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Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08

THRILLING AND TRUE.-Some Democratic edi-
tor having tauntingly asked Horace Greeley
" what had become of the so, 900 majority which
New York gave to Lincoln" the veteran journ-
alst and patriot thus answered =" Its blood
fertalizes the hungry soil of Virginia along the
banks of the Chickahomny, the Rappahanock,
the James and the Appomattox its sacred dust
haiows the slopes by Gains Mills, by Malvern
Hill, by Groverton, along the Antietam, by the
heights of Fredericksburg and of Gettysburg-in
the blood-soaked Wilderness, where our gallant
Wadsworth gave his life to his country, and
along the deadly lines of Cold Harbor, where
Porter fell at the head of his men. From the
spot by the Potomac where Ellsworth was mas
sacred, to that far Louisiana eminence where
Louis Benedict met his fate, the men whose votes
decided that this should be land not of slavery
but of freedom, died in making good that YER
dict, until Is, 1913 was all the majority left us in
1866, after our soldiers had come home to enjoy
the peace they had wrought"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08

THIRTY THOUSAND MEN AT WoRK.-The San
Francisco Bulletin has the following in relation
to the progress of the two Companies engaged
in building the Pacific Railroad =" The Union
Pacific have reached point 700 miles west of
the Omaha, and has 10000 men at work on the
line to Salt Lake. The Central Pacific is COM
pleted over 200 miles east of Sacramento, and
has over 9 900 men at work, with the advantage
of a more level country. The spectacle of near
ly 1000 men at work on one line of railroad
across the middle of the continent, is rather
grand"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08

EDITORIAL ADvIcE.-Here is what an ancient
editor once said to a new aspirant for the pen,
scissors and paste-pot =" My young friend, you
are about to become, learn, an editor of a
newspaper. Permit an old man to give this
piece Of advice. If you desire success in that
capacity, you should, in each paper, publish one
column for sensible man, and two for fool. :"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08

TREATY WITH CHINA RATIFIED.-The telegraph
negotiated through Mr.. Burlingame. This is
understood to be the first Of series of treaties
which the Chinese Government proposes to make
with the leading nations. We have not seen the
text of the treaty, but its provisions are said to
be very liberal in commercial point of view.
A large extent of inland waters, heretofore
closed, are opened to navigation, and the whole
country is made accessible for trade and general
intercourse
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08
Speiftu Autiees.

EE- Trinity Chapter, No. I o, Royal .Areh Mo-
s0ns the second and fourth Tuesday month
at the Masonic Hail. Weayerve. 10. BURCH, H. P.
NJ. F. GRIFFIN, Secretary. 47v8
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08
|! WeeklY o rinitu Somrmal.

49, san FrAncAscO Agency.-San Francisco mer-
IN the TRINrrr JOURNAL, informed that L. p
oZ9 ashington street. il Agent, and that he
ne is authorized to transact business for this paper
- ss New York Agency.-HuDsoN MENEr, Al
oy Al advertising favors forwarded through their Agen-
y Will receive prompt attention. -
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08
Grant at the Front.

Though the echoes of war have long slumbered,
In the desoiate wales of the South,
And the smoke of dread contest has vanished,
And swept from the cannon's grim mouth;
And the wall Of the dying arises
No more from the slippery sod,
Where, laid on the altar of freedom,
They yielded their spirits to God
Yet the wearisome strife is not over,
For Liberty's crown is not won;
And the ballot Is now left to finish
What the bullet had hardly begunl
Then. freemen prepare for the struggle,
And arise in the strength of your might
With hearts and arms nerved for the-tri~l, =
<atrike bold for ma txne.and the right.
And success shall reward your endeayor
For CRAFTS at the front once again!
And again round his banner flocking
All noble and true-hearted men
Then hurrab for the cheftain who conquered
Armed traitors arTayed on the field
For vic'try alike shall attend him
If bdllofs or bullets they wieldi
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-08

,-Our Norman friends are said to
lsD1sralEvs 9Srsri"ns They have got to be. Just
th;nI Ie how poor devil must work in order to
tninA Nv" doren or two women in the "spring
arJss o,,Iss They have to spring to it, you bet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28
ANCIENT REMAIMs IN WISCON-
SIN

