Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-14
Correspondence.
For The Columbia Democrat.
ORANaEvILLE, Sept. 9th, 1861.

Col. L. L. TATE,
Dear Sir Whilst looking
over the T" New York Tribune" of the
2nd inst, my eyes happened to fall on an
article in said paper, headed, " From Co.
lumbia County, Penn.," and which I found
to be letter from our friend JOHN STA
LsY, of Greenwood, to the ". Y. Tribune.
1t is so good, that think every Democrat
in this County ought to see and read il;
and as there are very few Democrats in
this county who take the N Y. Tribune,
therefore if you think it worthy Of notice,
please publish it in your next COLUMBIA
DEMOCRAT. The following is the letter,
verbatim, viz
From Columbia Co., Penn.
Correspondence Of The NJ Y. Tr,bnne.
RonRsBuRo, Pima, August 81, 1861.
There is q vile sheet published in your
city called The Neo York Day Book,
which is getting powerful circulation in
this county among the Breckenridge Demo-
Gratis. One Republican had ten copies
sent to him for circulation. If this thing
is to continue the Government will have
to send troops here to protect the loyal
citizens, for in the northern part of this
County jeff. Davis has two men to Lin
coins one, or which is the same, two
Breckenridge men to one Lincoln man.
They are holding peace meetings, as they
call them, in the day time, and secret
meetings at night, something like the X.
G.. G. They have two companies formed,
and are forming two more, who call them
selves Democratic companies, and refuse
to be organized under the laws of the State.
One company is arn.ing with large knives,
made out of old scythes; report says the
others are to be armed with revolvers and
dirks. Some of the Union men are also
arming, with the expectation of being at
tackled So we may look for bad work if
such papers as The Day Book are allowed
to poison the minds of the people.
Last Thursday, 22d inst, we had q
Union meeting to countcract these peace
meetings. On the road home, two men,
who were out fishing, hurrahed for jeff.
Davis, when they were attacked and stab
bed by two young Union men. The
wounds, it is thought, will not prove NOR
tai. A recruiting officer who attended our
meeting, stopped at a tavern near by at
night and was insulted he drew revol
yer and was prevented from shooting the
Secessionist who insultcd him only by the
interference Of the Union men present. l
have been q subscriber to your paper for
ten years, and have done all could to
increase its circulation, but Tile Day Book,
in three months, has far outstripped it
26 copies came to Rohrsburg, to one ad-
dress, SO to Saltwater, % to Benton. l
have lived So years in this country. The
times look the darkest now.
JOHN STALEY.
Whom the Gods wish to destroy they
first make mad Can it be possible that
our fric nd John is so ignorant, that he
does not see, that to pcrpetratc such a
letter as the above, and to have it publish
cd in such q sheet as the ~. Y Tribune,
is aiding and abetting the enemy! Can
he be SO green as not to see that the pub
fishing of such a le,ter is comforting the
Rebels, and giving them encouragement
to carry on their diabolical work, in try
ing to destroy the best Government the
sun ever shone upon! Does he not make
the Southern people believe that there are
multitudes here in the North, who SYM
pathize with them, and who are ready to
assist them in their abominabe work. 1t
is giving the Southern people to under
stand that in the northern part Of Colum-
bin county, at least two thirds of the people
are secessionists. He states " for in the
northern part of this County JEFF. Davis
has two men to Lincoln's one, or what is
the same thing, two Breckenridge men to
one Lincoln man." Now if that is MOI
giving comfort to the enemy, then I dc
not understand what is. do not believe
that there is real secessioni.t to be found
in this county. If those who voted the
Democratic ticket last fall are seccssionists,
then will | agree with our friend Staley
] l will agree that there are even more in
the northern part of this county than what
he says there are but no one but down
right fool will believe that to be Demo
crat is to be seccssionist. We claim
friend Stalcy, that the DEMOCRATIC PARTY
is the UNION PARTY. Does he moi
remember that the people of the Democratic
party were sneercd at by the opposite par
ty, and were called Union savers 7''-
Can he show US one instance where any
man, or men of the Democratic party
trampled the American Flag under foot
Can he show us one instance where any
man or men of the Democratic party bur
ned the American Flag! Can he poin