Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-10-28
CORRESPONDENTS oe THE JOURNAL
Letter from Philipsburg. Pa.
PulLIpsBUEG, October 10Th, 1863


DEAR JouRYAL:-Our town has hecn honor
ed by flying visi; from Governor Curtin,thc
st Patrick OF the nineteenth century since
NY last TO you. The Governor appeared very
suddenly in our midst on Wednesday last, ,2lst
inst His coming was unheraided and entire
ly Of private nature. The made a spe
cf1l trip from OsceoIa, for the purpose of bring
ing his excellency to the Alpine village he
formerly passed fhrough on his way to the
ClcuiieId Bar, to plead The cause of his eli
cat It was then Andy Curtin; plain, Unos-
tcrtacjous lawyer. Many years have rolled
away since then. The march OF Improvement
has greatly changed the appearance OF our
town. rs the Governor said in answer to
question of one of our townsmen. He was
asked, well Governor, has PhiIipsburg i'm
proved any since you were here last ''Oh
ycs. great dcul;'' he replied. 'Why, you
have several fine brick buiidings,-a splendid
huilailg un the corner there flown iIall)
which was occupied by log cabin the last
TINE I was here But tine has made no diff
ference in him, except slight change towards
thr ..Ssre and yellow leaf season. of life.
'Tis the same plain Andy G G.Curtin.as former
". Notwithstanding his elevation to the
highest gift the people OF the Old Keystone
can give him, he comes among them as unos-
teutarinus as when q lawyer pIodding his way
amid rocks and stones. stamps and roots, rain
and snow and mad .iurupikes, toll gatesand all
the ei cete,a Of trip with wagon, to attend
court in Clcarfed, in days Of yore. The Gov
crnor aud party sat down to sumptuous din
ner, zone that LucuIlus might have cuvied)
at tie Conrad House, kept by the prince OF
landlords, james II. Caller. The Governor
was warmly received 10y our citizens. All
took him by the hand, and congratulated him
On his victorious determination OF the '' sar-
pients," on the 18th inst \ great m4ny who
voted for his opponent took him by the ex-
tTemity of the dexter arm, and even some OF
the coppeFheads, most especially the Royal
Arch Grand Rabbi of the den in this ':nest."
One would have supposed that the snlphurous
fumes of the boast, noticed in my last letter,
would have got the better of him. The Gov
eruor looks as fresh and hearty as though he
was just stepping forth from his ''native
heath''to assume the reins of glorious and 10y
al old Pennsylvania. His stay was very short,
only being here few minutes, when he de-
parted ''riiing on RAIL- drawn b. the iron
horse as he went snorting up the romantic
vale Of the Moshanon, having live Governor
on board. Long may he live
noticed an editorial in the oRepublican"
OF the 2lst instant that does great Injustice to
our townsman, James II. Caller, of the Conrad
House. It is headed"Death to Copperhcads. .
ana says that Mr. Caller had flag or banner
lung to the breeze from his hoteion the morn
'0g after the election with the inscription
''Death to Copperheads inscribed on it, aud
ali Democrats are called Copperheads it is a
EaFning 10 all democrats that Mr.. Ga
'er Goes not want their custom" Mr. GA
'sF is entirely innocent of having done any
'aiRg Of the kind. a flag bearing such an in
sc'ptioa was put up by some young men, and
suspended across the street from rope fast
SAed on the roof OF the Conrad House on one
SIDE and to Mr. kesslers house on the other;
NJ Galer never knew that the flag was up I'M
I'll ia'e at night, (for the flag was put up in the
evening aud not in the morning, when DEM
'efat came to his house aud told him what
was on the flag. Mr.. Galer disapproved OF the
inscription, and told the gentleman, that If
sueA was the case he would have the flag taken
4O"h IN the morning and the inscription ia
'I Oh. The extmorning Mr.. Caller came out
saw the inscription, and remarked to a
e'N''einan standing By, that s.the American
was great enough within itself and don't
PPio'e OF taking anything thercfrom or add
'Aciete, and took the flag down, took of