Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-04-16


quired number.
believe man TO be capable OF self govern
ment. What makes government Not prop
erty, but men. An Infatuation. delirum
seems to have swept over the land. 1t seems
| like dream. What has it all been for
Look at the battle-fcld, covered with bleeding
and mangled corpses; hear the cries of the
wounded and dying. There is cause for
this war, this shedding OF blood, this sacrifice
Of life. What is Secession A demon ty-
rant. a serpent in Eden. The willy serpent
| first whispered Secession into our grandmoth
| cr's ear in the garden of Eden, and our first
| parents seceeded and hid themselves. South
| Carolina went out of the Union, and ran up
| the palmetto instead of the glorious Stars and
| Stripes. Louisiana elevated the pelican,
| bird notorious mainly on account of its capac-
! ity to swallow and the mintS, forts, &c, were
soon swallowed by Secession. Alabama was
represented by the snake-a good emblem for
the venomous secessionists of that region.
Who commenced this war South Carroll
ma went out on the 22d of February. What u
| misfortune to the country that Andrew jack
| son not in the Presidential chair in place
| of James Buchanan, who sat still, and allowed
| the traitors 10 go on consummating their un-
| holy schemes. What did South Carolina next
| do? Attacked Fort NJ Moultie andCastle Pinck-
| ney drove the gallant Anderson into f Fort Sum
ter, and thus, under the direction OF Beaure-
| gard, who is sometimes styled Noregard, COM
| menced erecting their long line OF batteries
and forts. Beauregard continued erecting his
! forts until, on the lith of April, he had a con
/ ference with the gallant Anderson, who told
| him he would be out of provisions on the 10th,
and would then, unless relief sent, be
compelled to surrender. Pryor. OF Virg gnia
| (that then loyal State), was in Charleston at
| the time, and maintained that blow must be
| struck or Firg MIA would be lost. An unarm-
| ed vessel. laden with provisions, seht to
/ H. Is.f
| by the Rebels and turned back. On the 18th
Beauregard followed the advice of Pryor, in
| order to help Virginia out of the Union.
| need not tell you of the many long and weary
| hours of suffering endured within the walls Of
| Fort Sumter by the brave and patriotic Ander-
| son, and his little band of faithful soldiers
| you have all doubtless read of them. Here,
| tor the first time in the nations history, was
| the national flag of the United States disgraced
| Soon after the fall of Sumter, Secretary Wal
ker publicly boasted that on the lst of May
! the Confederate flag should float over the Cap
| itol at W Washington. and preparation was made
by the rovisional Government of the Rebel
| States to raise an army of hundred thousand
men.
All this was done before the proclamation
of President Lincoln appeared. Davis COM
| menced the war and you were called upon to
assist the Southern Confederacy, to join them
! and take back Washington, which already be-
| longs to you. You are called upon to join a
| band of robbers and dsunionisis, to get back
| what already belongs to yon! The North is
| carrying on this war to maintain the law and
| the Constitution. When submission comes
the war ends. When L look around and see
those gentlemen clothed in the uniform OF
their country, my heart beats, and welcome
the soldier as the protector and savior OF his
| family. They are not your enemies, but
| friends who come here to protect those sacred
| rights and priyilppeS Guaranteed by the Con-
| stitution, and TO restore peace to our distract.
| country. There are more aboltionists in
| your own State than in the army of the United
| States-all deny any hostility either 10 you or
to your property or institutions. The asser-
| tion that they have any other motive is only a
contrivance to delude and deceive.
When your own people see that they are
about to be punished-when they feel the rope
about their necks-they want you to destroy
your city, while thew burn your bridges and
| rob you of your substance, that they may be
saved. Will you do iti The brave soldiers
who are now among you are your friends
they come to save, not to destroy. l heartily
welcome them, officers and privates. You
have already seen many, but there are legions
| more ready when needed. Those who have
been deceived and deluded into feeling OF hos
tiiity to the Government shall be treated as
lenently as possible, but conscious, intelligent
treason must be punished and when that is
| done your Government will be stronger than
ever. 1t is Government made and sustained
by the voice of the people, which is the voice
OF God himself. l love to hear our national
airs, which have no doubt sent thrill of Joy
to many heart after being subjected SO long
| to reign of terror Hail Columbia - s.Star
Spangled Banner" ssYankee DOODLE" &c.
Again l ask, what is this war for 2 Can you
not see that they are in the wrong, and must
| lose, while we right, and must triumph
| he M inn
the United States.
Governor Johnson here spoke in feeling
terms of those who had been slain in battle or
died from fatigue and exposure, and said Sc
cession was responsible for their untiinely
death and mothersand tatherswere responsible.
| .sLet us have no more of this continued he
"call back your sons, and let the guilty lead
ers be punished for their treason.'' He then
! referred TO the mountain people, and describ-
ed some of the indignities and prosecutions
they had been subjected to by the Confcder-
| ate troops, and said he trusted ''the time
| would soon come when the glorious Old flag
| would be flying over the highest peaks In East
! Tennessee, and the people freed from the op-
pressors. He alluded TO the letter from the
Southern Commissioners to Lord John Russell,
| and to the proposition made to the French
Government, and said. 'Will you not under
| stand these questions Let us come forward
| and stand by the Stars and Stripes-Liberty
and Union, one and inseperable, now and for.
| ever. Our colors will be bathed in fire and
blood, until the Government and the Constitu-
tion are maintained
The Governor now returned his thanks &c
/ the ladies, who, he said, scare as patriotic a:
in former times, when they stripped them,
selves of their jewels and gave them up as
sacrifice for freedom. 1 appeal to them Il
prevail upon their husbands and sons to take
up arms in defence OF freedom. After an eu
logy on patriotic women, he said, ssLet III