Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-06-29

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, MEErN0.-The meeting
of National Republicans held at San Francisco
on the night OF the l1th was large and enthu'
| siastic. 1t was called to order by Joseph Wood,
E. W. McColum was made chairman and ]. c.
| Bates secretary. Wood presented the resolu-
| tions, which were adopted, and in so doing, Mr..
Wood said that it was necessary for him to al
llude to the prostitution of the Union party in
this State. The newspaper reports of the late
Convention in Sacramento informed them OF the
most daring and fragrant outrages committed
upon the rights of the party. Those rights have
been violated to help the interests Of few men
ne might say one man. TAppause. The State
Convention had been tampered with here, the
legitimate delegates had been ousted by trickery,
ana at Sacramento the chairman of the Conven-
ton, by disgraceful and Infamous fraud, had,
In direct violation of all usages and principles,
excluded the authorized San Francisco delega-
tion, and admitted their antagonists to vote up
on their own admission.
c. T. Fay desired to place himself on the rec
ord, and for this purpose read short address, in
which he said
I" 1t will be manifest to all upon whose ears
the facts shall fall-that w. Ii. Parks the chair
man of the State Central Committee, and the
representative of the impartial honor of the Union
p"Aty ~ an ihiaiHOuo tHC oCHtiHCut
of the State, and made Gorham the Gubernato-
rial candidate of the Convention. That Bidwell
was the manifest choice of the majority of the
Union party was as clear rs the MONDAY sun,
and that Gorham was not the favorte candidate
of one-quarter of the Union party was equally
clear. How, then, can q party expect to go be-
fore the people with success under such circum-
stances? The Union people of the State deserve
to be slaves if they do not turn their backs upon
such proceedings, and teach these manipulators
that they cannot trife with public sentiment"
John Wade was an old Republican, but he re-
GREETED to say that if the State ticket stood as it
was he could not vote the whole Union ticket.
He could not vote for men who did not believe
in his views; lie would not uphold men who
could be bought and sold. lie claimed that
there should be as high a standard of morality
in politics as in social life. This was not so now
in the Union party. There was corruption of
the foulest kind going on be had seen hun
dred men at the polls on the day of the primary
election who never voted the Union ticket he
had that day heard people laugh at Bidweli and
call him % fool " and an '' ass " because he
would not stoop to dishonorable practices. Such
things this disgraceful, and he would
not vote for such men. He nveighed against
the low standard of morality which was evil
denced by the proceedings of the late Conven-
tion at Sacramento, and said that he would as
soon vote for a Copperhead straight out as for
man whose nomination was obtained by Copper
head votes.
B. r. Nickcrson, of Placer county, said the
machinery of the Union party had gone into the
hands of men who had usurped the powers en-
trusted to them and thrown aside the principles
of the oganization to serve their private ends.
Men notoriously unpopular with the Union par
ty had been thrust upon it by political chicanery,
and the Union men had been sold by trickery
and fraud. The people had chosen their repre-
ptofiv 70 tho Stato for
purpose of nominating Bidwell, who was in every
way qualified, and he was undoubtedly the pop
ular choice. 1t was the true duty of Union men
to put ticket in the field to defeat the few OBJ
jectionable men on the Union ticket. lie urged
GOODNESS and deliberation, and the party might
be placed in strong position, and Gorham,
Parks and Howell forced to leave the ticket
RATHER FISE-The Rev. Mr.. Rich, Supern-
tendent Of Schools for Alameda county, has
printed catechism of ten questions which he sub
mits to persons applying for certificates to teach
in the public schools of that county The fol-
lowing questions are included in the list:
What is your standard of morality,
2-Do you ride or drive the Sabbath day,
3-Do You play games of cards billiards.
do you make use Of proftnc language?
5-Do You drink any Intoxicating liquor BEVERAGE
6-Do You drink anything at bar:
do you attend public balls:
S-Do you attend divine service on the Sabbath day,
y. B.-No. Of credits, 100; time, 30 minutes.
We venture to suggest that the catechism is
incomplete, if addressed to gentleman, with
out the addition Of the following: " Are you
married, and if so, do you kiss your wife
on Sunday Seriously, while hold that
only those of correct habits and good principles
should be entrusted with the education of the
young, such category of questions the above
is not only contrary to the spirit and purpose of
our public school system, but is an insult to any
sensible teacher-San Jose Mercury.
Tr.n L. Ill