Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-04-03
THE RAFTsmAN's JOURNAL,
suuARY OF NEWS.


line Democratic papers of the North, has
strong artical with the foregoing heading, and
though stronger in language than we can ap-
prove, yet doubtless, in its facts substantially
true. 1t calls things by their right names. and
may be the only way to meet a ssclass of per-
sons, who under thin yeneering OF pretended
love for the Union, are profoundly stepped in
treason. They talk of patriotism, and at the
same time are chuckiing at the humiliating
position in which the administration is placed
by being obliged to give up Fort Sumter. and
to tolerate others acts OF the secessionists
which weaken our government at home and
render it contemplate abroad. These North
ern secessionists, in their disguise, are the
very men that the Southern secessionists rely
upon for encouragement and assistance in
their resistance to the general government.
They are cunningly poisoning the public
mind, and are continually informing the peo-
pie of the South that the North will be div-
ded in the case of collision between the Sc
cessionists and the general government"
IsrERSATIoNAL AFrAIRs.-The first inter-
national difficulty with the Southern Confed-
eracy has occurred in Brooklyn, in the case Of
Patrick Neutrality-suspicious. name betrays his
origin-who brought before Justice,
yesterday, on charge OF intoxicat ion. he
denied the right of the court to try him, as be
was citizen of the Southern Confederacy, in
proof of which he pulled a small Palmetto flag
out OF his pocket and iourished it defiantly be-
fore the justice. The Court, however, did not
recognize the right OF secession. individually
or by States, SO Patrick was convicted, fined
$40 and costs, and in default of payment was
sent to Jail for ten days, protesting vehement
IL that ssit would be the occasion of war'' be-
tween the United States and the .sCorfederate
States Of America"
An ENCOURAGING EPIsTLE.-The Editor of
the Illinois State Journal has received the
following chaste and encouraging epistle from
a secessionst, who, 1t seems, has been reading
that paper: SPRINGFIELD JoURNAL.-Altow a
disunionist to say your editorials are particu-
lary noticed South. Your talk is just the
thing we like to hear. Give us hell, we like
to hear it. We defy the Government and all
such hell-hounds your paper and followers
to alter our purposes. We are all right here
our course is marked out-change it If you
can. A SECEssIoSIsT.
THE FLAG OF THE AMERICAN USIos.-A few
days since, Judge William Lawrence, of Logan
| county, Ohio, caused the following order to
be entered upon the journal of his Court =
ssIt is hereby ordered that the sheriff OF Logan
county be, and hereby is directed at every
term of this Court, to erect upon the dome of
the Court House in Bellefontaine, suitable
standard with the flag of the American Union
thereon, and the same shall there remain du-
ring the sessions OF this Court, as an evidence
of devotion to tie Constitution, the Union,
and The enforcement of the laws"
ssLooK AT IT .''-Two or three years since o
prominent American gentleman, visiting Eu-
rope, called upon Mr.. W., our Minister to
| Prussia, and in company with him, visited
famous sculpture in the City of Berlin. Our
| representative abroad'' folded his arms,
threw back his head, i'm admiring attitude, and
exploded in this brilliant exclamation:
ssLook at 1t now arn't that splendid statoot 2"
| The story is told of him, too, that when he
1 4 g.. a. Ct
he drove up to the palace in a cab, and a very
/ seedy one at that.
A SIGNIFICANT IsDIcArIos.-A gentleman
residing in Iowa writes that the land offices in
different sections of the West are flooded with
applications for information from Southern
people. These applications are generally
made IN writing and refer to the state of at
fairs existing in the South as rendering emf
| grafton to the North desirable. Many of these
applications come from as far South as Texas
and Louisiana. The fact is, the ssreign of ter
ror'' prevailing in the s.Cotton States' must
ere long drive tens of thousands of the best
| inhabitants away.
| YIRGIsIA.-Tne secessonists claim to have
gained few votes in the Convention from
the ranks of the Unionsts, but still the latter
have q controlling majority. This apparent
accession to the strength OF the disruption
party is owing to the fact that some members
were Union men on such impraCticable condi-
ftions that they might as we'll have been class
ed with the secessonists from the first.
While they were elected by the votes of the
Unionists, they are really the worst kind of
destructives. We think the State at large is
safe.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL ExHIBITIoN.-It
has been fully decided that the National exhi-
bition held in England In 1851 shall be repea-
ted in 1862. The Commissioners appointed
by the English Government have come to a
resolution as to the precise character of the
building. The Bank of England has offered
to advance the required funds, and contract
will at once be made with two eminent firms
who sent in the lowest tender, and who have
jointly agreed to execute the work.
SOMETHING NEw.-An improvement has
been made in sugar refining in New York, by
which, says the World, syrup made from COM
mon Muscovado molasses, is pronounced by
sugar refiners who have tested it, as being
nearly, if not equal. to sugar house, syrup
which is sold for family use. The process of
refining involves an expense of about one cent
per gallon. The process is eptire'stspechani-
cal, no acids being used.
II GENERoUs.-The Rev. Thos. K. Beecher,
fbrother of Henry Ward, walking through El-
tmra, saw poor widow, who had one to
Ihelp her, saving her wood. Immediately off
went his overcoat and muff1er, and sound min
Hsterial muscle soon finished the little pile she
had. The next day a cord of wood was laid
before the widows door, and sawed and piled
by two men-the pay coming out of the Rev.
erend Beocher's pocket
A LOVE AFfAIR.-Tbe guests in the Indian
apolis Hotel were startled one day last week
by the efforts of unsophistic ated young
country girl to stab man in the par lor who
had lured her from her home under the prom
Use of marriage. Preferring matrmony to
death, the seducer relented, the knot was tied,
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