North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-06-03
"LoYal Talk


The Logan county Gazette, published
bellefonta'ne, Ohio, is a spirited paper fou"
life and satire. We transfer TO our co,n,
to day its 'loyal talk" which we recomman.
to the perusal of our readers:
Having become entirely convinced tb,, a..
Administration is the Government. wo
pose to express some truly loyal views :,
truly loyal words;
We hold that Abraham lincoln il ~.
greatest statesman Of the age That bo;
thoroughly informed on al matters Of Govo.-
ment policy, and especially contersant w;,l
the intricacics Of the tariff that he is a vo,n
handsome man, very refined man. q Il,
oughy educated man, and has had all Il.
training necessary f'r successor of Washing.
ton and Madison in the executive chair
We hold, also that.th aforementioned +,
coin is g honest, and that his 4tdministr,to,
Is distinguished for the integrity of all il,
members. and their appoin,ces that Weps,,
never gave fat contraces to Morgan that C,mr-
eron never dabblcd in frauds that Tucko.
never made money out Of tran sports. tb..
Fremont never spccuated in Austrian nns
kets; that Seward and Stanton Yio,sts3 -
law in making arrests; that the Clnstitrtio,.
reqired Blair to exclude Democratic pspq,.
from the mails and that Chase is SINGER.
frank, and manly in his conduct "wearn,
his heart in his sleeve - never saying one
thing and meaning another, and withal a p1re-
national patriot, holding himself above section.
al preiudces.
We hold moreover, that the conlIct The
war has been marked by brilliant series Of
the most wonderful victories, except . few
instances of disaster, caused by such copper,
heads as Mcclellan and Buell.
We still believe that this wicked rebellion
will be squelched in the original ninety days
and that the only re ason why few old wo
men did not whip the rebels before breakEs,
vas because Father Abraham in the kindnes,
Of his heart, (see Tod on deserters, failed
to conscrIpt them out Of tender regard for age
and sex.
We don'i believe any body's hurt, the crisis
beng purely artificial. It's our belief that's
small sum il more easily paid than larger
one; aui.we arc .rre rom pers ,nil experience,
that 1t Is easier to pay when We have the
means "f paying than when we have not
Tie national debt We consider mere tri
! fe as we have been convinced. by sn airline.
tical calculation, that our women can chumt
out In ten years Come batter, come
We believe in the 'Union party" that is
we don't believe It's party at all; but deyis.
ed for the holy prrJose Of putting down this
wicked re bcllion, and saving The best Govern,
I ment IN The world Its leaders are i, to.less
patriots, caring nothing foroticc, except when
it is forced upon them. Their motto Is TO
the Devil with your Offices ": are for our
. country our whole country-and orr zone
is in the hfrgh,settiug sun"
We are very much III favor Of calling Dem
ocrats 'copperheahs" and ''enemes in ou!
midst" We think they all ought to be kli!-
ed. Burning at stake would be eminenty
proper. Sharp pine splnlers oughht to be
| stuck into their flesh and set on fire y,
! Union man shotd deal with them. except 10
/ take tLeir noney--never neg'ecting to call
! them traitors as soon gs they eav the store or
| shop.
E The Pension Offica at Washington
| has lately recorded the nineteenth thous
/ andth Application of wives made widows by
| this war between the Northern and South
crn States
What a shocking proof is this Of the aw.
fn work OF war; Nineteen thousand wives
made widows by these battles during the
last twenty four months ! and this number,
frlghtful as ii is, is far from complete while
it represents one side in the cratricdal strife
there are at least as many more deSoIate
homes in the South. Tie whole number Of
those who have been made widows by this
than 10000. Is is an appalling thought
but this number falls far, far short Of the ac~ |
tual loss Of life that has been occasoned
thus far. Multiplication of these figures
must be resortei to. If the whole eXtentd
the mortality alone is to be arrived at.
Is estimated that the total casualties num-
Der nearly million.
Mr.. VALLANDIGIAM.-As one reads the
! account of the eynulsiou of Mr. EalaniE'