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

they successfully insult and trample on Amer
lean citizens!
Later in the evening other rencontres, grow
ing out of this one, occurred, but Fortunate
ly TO blows were struck, and consequently no
blood spilled. In one instance the abuse heap
ed upon one of our citizens, by low, scuril-
GUS Irishman, was enough to arouse the blood
of an angel, and we only wonder that his teeth
were not knocked down his throat" Had he
said half much to many man, he would
have been carried away with broken head
1t is to be regretted that the foreign born
residents among us, do not realize their posi-
tion, and, instead of embracing opportunities
to quarrell with and insult Americans, endeav-
or to live quietly and in the observance of our
laws As long as they do not modest US, we
will not modest them, but if they see proper to
to insult and trample upon us, though they
may have the friendship of our public officers,
| they will discover that we are abundantly able
to protect ourselves, and the man who would
not do SO is coward and poltroon.
PRoscRIpTIoN.-We want to hear no more
| from the Locofoco leaders about this town,
about ssproscribing'' men for s'the accident of
brth.'' The result of their primary election
for candidate for the office of District Attor-
ney, and the reasons assigned by some of them
! for not voting for certain candidate, indicate
very plainly how far their actions are consist
| ent with their professions. Last fall, were
accused of prescribing Gro. DARsIE, because
he was born on foreign soil. We were told
that he good citizen, respectable man,
| L., IL
and superior, in every respect, to his antagon-
| ist. But it seems, that under nearly similar
circumstances, the Locofoco leaders of Clear
field have followed our example.
| JOHN l.. CUTIE, Esq, was born in England.
He came to this country when quite young, and
| for many years has resided in this town, where
/ he has ever borne the character of good citi-
zen and an honest man. He is practical sur
yeyor, and lawyer, and is about forty five
wears of age. n o man for moment questions
| his experience and ability. He has for years
voted the Democratic ticket, and been a hard
working member of the party. This fall he
asked at the hands of his party the nomination
for District Attorney. The other candidates
were both young in years, young in expert
| ence and young at the bar. Neither of them
| have ever performed one half the service to
their party, or worked vigilantly for its sue
cess as Mr.. CUTIE. Yet, notwithstanding all
this he is cast aside, receiving only serea votes
| in this borough, because he as an ERgishmGn
! With all their avowed love for foreigners, his
party have embraced the first opportunity to
stab him in the dark, and then to add insult to
injury, the leaders tell him, that '.if they had
| the appointing power, they would give him the
office, but it wouldn't do to run him as candi-
datc.'' Verify, consistency, thou art jewell
That we are not mistaken when we assert
! that Mr.. Cutie was thrown overheard s'be-
side of the Atlantic can he easily proven
An old and venerable Democrat, asserted on
the street, in presence of a crowd Of persons,
that he didn't vote for him on that account
adding, esd'ye think I'd vote for an English
man? Why they burned our Congressional
Library. impressed our seamen, and melted
the Indians to war, on our frontiers. Vote
for one of them No, no, no!''
We want to hear no more, then, from the
Locofoco party about ssproscription.'' They
ought to be the last men to talk about it. If it
| is wrong for us to refuse to vote for foreign
ers, as such, how much worse is it for those to
do so, who profess to be their peculiar friends !!
| We do not solicit their cooperation, we do not
ask their votes. But the Locofoco party begs
their assistance and after enjoying it for years,
embrace the first opportunity of throwing
them over the fence.
The LocoFoCo FIzzLE.-PurSuant to their