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Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

Our REVOLUTIONARY SIREs.-Alexander Ham
ilton was hardly of age when he began to play
his part in the awful drama of the revolution,
being only twenty when he was taken into the
family of the commander n-chief, with the rank
of lieutenant-colonel Benjamin Franklin was
SO before he began 10 be heard of; Samuel
Adams, A James Otis, 38 John Adams, 35 !;
Josiah Quincy, 40; John Hancock, 80; Thomas
Jefferson 32 before they were greatly distin-
guished. And so with all actors of that age.
They were full grown men-workmen-ripened
with toll and strengthened by long habits OF en-
durance and self-dependence. Washington was
a surveyor and in after life a farmer. "Expres-
sive silence must be his praise p Knox was
bookbinder and stationer. Morgan (he of the
COW pens) was a drover. Tarlton got from him
smith and withal a Quaker. Arnold Il ask par
don for naming him in such company was a
grocer and provision storkeeper in New Haven,
and his sign is still to be seen-the same that
decorated his shop door before the revolution.
Gates, who opened Burgoyne's eyes to the fact
that he could not 't march through the United
States with 5000 men" Irregular built
soldier but after the farmer. Warren,
the martyr of Bunker Hill, was physician, and
hesitated not to exhibit to his cOuntrymen a
splendid specimen of the manner in which Amer
ican physicians should practice when called on
by their country. Marion, the "Old Fox'' of the
South, was COW boy. Sumpter, the &C Fighting
Cock of South Carolina, was shepherd s boy.
Let it be forever remembered that the men of the
revolution were working men, those of New
England especially. Greene (as we have stated
was q blacksmith Franklin a printer; Roger
Sherman a shoemaker, and Putnam, Stark and
Allen were farmers, not man of them all above
his business, ashamed of his own calling.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

INcITISG THE MOB. - In Horatio Seymour's
Fourth of July speech, delivered in the city of
New York in 1863, occurs this passage. In ad-
dressing himself to the Republicans, be said -
/" We only ask that YOU shall give us that which
you claim Tor yourselves, and that which every
man who respects himself, will have, freedom of
speech, the right to exercise all the franchises
conferred by the Constitution upon American
citizens. [Great applause.] Can you safely
deny US these? Will you not tramp upon your
own rights if you refuse to listen? Do you not
create revolution when you say that your per-
sons may be rightfully seized, your property
confscated, your homes entered? Are you not
exposing yourselves, your own interests, to as
great peril as that which you threaten us
Remember this that the bloody, and treasona-
BILE, and revolutionary doctrue of public neces-
sity can be proclaimed by mob as well as by a
government. Applause
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

VERY ToUcHING.-The New York Tribune, in
speaking of the nomination of Seymour, says =
When the ballot had terminated, Mr. Tilden of
New York, sought Mr.. Seymour, and found him
in one of the large ante-rooms Of the Convention
Hail. entirely alone, and with the tears stream
ing from his eyes. My God, Tilden, what shall
do? This is terrible 7 exclaimed the reluctant
one. The placid Tilden was equal to the occa-
sion, and relief with something pertinent, if not
original Sir, the Presidency has sought you,
not you the Presidency, and you mustaccept it.
Consoer and consoed locked arms and sought
more retired quarters, mutually happy"
And Seymour wept. 1t was enough to make
any man weep to be thus savagely sacrificed by
those pretending to be friends, upon ticket
which stands no more chance of success than
does ghost of banqueting at clam chowder.
And Seymour wept Poor Seymour.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

ComELY CoMpASIoNsHIPs.-Hal HalPs 1oaTnd1
Health has an article on foreign Favei "niot
contains several novel and sensible Suggestions
II assures its readers % that there Is human ma
,nre oil over the world, a fact when NOBODY
doubts but which many people utterly ignore
-: .be;, conduct. 1t admits the general weak
ass of travellers in desiring to have special ia:
ness Conceded to them in wishing to be treated
W 'o. .hough they were O. somebody" occupied
ren ,ei,I not secure this will poiteness nor
iii titles but there is a way by which all
those attentions be secured in whatever
cline or country you may travel. We quote
{. We wonder if any reader has OWNED this tails
man. Take pretty girl along if you have not
a daughter or sister, look around among your
country cousins, and wherever you find her pay
her expenses, and in the long run you will find
it largely remunerative in the direction we have
named We once took really beautiful girl
with our family, as nurse for our youngest child,
and We shall never forget the partialites shown
us everywhere the fact is, it made such an ex-
preston on our mind that we resolved that if we
ever made an important journey again we would
arrange in some way to have some young beau
tiful face along
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

