Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-06-29
Political.

As will be seen by the published proceedings
elsewhere, the Union Central Committee have
called county nominating convention to be held
in Weaverville on Saturday, the 9th day Of July,
which will nominate q candidate for Assembly
and an entire county ticket. Candidates ior
Assessor and e1-ofcio Collector in the lst and 80
Districts will also be nominated and candidate
for Supervisor in the lst District. Township
nominations may or may not be made at that
time The Central Committee recommends that
the representatives of the people in the coming
convention take into consideration the propriety
of hereafter voting direct for candidates in the
primary meetings. The present convention sys-
tenn is swinde, in which the people are con-
tinually misrepresented. knowing as we do the
sentiment of the Union element of Trinity coun-
ty, we free to assert that if direct vote had
been taken in the first primaries, John Bidwel
would have received at least eight-tenths of the
votes cast. As it is the Union party of this
county has been shamefully msrepresented
But this evil has been done, and it now behooyes
US to prepare for the future.
State politics are badly muddled. Very uni
versal dissatisfaction exists in the Union party
over the ticket put forth by the late State Con-
vention. Nevertheless, majority of that ticket
is unobjectionable, but whether these will be
able to carry the dead weight shouldered upon
them by the direct action Of VIM. II. Parks, is a
question. The universal belief is that he COM
menced the swindle in the meeting of the Union
State Central Committee, the proceedings of
which were never made public. For the course
he pursued in the temporary organization of the
State Convention he receives deserved censure,
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party do not consider him either worthy of or
entitled to place on the State ticket.
The National Republicans moving in San
Francisco, but whether they can SO far perfect
an organization this autumn as to be able to get
State ticket in the field is a question. There
is no question, however, that such movement
would result suicidally to the Union party of
this State. With three tickets in the field the
Democratic party will certainly elect their NOM
inees, for in the present condition Of things,
coupled with the bitterness engendered by the
action of the Union State Convention in placing
undc serving and Objectionable men on the tick
ct, a larger vote than might be apprehended will
be thrown to Republican nominees. In Opin-
ion the sole intention of this wing of the Union
party is to offer three or four names in place of
those now the ticket. That the ticket is dis
tasteful throughout the State is fully evidenced
in the tone of our exchanges. Some of them run
the ticket up against their honest convictions of
right, and then pay it such cold compliments
that it were better to have been 81
lent, while number Of the oldest country jour-
nails in the State positively refuse to float it at
the head of their columns.
The Democracy have nominated State ticket
placing at the head an old Free-Soil Democrat
one who voted for Lincoln in 1860, and who op-
posed the Rebellion. But the platform adopted
will do away with the possibility of that party
receiving any accessions from the Union ranks.
THE ANNIvERsARy OF AMERICAN LlBERTy.-The
anniversary of the day which every true Ameri-
can venerates, occurs on Thursday next. 1t will
not be celebrated in Weaverville this year our
people have either not the time, to spare, or the
inclination to appropriately observe tive have
not positively ascertained which. With the ex-
ception of Douglas City, we cannot learn that
any departure from everyday usage will be in
dulged in at any point in the county. There the
military will parade; a picnic, with Grafton,
reading and music has been planned, to wind up
with dancing party at Armory Hall in the eve
ming. We have reason to suspect that those
who 60 to Douglas on the 4th will have abund-
ant opportunity to enjoy themselves. Brother
Jones is to CRATE and we know he will do the SUBJ
ject justice. Martin Band are making both night
and day hideous with their notes of preparation.
We would not have our citizens forget that Nor
ris Brady have announced grand party at the
Weavervile Theater on that evening. They have
engaged the best music for the occasion. and
will serve capital supper at the New York Hotel.
We expect to see large and fashionable noun
tain audience present on the occasion
PRoPosIrIoN. Public School in this
place closes to-day. AS we have before suggest
ed, the building known as the School House is
ell auAar tho oil -
brow of the hill, exposed to the burning sun.
without shade tree in speaking distance, it is
the least prepossessing location for the purpose
that could be selected. Furthermore, the ca
pacity of the building is entirely inadequate for
the number of pupils in attendance-Oyer one
hundred. Do the parents of Weavervile School
District, and those who feel an interest in the
cause of education, desire to see n more COM
Portable and creditable edifce built and in a
more prepossessng location? ? We believe they
do A proposition has been made to give Sc
ries of entertainments for that purpose. Would
such effort be appreciated and patronized by our
people? We should like to hear from those who
are supposed to feel an interest in the matter.
FALSE ALARN.-A report reached here on Mon
day that on the evening previous band of hos
tile Indians had driven off some seventy-ave
head of beef cattle belonging to McWhorter l.
Mullane, Of the North Fork Market from the
" Old Corral, +" few miles back of Cox's Bar,
together with some horses and mules which
were being herded there. We have since learned
that the first report was much exaggerated, and
that party o: citizens who went in pursuit of
the cattle and marauders found the former only
about mile from the accustomed range. and
that although some Indian d" signs y were seen.
not Digger presented himself
DEMOCRATIC STATE TrckEr-Following are the
nominations made by the late Democratic State
convention: For Governor, H. II. Haight. of
San Francisco: Lieutenant-Goverpor. William
Holden, of Mendocino Secretary of State. DR.
H. Il. Nichols, OF Sacramento; Controller. Rob-
ert Watt. of Nevada Treasurer, Anton;o Cor.
ona, OF Los Angeles; Attorney General los
Hamilton, of Placer; Surveyor-General ! "
Baust, of Merced: Harbor Commissioner Tbos
1t. Seiby, of San Francisco.
\ Coon REcoxxESDATIox.-The Union Con-
vention of Marin county unanimously recon-.
mended Hon. J. J. Green as candidate for State
Senator from that county and Contra Costa
Mr. Green has an enviable record both as regards
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