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Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

ONLY a foretaste of what will be the result if
Seymour and Blair are elected, are the late out
rageous proceedings in Georgia and Tennessee.
In the former State the rebels. after having sue
ceeded in suppTessing Republican meeting at
Camilla, fastened to send a Geographic report
calling those they had soully murdered mob
1t is repetition of the bloody work at New Or
leans This is fully attested by latest accounts
These things would not be if the President was
possessed of spark of manhood or loyalty
Such trucking to the old slave power should
warn voters OF the danger involved in making
President of Horatio Seymour
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

SENATOR WILLIAMS SPEEcH.-The speech of
Senator Williams, of Oregon, has been extern
siyely circulated by the Union State Central
Committee. Hundreds of copies have been dis
tributed in this county, and we hope it will be
read by of all parties. AS Democratic ig-
noramuses are classifying the record in connection
with the Chinese treaty, we make brief extract
from the speech, in the hope that it may set con-
servatives to thinking
q Republican Senate did amend the treaty so that in
words it provides that it shall construed
to confer the right of naturalization upon Chinese
here the distinct question submitted by Democratic
Administration to Republican Senate and that body de-
termned, then and there, upon full argument, that
treaty should be made extending the right of naturaZ-
ton TO Cinnamon in the United States That ought
tie this question. far the Republican party is con-
cerned Everybody knows that Cinnamon cannot now be
naturalized under the law, and know of nobody in the
United states, with the exception of Mr. Sumner-and l
have not heard him anything upon the subject of late
who Is now IN favor Of modification Of that law.
There something rather funny in the apparent hostility
of the Democratic party the Chinese. Now, remeni
Der Alright when Burlngame and his Chinese
came here Democratic Governor did hesita
hob-nob little with Cinnamon. Didn't he know they
were ambassadors from China Did he know the
jec Of their visit TO the United States When they
ed in Washington, Fernando wood the Great Mogu
mocracy in the city of New York. moved that the House
OF Representatives suspend its business to receive with dis
tinction and honor Burn@ame and his Cinnamon and
Brooks another Of the party, walking into
the House, very hot day. with of these
eyed Celesals hanging upon his Hendricks, also,
the eXresidental candidate of the Democratic party
into the Senate day with pg-taed gentleman
hanging his arm, and all went merry marriage
bell
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03
Union Meetings!
CLOSE UP THE RANKS!
HON. CHARLES WESTMORELAND,

HUN. UHAhLbS WESTMURELAND,
UNION NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELEcToR,
Hon. j. G. EASTMAN,
of Marysvle will address the people of Trinity at
TRINITY CENTER .-.-...... Wednesday, October eth
WEANERNIILE, Thursday, October sth
fD- Give Them n Thumper ga
Hon. S. GARFIELD,
OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY, AND
Hon. l.. Il. MINER,
OF Benecia, will speak
WEAVEliVILLE Thursday October 18th
Fs- Mr. GARFIELD will speak at TRINITY CENTER on
Wednesday evening, October 14th
Turn Out! Union Men!
by order Of the Union County Central Committee
5@2i DAVID L. GORDON, Secretary
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

VERY APPRoPRIATE.-The Sussex (NJ.) Req
lister says that over the entrance to the county
jail at Newton is inscribed the following =
- Democratic Headquarters and Reading Room
Free to all. Walk in Democrats only 90
III IN
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

"FoLsoM TELEGRAPH" That live Union pa
per, owned and edited by P. J. Hopper has COM
menced a new volume. 1t is prosperous. and we
are glad of it, for Hopper is one of the wide
awake tnionists of Sacramento county, as well
as good man and clever gentleman.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

