v i'll play upon that string should
be closely watched OF this we viii speak here
after for tie present we will simply remark
that we can see good reason why any scism
should exist in the Union party. True, the
may be considered ended, but the same good
reasons which influenced to abandon old par
y ties and form the present Union party, hold
good still, and there can be no excuse for aban-
doning one single iota of our political creed
In fact: what other party is possible now? Is
there Union man so debascd as to wish to af-
tilate again with the Democratic party, which
played dshonorable part in the hour of the
nation danger? The object of these social
ed @ Democrats is first to defeat the Constitu-
tonal Amendment, and next to give back to rcb-
els and rebel States all the power and influence
they possessed before they reddened their hands
with the blood OF thousands of the loyal defend
ers of our Flag. Is any Union man willing to
see Wigfall, Mason, or Breckenridge again
strut in the Senate Chamberof the United States,
and with insolent bearing denounce the - cow
ardly North - with unblushing impudence
declare slavery divine institution? If there
arc such let them leave the Union ranks and so
to the party to which they properly belong.
of old Republicans We would ask, what reason
can there be for reyvng that party? Slavery is
dead-dead forever, If you only remain true to
the Union party. Even Garrison sees no stronger
anti-slavery party than the present Union party.
The party too large, indeed As if there could
be too many TO labor in the right, and we all
agree that the principles of the party right
II you hear men complain that the party is too
large, it simply means that the party is too large
to he controlled by men of small calibre, such
as they area recommendation instead of fault
in our eyes large party by necessity needs
correspondingly great men to lead it. Small
politicians Of course, find the task too onerous,
and therefore complain that the party is too large
If we find the right men and put them in the
right place, the organization will be all right,
and we shall hear more of dividing the great
Union party.