Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-03-10
OUR SACRAMENTO LETTER.

Dill IN the Oenatei anu Tue heglstry Dill, ana the
resolutions sustaining Congress, in the Assem-
bly,, not much has been done the past week.
The Assembly on Wednesday, spent some hours
discussing the differences between the President
and Congress, and finally adopted them after
amending SO as to endorse Mr. Conness' action
in voting adversely to sustaining the veto of the
President A few q conservative members vo-
ted against the resolutions, though declaring
that none will go further than they to support
the popular will of the Union people of Califor-
MIA. In my opinion now is the time for Union
men to decide whether they are to be overridden
by few disguised opponents of the Freedmen s
Bureau Bill who seem to have crept'into the con-
fdence of the President. 1t is difficult to decide
where this wanton disregard of the feelings of a
great majority of those who adhered to the cause
of our country in the time of its greatest peril
will end, if unqualified adhesion is not given
to the popular representatives of those opinions
now battling for their rights in the national halls
of legislation. That the President may have du-
ly considered this subject, and exercised what he
deemed his duty in deciding such vital ques-
ton, we will not deny, though his proceedings
subsequently do not sustain such view. Sew
ard, whose proverbal weakness statesman
consists in his conciliatory inclinations, perhaps
only wished to avoid responsibility which might
tend to rrtate and continue the present disturbed
sentiment in the South, though in so doing he
should receive the disapprobatiOn of his own
friends, preferring to withstand their gentle man
ifestations of dissatisfaction than to continue fur
ther dissension among the Southern people,
That affords no excuse, however, for the Presi
dents opposition to the general policy of recon-
structon as marked out by great Congression-
al majority representing the power which placed
him on the throne, and he has undoubtedly be-
fore this so concluded. The Union sentiment of
the Legislature is almost a unit against him.
The Senate were engaged Wednesday and
Thursday in considering Leonard's School dill,
and after amending in many particulars, it was
passed Among other amendments to the old
law, it provides that in Districts where there
rot a sufficient number of colored children, or
Indian children under the protection of white
guardians to organize separate school, they
shall be admitted into Public Schools, provided
a majority of the parents of white children at
tending such school shall not object. Quite
extended discussion took place on the PROPOSE
ton to increase the tax from four to eight cents,
butthe amendment was finally adopted by alarge
majority vote. send you a copy of the bill,
with some of the Senate amendments, though it
will perhaps be further amended in the Assembly.
A very radical change in your county Offices
am authorized to say, will be made before the
session closes, and your people may prepare
themselves for such change. Among others, a
division of the revenue collection into districts.
am aware that great pains have been taken to
incorporate nothing in the bill which might tend
to render the change unnecessary one, but
that itmay work for the best interests of the peo
pie of your county.
The Governor vetoed Senate bill No. 60 Civ
ing to Chas. C. Beard, minor the rights Of ma
jority assigning for so doing that the precedent
has yet to be established for such law, and that
it would be encumbering the statutes with r
measure which might eventually rendera repeti-
ton matter of gross I'M ustice to parties con-
cerned. The question, shall the bill pass, not
withstanding the objections of the Governor? was
negatived by majority of several votes
The Assembly resolutions of Endorsement of
Congress in its reconstruction policy, came up in
the Senate on Friday, and were concurrcd in by
Il vote of % to I. Senators Shaw and Johnson
opposed them, and insist that the negro will be
placed on footing with white voters if the dom
inant party remains in power much longer, and
if their intelligence so qualities them, appre-
hend the results will be no more disastrous than
under the old Democratic rule. Mr.. Shaw fears
that if the proposed basis of representation in
Congress is adopted by Constitutional Amend
ment, that the eventual result will be that not
only negroes, but women and Chinese, will be
constituted voters
Political issues are being agitated on the stump
even at this early day. Last Tuesday evening
the Democrats held II meeting, which was ad-
dressed by several of the sympathizers Of play
ed-out institution. Last evening an immense
concourse turned out to listen to the speeches in
behalf of the policy of Congress, and the Pavil-
ion was filled to overfowing. Among the speak
ers Col. James, Rev. NJ. G. Briggs, j. G.
McCallum, Judge Brockaway, and last, but not
by any means least Senator Belden, of Nevada,
whose eloquent remarks would have detained
the audience long as he continued to speak
Nevada county may well be proud of her repre-
sentation in the Legislature, and when we shall
have so studied our interests IS to send our Bel
dens and Pratts to represent us in the National
councils, then truly may we claim for ourselves
the privileges and consideration to which their
talents would justly enttle US. About 1000
persons attended the meeting, and instead OF
disrupted organization, the Union sentiment ap-
pears to be more cordially united than it was six
months ago. n.
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