Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-01-06
A Marked Change.


leave public stand in the City of Sacramento
ON account of the too plentiful supply OF eggs
furnished BIZ Democratic rabble. The gentle
men in question were presiding at a Republican
meeting. Liberty of speech (Which the Dem
ocracy had so much to say about during their
recent rebellion) was not tolerated by that party
then Republicans were prevented from speak
ing by persons far more Objectionable than Re-
publican could be. The Democracy in effect
said to the Republicans, You must entertain
our views, talk as we talk and vote as we vote;
or be deprived the privileges of citizen" But,
after several attempts Col. Bates succeeded in ex-
pressing his views twithout interruption except
the throwing of few eggs as public journal
at the time stated it. After the meeting was
ended the Democratic lords of creation assem-
blcd and
Resolved, That the people of this city have
becn outraged by the discussion of reasonable
doctrines and that will not submit to such
outrages in future.
Very liberal, the Democracy were in those
DAYS. and greatly in favor of liberty of speech.
And while these satellites Of the Slave power
were insulting and brow-beating public speakers
in the free State of California, their brothers
were shooting and hanging Northern men in
Slave States for declaring that they hated the
institution of slavery
Four months later in the same year, the Re
publicans of Weaverville had meeting in one
of the public halls. To show what a similarity
of feeling and sentiment towards Republicans
existed in this place and Sacramento, we copy
the following mention of that meeting from the
TRINITY JOURNAL of October 18th, 1866
REPUBLICAN MEETISG.-A meeting of the Re-
pubicans was held on Thursday night, in Cliff
ford's Hall. The meeting was organized by
appointing John Carr, Esq, Chairman. and
John Adams, ESD, Secretary. The platform
being read, DR.. Wheelock, of San Francisco, ad-
dressed the meeting upon the principles and
position of the Republican party.
| We regret to learn that insult and indignites
were manifested by some individuals who went
there with the avowed purpose of silencing the
speakers, and dispensing the meeting, BY the
most rude marks of disrespcct. There can be
! no principle doctrine in religion or politics,
which demands insult and the vile persecution
of its opponents to make it just pure. The
liberty Of speech, and the right of free discus
sion, is one Of the most powerful elements. and
one most inviting in our whole Republican sys-
tenn of Government. No matter how widely we
may differ, the liberty of conscience is supreme
" the right of ALL therefore those who attempt to
choke and destroy the liberty of speech, and
free discussion, can only reflect odum upon
themselves. There is no proof of patriotism,
nationality, or principle, to be found in such
! conduct.
! A few evenings later 10. McKibben, Y. E. Gel
ger and Judge Daingcrfeld addressed public
meeting in behalf of the Democratic nominees
without being the recipients of such indignities
or having to acknowledge any disturbance what
ever Republicanism in Trinity was in its in
fancy then John c. Fremont received only ls3
votes in the county at the Fall election
Quite change has taken place in ten years
The most sanguine Republican at that time could
hardly have been made to believe that the prin-
cipes he then advocating would be the
knowledged principles of the nation in less than
a decade. Judging from the marks of disfavor
then shown him, Cornelius Cole could hardly
have induced himself to believe that California
Legislature would so soon select him as repre-
sentative of the people in the United States Sen
ate. Principles never die--especially ii they
are good and just. The doctrines which Cole
and his contemporaries battled for then arc
universally acknowledged in the whole Union
to-day-call them Republican or Unon as you
choose. And this reminds that recent success
cs of the Union party in the East universally
heralded as Republican victories.
THE TAx-CoLLEcToRsHIP.-W are glad to no.
tice that there is a decidedly affirmative feeling
in behalf of the proposition to divide the office
of Tax Collector in this county. The general
opinion is that each Supervisor District should
be made a Collection District. The objection
that this would create extra positions at the peo-
pies expense, does not amount to anything
No Tax Collector ever attended to that depart
ment of the county business without the assist
ance of two, and from that to a half-dozen, dep
uties and these had to be well paid. That there
are self-sacrifcing individuals who will attempt
to make the people believe that this is all imag-
ination, we arc well aware. They don t wantthe
office divided. They are already laying their
plans for one more desperate effort to get at the
spoils of that rich position. Divide the office,
and there will be less instead of more mouths
aud pockets to feed. 1t will be hard blow for
chronic office-seekers, but beneficial one for
the people. Let the Legislature pass an Act
granting that privilege, and there are monied
men in this county who will place themselves
! under bonds to pay the county Indebtedness of
$40 600 in four years, if allowed the rece pts for
Foreign Miners Licenses during that time 1t
sounds rather inconsistent to hear office-hunters
/ ueCiaIt lHdL tHc pOoltlou 10 HVt "oilH H"'iuB =
while they stand ready to invest thousands to
secure the nomination and election.
FonrY DOLLARS Tos-The Belcher is called
one of the rich mines of Nevada, yet the annual
report of the Superintendent shows that the
ioch yleids only $40 per ton But at this rate
Tue product of the mine for the year ending
November 23d, 1865, was 1888 1923. Plenty of
1,cnel rock than that has already been found in
M Al
our borders. 49, ~ ~ '
NO hETrER-The adjournment for the HOLIDAYS
lett our Sacramento correspondent nothing r.
write about. evidently Last Wodrosd.
the 'ime set Tor re-assembling, and we presume
all hands have gone to work with detarr,;na
= by the first of April. so0 snape
RECOVERED lr-Maria Hardenberg, O. San
Francisco, sued Bacon Woodruff. pripcin.,
owners of the Belcher Silver Mine, for 40 sbo-.,
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