Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-08-25
The PHILADELPHIA Convention.

The Happy Family Exhibition " took place
at the city of Brotherly Love, pursuant to notice
The Convention was called by Andrew johnson
L Co. for the undoubted purpose of attempting TO
break up the Union party, but there is nothing
in the proceedings of that body which leads to
the belief that the attempt was or will be sue
cessful. The antecedents of the party in whose
interest the conclave assembled are of charac-
ter so detestable and damnable that the honest
and true men of the Union party could not and
would not take part Johnson, Doolittle, Ran
dali Co. desired to introduce in the Union
creed such liberal propositions as the maintain
ance inviolate of the rights of the States, par
ticularly the right of each State to order and
control its own domestic concerns, according to
its own exclusive judgment, the old South Caro-
linia principle.) They asked the Union party 10
adopt that heresy its faith, and to crown it as
king, after the immense cost of blood and treas
sure which it cost to conquer it, but have made
miserable failure.
We have no desire to attempt resume of the
proceedings of the Convention. Raymond and
Weed were the chief managers Vallandigham,
the Woods and H. Clay Dean, the Iowa Copper
head. were ruled out by the rebel interest 1t
was necessary to do thatto give the Convention a
tone South. The new party growing out OF this
convocation concluded that it was polite to with
draw Clymer, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of PENNSYLVANIA and to nominate some more
conservative " traitor. Everybody who can
should read the proceedings, platform and white
washed resolutions of the Philadelphia meeting.
He who subscribe the objects of the Phadel
pha lith Of August Convention no longer be officer Of
mine
SO reads the last decree Of the conscenceless
renegade and betrayer who now occupies the
Presidential chair And who is this man who
thus attempts to brow-beat and drive men into
his own condition Of shame by the paltry proffer
of position? Andrew Johnson, chosen Vice
President of the United States by the Union
votes of the nation, but elevated TO the Pres-
treason-synp npathizing Democratic party, from
whose ranks he proposes to select men to
fill the places made vacant by those who will not
so shamelessly " crook the pregnant hinges of
the knee, that thrift may follow fawning." Let
Andrew Johnson go on with his malignant work
of decapitation Every such act of his only more
plainly evidences his faithlessness and treachery
to the cause of the country. The Union party is
being continually strengthened by his acts. 1t is
rumored that the Federal appontees on this
coast will soon be called upon to define their po-
sitions and if they @ do not subscribe TO the OBJ
jects of the Philadelphia l4th of August Conven-
ton and bow down and worship the great ma
tional Bacchus, King Andy, they must vacate
their positions in favor of "reconstructed' reb-
els and Copperhead Democrats. alt is long
lane that has no turn"
REFERRING to the fact that the Mendocino
Herald has recently been unfortunate enough
to pass from the hands Of radical Union man
into those of Andrew Johnsonite, the Hum
boldt Bay Journal remarks:
" The radical journals are growing beautifully
fewer every day"
When the author penned those two lines he
knew that the statement therein contained was
false If be does not relish the accusation, let
him proc ed to prove that we have made mis-
statement. There has been falling-oT of four
or FIVE papers from the johnson cause lately, but
the reverse instance above mentioned is the first
one we have had an opportunity to chronicle of
late. Perhaps the late - Radical journal will
be offered of the instances
UNITED AND FIRM.-A friend writing from San
Francisco expresses the opinion that the Union
party of that city is more thoroughly and firmly
united than it has been since 1868. The partial
Copperhead successes Of the past two years have
taught Union men lesson. All the lately ex-
sting differences in the ranks of the party have
been adjusted. and it presents a firm and un-
broken front to the common enemy of mankind
and all that is good and just-modern Democra-
cr.
JAMES l.. ORR wanted none but loyal repre-
sentatives admitted to the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. or course not. 1t was that kind alone
that he wanted admitted to the hells of Ander-
sonville and Milen two or three years ago. 4
beautiful specimen to dictate conditions is James
l.. Orr of South Carolina. He said the repre-
elected to the Convention by the South
were - their best men, Mld-mannered fellows
we suppose, rs ever scuttled a ship or cut
throat"
SEVERELY ANswERED.-Seward in bis letter to
Doolittle makes certain inquiries. The Evening
Post in reply observes :-'' If Seward desires to
become acquainted with the great first cause of
the " threatening" condition of affairs, he has
only to consult his looking glass. The deviish
of the Cabinet and of the coun-