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Times, writing from Fulton, Rock county
Wisconsin, says .
'.rhe basin of Rock river, with its
tributaries is, perhaps exceeded In no palt
Of the northwest in the interesting char
acter of its aboriginal remains. Without
particularizing, those found few miles
above Fulton, where the river expands
into beautiful lake, abounding in fish,
it may be worth while to notice more at
length the very remarkable remains found
at what has been termed the ancient city
of Azatlan" This locality has attracted.
much notice as one of the wonders, ofthe
west. and exag rated accounts have gone
forth of its brick walls and buttresses, its
stone arches, &c, in all of which learn
there is hardly shadow of truth.
On the west branch of the Rock River
NAV be seen a ridge of earth (not Of brick)
extending around three sides of an irregu-
lar parallelogram-the river forming the
fourth side. Its length at the north end
is 631 feet, on the west side ,4l9 feet,
and 100 feet on the south side, making
an aggregate length Of 2,750 feet, and
enclosing an area Of seventeen and two
thirds acres The ridge is about % feet
in width, and from l to feet high; the
corners not rectangular and the embank-
ment not straight. The so called Shut
resses" are simply enlargements, about 40
| feet in diameter, at intervals, varying from
81 to 95 feet giving the appearance OF SC
many mounds, with a connecting ridge.
Trree ular masses of red clay in the EN-,
| bankment, in some teinstances partially
baked by burning grass or or straw, lave
led to the popular belief of the employ
ment of brick in the construction. a
At the southwest. corner Of the inter.o ol
is found square truncated mound, having
a level area on the top Of 90 feet wide OIL
its west side, and, seen from the hlga
ground near, has the appearance Of pyr
amid "rising Dy successive steps like th'
gigantic structures Of Mexico Thls
supposed to have been the most sacre'
SPOT. as we'll as the highest. The exter
ior wall curves around this pyramid, anf
is also Jtected by two paral e. wall
outside the principal embarkment. I
similar pyramidal elevation is found
the northern corner, while various 10y
and small ridges are to be seen within th
enclosure, with connecting rings or circles
supposed to be theremains OF mud house
That the structure above described W;
einte8dad for sepulchral. or religious us'
rather than for mil tary defense, is mac
probable by the di>interment of half burr
human remains from one Of the buttresse
together with fragments of pottery al
: / charcoal. It is confirmed by the mate
: iaI fact that the, whole structure is con
} manded in military po Mt Of view, by
/ parallel ridge, extending along the We
/ side. within arrow shot distance
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28

This expectation keeps item up. But
if the amount Of greeDbacks now in cir
cuIation is increased to the extent the
| Democrats propose, all hope ef their even
tual redemption III gold will cease, and
they will fall like leaves in autumn-act-
ually not worth the paper they are print
ed on. Yes, | declare here, most emphat=
ically, the payment Of oar. de6t IN green
bachS as a swil,dle [ deprecate the fur
ther issue of greenbacks, we have had
| enough of huctuatien in our markets.
| What is the effect of an imitation OF the
currency but to- stimulate speculation
| Spectators would flourish, but laborers
would suffer Grain can be stored in
warehouses, but labor cannot There
fore, when an imitation labor is the first
to feel the impulse. And when the re-
vulsion takes place, lator is again the
! first to suffer. Do you wish to ascend
| again, laboring man, to descend again
and agaiu? What we want is stability
and repose. We want rest from the suf-
ferings we have endured nthe last years.
Instead Of issuing more a currency,
we should make that which we
have better [ am in favor OF
speedy return to specie payments; but
how are we to do so [ am asked. They
say it is impossible. In my opinion it is
most simple process. l have formed in
this respect plan of my own. which, in
my opinion, is the easiest in the world to
carry into effect. [ would have Congress
fix by an act the time when specie pay
ments are to be resumed. say July /.
1871. [ would thus give all business
men Of the United States fair notice to
prepare themselve for payment Of their
debts in gold, and the Government itself
should prepare itself, reservlng surplus
of gold in the treasury for that day -
Thus, as the day comes nearer and near
er, greenbacks will increase in value,
slowly, SO gradually thatit will hardly be
felt They viii increase by quarter per
cent as the day comes nearer, and the
merchant and the mechanic, you and-l,
will be able to calculate the value Of our
money. Then everything will be on al
equal footing again, and when the time
comes the premium will be Insignificant"
The Senator added that il would take
by far less gold to carry this plan into
effect than people generally supposed
lie declared himself against further
contraction Of the currency tie said 1t
had brought about suferings enough
People said that specie payments could |
not be resumed until the outflow of gold
to Europe was stopped but, in his opin-
ion, the only way to stop the outflow was
to return to specie payments. Gold was
not now in the currency, it was an article
of merchandise. It was only required to
pay duty on imports, and to pay foreign
debts But, if greenbacas were worth
the same as gold, the gold and silver that
flooded Canada and was boarded away as
a precious article by our own citizens,
would flow back into the currency, and
an initiation would take place-but a just
and healthy initiation !; and the greenbacks
flowing into the Golfers Of the Government
would be cancelled, and SO no increase
and no dminution Of the currency would
ensue, while gold would again become the
standard of our monetary system.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28
SENATOR MORTON ON THE $50
QUESTION. ...-

