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Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05
EDITORIAL JOTTlNcS.

FUTURE AMENDMENTs.-F Finding all
the intelligence and enterprise Of the State
opposed TO the New Constitution, the
bull dosed press of California has meas
ureably ceased advocating the now in
strument in its entirety and now apollo
gizes for the errors contained therein. One
who formerly told US that every line of
the New was an improvement on the
Old, now adv ises the people 10 adopt the
New Constitution and suggests that the
bad features can easily be amended. Not
much. Under the new provision relative
to amendments it will be almost impos-
sibe to change the organic law. While
the Old Constitution requires simple
majority Of the Legislature at two ses-
sions to approve a proposed amendment,
the new INSTRUMENT says that "t1Oo-thirds
Of all the mem bers elected to each Of the
two houses shall vote in favor thereof"
Is any ene simple enough to believe that
two-third vote in favor of any PROPOSE
ton is easily obtained? 4? Has not expert
ence fully demonstrated that the most
urgent appeals tor amendment in the past
have frequently failed in securing even
the majority vote required Does this
experience justify the assertion or belief
that the New Constitution once adopted
can be easily amended Is not the two
third vote required virtually an impassa-
Bile barrier to all future amendments :?
We believe it is. The Senate consists Of
40 and the Assem- bly, of so members. To
secure the passage Of an amendment, q
Senators and 81 Assemblymen must vote
in favor thereof. But such amendment
will be defeated If its opponents can secure
the votes of II Senators. The people
must have 81 Legislators to adopt the
Corporations. Politicians, Banks or other
powers in Interest need control only IA
to defeat. Under these circumstances,
and this Is the only construction consist
ent with the facts, no one of common
sense, will for moment believe the bad
features in the New Constitution can be
easily amended. Few will be convinced
that the new Instrument can ever be
amended ut all. From the Old to the
New is from the frying pan TO the fire.
While in the former there is some chance
for escape once in the latter, escape is
impossible. People should long hesitate
before consenting or assisting to adopt
fundamental law from which there is no
appeal and practically no avenue for es-
cape even by amendment.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A DELEGATE SPEAKs.-The people Of
lnyo county gave their Constitutional
Delegate, Hon. Patrick Reddy, an en-
tbusias.ic reception on his return from
the Convention, In the course Of his re-
marks, Mr. Reddy said:
In determining upon the proposed new
Constitu ton, the old one should be ex.
amined first, else we lool; only upon one
side OF tie question. On the 10Th of
| October, 1919, our present Constitution
| was adopted, and ratified November 18th.
In ls5dit was amended by the Legisla
ture and the people, and served its pur-
pose, until Septem hsr. 3, 1862, when an,
oiheranendment wal added by the sim,
PIE and cheap method originally provided
for. For thirty years it had well served
the people OF a great State through
peace and wa; it had afforded every pro.
lection 10 life, liberty and property /;
labor and capital found security and re-
ward under it, lis every provision had
| been adjudicated upon and all legal
rights under it settled and defined. Was
it wise tor US now TO throw all into chaos
by abandoning the understood principles
otan organic law that has served SO long
and weit-7~ A simple modification of the
judiciary syslem, which could have been
accomplished by an amendment, was, in
the speakers opinion, all the change de,
manded or desirable. We hear on every
hand that there are .somo COED things in
the new Constitution" but what there is
Of them came from the old. In fact there
is nothing new or originalir the proposed
inshumeat.' Whenever a Wofkingman
delegate found something that. he thought
sounded well in the Constitution of Mis-
souri, or Pennsylvsnia for instance, it had
been put in regardless of different con
ditions here. Kearney and others Of his
TX had begun an agitation, for the ends
Of personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and with the
idea Of changing the entire framework
of our State government in order to make
the Chiaese 60, when it Is now well
known that State Is totally incompetent
to deal with such an internaliona.
! question.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