LICENSE FOR DIsrILLERs.-A Democratic friend
who lives out on Rush creek, and who desires
to distil spirits from his surplus fruit is terribly
indignant at the q Black Republican Congress -
which causes him to pay license for such distil-
lation. 1t is one of his reasons for supporting
Seymour and Blair. We desire to call his atten-
ton and the attention of his party to the follow
ing letter, which though not written for publ
cation, ought to set honest Democrats to think
ing. 1t is not lengthy
SAN FRANCISCO, September 16 1865.
THOMAS STEVENSON, Mormon Island-Dedr Sir Your IA
Of the 14th instant relation license for stilIers
duly to hand The license is all wrong not
fault President Johnson's whisky Rng" response
BILE for the The Ring" you know, composed of
the large dsers of New York and the the
hers contributed. it said millions and half
defea. Impeachment They getting their pay now iy
crushing all the little Farther this is in
the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury modify
cents per gallon McCulloch Johnon Secretary who
ten minutes, and long it be laid backs OF
ged in relation to this matter 1t understood all
of brandy from fruit should and would be from
the censeand would have been done before this
not hurting Grant ALFRED BARsTow, Secretary
mi, III, StptaT antra l
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

THE DEMOCRATIC DEBT. = Democratic papers
and orators are very fond of emphasizing the fact
that the people are heavily taxed because of the
great debt which the nation owes. They fail to
mention that it is Democratic debt, and that
the taxes are sharp hints Of foiled conspiracy
of Democrats against the Government. The
speech of Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maine which
has been extensively circulated in this county,
shows that the expenses of the Government,
aside from the war debt, has not been so great
during the Republican administration as under
Buchanan reign. 1t shows that instead of the
debt increasing, asserted by Copperhead pa
pers, Gov. Seymour and other demagogues, it is
being constantly and rapidly diminished.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

ly expect such prompt remembrance. His las
budget was huge one, and contained all tina
is new and entertaining in the way of news an,
illustrated papers and campaign documents.
We calculate that about the 9Th of Novembe
the Major will be the happiest man at the Bay
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

WILL MEET IN CALIFoRNA.-The United States
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which has been in
session at Baltimore, adjourned September Goth
to meet next year in California The first meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge on the Pacific coast will
be celebrated 10y grand excursion over the Pa
citic railroad.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

Missing. from the of Clay and Montgomery streets
Frank Van Dent distinguished Democrat who gave his
word Of honor meet the undersigned that he
Thousand dollars Seymour and Blair carrying this
State and agreed to meet at y O'Clock to-day put up
the money. anxiouy looking for the gentleman. If
he is in the land of the living would like him. and
within addition to the bet of one thousand dollars that
and Blair will he beaten in this Statebet thous-
and to hundred dollars that Grant will be elected
President. NJ. FENNELL.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03
The Russian Purchase.
HOW "SAsBY JOHNSON AND THE TRIED 10 n,sposr
FAMILY 49,

Just at this time it may be interesting to the
people to know that Government paid seven mil
lions for Alaska for the sole purpose of getting
rid of the Blair family. Nasty is good Demo-
cratic authority, and from his pen comes the fol-
lowing recital of how the thing was done. Sew.
ard had set forth in the most glowing language
according to Nasby) the advantages to accrue
from the purchase
{" 1t won't do" sed the President.
" Think NV, retortid the Secretary. with q
quickness of ntellek remarkable, think M o;t.
tin rid uu the Blairs .toreper ~
evil the Ablishn SENT ratify the treaty u,
askt Johnson, eagerly.
81 converst with many on the subiick and
they sed if we Good promise that the Blairs would
accept posshens Their, they wood do it cheeray.
For SIGH purpose. sed one Nv EN- to me, ST..
900, 900 is a mere bagate1le."
"I'll do it," sed Johnson. " l agree with the
Senators for once. Rather than hev it fail I'd
pay it out NV Mrs. Cobbs share in our lint spek-
elashens. Freedom from the Blair family J.
Good hevings kin one man be so blest? Is
Their SIGH in store for me? $1,000, 900 Pish p
Ny (Nasby's opnyun being askt, give it
Ez hefty ez the vencher is from a commercial
stan-pint, in politikle pint Nv view, the aiyan-
will finally be the chosen home NV the Defhocri-
sy. Their the happy native may drink
his quart per day-the bracin atmosphere maxim
it abslootly nessary for him. Their is the troo
Democratic paradise. How often hev sighed
for SIGH country. Then, agin, ther are posi-
shens Nv profit The delegates to Congriss will
eff hev fggered it rightly, draw about SIS 900
per session, mileage, witch is $50, 900 per year,
100000 per term.
And so it wuz agreed upon, and the treaty wuz
made by telegraph at a expense uv-I forgit egg
sackly-but | think it wuz summers in the ma
borhood Nv $50, 900. Seward went at his work
with great energy. The Purchis wuz divided up
into six territories, witch wuz named, respective
ly. Johnson, Seward, Cowan, Doolittle, Randall,
and Welles. For the one in the extreme North,
the farthest off, Frank Blair wuz appinted Gur-
ner for the next, Montgomery ; and the next
the old man, and the other three wuz held in re-
serve for the pure but unfortunate patriots which
might be hereafter rejected for the Austrian mish-
un. In this way, about ez near ez l kin esti-
mate, two per cent. Nv those claimn posishens
at our hands hev bin provided tor.
The President breathes easier, and the Secre-
tary IL placid ez n summer mornin' He has cut
the Gordian knot he has relieved hisself NV
the boa constructor witch was crushin him in its
folds. Happiness pervades the White House.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