In his speech at Lafayette, Indiana, on
the 5th inst, Senator Morton expressed
his views upon the financial issues, and
denounced the Pendleton scheme Of pay
ing" the debt as swindle We quote
the portionof his speech which relates to
this subject:
'Now, in regard to this debt 1t was
to put down the rebellion that this debt
was incurred; and say to you the Demo
cratic party if put in power, cannot pay
t debt No, it cannot. 1t is moral
tmpossibihty for it to pay it. The CHAR
acter of party is determined by the men
who compose it, and now what are the
elements which compose the Democratic
party? In the North it is composed OF
those who were in favor of the rebellion,
who resisted and called illegal all the laws
we made to issue greenbac1s and bonds
who were hostile to the creation Of the
debt, and who are still hostile to the
debt and to the men who hold our bonds
The Southern wing is composed of actual
rebels, who lost their all by the aid OF
these same bondholders; men who, hav-
inc put their property III Confederate
stocks and bonds, and having lost their
all, are enraged to the utmost. Now, do
YOU suppose that these Southern Demo
erals are in favor of taxing themselves to
paw the interest or principal OF our ma
tional debt, debt incurred IN their own
overthrow, unless it might be we should
agree to pay the immense amount OF Con
federate bonds, too? And this we could
not do, for it would increrse the volume
of the debt to such an extent that II
would be an utter impossibility for US to
paw, and reputation would be the fna
result. Should the Democratic party
come into power, repudiation would b,
inevitable. But they do not say 50 now
That would be too unpopular. They
propose a different way to do 1t. The.
saw they want to pay the national debt II
greenbacks. La whit greenbacks Ii
Old greenbacks? In the greenbacks w
issued years ago? The greenbacks tha
are current now? Oh, no In new ones
There are about three hundred millions
legal tender notes in circulation, and the
are worth seventy cents on the dollar
Nominally they are worth even dollal
they are worth their face-for they are
legal tender ) but actually they are wort
only seventy. cents on the dollar IN tn
currency Of the world, and are overdu
now. And what is the reason VIII
greenbacks are worth seventy cents 0
e. Tie dollar? Why because Of tae fait
that greenbacks will be paid in solt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28
GENERAL BOOM OF THE c. $. a.

TThe following capital campaign song was
first sung by the Boys in Blue, at Philadelphia
some time since 1t will have a widespread
popularity ss.- es gs-....
49,. .Aa.-"CAPTAN JI0Ks."
Pm Gineral Boom of the c. S. A,
I once did fight and run away -eEs s8er~#
I hope to fight, another day, s..
In the new Confederate army.
or course, you know, I'm on parole.
Nv vote ain worth much at the poll,
But 90 for Seymour with Eli my soul,
And so will the rebel army
@ ,st CHORUS.
Tn Ginerai Boom ofthc G. SA
I once did fight and run away,
hope to fight another a1.y,
In the new Confederate army.
For Seymour understands our plan.
He'll make a speech to the K. K. Kan; -a.
Says he, 'slfy Friends I'm just your man,
And Blair viii lead your army"
At Appomattox we were whipped
When cruel Grant our necks had gripped,
I felt my young ambition nipped,
And SO left The army. -'--'"
I'm Gineral Boom, &c.
To Freedmen's Bureau I applied,
Corn meal to me was not denied,
Till recovered flesh and pride, s.-.'
And felt just like an army.
For Andrew johnson | did shout, ~
I soon got ofice-don't you DOUBT
And turned a Yankee soldier out, --
Who lost a leg in the army,
I'm Gineral Boom, &c.
Pm now for SEYMOUR heart and hand
With Frank P. Blair take my stand,
And wen hurrah for Dixle's land,
And the old Confederate aamy.
But, 0, my Lord there's just one thing
Supposng GRANT goes in next Spring
On an apple tree we all must swing,
Or else disband our army. t-1 +
I'm Gineral B0em; &c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28