ANOTHER COLONIZATION SCHEME.-
An organization called st. Dominic's
Colonization Society Of the City of New
York, has been formed for the purchase
of lands in Kansas, TO be sold at cost
them. They propose erecting large
colony building on the tract for use un-
til the families are able to provide sepa-
rate shelter. They also will loan money
to the colonists when embarrassed through
sickness ora failure Of crops. the whole
movement is in the interest Of Irish la
borers, under the guidance of the Cath
olic Church, and is supposed to be backed
by Irish capitalists.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05


RUMoRED DEFIcIT.-Rumor was ac-
tive in San Francisco during Monday in
the discussion Of the affairs Of the City
and County Treasury, to the general ef-
feet that big deficit somewhere in the
heighborhood of 500 ,0O0-exIsts that
the money has been COUNTED from time to
time carelessly, or not at all, and other
rumors of a similar purpor. These re-
ports have gained more credence than
they otherwise would ON account of the
recent developments in the Dupont street
and Montgomery avenue matters. They
have also undoubtedly received an im-
pstus from the fact that $3.50, ,000 was
dumped into the vault of the Treasury
that day before the monthly counting Of
the funds was completed. No exp,ana-
tion Of this food Of coin has been vouch>
Eafed, but the most reasonable theory
seems to be that the money came from
the banks. whose certified checks have
been held by the Treasurer ih lien Of coin
for taxes, contrary to law, and that now
the gold is rushed in to MAKE matters
straight in counting up tire coin on hand.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

L"
SITUATION IN THE House. The i'll
ness OF Representatives Lay, Blaad and
Acklin, and the presen inabilityof Alex
III. Stephens to remain long in the House
at7aiiy one time, wifi make it extremely
difficult for the Democrats to muster q
quorum, II the Republicans choose TO re.
frain'frem voting on any roll call, and it
is therefore more, than ever certain That
the minority can command all the time
they may desire for the discussion of the
pending political measures III the House
of Representatives,. The debate will
doubtless, run throughout the present
week, especially as it is the intention of
the Republicans to discuss, in connection
with the controyerted portions Of the
Army Appropriation bill, the same con,
stitutional QUESTIONS which are involved
IN the political clauses of the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial binu0er
I"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Oakland
Tribune says that he doss;notihink "the
enemies of the new Constitution will be
found apathetic. The interests involved
ire too momentous. Adoption Of the
new Constitution means putting back
California ten years. 1t means paralysis
ofall our great industries. il means the
driving ofriiany millions ofcspital out of
the State. The battle, therefore, is ore Of
life and death. Men who have millions
at stake will be likely to fight stubbornly
for their rights. Nor will capitalists be
the only ones who oppose the new Consti-
tuition. The borroYer as VOL as the
lender will be disastrously effected. The
former Wilt himself compelledt to pay
higher rates Of interest the latter will
find in the general loss of confidence im-
paired security. Even workingmel will
pause before supporting a Constitution
that means arrangement Of all business,
The closing of workshops and the arrest Of
industrial enterprises that make work
plenty and afford good wages"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

LUTTRELL SHIRKIEG. Says Wash
ington telegram Of April I'd : " Congress
man Luttrell is now in the city after q
short visit to New York, and is busy
finishing up his department business. He
expects to be delayed here for several
days. He is really much opposed to the
new Constitution and expects it to be
defeated by the people, but does not desire
to make any record on the question, and
this and other reasons doubtless keep him
here. He wants to he a candidate for re-
election and don't want to antagonize the
Workingmen."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THERE is an extra session now Of tho
Indiana Legislature made necessary by
similar reasons to those which called for
the extra session Of Congress. The Dem.
ocrats attempted to pass partisan appro
priation bill, which the Republicans and
Nationals succeeded in defeating. Ac-
cordingly in his usual brusque style Blue
jeans Williams calls an extra session and
reminds the mem bers that "the people
whose servants we are will in due time fix
the responsibility where it belongs, and
administer the ckastisemont which faith
less and incompetent representatives may
always expect from an outraged constitu>
eney."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

