Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-11-30
Weayeryjlle, Saturday, Nov. 80, 1867
Letter from an Old Contributor.
Dowx RIVER. November 2G. 1sG

DoNN November 2G, 1867.
Hurrah for Grant What the ancient Henry
is the use of whining and fretting over a smash
ed finger all winter? The nail will grow out
again by spring. It's all over now, and Democ-
racy is ascendent in this State once more As
to the causes that led to this result each and
every Union man has his own peculiar notions.
AS | am not just at this time candidate for Of
flee, or soliciting subscriptions to whistling
school, do not particularly about forcing
my views upon the public. l can stand any
ching Democrat can, having lived through old
Buchanan's administration without rcbelling,
and you know that it took christian to do that.
New York and Ohio Democrats are huge on the
vote, but notice our Southern brethren had to
do all the fighting l shouldn't wonder il
and then some good out-and-out rebel thinks of
this. Being good Republican, respectfully
submit to the will of the majority, but to make
clean breast of it, id if l like it.
imagine a delightful time amongst the Dem
ocracy the coming winter. Already the quarrel
has commenced over the spols. Uncle Zach.
Montgomery docs not like being dictated to by
new recruits While speaking of Zach let me
say that he Is my choice for L. S. Senator As
there is no other alternative but to elect Demo-
crat, let him be open rebel. We have re-
duced political matters down to this that seces-
sion is right, or secession is wrong; that's all
there is in it, and if the Democracy will make
the fight square on this issue, and we are de-
featcd, then for one will give it up. give the
Democracy of Massachusetts, credit for adopting
il fair Democratjc platform, which was, if | am
not mistaken, - whisky straight" and for their
honesty received pretty fair vote. The late
elections have learned a great deal. The
question Of whether 'nigger is good a
white man" is now satisfactorily answered
Taking the vote of Kansas for criterion, Mr..
Niger is not good a white man, but he
lacked only a few votes of being as good as
a white woman.
Well, Union men, prepare yourselves to vote
for Grant for President. Democracy will please
stand from under. Ny choice for Vice Presi-
dent, if it be thought best to select one South of
Mason and Dixon's linc is Speed, of Kentucky.
Grant and Speed my choice, but have not
got Grant and Speed on the brain so badly as to
think the country doomed to everlasting perdi-
llOn ii lncN are not nOMlHilCu. II ! live VIII
support the ticket.
have but little local news to write. McGil- |
lirvay's dam, 6 feet high, will be complet-
ed Tuesday, and on the same day ground will be
broken on the ditch Ivy about Is or 30 men, which
number will be increased to 20 or IS in q week
or two. Everything looks active and in two
months Mr.. McGilliyray intends having water on
Parks Bar, some two miles below the dam. The
aforesaid bar from indications, bids fair 10 pay
rich Your humble servant has claim located
on said bar, and if your humble servants bad
luck don't dn all the diggings around, why
things have changed. As said everything as
sumes business-lile appearance; nobody idle,
not loatcr's enough to start workingmen's S
sociation, and next Spring you will have good
report from this mining district.
The rainy season is upon us, and with it the
usual periodical colds, coughs and sneezes.
Quite number of US are almost down with bad
colds. I'll bet | have chunk of ice in my
stomach as big as 4 grind stone (small one). |
am going to pay your - sink of iniquity, Wea-
yeryille a visit as soon as | thaw out, if can
manage to ford all the whisky on the road.