Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-04-02
A won 10 rEE PnITr.

''Occasional,'' the correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press, in a receut letter, in
speaking of the especial idolatry'' OF The
Breckenridge faction tor Gen. Mcclellan
says: ''Thcy cover Gen. Mcclellan with false
commentator, and vaunt his nigh descrviugs,
because they believe a new opportunity is hero
presented 10 GiUiae the people aud tc cm5uTrrSs
the President and bis Cabinet. But
he should keep in mind tba, no man, who has
done his part IN this mighty struggle for free
dom, can ever gain By listening 10, or being
Affected by, the pNrtlS1aS goh0se interest lies IN
disgrGcefuL comyroniss or a hupiAaiiEg peace
2ci,h traitors. There are too many brave and
self sacrificing men engaged In that struggle
(Who see that the way TO the qualification of a
noble ambition is by another path, to render
this effort OF the Breckenridge leaders success
fnl. Gen. Mcclellan most fortunate heretofore,
is Still more fortunate in the opportunity Of
achieving great victory over the traitors now
presented 10 him. il he graSps IT, he VIII DO
worthy OF the gratitude OF his cJuutryueu.
But no man. not even Washington himself
could succeed II he permitted himself TO weld
TO paTtiSanS whose object Is 10 turn this war 10
the base purpose OF defeating a just Admiris-
tration, or Of bringing back into power tho
pro-slayery authors Of the present war. We
cannot too sedulously keep in view that these
partisanS look to the recovery Of Federal pow
er for one or for the other OF these purposes.
Their programme is already laid down. Ii Is
written in all their resolutions, speeches, and
editorials. Concealed tut reGt sympathy for the
traitors, attacks upon Dir. Lincoln and his
friends, hostility TO the 'car tar, eraggeralioas
Of the Gett, and presentations u al the
legislation Of the present Congress, coasiitufc
their programme. No successful saldier OF
This great contest for human freedom and for
constitutional supremacy, viii ever bearsen
to the counsels or the praise of such discou-
tents without doing Injustice 10 his country
al pf ale Il fli
The brave men in army and ravy, lead
ers aud followers, cannot be diverted from the
issue involved in the war by the assaults OF tho
sympathzers with Secession upon BLACK Re
Dublicans' and .sAbolitioniSts.'' Say what
you please against The latter, all their instinct,
and interests are jndissOlub.y identified with
the triumph Of our arms. Taat they did not
precipitate ihe conflict, is established by ten
evidences, the most authoritative
being that of the traitors themselves who
thirsted for strife, and rejected compromise
because tn believe war would result in tLeiF
own Independence. The Republicans (for
there are comparatively few AboIitiunists a
mang the Republicans) may sometimes go TO
extremes, equally in their remedies for the
rebellion as IN their criticisms upon our mill
tary leaders. But those who den0unce them,
and labor to invoke Democratic preindiceE
against them, becaEse the Republicans demand
rigOr against the traitors and also
peCduSc llGA i4oiob tt4d~ pH4 a+iiiNdtt iNAtNlH
shall not treat these traitors as Il they had
simply offended against some civil statute or
social law. should keep ia mind the tact that.
wild and vicious as the Republicans NAV have
been or are, Meg hare not sought ffe life of GA.s
Government, GssGssiRGted fs GbIest defenders,
and inrolse9 against II tte hideoss and narnelcss
ouriiaries Of saeage learfare. As partisans.
the Republicans may. be crticisedi but ne who
attempts to defeat them by concerting viii,
the sy ympsthiZers with Secession, and hy look
ing forward 10 shameless concession TO the
destroyer of thousands of valushis llres, viii
be wofully mistaken.