REVISED LIST. The Sacramento Rec
ord Union of Wednesday publishes a
revised ist Of newspapers OF California
with their positions on the Constitution
question. Opposed there arell6 papers,
while th0re are only 43 in favor of the
new instrument. The Record truthfuly
says that " the papers quoted as against
the Constitution arc the ablest, oldest,
most representative and widely distribu-
ted journals of .he coast, and represent
the largest newspaper patronage by a
great many thousands over all others
combined"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE NEGRO EXODUS FROM LOUISIANA.
The New York WoHd'S New Orleans
special says; The negro exodus oontin>
ues in the northern part of the State
REdely estimated, it may be said that
10000 negroes will have left by the time
the fever of migration ends. The reduce
ton in wages, owing to low prices for
cotton, is the main cause. They have no
yield for the labor of last year, and see no
prospects of improvement. Some, there
iore' leave on inducements held out by
railroad men from Kansas, and others act
ON the same species of animal instinct
that impels one sheep to follow another.
The fact is calamitous, and II e lack of
labo?rers will DO keenly felt 10 the cotton
parishes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

AN INTELLIGENT OPINION. Among
our many exchanges there is no other
which seems TO have the welfare Of Cali
fornia more at heart than has the Petalu-
ma Argus. Always conservative, the
Argus weighs the matter well and decides
intelligently, Read these comments;
The new Constitution has been care
fully studied and compared with the old
one, the criticisms of its friends and its
enemies have been noted with all the at
tention possible. The condition OF the
State and Its prosperity and growth dur
ing the past thirty years have been con :
sidered, together with the character Of
the people and the laws under which we
have lived; certain evils complained Of
by large and dissatisfied body OF our
citizens have been examined with refer
ence to their causes and means OF re-
moval, and in every case we are forced to
ttlecide in favor of the present law as com
pared with the one proposed. Considered
as literary production, it is ungranmat-
ical, illogicaliy arranged, indefinite in
many places, EN- braces matter outside OF
| lis field, and is as uncertain as it is long.
| 1t lacks the first element OF Il good law,
| that Is, DreVlly. Inc character, am Ul-
ton, if that can be called am btion, which
| is born OF selfshness and ignorance
and ability Of the members OF the
| Convention are reflected from every,
page Of the document, and the picture
is one we do not care to have exposed
outside the halls Of the Capitol where il.
was drawn. The best insttu tions of the
| State will rest on more solid foundation
under the present law than under the one
proposed to take its place. The changes
that have brought the world 10 its present
cond ition have in the main taken place
by stch slow movements AS to he unno-
ticed, the growth of nothing is disturbed +,
and perfection gradually reached. II at
any time this order is departed from the
result is disastrous to everything effected
by the change. Tt will not be maintain
ed by any thoughtful man in :he State
that q revolution is needed; but this will
be the attendant of the new law, should IL
be adopted. A people can no more change
its law abruptly, without injury to the
interests ofthe commonwealth, than an
individual can change from one extreme
temperature to another, without injury
to himself. There arc many COED pro
visions in the proposed Constitution, but
they are found in such doubtful company
that no consideration Of convenience or
even private policy can induce the Ar0uS
to support it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

ABOUT ScHooLs.-The present public
school system of California is as nearly
perfect as years Of experience can MAKE
it. 1t is an honor and source OF pride t
every citizen Of the State. The adoption
of the New Constitution will completely
destroy this system, and place our public
schools at the mercy of politicians. vii
the people consent 10 this by voting for tn,
New Constitution =?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05
MFR

ACCORDING 10 SIZE.-The New Con
stitution is almost three times tho length
Of the Old Constitution. About one
third of the New Chat taken from the
Old is good the remaining two-thirds
consist of ridiculous mixture of lnnova>
tions, experiments ard buncombe. Let
US keep the Old Consultation as it is, with
its provisions thoroughly understood, in
preference to the lengthy and uncertain
document subm itted by the Convention.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

say to the contrary, let every citizen rest
assured that no system OF double taxation
is intended in the new Constitution -
S. Il. Chronicle.
Perhaps it is not intended, but the sys>
tenn is there incorporated just the same.
And the greatest mischief is that once
adopted it will be next to impossible to
get rid of any such bad system.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

