Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-08-18
Address to Union Voters.

Following is the concluding portion of the ad
dress of the Union County Convention of San
Francisco to the people. 1t is admirable. Read
and heed
Fellow-citizens, the party in which we are
numbered, if the loyal masses who sustained
Abraham Lincoln and his policy, and saved the
Union from dismemberment and destruction can
be styled party, has bright and noble record,
which can never be effaced or sulied. To us
belong the trophies of Fort Henry, of Atlanta,
of Antietam, of Gettysburg. To US belong the
blessed memories of the patriots fallen on the
ield-the Bakers, the Lyons, the Mansfelds, the
McPhersons, the Kearneys and to US the hal
lowed name of him we loved and cherished our
martyred President. Ours is the proud array
of living heroes, whose achievements illustrate
the triumph of national arms. Ours is the glory
of Freedom, and of the enfranchisement of the
human race in all foreign lands. America sig
nifes the loyal masses of the people America
is the great and triumphant Union party. To
this party history accredts, and will forever
accredit, the fame and the glories of the mighty
and successful struggle for Union and Freedom,
and the rights of man. Who is not proud to be
numbered in this party? Its record will go
down to posterity, brighter and brighter as time
rolls on and our children and childrens'
children will exult in the inheritance.
And of what material is the party composed
nounced and viliied Lincoln, and strained every
nerve to thwart his policy who gave aid and
comfort to the enemy from the beginning to the
end of the war ; who insulted the brave defend
ers of their country by styling them the minions
of despot who declared the war failure,
even while Sherman was marching through
Georgia who, claiming the name of Union men,
shed tears over the victories of the Union armies.
In their ranks are the men who raised the stand
ard of. rebellion and trod the sacred ensign of
the republic in the dust. Theirs are the diabol-
cal and objectionable atrocities of Fort Pillow,
of Salisbury, of Andersonville. In their ranks
are the rebels, whose hands are still red with
the blood of our brethren, never to be washed
away but in eternity and their Northern allies
and abettors, whose hearts are black with trea-
son, never to be forgotten or forgiven.
1t is far from our design to stir up unchristan
or revengeful feelings. But the immense magnl-
tude of the issues at stake, demands that the
truth be told in all its planness. One of the tico
parties must rule. The interests of our country
and her destinies must fall into the hands of one
or the other. In settling the question 1t is pos
sible to forget the past too hastily Until the
Government is restored to a stable basis the les
sons of the past must be remembered, not forgot
ten Under the name of Union, the Union may
again be drenched in blood. Shall we drift again
into the vortex of secession under that name :
Shall we honor treason by restoring it to place
in power? Shall sacrifice the fruits OF the
national triumph by bowling our necks to unre-
pentant traitors? Shall we man the ship of State
with the crew of Alabama? Shall we surrender
the helm to the pirates whom we have captured
Shall traitors be suffered to accomplish through
the ballot, by the instrumentality OF northern
allies, and under profession of love for the I'm
ion, what they failed to accomplish through
treachery and blood?
Arsvor tbese ouestions by the ballot box -