Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-09-05

ey, and raise families, than fight. But fight
they will, if need be. Remember, the sons of
New England shed the first blood in the Ameri-
can Revolution; they we're the last to furl
their flags in that terrible struggle. They
have never disgraced their country by coward
ice, and they will not. They are AMERICANS,
with spirit, courage, endurance, and deep love
of liberty, to animate them. The Free State
men in Kansas will fight before they will be
disfranchised and trsmpled on. Mark the
word.
Here comes, then, the suicide of slavery
The ontrages committed by Atchison and his
fellows in the repeal of the Missouri Cnmpro-
mise and by Stringfellow and his followers in
Subjugating Kansas to nonresident rule, will
bring on a collision first IN Congress and then
in Kaasas-and who shall tell the end
Slavery will never sustain itself in a border
State by the sword. 1t may conquer in some
respects; but it can never E'conquer peace"
Never! never! Once light the fires of interne
cine war in defence of slavery, and it viii per-
ish while you defend it. Shareholders win
not stay to meet the fight. Property is timid
and the slaves will be sent to Texas to be in sa
safe place. while the fight lasts; and as soon
as the slaves are gone it will be found that
Missouri has nothing to fight about, and the
fight will end ''before it begins -
Thus the slavery propagandists, who repeal
the Missouri Compromise to make Kansas
slave State, will make Missouri free and in
endesvoring to expel abolition from Kansas,
they will fill both Kansas and Missouri with an
the two States than all the negroes in America.
Is not the Kansas outrage the sssuicide Of
slavery?'' Have not the people Of Missouri, in
terested in the preservation of slavery in that
State, brought themselves into desperate
predicament by following the insane counSels
of Atchison and Stringfellow
Our TIcKEr.-We this week, nail to our
mast head, the ticket of the American party,
nominated by majority of the votes of the
party throughout the county. 1t is one which
every American can heartily support. Com
posed OF no faction, and made up of men from
both the old parties, it commends itselfto those
who desire to sustain the great principles of
pure Americanism, and rebuke the party that
allies itself with the enemies of our country.
B.F. Lucas, Esq, who will, in all probabil-
ity, be our candidate for the Senate, is sound,
practical, and able lawyer, popular man, and
true American. He will represent our dis
trict with credit to US, and honor to himself.
DIR. c. R. ERLY, of Elk county, should he
receive a majority of votes in Elk and MIKE can,
as we are assured will be the case, is our can
didate for the Legislature, and we feel satlsf-
ed, that we could nominate no better man, or
one who will discharge the duties of the Rep
resentative, with more zeal, ability, and fidel-
ity. He will be triumphantly elected.
Il. F. WARD, of this borough, our candidate
for Sheriff, is well known throughout the coun-
ty, having been discharging the duties of that
office, as deputy, for the last two years. He
is poor, honest, and capable good Ameri-
can and clever fellow. There is no doubt
WI atever Of his election.
PHILIP ANTEs, Of Lawrence, is our candidate
for Treasurer an old and esteemed citizen, a
native American, and good man. He is well
qualified in every respect to discharge the du-
ties OF the office, and should he be elected, re-
sides near enough to this place to attend to the
business without employing a deputy.
for Commissioner, is well known throughout
the county, as one of our best and most worth
thy citizens, who is acquainted with the inter-
ests of the whole county, and who has the homes
ty, ability and determination to promote them.
VALENTINE HEyNER, of Huston, is the can
didate for Auditor. He is good man, and
abundantly able to discharge the duties of the
office.
This is the ticket presented to those favora-
Bile to the cause of Americanism, for their
support. They stand upon the American plat
form, the object of which is to render our I'm
ion s|sAFE" from foes abroad and enemies
within. SAFE from the evils to be apprehend-
ed from foreign infiuence-sAFE from the in
reference of religion in poltics,-and sAFE
from domestic enemies to our free institutions
Our 90 BETTER CITIZENS. .''-On Saturday
evening last, after the announcement of the
result of the Locofoco Primary election, ci-
tizen of our town, while quietly discussing
political subject with member of the Demo-
cratic party, was most grossly insulted by an
impudent, clustering Irishman, who accosted
him with the epithet of ga id drunken old
tailor,'' and swearing that he sscould lick anv
id Know Nothing in the country At this
juncture of affairs, the sold tailor,' found that
he had at least one friend in the crowd who was
not afraid to make it publicly known that he
belonged to the illuminated party. But as
the lrishman was about carrying his threat in
to execution, he was removed by an officer,
Just one rod and a half from the scene of action.
where he was told to watt and s.let their party
give it to them, while the officer(D would 90