Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-03-17
WearcryjIIe, Saturday. March II, 1866

The Recon-. 1T is astonishing what utter dis
regard for truth men will exhibit when engaged
in the advocacy of a bad cause. Two San Fran
cisco papers, the AHq California and Morning
Call, are engaged in the disreputable business Of
misrepresenting the Union press of this State
Nothing better could be expected from the for
mer paper. With the rebellion it started of as
an advocate of pcaceable secession, and of later
years has only been recognized as white-wash-
ed Copperhead sheet ready q. any time to drop
into the popular current, no matter in what di-
recton it ran, or whittier it drifted. Tie latter
a very good local paper. but having 70 more in
fuence in the political affairs Of the State, OF
even OF its own city. than North Point fisher
man just graduated from Chinese pirate-iunk
swells itself up and pronounccs the Sacra-
Inento Union ~ an obscure interior Journal, and
then goes on to state that majority Of all the
Union papers OF the S;a,e-thoee which have
from first to last supported tie Union party ana
Union cause, now oppose the " Radicals - in
Congress. The Cau was classel IS a Union pa
per for time bat Of late has 50 sr lost lis reck-
oning as to be denied companioaship in the com
pany of journals which demand that traitors and
their sympathizers shall not be permitted to IN
do what four years Of bloody war accomplished.
The Union is no doubt disheartcacd at the Cal'9
L" insnuation, but VIC notice ;hat It appears ey-
cry morning, as usual. Is one Of the papers O.
this State which from first to last have sup
ported the Union party and Union cause we
shall take the liberty Of showing how far the
CaH came from telling tie t7ath when it assert
ed that - majority oppose the Radicals
Here is the list CT papers which, so far as heard
from. supports the action Of Congress Sacra-
mento Cajoa Sacramento B,c, Stockton Iidepcn-
dent MarYsyil,e AFPcr{. san Francisco Flag, san
Francisco Froe .iMeric11, san Francisco Pacific.
San Francisco CiriryiHl ldr0cctc. san Jose Mer-
cury, Wilmington JoHraGi Tchama Observer, Nc
vada Traascrpf. Auhurn Stars and Stripes, Yreka
Journei Placcryilc Nlror, Dutch Flat Enquirer,
Woodland Mars. Napo R,gis'er, Solano Herald,
Caaveras Ciroaicie, DovHevile Messenger, Oro-
VILE Record, Humboldt Times. Contra Costa Ga
zctfe. Amador Lcdyer Petalulna Journal and Ar
gus Shasta Courier and TRtxrTY JouGyAL-in all
TwEXTY-EIGUT-not one of which, we believe.
contributed to the disorgauzation OF the Union
party last year. and the election of Copperheads
to the Legislature.
To show that the Cali made slight mistake
in using the word q majority, we give the list
of papers which oppose the Radicals, furnish
ed BY that very correct Copperhead Journal
Here it is !: San Francisco Cal, Red Bluff Iade-
pendent, Nevada Gazette Grass Valley Union, Ma
rim Journal, Pajaro Times, Chico Coaranf. San
Jose Patriot Mariposa Gazette, Folsom Telegraph,
Humboldt Bay Journal, San Mateo Gazette. San
Francisco Sunday Mercury, Golden Ere, Spirit Of
the Times, Alta California and Sierra Adrocate-
seuenteen, all told. Now if the Call will connt
in the San Francisco Eaen';aer, Marysville En-
press Colusa San. and all tho papers of that ilk
in the State, which properly belong in its COM
pany, the Radicals will still hold the balance of
power so far rs the press Of this State is con-
cerned. The Cal shonld remember that Califor-
mans are reading, thinking people, and be
rnare cantinus in IN ling is stntements