HEUsroS, HASTINGS Il Co.-This extensive firm
of San francisco clothers are selling more fash
ionabe goods than all the city clothing houses
combined. Mr.. Houston is in Europe forward
ing the latest styles, and it has come that man
is not considered well dressed unless he sports
one of the fashionable suits furnished by this ex-
tensive importing and manufacturing house.
Call in when you visit the city, and tell Pierson
what you want He will fit you in five minutes
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-10-03

MISSING. We find the following suggestive
card in the San Francisco Morning Chronicle OF
Sentemher 18th
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29
PROBABLE MURDER IN FLUSHING.

very serious ARRAY occurred at Flushing, Queens
county, yesterday afternoon, which will probably re-
suit in the death of the party assaulted one McNico
q government officer, stationed at willett's Point
1t is asserted that In November last McNicoll mar
red at Flushing woman OF prepossessing appear
ance, with whom he has not lived on very intimate
terms Of friendship. The husband ana vile had
separated and rarely met, except by accident.
Ii also appears that the woman had, previous 10
the commission Of the tragedy, made an endcavor To
secure a warrant for the arrest OF her legitlmate
spouse, the object OF which warrant was To compel
him to support her. The justices OF Flushing re-
fused to grant her the required legal writ She then
visited Newtown and procured warrant ordering
his arrest. She returned to Flushing and met her
husband, when some angry words followed, and then
Wright intcrfered and drawing q knife stabbed Nc
Ncoll in The hand and the back between the ribs
upon the left side. He Is not expected TO recover
and his assalant and the woman have been arrested
District Attorney Downing is now investigating
the matter and IL will probably be terminated to-
morrow. But little hope was entertained last night
as to his probable recovery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29
Impeachment and the Presidential Cam

