Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-23
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Thus we see that out Of, say, 400 voters
but III votes were poIled, and of this
Number l47 have declared themselves Re,
publicans.
Bot why was the vote sosmall? Where
Is the remainder of these 400 voters? To
make the words Of the Journal true they
should have rolled owe: 800 Republican
votes, If "four.ffths" of them are Re
puelicans why did they fail to vote 1t
was certainly not for the want Of an OPP
portunity. Even our neighbor will not
deny that the most yiglast efforts were
made 10 secure the vote Of every man who
was willing to vote the Republican ticket.
If lie does, the fact that two companies
lPattcrsons's and Tracy's,l polling but
three votes each, were hunted up and
supplied with tickets, would oontIsdict
him.
But Why the reader will ask, did the
Democrats in the army fail to vote This
is an important question, and the true an,
swer, if laid fully before the public, would,
we believe, raise such an outturst of in.
aignation against the guilty parties as
these hills are strangers to, But we for
bear, at least AT present, hoping the time
will como when it will bs proper to call
the accused 10 account.
To say that "four.ffths" of the volun.
teers from this county are Republicans, is
10 say what is notoriously untrue and SO
proven by the Journals own figures. Take,
for instance, Capt. Twins company: VIII
it be pretended that there are but 81 vo-
ters in that compaSy! Or will any man
pretend to say that there are only 7 DEM
ocrats init? Ifso, how came it that t0cnty
votes were cast at the DemocraticiprimaIy
election in August last, by that company {?
Or, again, take Capt. Roses company {;
Who will say there were no Democrats in
itH We are not ignorant OF the means
used to operate upon the feelings of our
brave volunteers, and to prejudice the
Democratic candidates in their estimation.
They are now face to face with the enemy,
and j! the military movements in that
quarter are properly interpreted a mIgh>
ty battle ia imminent, in which many Of
them may fall in death, sending weeping
and anguish to many household. Under
such circu instances il would be ungeners
Gus 10 expose the shameful recklessness of
some Of their pretended friends at home,
The votes of the volunteers from this
county show very distinctly that but veiy
few Democrats yctsd-that for some cause,
CT under some influence no doubt honor.
able to themselves, they withheld their
yotes-as the vote for the County ticket
varies but little from that for the Assem-
bly,. This was not the case with the vote
OF the jefferson county volunteers. Their
vote for the candidates for the Legislature
is quite as unanimous for the Republican
candidates, as is that Of the volunteers
from this county yet for the County tick
ct Of Jefferson the vote is about equally
divided between the Democratic and Re.
publican canditates-ihe Democrats re-
ceiving small majority. 1t is thus man"
ifest that the deep laid and recklessly ex>
ecuted scheme of misrepresentation prac'
ticed upon the volunteers mas only intended
10 apply to the candidates for The Legislature; !;
and this fact, toe, fatty contradiots the
"fourf:ths" rule Of the Journal, as spplie0
throughout the district"