LEARN TO WAIT.-Of all the lessons that hu-
manity has to learn in life's school, the hardes,
is to learn to wait. Not TO wait with the foiueu
effort. hut having struggled and crowded the
seems seem to warrans"nay perhaps disaster instead n,a
To stand firm at such crisis OF G eAis'en Got not to
serve ones self-pose and SER: err y Greatness.
lose hold or to relax effort man ah,s s or woman
whether it is achieved o6id Dy noses 1a il. or
whether Ine S eye hook which the light oeeternity
eH,uec eIoue shall make clear to the vision.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

GREELEY UPON DoUGLAs.-Mr. Douglas was the
readest man | ever knew. He was not "A hard
student if he had been it would been difficult
to set limits to his power. | have seen him rise
in the Senate quite at fault with regard to the
essential facts in controversy, and thus to make
damaging blunders in debate but he readily
caught at and profted by any suggestions
thrown out by friend or foe; and no American
ever excelled him in off-hand discussions so
that even if worsted in its first stages, he was
apt to regain his lost ground he went on.
Once, as | sat with the senior Francis P. Blair
and one two others, outside the bar of the
Senate in 1856, he made us the text of an anus
ing dissertation on the piebald, ring-streaked
and speckled materials whereof the Repub-
lican party composed and, passing us soon
afterwards, he hailed me familiarly with the in
terrogaton, d" Didn't give you good turn just
now?" AT a later day, when the Lecompton
struggle was in progress, mutual friend, re-
membering that my structures on him in former
years had been of a very caustic sort, inquired
of him whether he had any objection, on their
account, to meet me friendly footing.
@ Certainly not" was his response =" always
pay that sort of debt as | go along" Our coun-
try has often been called to mourn severe,
timely losses yet deem the death of Stephen
A. Douglas just the outbreak of the great
civil war, and when he had thrown his whole
soul into the cause of the country one Of the
most grievous and irreparabe.
WoULDN' t MARRY MECHANIC.-A young man
began visiting young woman, and appeared to
be we'll dressed. One evening he called when it
quite late, which led the young girl to in-
quire where he had been.
g had to work tonight"
g What do you work for a lvng?''
Certainly" replied the young man, @ am
mechanic"
81 dislike the name Of mechanic, and she
turned up her Dretty nose,
That was the last time the young man visited
the young lady. He is a wealthy man, and
has one of the best women in the country for a
wife. The lady who disliked the name of
chanic is the wife of miserable fool n
regular vagrant about grog shops, and the proud,
verdant and miserable girl is obliged to take in
washing, in order to support herself and chill
dren.
You dislike the name of mechanic, eh ? You,
We pity any girl who has so little brains, who is
so verdant, so soft, as to think less of young
man for being mechanic-one of Gods noble
men-the most dignified and honorable person.
age of Gods creatures. Beware, young lady,
how you treat young men who work for a living.
for you may one day be menial to one of them
yourself. Far better discharge the well-fed pau
per, with his rings, jewelry, brazenness ana
pomposity, and take to your affections, the cal
lous-handed, intelligent and industrious me-
chanic Thousands have bitterly regretted their
folly who have turned their backs 10 hohest''
few years have taught them severe ie''0A'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

PRoGREss OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
The Virginia City 7respass, of July 22d, says
" The Central Pacific Railroad is marching
with a sweep like the current of great river.
The track is now completed 80 miles east of
Reno, or 46 miles east Of Wadsworth. The
rails laid at an average of three miles per
day. From a gentleman who returned from
the front to-day, we learn that the workmen
were yesterday timed oy the watch, and that the
ties and rails were laid, spikes driven, and cars
run over, upward of one-quarter of mile in
fifteen minutes Immense trains laden with
material, wood and iron, are passing like mete-
ors continually, and the clatter of the track
layers is frightful. Two sets of hands are en-
gagged, and the work is incessant for sixteen
hours every day At this rate the City of Saints
will draw nigh unto with the coming of the
snow, and but little staging will have to be done
to go the plains across the coming winter
No depots or other accommodations are yet pro-
vded beyond Wadsworth "a miles from Reno,
but another home station will be reached ere
long. The California papers are Dragging about
steam track-layer which puts down one mile
and a half of track per day, between Suisun
and Vacaville."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15
NUMBER 80.
"Carpet-Ba ggers."