Impeachment is broken down completely,
and the failure of this process is to the radicals
as great defeat as the ninth Thermidor and
the fall of Robespierre was to the Jacobins, or
as great defeat as the Roundheads met with
when Cromwell turned the canting rascals out
of doors. Our revolution had fallen also, as
the French Revolution did, into the hands Of
men of whom Robespierrc is the type All
revolutions have the same fate. The great
men die as Mirabeau did. or are driven from
public life by party intolerance as Lafayette
was, and then the reptiles-the Robespierres-
become the prominent figures. Vain, cow
ardy cruel, contemplate in every intellectual
aspect, these men rule for the hour by reason
of their very vices, and then they also fall, and
their fall is sign that the nation is recovering
its balance and learning its true position. So,
with Lincoln murdered, with Chase pushed
from his moral leadership Of the party he
made. with all the original heads Of the great
national movement out of the way. Butler,
Sumner and Stevens had their vile hour and
gloried in their political reign of terror. But
the ninth Thermidor came soon, and their
heads are in the sawdust. All the elements
they led are utterly beaten, and in their defeat
closes their three years struggle to manage
the republican party. This is party rupture
that is irreparable for the wise. moderate and
respectable portion can of course never de-
scend to these wretches, nor will they intermit
their efforts against the victors. Satan,
nm tho h,,rn ;n ,,a II In hall curaed In
mild and apathetic style by comparison with
the spirit in which they are even now venting
a their rage and imagining means to repair their
u fortunes.
There is one remarkable result OF their fac.
: tlons activity: they have captured Grant He
n is theirs thoroughly, and in their interest now
n rules as military dictator over ten States
There Is no more singular spectacle in all the
vagarles OF political change than is now pre-.
sented by the relative position of two Of the
great men OF the war-Grant. the leader of ouI
e armies, and Chase, the organizer of the tinau
cial system that enabled the nation to use il,
great resources. Chase, who hut short tim,
since was Intellectually the head and front o
: the extreme spirit of the Northern people. now
4 seeing that the revolution has Accomplished IL
purposes, asserts the supremacy Of the law
!, declares the vitality Of the constitution an,
v stands for the civil institutions of the govern
:, ment the irmest conservative in the land Will
!, !, Grant, who only the other day was plat
=" soldier, man abjuring politics and statecraf'
r. standing simply on his duty, has now forgot
'r ten all that, gone headlong over, and head
the cry of the destructives. The change Is al
= solute, unqualified and without parallel. Whi
is does it mean? II means that Grants first pr
I. litical battle is defeat. and not Belmon
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29
Newspaper Consistency.

A great deal of balderdash is Illuminated
through the party newspapers against the
independent press, and especially against the
HERALD, for what they call inconsistency.
Sometimes these popgun assaults are made for
the purpose of provoking replies, so that
good advertisement may be obtained for the
obscure newspapers in which they appear, and
sometimes they are made to induce readers to
believe the writer's are the only consistent
journalists; but generally they are made by
those who do not know what newspaper con-
sistency means These party editors mean by
consistency persistence in one course, whether
right or wrong, and adhering to certain politi
cal dogmas, whether applicable or not to the
circumstances of the times. Our idea of con-
sistency is to be Independent and honest, and
to do that which is best for the country under
all circumstances. If, for example, we saw a
party pursuing a course calculated to involve
the country in civil war, we should oppose
it with all our might; but if war
should come in spite of our efforts,
and the integrity of the country were threat
ened, we should go with the very party we had
opposed to save the life of the nation. And
this, in fact as is well known, has been our
course. The radical press was consistent in
forcing civil war and then carrying 1t out and
the copperhead press was consistent in oppos-
ing the interests of the republic after war COM
menced. Which was most consistent as re-
CARDS the welfare of the country they or we,
under the circumstances Every right-think-
ing person will say the HERALD was consistent
| in the proper sense of the word, and the party
press inconsistent.
| It is the same with regard to political
measures or public men. Some time ago we
thought General Grant would be the best and
safest man for President and said so, because
up TO that time he had been conservative and
had shown both prudence and ability; but
when he threw himself into the arms of the
radical revolutionary faction we were disap-
pointed and could no longer look favorably
upon him. While Mr.. Chase was an abolition
agitator, perilling the peace and institutions OF
the country, we were hostile to him but now
that the slavery question is dead and buried,
and he, in his position of Chief Justice, has
shown himself to be highly conservative and
the defender of the constitution, we must accord
him our praise. Is that inconsistency? If it be
the country would be blessed were all men as
inconsistent All great patriots and statesmen
are inconsistent in this sense Sir Robert Peel,
who as tory had opposed the abolition of the
corn laws in England through the greater part
of his political life, finally proposed and car
ricd that measure himself when he saw 1t was
for the welfare of his country. So II was with
the Duke of Wellington and Catholic emanci-
patton and other measures. But We need uoi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29

multiply examples, for the history of the world
is full Of them. The party newspapers, like
the Bourbons, learn nothing by experience, and,
by sticking to dogmas that have no application
to the changed condition of things or changing
events, endanger the welfare of the country.
The independent press alone is consistent, for
II supports men and measures while they are
useful, but abandons and throws them over
board when they can do no good or become
injurious. That which might have served
good purpose at one time may be positive
evil at another. The world moves rapidly in
the present age, and we move with it. The
welfare of the country, and using all the means
in our power to promote that, according to the
varying circumstances Of the day, is the policy
of the HERALD. This is the true philosophy
of modern journalism and the acme of con
sistency.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29