will be left to Republican Admins ira
ton, with Grant at its head, to give effect
to the law. [Cheers,] Democrats pro,
mise much. They always promise to get
votes They do more than promise TO
get Irish votes. A voiee-"But they
won't get them" p" Well, my friend, l
will say for you to night that you are re
prophet. Laughter and cheering.l Inc
time has. at last come when the natural
love of liberty that beats as passion IN
every Irish heart is beginning to see
where the path leads, and that to give
effect to the principles Of liberty and free rec
doom in their own dear but down trod-
den and prosecuted land they must JOIN
their force to the party Of liberty hefe'
[Applause.] .ae
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28

TREATMENT OF CLAY LaND.-I had
a patch of hard clay land in one Of my
fields, containing about half an acre ; it
was hard that we could net plow it with
two horses; and when it was plowed, it
came up in large Jumps from one foot
long to three the harrow would bound
and bounce along over it, AMI you could
not see where it had been We could
not plant it for the Jumps. It was
source of trouble and vexation tome, and
[ determined to do something with so |
went to work. i put large blind drain
through the middle of the patch ); this
was my drain. TEel [ ran from the
main Grain small ones each way, twenty
feet apart, to the outside-zot the clay
ratch. I laid in a two-inch tile drain.
Then I drew on large amount Of corn
cobs and coarse manure then summer
fallowed then in the fall I drew on a
large amount of well-rotted manure, and
sowed wheat; and it was by far the best
wheat that I had In, the field, and I new
er after saw any clay Jumps to speak of
in the patch. 1t was the best land to
plow that I had, and raised the largest
crops, and I am satisfied that if farmers
would drain aud manure their clay lands
heavily, it wauld richly pay them for the
troble aud expense, and be saving IN
horse flesh and harrow teeth Cor Coun
| trY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28

Z HAVE at my lumber yari a lrrge quantity
/ of J. HAYES Y CO.'S Felt. This material
is designed to be put upon roofs in the place
of shingles or under sidipg instead OF sheeting.
Il is very durable, and is offered at such a
cheap rate thar all who may BE building will
find it an object to purchase. Come and ex-
anime for yourselves. -r.4
OK. CQE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28
Eel for Roofing Sc.

RIO be ne.r. to local ae1rs eoIGnsn.l
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28

rG The Democrats are now charging
that Gen. Grant pays no tax on his income,
and that said income is in gold. Gen
Grant draws no pay in gold, and on all his
salary over $1,000 a tax Of five per cent.
is withheld by the Government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-28
y7OR PERFECTION of Sewing and Button
L Hole Mtxhines, the
The Only Gold NleelaI
For this branch of Manufacture.
WHY THE WHEELER & WILSON IS paEFER3EOi


Ii makes the Lock Stitch; its seams will not
ravel; it is alike on both sides; it saves
thread and silk it is easily threaded. the ten
sion Of thread gives no trouble; IFS work is not
soled by oil; its parts are easily reached ), it
runs very lights lis attachments are easily ap-
piled; it stitches all kinds of material; it
hems any width; it fellsi it puts on binding
it lays in cord; it embroiders; it makes tncks
it gathers and sews on at the same time
it is exceedingly simple;- it works
on the rotary principle; it economies power
it wears but slightly it will lest for ar5 ; it
is warranted; 350,ooo of them have been
made; No. l works well after fifteen years
constant use; $4,000 of them are sold annually;
its sale increases every day. And late i'm
provements lave made Il a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-16
LET US ORGANIZE.