Some Northern born men, of good morals and
loyal character, being among the Representatives
sent to Congress from the reconstructed States,
the Copperhead press set up howl against the
carpet-baggers" as they term those worthy
successors of the Tombses the Wigfalls and the
Brookses of the old days of the chivalry regime.
That portion of mankind who are ignorant of
Democratic history might be led to infer from
these exclamations against the said carpet
baggers' that itnerant politicians seeking for
Offices were unknown to, or at least unencour-
aged by Democratic usage. But the light of
history, reveals some strange things. Let us
employ it to guide us in search among the
office-seekers and office-hoders of California in
her days of Democratic rule. One Gwin, we
think, once represented the Golden State in the
Senate of the United States. Perhaps he was
bona fde resident of California, and not carpet
bag politician One Weller was also Senator
in Congress from California. If our memory
serves US rightly, his residence in our sister
State began with successful hunt for Office,
and ended with the expiration OF his term as
Governor. How much more baggage than
carpet-bag was Ned Marshall ever known to pos
sess? And did not the Democracy send him and
Joe McCorkle (who did own a water-tight trunk,
tha. we know of to Congress? And how about
Jim Denver and Garden Seed Scott? Did they
ever remain in any locality long enough to accu-
mulate a sufficiency of store clothes and boiled
shirts to render necessary the employment of
anything bigger than champagne basket?
I" Carpet-Baggers p' Who, when, after the Vir-
ginia Poor House was transferred into a Black
Republican nursery, and the Insane Asylum at
Stockton ceased to be cockpit; when Frank
Washington fed to Tehama and the rotten egged
had been elevated above the rotten eggers; when
blue-bellied Yankees commanded premium,
and " "high-toned Southern gentlemen with
crook-necked canes took to frequenting the lunch
tables of bit groceries when it had become es-
tablished that Vermonter could hold office
while Virginan out Of position and at ell
bows when that awful revolution came, it was
as good play to watch the maneuvers OF the
Democracy, headed by Dan Showalter, with only
one carpet-bag among dozen of them, skedad-
ding for poor Mike Gray's ranch at Mazatan
" Seedy' name for the looks of EN-
Tom Henley staid behind to borrow shirts Of
Black Republicans, and Vince Geiger had to
drink Abolition whisky on credit. We like Il
good thing but the denuncation of carpet
baggers' by the Democratic press is too much
like a mans making sport of his property
and debasemen..- Carson Appeal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

RuxoRsp.-The Washington correspondent of
the Bulletin says =" As closing item of per-
sonal gossip. l may mention the report (appar-
emily well founded) that Senator Conness is en-
gagged to oe married to niece of General Butler,
very fine looking young lady, about 25 or 80
years his junior
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15
Society Antiees.

~ TrtsSsy Chapter, No. 19, Royal .Hreh .Hs-
s0Ss meet the second and fourth Tuesday in each month
ct the Masonic Hall. Weavervie. J.C. BURCH, HIP.
NJ. T. GRIFFIN, Secretary. Avs
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

FERocIoUs-The San Francisco Examiner is
upon the war-path. 1t says =" We tell the
Mongrel screamers that we are bound to have
revolution. The people of the North are on the
war-path and intend to haul from ofic the guilty
betrayers of their confidence"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15
#ttkly o rinitY Somrmal.

san Francisco Agency.-Ssn Francisco mer-
chants or business who may desire
1!eE IN the the TRINITY JOURNAL, informed that L. p
.i os Washington street. II Agent and that he
p.st New New York Ageney.-HuDsos Mrsr1, a
now are our only authorized Agents in New York
e All advertising avors forwarded through Agen
cy VIII receive prompt attention
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-15

WE always fancy that there is something rlaie-
ahont those sentiments which we ourselves
unya u.oa never felt-still more about those which
we have ceased to feel,
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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11

AUGUSTA, NE, the capitol of the State, has
elected Democratic mayor. The Republic
cans have a majority In the city councils.
The Columbia Is. O. PheRiF thinks the month
of March, 1865, will, 1t Is expected, exhibit two
wonderful events-the trial OF Jefferson Davis
for insisting that the southern States were out
Of the Union, and the trial of Andrew johnson
for Insisting that they are in the Union.
The Cincinnati Commercial says 1t Is a coinci-
dence possibly worth notice, that the last case
of impea &c h ment was that of Judge Humphreys,
of Tennessee, who was impeached upon the tes.
timony Of President johnson, and one Of the
managers prosecuting that impeachment was
Mr.. Pendleton.
BANGOR, Maine, was yesterday carried by the
Republicans for municipal officers by about 100
majority.
The Atlanta InisHigeRcer, Memphis Avalanche
and Appeal hoist the name Of Andrew Johnson for
President.
THE Republicans of Rock Island, H., have
elected their mayor and councllmen ny 100 ma
tority, a gain over last year Of 800.
GEN. DoCKERY. formerly Wing member of
Congress from North Carolina, Is about to take
the stump IN that State for the ticket nominated
by the Republican convention.
The election In Shelby county, Tenn, on
Saturday resulted In the defeat OF the Democrats
by an estimated majority OF from 500 to 1000.
THE Maine Legislature adjourned on Saturday
after a session Of sixty-two days.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11

