Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-08-29
NUMBER "a.
From the Sacramento Bee
SEE THE FIGURES.

| SEE THE FIGURES.
| If we look at the election returns of this State
from 1861 to 1866, both inclusive it will there
be found that the Union party-for the Douglas
| Democrats and Republicans were, in point of
fact, the same-did, in all that time, carry Cali
fornia by malorities ranging from 10000 to
| ls, 900; but if go back 10 1867 only it will
be seen that the Union party defeated on the
body of its ticket by Il little over 3 600 votes.
What caused the change is matter of popular
history that every voter has read and under
stands. The Union people stayed at home in
vast numbers not few of them being disgusted
with movements in their own party voted against
it; the leading papers could not indorsc the pro-
ceedings of the Union Convention there was
widespread dissatisfaction among the people,
and the Democracy succeeded
Let US analyze the figures. There were at
that election the names of lis, ,689 voters upon
the great registers of the counties, and there
were but 92,358 votes cast, showing that 26, $3.50
persons entitled to vote did not exercise that
| privilege. Who and what were they that thus
remained at home? Were they Democrats? No,
indeed for do say that at no election in CAL
iforna did the Democracy work so hard to bring
out full votes they did in the fall of last
year. They had hopes upon the adjournment of
the Union Convention that, with judicious nomi-
nees, they could carry the State and they put
forth Haight, who was then not Objectionable
man, whose antecedents were such as to encour-
age many Union men to trust him. We say,
then, with confidence, that the Democrats got
out their full vote, and received from the Union
side, temporarily, several thousands. This is
proved by the fact that Mcclellan, their candi-
date for President in 1864, received but 43, ,S4l
votes, which far the largest vote the party
ever gave since 1861, save when that popular
little man, Downey, ran for Governor in 1863,
who received A, 7l5 votes. Forty-four thousand
! is their full vote, but under the circumstances
Haght received some six thousand votes that
were, under proper circumstances, with the
Union party. These six thousand are all back
into the Union ranks, the nominations
ceptable, the party is united and is daily adding
to its numbers men from the other side who
have been lifelong Democrats, while so far as
we know the Union party is not losing man.
Where now are those 1000 men who declined
to vote upon that day? 1t is not too much to say
that full u 900 of them are anxious for the sue
cess of Grant and Colfax and that being so
anxious they will so vote. Allowing, for the
sake of argument, that all who voted for Haight
will vote for Seymour, say so, ,000 and that to
them shall be added the 5 900 of last years si-
lent voters which we have literally awarded
them, we have total of $4,000. Give to Grant
Gorham's 40, 600, Fays 2 800 and the 81 900 si-
lent ones of last year and we have 63 800 We
know that Grant will get the Gorham and the
Fay vote, and that he will receive the votes of
the 5000 referred to who last year sustained
Haight. In fact, out of the voters of last year we
would have large hopes of electing Grant but
when we mix with that 90 900 the 26 900 who did
not vote, there scarcely be doubt of the re-
suit VI the new voters we have taken no ac-
count. Our information and belief is that the
Union party will receive full three-ffths of them
so that whatever gain there is from such source
will be for Grant. But leaving aside all gains,
and calculating on the figures of last year only
we have $4,000 for Seymour and GO 900 for
Grant. But all these votes will not come out
Seven per cent. may be lost, but this loss will be
about equal on both sides and any way it can
be figured, juding from the past, the State ought
to give Grant 5000 to u 600 majority-and it
may even do better than that.
THE veteran editor of the Virginia Nevada)
TTespdss, formerly Californian, relates the fol-
lowing :-Something in a moral view of the Pa
cifc Railroad, different from that of the San
Francisco preacher in his Sunday lecture, was
that of the miner in a mountain town in Caifor-
MIA in 1856. Miss Pellet was cxpatiating on the
great I'M ury which whisky had done to the NOR
ais of the country, and, swelling with inspira-
ton, said She q What, indeed, my friends, do
you suppose would be the difference to your fair
State to-day, if some arbitrary cdict had forbid
den the admission of drop of liquor through
the Golden Gate?' Just here where the sensa-
ton supposed to come in, as the speaker
paused, tall miner rose, and, respectfully as
the language could be delivered, said By
-; madam, we'd have had the Pacific rail-
road p
AN AWKWARD DILEMMA.-The Buffalo o.. "
Gesxisr is responsible for the following -" On
Monday last, two gentlemen with their wives
went ont sailing on the bay, and finding them
selves the beach, they determined upon
having bath. The gentlemen proceeded Il
short distance from the ladies and out of sight of
the boat The ladies doffed their clothing,
placed il in the boat, and with the object of Sc
curing themselves against outside view went to
the rear of some shrubbery. At the conclusion
of the bath the ladies proceeded to where they
had left the boat, but were Mortified to discover
that it was missing, together with their clothing
watches, jewelry, ETC." Probably they i
Our CANDIDATE FOR CoxGRBss.-The announce
ment that Harrison and Westmoreland opened the
campaign together at Petaluma last Friday eve
ning, IS significant of the magnanimity with
whlch Westmoreand enters into the contest.
Inc Copperheads are expecting some advantage
VIII DE gained by Johnson through GOODNESS and
rnuiherence ON the part Of the disappointed
Irlends OF Mr. Westmoreland. They will be mis-
taken, as Mr.. Harrison will receive every Union
vote IN the Distrct.-4NarysuilLe Appeal
AMONG the many who have lately declared for
Orant and Colfax, against Seymour and Blair
are those lifelong Democrats, our respected fell
tow-townsmen, James McGnire and James Giroy
-and many more of the same sort are coming
DID them come and welcome. Now is the time
Tor patriots and men of peace and progress to
declare themselves.-SacrdmentO Bee
ExPENsIvE.-The Stockton Gazette pronounces
Grant blockhead, drunkard, butcher, falsi-
her, violator of law and trust, and the tool OF
spoon-thIeves, graye-robbers and traitors Inc
dramatic Chronicle suggests that every one OF
those epithets costs the Democratic party vote
A HEARTY WIsH.-The Grass Valley Onlon
(Dem) says of Thaddeus Stevens :-"After MS
life's bosterous fever is over we can only nope
that he may sleep we'll" There is a suspicious
heartiness in the Union wish.
| SEYMoURNRRs. "A fit name for those rem
dletonians who sorrowfully support the Dehio
cratic nominations Seymourners. ine eN