Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-12

ten forced upon as good union men as our.
selves. 1t seems that be had avowedly
subscribed for our paper because he thinks
it surpasses all others in misrepresentation
Now if he has such delight in merely reai-
ing falsehoods, how deep and keen must
be his rapture in telling them. Beyond
all doubt, his life must have been one of
exquisite enjoyment But we cannot be.
cause he is cooped up and can ne longer
exercise his vandalism upon other noble
and useful public works, permit him unre-
buked, to attempt to deuloli.h that great
great bridge OF national safety, that noble
lock and dam in the stream of political in.
telligence, that double,track railroad for
the promotion Of the great interests of the
country, the Louisville Journal. Accus.
toned to rob with impunity, he yet must
not be allowed to steal the Journals char.
acter, although unlike his own, it may be
well worth stealing. If he repeats the
fagitous attempt, we shall, in defiance of
all flags Of truce, "propose to move imme-
diately upon his works. We suppose he
will pronounce our course "ungenor1us"
and "unchivalrous," but we cant help that.
! If our distinguished correspondent, as
the end and upshot of all of his treasona-
bic deeds, shall un lergo ,on this emerging
from Fort Warren, the fate of those that it
is said, "can't be drowned;" we hope he
will send us ticket of invitation to the
interesting little entertainment. If he
shall think proper to make charge for il
We will cheerfully pay him back the two
dollars he now sends us. All, if he had
come to Louisville last fall as he intended
and caught us, we should have been g
dangling spectacle for his eys instead o.
living to anticipate his becoming one Of
ours. But we hope he is well, and tha
the dinners he eats in Fort Warren liz
more lightly upon his stomach than the ia
nous one he didn't eat here We would
kindly sugges to him that, if he has am
time to spare from the reading fthe Lou
isvillc Jo,rnai and from rcpenting of hi
sins, he might devote it to carrying on anc
consummating the negotiations, which a
: the time he occupied Bowling Green, h,
proposed to Mr.. Guthrie for the runnin.
; of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
As for Roger Hansons message to US j
. shall Of course of be attended to. We dit
- promise Roger some fine whisky, and it i
4 on hand. 1t is already jugged like Rogo
himself. And truly we can recommend i
- While it is passing down his throat, h
will perhaps al most forget the disagreca
bic sensation, that, in his moments of re
. Election, he no doubt feels about his neck
He begs us if the liquor is good, that h
will not venture to taste it ourselves, as i
that case he might lose it altogether
D. Well, he seems entirely aware that ther
II is no danger Of our drinking any bu
u "good" liquor. If his taste had bee
o equally unexccptionable, if he hadn't burr
. ed up one half of his senses and two halvt
- Of his patriotism with mean whisky he nei
II eli would have turned rebel, never wou!
'e have challenged US to mortal combat, no'
- er would have b2en at Fort Warren ours
z ing the flag Of his country almost With
III the awful shadow of Bunker Hill aud il
l. mighty shaft, never would have felt choke
ie for the want of drop to drink or locke
III forward with apprehen,ions Of being sti
IT worse choked one of these days by "dro
l. too much"
+ We are not without hopes that one den
n' John of good whisky, or at most two c
Oh three, will make Roger Union man agai
We don't look for him, however, to b,
what he declared himself short time be
n fore his apostacy, "a Union man withol
at ifs or butts )" he may be Uuon man will
rs out an if, but certainly not without mo'
e. ponderous butt. We don't wonder at h
r and Buckner's disposition to take drin
x "during the prevalence of the nor casters
Of for in those winds, the glorious old fla
re that streams from the liberty staff of Fo
l. Warren, points directly toward Fort Dol
IN elson.