but Bull Run, or q Shiloh with no Buell.
coming up to save him. Grant did not suit
the radicals, and had to be trimmed down and
reshaped to make him suit He was so plain,
90 Straightforward, so much an honest patriot
that they would have nothing to do with him,
and he thought he was likely to lose the Presi-
denoy thereby. So he made a step or two
toward them, and his chances looked better
for Chicago. Growing holder with progress,
he stepped out more freely, and finally threw
himself into their arms just in time TO get the
nomination and to find that he had thoroughly
committed himself to the ideas of faction
that Is fairly driven by it's own violence out of
all respectable association. Such is his
present unenvable position; while Chase,
acting on a large view of patriotic duty,
standing above these small eddyings of party,
Is honored with the enmity and abuse Of the
men who a little while ago abused Grant in
the same terms, but never were able to dis
grace him until they could call him their ally
and SLAYER him with their praise.
In the change and rifting and drifting of par
ties thus going on how consistently ridiculous
seems the position of the democrats Within
their ranks or within their reach they have not
man who can be counted upon against
Grant, even in Grants present weak position.
What must they do, then? They must go to
Chase. He is the only man in the country
who will be worth button against the repub-
lican nominee Let the democrats have the
moral courage to look upon things as they
are, to look upon the fight opening as a new
one, to ignore past relations of men to parties,
and, accepting so much as has been honestly
done in reconstruction, go forward for the as
sertion of the suAiciency of the constitution
with Chase as their leader. Let them do this
and they may nave future. They may put
| any democrat they choose in the second place,
even though he come from the smallest pigeon
hole in Tammany. Chase has enough brains
to cover all, and in his record there is the
moral dignity that would make the ticket &C
ceptabe to the highest standard of American
thought. Radicalism counts for Grants cleo
ton much upon the Southern States; but
Chase could carry those States against Grant.
| This IL true of no other man, and the election
may turn on this point. II the democratic
convention nomnates Chase 1t will stamp
itself bold and wise body; but If it does not
the defeat OF its party is absolutely certain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-29

The Sultan. On the News from Abyssisia.
The Sultan of Turkey received the news OF
General Napier's victory in Abyssinia with the
liveliest satisfaction, and expressed his ap-
proval of the prompt exactitude, persever-
ance, rapidity and completeness of execution
with which the British compaign was con-
Quoted in terms of the most unqualified ad
miration of the war system under which it was
planned and prosecuted. His Highness con-
graduated his faithful ally Victoria on the
result in special telegram forwarded by impe-
rial command from Constantinople to London.
Abdul-Aziz did not, however, exhaust the
opportunity in the interchange of royal COM
pliments or the exhibition of Eastern astonish-
ment at the doings of the Napier ''stormers,"
or the reports of the march and work of his
booted elephants and rocket batteries. Like
prudent sovereign, as he is, and sound demo-
cratic reformer, as he promises to become, he
deduced useful lessons from the intelligence
and at once set about to profit by them. We
are specially informed from Constantinople
that the Sultan communicated the Abyssinian
kilograms to his Ministers in council, and at
once called their attention to the fact that while
the Turkish commanders had been ightingit out
on an underlined cline" in Crete during three
years the British accomplished the conquest
of Theodorus' army, in the face of natural
difficulties hitherto unheard of, within few
months. His Majesty, who was not by any
means complimentary to the Turkish War Min
lister, concluded by saying that if England had
the Cretan sob" on hand she would have
''sent out force Of navvies armed with pick
axes and shovels who would have levelled the
entire island and cast its superfcies into the
sea" long before his soldiers ''psoifed" it.
The Sultan is, perhaps, perfectly correct in his
conclusion. We fear, however, that the readi-
ness of his political logic in enabling him to
arrive at it so soon bodies no good to the revo-
lutionary Christians in Gambia, testamentary as
it may be to his imperial Qui vtoe and useful
as it becomes as an evidence of modern progress
from his throne.