Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-07-17


/ With womans cheerful face before us,
| And freedoms banner streaming o'er us.
Is. Sunday Schools-The nurseries of vir-
tue in the rising generation; the safe guardi-
ans of liberty and independence. May all flu
ture generations enjoy their blessings.
| VOLUNTEER ToAsTs.
! By W. J. Hemphill.-Hon. Andrew John
son OF Tennessee-The able and fearless cham
| pion of the Constitution and the Union; who
| has never evinced either weakness at the knees
nor rotteness of the heart; either when assail-
! ed by Southern Rebels with arms in their
| hands, in the Senate Chamber by N Nothern
doughfaces. His services will be rewarded
| by an elevation to the highest office in the
/ gift of the American people.
| BY Jacob Hoover.-Gen. Twggs; the Arch
| Traitor who betrayed the confidence reposed
| in him by the chief Executive of the best and
most liberal Government the sun ever shone
| upon, by basely betrayiDg into the hands of
the Rebels the loyal soldiers under his COM
mand, and by robbing the Government of
money, arms, and munitions of war. May he
speedily meet the doom which awaits him.
| By A. Or. Hoyt.-The Federal Union and
the Constitution, which recognize the sovcr-
cign rights of the people of each State to
| form their own government and institutions.
May this tru ly Republican principle of our
fathers, be understood and adhered to in all
time to come and may all traitors, interlo-
pers and meddlers, be smoked out aud choked
like Brown.
BY w. b. phill.-Sthphen A. Douglas,
the Patriot ard Statesman-rev cred and be-
loved by all who knew him. His untimely
death has cast gloom throughout our land,
scarcely paraleled by the death OF any of our
public men. The loss of his eminent services
to his country, at this time, will be severely
felt. Peace to his ashes
BY q. B. Hoover.-Our National and State
Constitutions-they have both been afflicted
f,rn Ion tpa hot oil
to the spine complaint. May they speedily re-
cover so as to dismiss all Doctors of Divinity
from our army and navy, and all rOgueS from
the post office Department.
By Edw'd Goodfellow. Sunday school,
has been the means of reclaiming many a
youth from the frowardness Of his ways and
pointing him the way 20 God. May much
more interest be manifested in the good cause
and may it prove the Salvation of the souls of
thousands of our youth.
BY JAS. X. Hancock. The Clearfield Re-
publican, the hired organ of the late Admins
tration deserves the contempt of every patri-
otic and loyal citizen. for the reasonable SEN
tences which it weekly publishes calculated to
give aid and comfort to the Rebels in arms a.
gainst the Government.
By Harry Hemphill.--The Ladies-the
counselor of mans troubles ever smiling on
occasions like the present-bewitching alike
with their smiles and their good things.
day may they make happy with their presence
and good cheer.
By Isaiah Goodfelow w.-Thc day we cele-
brate-the day American Independence was
declared. May it ever be held in grateful re-
membrance by the American people, and may
generations yet unborn revere it with the same
patriotic demonstrations that We have been
taught to do.
By w. NJ. M.-The Hon. Joseph Holt of
Kentucky, Post master General and Secreta-
ry of under james Buchanan'S Admins
tration--may he live to realize the aspirations
of his heart, and may his children and grand
children reposc under the banner OF this glo
rious Union.
By VIM. z. Beck.-Our citizen Soldiery,
who so promptly responded to the call of the
chief Executive to repel by force of arms the
insult offered our flag, will ever be held in
GRATEFUL remembrance by loyal people.
BY Jas. Norris.-Jef Davis and his North
ern cohorts-alike rebels and traitors to their
country. May they receive their just deserts
at the hands of the Law abiding and Union
loving American citizens.
By Milton S. Lawhead.-The ssirrepreSsible
conflict between liberty and despotism-the
struggle will be long and severe 'sbut the
harder the confict-the more glorious the tr-
umph."
BY VIM. Carr-Our Brothers in the army
may they soon return from the war laden with
laurelS, and ever after be permitted to live in
peace beneath their own Vine and Fig tree.
By Philo.-The young Ladies-may their
shadows never grow less; and may their patri
otism be rewarded by the embraces of their
lovers when they return from the war.
By NJ. j. Carr.-The Star Spanged Banner
May it wave in triumph over every city of the
South, and be acknowledged now as ever.
ssThe Flag of our country
BY w. NJ. M.-The Traitor-he that SYM
pathizes with the enemy of his Country, may
he have short life, happy death, and may
we have no more like him.
By A. G. Hoyt.-The age of reason which
broke the chain of Ecclesiastical oppression
and proclaimed freedom of conscience to a
captive world.
By w. M. M.-Our banner-the stars and
stripes-may it float in the atmosphere of
freedom, when every Traitors head is laid in
the dust.
By A Member.--The Liberty Hill Sunday |
School. May it long remain established
fact and never cease to celebrate the fourth |
of July.
By John S. Hoyt.-Let us learn to respect |
all good men, whether living or dead, though |
it pain many to speak the truth in regard to |
them.
By B. F. Carr.-May every man have an in
dependant home in this world, and happy |
home in the next.
By A Lover of man.-May Idleness and |
humbuggery cease and industry and virtue jog |
gradually on.
By Home Stead.-May the day come when
all men will live on the production OF their
own Labor.
By A Republican.-Our UNION. May it be
preserved-and the rebels and traitors anihi-
lated.
BY VIM. Mincer.-May Southern fannaticlsm
fall victim to Northern Democracy.
By Observer Our country's Redeemers,
Lincoln, Scott and the Union army.