SUICIDE OF A Boy. Y.-James Roche, son
of j. Ii. Roche, of San Juan, aged Il
years, committed suicide Saturday night
by hanging himself in a woodshed. His
father, on returning home from business
in the evening, insisted that he should 90
to school this week. james positively
refused to do SO, and ran away from the
house. Search was made for him, but
without avail. On entering the woodshed
in the morning, Mrs. Roche was Mortified
to see the dead body of her son hanging
from rafter by piece Of hay rope.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE EXTRA SESSION Garfield OK
presses the opinion that the session of
Congress will last all summer. He is
making his arrangements with that ex-
pectation. He and other Republicans
have received from Psesident Hayes the
most positive assurance that the Army
bill will be vetoed If it passes with the
rider" now pending in the House.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THERE are rumors IN the air that
enough OF the delegates to the Constitu-
tional Conve tion are TO be elected to the
next Legislature. TO secure pay for the
extra term they spent in meaningless
disputes and empty twad die. The people
should look out for any such arrangement
as this, and take care that it be not sue
cessful. - San Jose Mercury.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A REDtcT1oN OF WAGEs.-But fol-
the action of the San Francisco Chronicle
tho rate of printers wages would to-
day be 60 cents per one thousand ems
instead Of so cents. Among newspa
pcrs it is notorious for paying less wage:
for the labor it employs than any other
journal. Record.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

The New York Times publishes reports
of the actual condition of business in
fourteen States, showing that tho outlook,
as compared with that ofa year ago, is
most encouraging. Not merely one
branch of business is reviving, but all
give promise Of genuine and lasting
prosperity.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

WEAKENING.-A Washington dis
patch ofthe 1stinstant says the disposition
of both Republican and Democratic
Senators is not to enter upon such gen,
eral legislation if it can be avoided. A
well known democratic Representative
said that although his party was making
a stern fight for the repeal of the Election
laws, he believed they would have to
back down finally and that the Appropri
alton bills, pure and simple, would be-
come laws before the session closes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A HUGE STRAW After the late
United States Grand Jury in San Fran
cisco had completed its labors, vote
on the New Constitution was suggested
and taken. The result showed in
favor of the abort lion and 20 against It,
The New Constitution must go (!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A WoRKINoMEN' IS meeting was held
at Lodi last week to make arrangements
to receive Kearney. The Chairman au,
thorized statement to be made in the
Workingman's organ that there were
three ndred Workingmen present. A
representative of this paper happened to
be present, and his statement of the mum.
Der ia to be relied on. There were just
eleven Stockton Herald.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE grand army of tramps have be-
come SO numerous and troublesome in
and around lone City, that the citizens
thereof haye organized themselves into a
sort Of "pick-handle brigadep for self
protection. They have been holding
meetings in regard to the matter during
the, week, and from the conclusions they
unanimously came to We shouldn't deem
lone ,adsafy pleasant parad ise for the
professional tramp and dead beat
,anador Dis22atch.
.01 GJXAdJaKI aafl EkIgkHEhM
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

ANTI Constitution Clubs have al
ready been organized in several cities
The members are pledging themselves to
make thorough canvass among their
neighbors, so as to bring out ali the
voters that arc opposed to the Constitu-
tion. This is good idea. The X ear
neyites are organizing all over the State
in favor of the document, and they will
be successful unless met by some counter
organization.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A HARRIsBURa fowl fancier gives this
experience When a woman makes up
her mind that hen shall not set, and the
hen makes up her mind that she will, the
irresistible meets the immovable, and
every law of na ture is broken or pervert-
ed.n
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

The wholesale merchants of San
Francisco lately held meeting for the
purpose Of discussing the new Constitu-
tion. They are opposed to it, almost
unanimously, and have appointed a
eommittee to frame an address expressive
OF their sentiments. There is scarcely a
business man anywhere who fivors the
new Constitution.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

AN anti Constitution meeting WAS held
at Grass Valley Wednesday evening.
Much enthusiasm was manifested. About
100 voters joined the club. Grass Valley
will give large majority against the
proposed Constitution.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