Editor Register
We wish most respectfully through
your columns, 10 suggest to the County
Of Mason, through the Central Com
mittee Of the county, that each Town.
ship be organized into Grant Clubs,
whose duties it shall be to protect the
interests of the Union Republican party
10 their several townships and further,
that said Committee shall SppoInt three
several meetings of the county TO be
holden as follows: Que al Hartford City,
one at Leon, at tho Mouth of Thirteen
Mile Creek and the third at the Church,
Fort Independence, on the waters of 10
Mile Creek, And then on OF about the
18th Of September 1868, hold a gtond
mass meeting al Point Pleasant, aswhich
oil the Issues Of The day shall be discuss.
ed by tho ablos! speakers in the land
Now let Us say TO the friends Of the Re.
publican parIy--the friends Of the Union
aud Grsul--for the county's sake be
aroused in the majesty Of your strength
aud cOmc forth 500 strong for the ticket
Of Grant and GOlfa1l We appeal to the
soldiers Of the 4th, 9Th, and i3,h West
Virginia Regiments, 10 come forward
under their old leader, General GRAFT,
with al other soldiers who volunteered
in other Regiments, to
Orally round the flag, boys, Rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom"
Fellow Soldiers! We want our gov.
eminent saved from the hands OF party
who we're once in power. and who
abused that power by rebeliug against
the government. Shall we trust them
again? Can we trust theml LIT all be
up and doing lest the people should be
deceived BY their false alarms.
A SOLDIER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-16
Ia bankruptcy

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of West Virginia.
In the matter Of Thomas W. Malone n bank
rupt Of Mason county and State Of Wcs. Viz
gina.
THIS is to give notice that the first meeting
l. Of the creditors Of said Bankrupt to prove
their debts and choose one or moro Nssignees
Of his estate heretofore appointed 10 be held
on the 10Th day orJuly, A. D. 1865, has becn
adjourned and will be held ut Counol Bank.
ruptcy 10 be holden at the Court House in
Point Pleasant on the 18th day Of August, A.
D. 1868. at Il o'clock, A, NJ, before James H.
Nash, Register,
rs Messenger District West Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-16
LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO!

LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO!
MI. Editors
Less than one year ago heard Judge
Simpson make speech against TOmIia,
son and the Conservative party, he de.
nounccd the party in tho bitterest tie inns,
calling il rebel and rebel sympalhi.
ding party, party most dangerous to
our country. But how have 'rhs "mish,y
fallen" last Saturday ! saw The same
Judge Simpson, shoulder to shoulder
with the same party he so recently do
nounced. Now, Judge. l would like TO
know what this means? Is the Demo
cratic party becoming more pure, or are
you becoming moro corrupt? Perhaps
that comslock fd6ls las affected. your
brain. You sail Tomlinson had one oil
those fddos and he was going about the
county, playing the old tune of "nig-
ger, Niger" Niger" Now Judge,
il you like the sound OF that fiddle, why
you just take i! and go 10 plying Niger
niger! Niger in The GOOD pi!eN
The Conservative Democratic So.
30, party appear to to have nothing
to harp about but The negro. Oh, how
disgusting to man viii q sound
mind. Judge, they tell me you are
for negro suffrage, we'll, if that il
true, we are glad you have gone TO the
Democrats. Radicals are no! 10 favor
of negro suffrage we don't like the
"ctiuk." You will have to buy your.
self co:n'tock fiddle now, and play tha
old and almost worn out Democratic
song, niger! nggerll nigser!!l nigger!Il,
niggerll! RAD.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-16
"wnITE MANS GOVERNMENTS

The copper Democracy at the North
ere continually Praiiug about "WhiIe
mans Government" while at the South
they gel dOwn oa their knees to the "nig'
gers as The following from the Mississ-
ipPi Standard proves;
The Colorsd Democratic Club OF Port
Gibson. assisted by their white friends,
will give a gmnd barbecue at Port Glib =
son on Saturday. June 10. The other
colorei Democratic Clubs and the white
citizens Of the county, as well as our
friends 10 Jefferson and Copiah, white
and colotcd, are especially invited 10 at
tond. There will be speaking during
:ho day. Dinner will be served at two
O'Clock, A programme will be- published
in tho next issue oCthe Standard
GEORGE RUSSELL,
President Coored Dem. Club.
Joseph Dillon, Secretary.