Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-09-11


of the Bible society, will be held in the Epis-
copal church, on Sunday evening. Sept. 18th
! 1861, at Il O'Clock. The usual collection will
be taken. BY order of the President,
GEo. w. RHEEM, Sec'y.
LurnERsBuRG, Sept. 1861.
Mr.. S. j. Row :-DEAR SIR Enclosed I
send you copy of a letter from G. b. Good
lander x Co., Qhe original will preserve,)
and reply to the same which desire you
| to publish in the JonrnaI next week. BY doing
SO, you will obige your friend, R. FL. MOORE
s.REpUB.' OFF. CLF'D, Aug. 26th, 1861.
tsR. III. MOORE DIR. SIR You seem to be
engaged very 5usily in having your neighbors
to stop our paper, as you have but little bu-
| sinesS of your own to atte nd to; and seeing
that you do not understand your duties as P.
NJ, we Will give you some instructions, SO that
You may not, in making raid upon us, also
at the same time, make one upon your imme-
diate neighbors. Every paper you return to
our office, that has not been paid in advance
by the subscriber, is lost to him and not to
| US as we will not remail the papers; nor will
We stop it until all arrearages paid. You
will hereafter, if you wish any of our subscri-
bers to stop the paper inquire if it is paid for;
if not, you can send the money yourself or
have them to do so for you, and as soon as
this is done the paper will be stopped. 1t is
of newspapers by letter, when subscriber
wishes to discontinue his paper; not by re-
mailing the paper, as by this method the SUBJ
scriber loses the paper and must pay for it too.
You should not invest to heavily in this
matter of persecution, as the tables may turn,
before your masters time is out. The Jac-
obins are not as secure in their positions as
they may think. Had you contributed
much towards a peaceful solution of our ma
tonal troubles, as you and your aiders have
to destroy forever the peace and Union of our
country, you would have been engaged in do
ing something which would have Injured to-
wards benefttng yourself, your children and
your neighbors; whereas your whole effort
has been to entail curse upon yourself and
your children, for perhaps, generations to
come and the future Historian of our coun-
try will write that, Aboitionsm aud the Chi
cago Platform, were the cause of the downfall
of American Liberties. We would candidly
ask you, to read lesson from the French
Revolution. Read,the fate of Robesperre and
his hell-hounds and profit thereby.
Yours, q. b. GooDLANDER & Co.
LUTHERsBURG, Sept. 9TH, 1861.
Mr.. q. B. GooDLANDER Sir: Your letter
dated 26th of August came to hand, and until
now bad not time to reply; although you
say have no business of my own,-we will
let that pass for what it is worth. You offer
your services as counsellor to instruct me as
to my duties as P. NJ. This is very kind of
you indeed and acknowledge that did not
know that the p. NJ. was in duty bound to pay
the Editors for all the papers that came to his
Office, until received these instructions from
head quarters. Now, suppose, according to
your doctrine, if your press should stop print
ing, would be compelled to pay all arreara-
geS due you. 1t is very necessary that Post
masters should know this. was ordered to
return those papers to your office, and of
IA Of h,,os
whether the arrearages were paid or not. If
papers are not lifted from the office for three
months then we, as postmasters, are required
to notify the Editors,-not until then. You,
however, seem to be using little sharp prac-
tice in this matter; of which you knew some-
thing before you left Brady township. A word
to the wise is sufficient.
But since you have taken such bold posi-
tion, let us see how you came to palm your
niggardly sheet upon some of these people.
You sent your paper to many persons without
asking them, or they subscribing for it. They
being acquaintances, (and not having much
impudence as you) did not suspect that you
would pursue such mean, low, traitorous
course as you have done and therefore. they
did not send back the first issue; Gas they since
wish they had y and now. you wish to take ad
vantage of the privilege which you have of
those who have not paid all arrearages This
l call sharp practice--it comes next door to
stealing.
Again, you warn me with a sneaking threat,
g not to invest too heavily in this matter OF
s persecution, the tables may turn before
sc my masters time is out. The Jacobins are
ss not as secure in their position as they may
" think" 1t is not difficult to infer what is
meant by this sneaking threat-knowing the
author of these words and his actions and in
fuence in regard to the present Southern Re-
bellion which might summons He'll to match
its rascality. But, sir, shall preserve those
words, and if you are ever indicted and pros
ecuted for treason (for which think you are
on fair way) they shall be brought up a.
gainst you.
Jacobin, believe, a name given to the
violent revolutionists of France, in the time
OF Robespierre. Please put the saddle the
right horse. l am no revolutionist. Jeff. d.
Uis is the Mahomet of Southern Jacobinism,
and if you are not one of mis- immediate and
present Jacks, it is only because you are too
much of a sneaking coward,-but, at the same
time, you aiding and abettiug him all you
dare. You and your paper, is without either
patriotism, principle or shame. You call
yourself Democrat, but you are ranked a.
mong harpies. | have read somewhere, that
never was there a measure corrupt and
mean but what it had its friends, and you ap-
pear to be one Of that class. Thank God, the
great majority of the Democratic party north
Is not composed of such men as you.
Again, you charge me with being instru-
mental in bringing about curse on myself,
my children, and my netghbors. Now, sir,
every one that knows me, knows that | med
died but little with politics, and therefore |
am unconcious OF doing any evil to myself,
my children, or neighbors,--u you call
voting for Abraham Lincoln crime and a
curse, who believe is conceded by all (suoh
as you only excepted) to be an honest man
and patriot; which, perhaps, is more than
may be said for you.