TEE New York press is making great
fuss over tho death of Chinaman there
from smoking opium. California could
start a dozen good sized cemeteries with
such victims. Bee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A why effective proof Of the falsity
OF the oft repeated assertion in Eostern
papers that 10000 Socialists were daily
drlipnng in Chicago is seen in the fact
that at the election on Tuesday their
combined votes for popular man
amounted 10 but 8 500, r'f'aT f7'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE appointment Of Francis A.
Walker as Superintendent OF the Cen
sus has been confirmed by the Senate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

ARTICLES Of agreement between the
Sutro tunnel and mining companies
were finally signed by all the contract
ing parties Wednesday.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

A CoRREsF oNDENT of the Alta sums it
up thus AS larger, should vote
for the new Constitution as citizen, l
should vigorously oppose it,"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

BUSINESS men in San Francisco are
signing the resolutions against the Con-
sutution prepared by the Merchants
Protective Association.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE cases of Dye and Anderson, con,
victed Of the murder of A. NJ. Tullis,
have been placed on the Supreme Court
calendar for April 18th.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

II. G. KNIGHT and A. L;nehan spoke
at San Jose on the night of the 1st IN
opposition to Kearney and the New
Constitution.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

AN Eastern journal puts this conun-
drum: 1t the present large number Of
Corlederates in Washington is the Spring
yield, what will the Autumn crop ber
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE Dispatch says tho item of the lost
bridges during the late food will cost
Mendocino count~ $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE White Stocking Base Ball Club
of Chicago is coming to California this
Fall.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

THE vote at the election in Wlseon.
sin on the lst show large Republican
gains.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05

GRANT and party wero at Singapore
on the lst. They will leave Friday for
Siam, Saigon and Hongkong.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05
D l a T RI s

In Hay Fork Valley, March 10th, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. II. Ruch-a pAUea>
TER,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-08

Leadville will continue to be pros
porous mining camp, settling down to a
town of few thousand inhabitants, but
will, in my opinion and from what | can
gather, never be the city that some have
predicted. Nothing will grow here.
There is no soil, and there is ice formed
every night in the year. 1t rains every
day from the middle of June until the
last of September all the time, | learn, in
the afternoon, bu. the mornings are
frosty and icy. There isabsolutely moth
ing to sustain it but the mines, and when
these become located and all the paying
leads are found, and the day Of prospect
ing is over, then will Leadyille settle
down into prosperous and thrifty town,
but never live, booming city. It is too
high up for health resort, and those
looking for health would do well to stop
three or four thousand feet below. There
is not foot of ground within four miles
of LeadvilIe, in the direction where ore
has been found, that is not now taken
up; and an attorney informed me, using
his expression, "that all Of the mining
region within four miles of Leadville was
shingled over four inches deep" meaning
conflicting claims.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-08
AFTER THE BATTLE.
/ Big Do.i:9t This Morning.

Jacob Mct2kcr, while standing at the
rorner OF Main and Liberty streets last
evening, was attacked by man named
VIM Manley, who drew knife and cut
him nine times with il. Manley was ar
rested and charged with cutting with intent
to kill. Judge Wilson bound him over to
hppcar before the next Grand Jury TO an
swer the charge
Michael Steigcr' residence al Mt. Airy
was broken into yesterday during the alb
sencc Of the family and some wearing
apparel was carried of Later in the day q
man giving the name Of George Brock was
arrested and charged with having COM
mitted the deed. In the Police Court this
morning hC waived examination. and was
bound cer 10 appear before the Grand
Jury.
William GOctz was sent out to the Work
house for three months for stealing a pair
Of geese and two pairs OF ducks from Henry
TStcrkamp, who resides on Browne street.
Henry Jackson and Charles Fish, colored,
were before the Police Court this morning
for beating a cOlorcd minister of the gospel
named William A. Taylor out OF small
sum Of money by practicing 4 trick game.
Ghcir cases were continued until Friday.
A. c. Dorsey, an agent in the employ oil
the Union News Company, was sent to the
Work house for thirty days for embezzing
the sum OF 500 from his employers.
ELECTION Law VIOLAToEs
Justus SChwind, OF 100 McMicken avenue
and JOS Schwennger No. 137 McMicker
avenue, were charged with selling liquol