Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-06-26

HOW TREASON Is ENCOURAGED.
BY SAMUEL J. ROW

HOW ThkASUN ID GNSOUh6GCO
II was truthful language uttered BY Stephen
A. Douglas in one Of the last speeches he ever
made in regard to our present troubles,
'.That the shortest road to peace IS the most
ssnpendous preparation for war,-the more
prompt and energetic the movement, and the
more important it is in numbers, the shorter
will be the struggle"
In this spirit the government has been act
ing; and in this spirit the majority OF our cit
izens of all parties have responded. The OBJ
ject is to crush the rebellion in the shortest
possible time. This is the en!y way to save
bloodshed and give permanent peace. The
great body of the people, both Democrats and
Republicans, feel this to be the fact and talk
and act accordingly. To compromise with trea-
son, or even pariey with it, is to destroy the
nation. The only way to treat the traitors is
to subdue and punish them. The policy of
making any sort of compromise or parley with
them, is a policy to break up the Union and
diagrace the American name. Trust no man
who now talks of hushing up this treason by
compromise with the rebels. II he is not
traitor himself, he is at least in sympathy with
them, or else grossly misled.
1t is to be regretted, that there still a
few journals whose course is only calculated
to give aid and comfort TO the enemy. OF
this class, we are sorry to find the Clearfeid
Republicans of this place, TO be ono of the most
bitter and unscrupulous. To Judge from the
tone of its articles, one would suppose that
the rebels could not expect more sympathy at
home, than they receive from the Editors OF
that paper. Does our military commander
refuse to surrender up to the civil authority
some offender who has been arrested in the
midst of reasonable designs7 Why, then,
the Editors of the Republican, feel Indignant
they give us an article about the suspension
of the writ of 'sHabeas Corpus" If their
views were adopted the rebel prisoners need
never fear they would need only to get some
neighboring Judge, of Secession sympathies,
TO issue a writ of Habeas Cnrpus and have
them III ought before him and released. Does
our government seize some old telegraphic
dispatches, by which some unsupported trail
tors may be caught7 Then, the Editors of
the Republican are indignant again. They
cannot contain their wrath, but come out in 4
flaming editorial denouncing it as great out
rage. How is it that the Editors of the Re-
publican never become indignant at any out
RACES perpetrated by the rebels3 They may
burn bridges; destroy property murder our
soldiers in the public streets; arrest, torture
and hang peaceable citizens, for no other crime
than being true to their flag and their coun-
try; but the Editorial mind of the Republican
is not moved in the least. Many Of these
things are not noticed at all, and others bare
" alluded to as mere matters OF fact. But,
let some Southern Secessionist lose few
"niggcrs," or let the government take some
energetic measures to arrest and punish the
traitors; and what bowling will be heard !!
The editorials of the Republican will TEEN with
wrath. Its editors can witness the most hor-
rid wrongs and indignities perpetrated on
their fellow-citizens of the North and look on
with as little feeling as byena; but let so
much as a hair OF a traitor be touched, and
in their synlpathies they become as tender as
youue dores he havo no confidence in the
loyalty OF such men, let their pretensions be
what they may. Those who have such strong
rebel sympathies, should betGke themselves to
the rebel camp.