Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-11

FoR CHIcAGo.-The Union State Convention,
in session at Sacramento yesterday and to-day,
has done we'll. 1t has not sent any brilliant
men to the National Convention, because none
wanted to go, but 1t has endorsed as delegates
practical men who are workers in the party, who
do not make politics profession, and against
whom there is now no just cause of party COM
plant. And besides, with the exception of
Lovett, Sears, Green and Days, none Of these
men have before had any honor from the party
and all that anybody squeeze out of being
a member of the Legislature, the four spoken of
are welcome to. This system of distributing the
honors ought to become popular, for by it can
the interest in party triumph be kept to GER
tain extent alive among the masses. There is
nothing for these delegates to do at Chicago but
TO obey their instructions and vote for Grant,
and see that no shall be placed upon the
ticket with him whose election as Vice President
would be setting a price upon the Generals
head Wade, Colfax, Curtin, Geary, Fenton,
Wilson, Morton, or some one who, like them,
has the confidence of the Republican party, and
who can be relied on under all circumstances to
be true to the national unity, to liberty and
economy, would meet candidates for Vice
President the unqualified appreciation of the
Union people of California but we must have
no doubtful man. With another Andrew John
son in that position, Grants life would not be
worth years insurance.
The platform, too, will be subject demand
ing the careful consideration of the wisest heads.
1t must not be made in passion, at the dicta-
ton of those who have peculiar hobby to ride.
As it will be national platform, it must be
broad enough for the people of all the States to
stand upon. This interest here and that one
there must give little in order that general
harmony may be established-for with judi
cious selection for Vice President, and wise
platform to place the ticket upon, there can be
doubt of success. But great and popular
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Chicago Convention, be so heavily laden as to
cripple him in the race. Although the horse is
fresh, young, strong, and of the finest blood, he
may, by bad grooming or rash driving, be beaten
by one of meaner pedigree placed on the track
with lighter weights and handled by more spirit
ed drivers The California delegation must
look to it that so far as they direct, the
Union ticket shall be placed before the people
under the most favorable circumstances. OF
course, no principle that has been gained bv the
war must be abandoned. No backward step
must be taken, but the whole column should be
pressed forward in unison, keeping step to the
music of the Union.-Sacrdmento Bee, April la
A PIcruRE.-In the early days of the rebellion
Calvin B. Mcdonald editor of the Salem
(Oregon) Unionist, wrote as follows =" In spite
of inexorable age and hollow-eyed consumption,
we shall live to see the grand Apocalypse of free
dom when the lazy vulture shall sit as asleep on
the gibbet of treason and when one flag shall
be folded to the heart of every State, or be pin
ned to the door of her capitol with bloody
spear. Within the horoscope all is now changed.
Instead of commanding General lettering ig
ANONYMOUSLY in his camps, espy another
swinging his bloody sword and shifting his stall
lions flank Yet little while, and the
sun of national glory will break from the rifted
cloud, revealing traitors gibbets, melancholy
= ruins end CHASTITY fields still moist with the bap-
tism of patriots blood; but over all Freedom
will be lifting up the cross of national redemp-
ton in the sight of applauding nations, and the
lordiy pine will utter its triumphant TIE Deum in
the winds that come down from the Northern
pole, while the broken palm means its dismal
Mtsereres in land of graves"