Senator Norton and Representative Wood
called upon the President at an early hour yes
to-day morning AT IL m. the usual session oil
the Cabinet was held. Secretaries Seward,
welles. McCulloch, and Browning, Postmaster
General Randall, Attorney General Stanbery,
and AdIutant General Thomas were present
The session was not of lengthy duration, and
there was but little Of Importance before the
members. 1t is probable that toward the close
of the month difficulties may arise In reference
to the honorlng, by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury. the drafts Of the two War officers, Mr.. Stan
ton and General Thomas, though the subject
not preached In Cabinet meeting yesterday
Secretary Seward left the White House shortly
after one o'clock, and proceeded to the Capitol
and the remaining Cabinet officers INDUCED In
remarks pro and con for short time, all separat
ing by two o'clock.
There was large number of persons visited
the Mansion during the day, DESTROYS OF viewing
the rooms; their curiosity satisfied, departing.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11

Col J. W. Forney opened his mansion in New
Jersey avenue last evening to a numerous throng
Of invited guests, whom he entertained with his
accustomed courtesy, and at his bountiful and
recherche table. Many of the most distinguished
statesmen, legislators, civilians, and military
men In Washington were present.
Among those we noticed Senators Reyerdy
johnson, Chandler, Buckalew, Hendricks, Nye,
Fowler, Trumbull, Ramsey, Anthony, Ferry,
Edmunds, Williams, Vickers, Thaycr, Conkling,
Cattell. Henderson, and others. Representa-
tives Butler, Scoheld, oNeil, Kelly, Banks, Bout
well, Schenck, and many others. Judges Shar-
key, tof Miss.,) and Cartier, Miller, and Leach,
of this city. Generals Michler and Emory. Judge
Advocate Joseph Holt, Hon. Robert J. Walker,
and many other distinguished citizens. The
press was very generally represented, and the
occasion was one Of pleasure and OF social and
festive endowment
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11
Exemption OF Certain Manufactures
from Internal Reyenue Tax.

Mr.. Sehenck's bill, exempting certain msnufac-
lures from internal revenue tax, passed the
House yesterday, and is as follows:
Be Il enacted, &c, That sections "a and 05 of an
act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue
to support the Government, pay interest on the
public debt, and for other PURPOSES" approved
June 30, 1894, and all acts and parts Of acts
amendatory thereto, be and the same are hereby
repealed, except so much Of said sections and
amendments thereto as relates to the taxes
imposed thereby on gas made OF coal, wholly or
In part, or OF any other material; illuminating
lubreating or other mineral oils, or articles the
products of the distillation, rehabilitation, or
refining OF crude petroleum, oil of a single distil
lation OF coal shale, peat, or asphaltum or other
bituminous substances; on wines therein de-
scribed, and on SNUFF and all other manufactures
Of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars and
cheroots.
Sec. 2. Nothing In this act contained shall be
construed to repeal or interfere with any law,
regulation or provision for the assessment or
collection OF any tax which, under existing
laws, may accrue before the first day OF April,
A, D., 1893,
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In the House, Mr.. Schenck, chairman OF the
Committee OF Ways and Means, called up bill
reported by him to relieve certain Manufactured
articles from the internal tax. The exception
has reference only to gas mineral oils and other
products OF distiiiation and wines, snun, tobacco
and cigars. The bill was passcd-l22 yeas TO 2
nays. II the Senate pass this bill, as 1t doubt
less will, II will be the law.
The follow Ing resolve introducedby Mr.. Wood,
Of New York was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee for the District
Of Columbia be instructed to ascertain and re-
to ss ~ ne nes Ssr.
transferred TO them real estate within the Dis.
s, sns Cf 1sssnsf ps Ts ss ssa
value Of property now held By them, II any, &c.
cording to the deed.
The Committee on Retrenchment will report,
perhaps, to-day on the whisky frauds. The COM
mittee assert that the President continues dis
honest officials after he has positive proof Of
their unfaithfulness. They further assert that
all the legislation OF Congress has been power
less to prevent fraud that the whisky operators
are smarter than Congress They conclude with
| q Recommendation to reduce the tax to 50 cents
per gallon.
| Mr.. Stevens was In the House during the morn
| ing, though looking very feeble, as usual. He
| reported from the Reconstruction Committee n
bill to admit the Alabama Representatives, into
| Congress as soon as that State shall ratify the
| fourteenth amendment to the Constitution and
| adopt constitution republican in form. On mo
ton OF Mr. Stevens, the bill was made the special
order for to-day, Immediately after the eSpira
| tion Of the morning hour.
Mr.. Eliot reported a bill to authorize the Sec
Rotary Of War to set apart certain lands In Flor
| ida for the freedmen. Fernando Wood moved
| to amend and to refer to the Secretary Of Wal
I'D inisrim. This motion was rejected, and tn,
bill passed as reported.
The Senate went into executive session t.
consider the treaty which has been negotiated
by Mr.. Bancroft, our Minister at Berlin, with
the Germanic States in respect to the rights o
American citizens abroad. Secretary Sewar,
was In the Senate In the morning urging Sena
tors to consider the treaty Immediately.