The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-21

ounces. These beets beat any other Deet'
We have yet seen. Whose beets can bes
these bcets. Bring them along.
The Babbling Croaker of the Milford Her.
aid.
That demagogue and would-be Scion, o.
the Milford Herald, attempts to confute a
few matter-oEfact comments which We made
some two weeks since, on an article publish
ed by him.
He sets out by accusing us of perverting
his meaning. We quoted his article correct
ly, and neither altered nor misconstrued his
meaning. This dcmagogue was laboring 10
prove that this war could not be settled by
the present administration; and that the re-
puhicans, who are as free from disloyalty to
the government as the east is from the west,
should therefore be defeated and democrats
he elevated to Office in their stead. Does
this demagogue think the democrats will la
bor more strongly for the government if they
have the spoils in their hands! Is he so
stupid as not TO see that such is the logical
inference of his article! We presume, how
ever, that he speaks for that class of dema-
gougic democrats who are actuated by such
sordid motives Of gain as he Inadvertently at
tributes to them, and not for that class of gen.
uine, patriotic democrats who are for the 60
vernment without an II or but.
The Herald declared that "the democratic
party have alyays been, and still are, the
Union party ;" and we asked him how it was,
if such be true, "that this rebellion was con-
cocted under and put in execution during
democratic administration and this too by
part of those who were at the head of this
same democratic administration - At this
the editor flies off at tangent, and gives US
q very clear idea Of his mental caliber, by
propounding the following silly question =
THE John Brown rebellion took place during
the administration of James Buchanan-was
the democratic party responsible for it!'' We
would ask this Milford Herald Solon, wheth-
er John Brown was connected with James
Buchanan's administration and, if SO. wheth-
er Mr.. Buchanan connived at Browns rebel.
lion! 1.-The answers the question in the a fir
native then we will admit that his question
is pertinent-but if he says Brown had nc
connection with Buchanan's administration,
then his question 10 US becomes impertinent.
and absGrdly ridiculous. Again: The Her.
all SAYS:
ga great many negroes were stolen from
their masters during Buchanan's administra-
tion-maBy murders were committed, crimes |
of all classes were perpetrated-who but an
abilition editor would think of holding the |
democratic party responsible for them! ~
We would ask, who bot knave or fool
would attribute such stuff to usl We never
said or hinted at any thing of the kind. The
Herald says:
"When Abraham Lincoln was elected
President, it became painfully evident that
the great discomfort of a number of the South
ern States was almost showing itself in rebel
lion. Congress was about to assemble; Bu-
chanan in his message called the attention of
Congress to the state of things existing, and
called upon Congress for the necessary legis-
lat:on TO enable the Executive to act legally
IN meeting the emergency. Tn Congress
was republican Congress. Let Us ask this
profound editor what that Congress done
(dld-) We say they done (did) nothing"
Here are errors enough for one whole arti-
Gle. Buchanan in his message truly called
the attention of Congress to the state of the
country; but in doing this he argued the c
case for the government and against JEFF Da-
Wis, and then he argued the case for JEFF. Da.
Wis and against the government. But he e.
nally arrived at the conclusion that in order =
to maintain the government the safer way q
would be to enforce the laws; and without
any mode, left the whole matter
10 Congress. That Congress at first was not O
republican in either branch. The Senate b
vas largely democratic, and in the House the
republicans were in the minority, and only
succeeded in electing the Speaker BY aid Of =
inti- Lecompton democratic votes Subse- i
luenuy when the rebels deserted Congress, Il
Which lett the republicans in the majority.
he republicans hesltated to take any decisive Ia
neasures to put the rebellion down, because et
be Breckenridge democrats in our midst fe
7ere Threatening, in case the rebels were in.
erfered with, TO take up arms against the
'orth and for the rebels, 10 which more than Sc
alt the northern democratic papers respon. ID
ed amen. and one Of the most blatant of hi
bich was the Milford Herald, ii,