Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-02-06
s. B. ROW, EnIroR AND PROPRIETOR.
CALLING HARD NAMES.

CALLING dAhD NAMES.
When Dr. Johnson called the fsh-wife can
adjective" she was startled; when be pro-
nounced her to be GA proposition" she was
dumbfounded but when he sternly added
that, in his opinion, she was no better than ga
coniunction,' the pride of the market submit
ted to the great photographer, and wept fierce
tears at her first discontinue. Sundry Breck
inridge editors take it for granted that the Re-
publican party is to be sienced in the same
way-that the fire of feeling can be quenched
by shower of subacidulous epithets, and the
rock of conviction pulverized by reproachful
belchings-that the way to "conciliate" their
political opponents, and persuade them into
"compromise,' is to msrepresent their views,
and heap upon them vituperative abuse.
The editor of that highly delectable sheet,
the Cearfeld Repnblican-organ of the Breck-
inridge Democracy, and special apologist of
the Disunionists-dispays an unusual facility
in the use Of mal-homenclature and extrdordi-
nary dexterity at perversion. In his last issue
or two, he labors with unwonted zeal to con-
vince everybody in general, and wavering sub
jects of his own party in particular, that the
Republican organization is conglomeration
of ssAbolitlonists,' "bloody revolutionists,"
"British hearted abolition hirelings,' s'jack-
alls,'' sshyepas," ''hireliDg traitors,'' ''fana-
tics,'' sshireling demagogues," and :scoercion-
ists,'' with here and there few sslazaroni,"
"piug -uglies," ssrip-raps,'' and sswooden nut
meg, philanthropic gentlemen thrown in by
way of making up satisfactory variety. An
examination OF few previous numbers would
doubtless increase this singular admixture
greatly, whilst full enumeration of the deri-
sive terms that can be found in an entire vol
ume of that paper, would cause severe strain
upon the powers of the multiplication table.
The same high and veracious (7) authority
is also excessively anxious to make it appear
that this ssscctional party' is not only dis
reputable, but very dangerous organization.
Ii moderate share of reliance can be placed
in the accusations against the Republicans set
forth by our uptown ncighbor, it would seem
that they stsucceedcd by species of false pre-
"tences usually assumed by all demagogues
" and fanstics"-that they 8. have been plot
" ting treason against the country for the last
" thirty years their Representatives are
determined to ss roll on and spread the eul-
ablems of revolution, anarchy and despot
H ism''-that they have adopted the cry OF
coercion and the enforcement of the laws
only as /" pretext to bring about bloody
revelation as speedily as possble''-that
they have conceived the unhallowed purpose
% of drawing the geographical line,' and thus
"by might to rule right or sink the noble
cold ship with all aboard.'' If all this were
true, our party would be rather unsafe ssin-
atitution," We admit but, fortunately for the
country, this is not the case. To man. its
members stand up for the Constitution and
the Union, and neither defamation nor misrcp
resentation can turn them from the path o
duty in the hour of their peril, nor induce them
to countenance treason, even though it does
appear in the enticing guise Of secession
Having evidently persuaded himself to re
gard the phantoms of his fruitful Imagination
as solid realities, it is not at all surprising that
the editor of the Republican should look around
for some means TO avert the frightful calami
ties of which he is so apprehensive. Being
strongly opposed to 'scoercion," to the em.
ploymcnt of austere measures, or to assuming ar
attitude that might appear threatening, We fell
satisfied that he could ard would suggest some
mild a1d peaceful remedy. Nor have we beer
mistaken in our anticipations. In his last is
sue be says the time has come when ss these
.shireling demagogues mus! be sufocated, eli
ether by halter or the immaculate voice o.
"the people," We have little doubt as to the
efficacy of such course of treatment; but a,
the offenders can, by it, have choice, it il
quite possible that they may prefer the human,
application of ga halter" to encountering tn,
alternative of an s.immaculate voice."
From what we have said our readers may
perhaps, form faint idea of the respectful
terms in which the Breckinridge organ speak
Of the Republican party, and the rare spirit o
"conciliation' which it manifests. We leav,
them to judge to what extent such course ant
such language are calculated to bring about
speedy adjustment; when, aside from all this
the Republicans, at every step they take il
that direction, are told by the apologists o
secession that they chad to back down."
TRIBusE ALAASAc.-We have received from
the publishers copy of the Tribune Almanac
for 1861. 1t contains the party platforms o
1850; a classification of both Houses of Con
gress; election eturns of all the States in thu
Union, the popular vote for President ID lo5,
and 1856; with mnch other statistical and re
liable information, in which the public are In
tsrested. Price. single copies. l3 cents, b,
mail 81 per dozen, or 81 per hundred. Ad
dreaS The Trih1ne New York