Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-09-24
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC "sK1zzLE."


dates and runners of the ssGreat Democratic
Party of Cear6eld, for some ten days, in
cluding Sunday,-and after the profusion of en-
ormous posters, printed in the largest type the
Office of the organ could furnish, (that were
to be seen in the most conspicuous places all
over the county, We expected the greatest out
pouring of the Democratic masses that was
ever witnessed in our quiet village, on We'd
nesday last, which was fixed upon by Frank
Hughes tor the celebration of the adoption of
the Federal Constitution. In Philadelphia,
Harrisburg, and other places, Frank was
bIiged to postpone his celebration, as the peo
pie were too busy in driving the rebel marau-
ders from the loyal soil of Maryland, to en-
gage in the manufacture of Locofoco bunkum.
The time of the Democratic citizens of Clear
| field, however, not being thus occupied,
large number of them obeyed the behest of
| Hughes, and were promptly on hand
| 1t was a motley crowd. All over the house
We observed familiar faces-faces that we had
seen quite recently among the throng of sshalt,
lame and blind'' that filled our town for
week, seeking exemption from the Draft. The
meeting was organized by DR.. r ". Wilson. the
Chairman OF the County Committee. Find
| ing, doubtless. that he knew more about the
ssconstitution'' OF his patients than the Fed
eral Constitution, he cut his remarks short,
after very considerable display of teeth and
| tobacco.
| The next Speaker was the Hon. G.. r. Bar
rett, President Judge of the = Judicial Dis
trict, and an aspirant for the Gubernatorial nom-
ination. We supposed that in consequence of
his Judicial position. he would have the deli
cacy and good taste to decline speaking at
| political meeting; but, he pitched in OF
yore, and evinced that he had not forfeited
his by-gone laurels. He said something about
being in favor of crushing out the Rebellion
on a Constitutional basis. He wanted the guns
pointed in Constitutional way, and only Con-
stitutional bullets fired. He seemed to think,
if Rebel should be prevented, in an unconst-
tutional manner, from killing Union soldier,
| il would be terrible catastrophe. In short,
he was exercised exceedingly about infrac-
tions of the Constitution. The thought of
that sacred instrument being violated, seem
ed to work him into perfect fever OF excite
ment. The perspi-ation poured from his brow
his arms went through the pumping opera
| tion with unparalleled rapidity-and the rail.
| ing OF the bar was hardly large enough to con.
tain him, as he paced back and forth, venting
| his indignation upon the sacriligious head of
him who would dare violate the least provi.
suppose, if by SO doing he could save both the
Constitution and the Union. Did he forget
that our State Constitution contains the fol-
lowing paragraph in the 5th Article:
"SEc. 2.-The Judges of the Supreme Court
during their continuance in office shall reside
| within this Commonwealth and the other
Judges, during their continuance in office,
shall reside in the county district for
which they were respectively ele cted.''
Did he forget that as Judge he swore to sup
port the Constitution containing the above
section Did he forget that he resides in
Cearfeld, and has done so ever since he was
elected, except single summer season that
part of his family boarded in his district
Verify, we think the astute Judge ought to
have been the last man to have said anything
about the Constitution. If he is so much a.
fraid of injury to the Constitution, would il
not be well to get it iasHred, so that, if by fire
or sword it should be destroyed, it could be
wei. paid for7
The next Speaker was the immortal Boyer,
| of ssSt. Mary's Resolution notoriety. He
was cooked and primed for the occasion. 1t
was only necessary to say "Abolitionist'' to
bring down the house. But most enthusiastic
was the applause, and uprorious the laughter,
when he reached the climax of his chaste and
eloquent oratiOn, and said in ornate and e,e-
CANT language that '.the present was the damd-
| s' est Adm ministration he had ever seen, 20
Loud, too, were the cheers when he proclaim
ed ssthat there was not loyal man in the Re-
=" publican party!'' Terrific were the shouts
when he announced that sstbe Great Demo
8: cratic party had made the country what it
's is" Verify, We thought, be has told the
truth by mistake. Blecknridge and Davis,
Floyd and Yancey, Mason and Slidell, Bu-
chanan and Wise-the very elite of the De-
mocracy, are entitled to the credit of making
bleeding,-the execrations of its loyal people,
of every party and of every name, fall upon
the heads of these Democratic leaders. Poor
Boyer, he was not responsible for what he said.
The great celebration was too much for him
he had cooked and primed too often-he was
"weak in the knees long before night, and
when the time came for him to deliver him
self, he was not to be blamed for having pro.
duced an abortion.
ssFather Test" brought up the ssheels of the
hunt" in his usual style. He went il strong
on the past glorious history OF s.the great
DEM o. crat- ic par-t-i-e." He undertook to re-