Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-06-17
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Below We give several items, In reference
to resisting the enrolment, which are, no
doubt, the friends of the teachings Of such
men as Valiandigham & Co.:
On Tuesday or Wednesday Of last week Mr..
Charles Tidd. Jr., Enrolling Officer for Polk
township, Monroe county, came into the black
smith shop of Mr.. Elias French, for the pur-
pose OF enrolling. Several persons present
gave their names aud ages. Mr. Trach refus-
ed to give the proper answers. Angry words
ensued, when Trach proposed riding the en-
roller on a rail, on which he drew revolver
and refused to submit to such treatment.
Trach sent for gun, when Mr.. T idd left for
Easton and complained to Col. Yohe, Provost
Marshal, who sent 26 soldiers to arrest Trach.
They did not find him, however, snd returned
to Easton. Several Copperhead farmers gath
cred after their return to resist any attempt
to arrest Trach. Joseph Hickman, of Pocono
township, Monroe county, Vas arrested on
Monday evening last, the 9th, by some Gov
ernment officers, but was subsequently rescu-
ed by some of his neighbors. On Tuesday
morning another attempt was made to arrest
him, but his guard was too strong. Hickman
had enlisted as a volunteer aud then deserted.
In Lehigh county, Deputy E. Lucas, Of
Salsburg, has MET with such stern resistance
that he has been compelled to abandon his
task for the time being. Many of the people
on Lehigh Mountain secreted themselves, 9TH
ers were armed with clubs and some with guns,
others again set dogs on him, and in some
portions fifteen to twenty would club togeth-
er and make the most violent threats, saying
ii the clubs they fourIshed, which consisted
of pick and grubbiDg hoe handles, were not
sufficient, they had about 2 900 muskets con-
cealed in an adjacent locality. There is sufi-
cient evidence that regular Organization ex-
lists in said district to resist the draft to the
utmost.
Eli Cope, ESD, the Deputy Provost Mar
shall of Fayette county, has been notified by
the enrolling officer OF Henry Clay township,
that last week, he was notified to desist from
enrolling. OF course he paid no heed to the
barn was fired by an incendiary copperhead,
but fortionately the flames were extinguished
before any great damage resulted.
In Fulton county some of the enrolling Off
GERS have been rotten egged, and threats
made agiust their lives. In several instances
they have been shot at by persons concealed
in the woods. The barn of VIM. FL. Powell,
the enrolling officer for Thompson township,
was fired and entirely consumed, together
with all the stock farming utentils, ect.
Two men, named Matthias and Lawrence
Huss, residing in Beaver county, were ar
rested and taken to Pittsburg on Monday
June the 9th and after a hearing before
the United States Commissioned, HI. Sproul,
Esq, were committed to jailto answer a charge
of resisting the enrolling officer of the district
In which they reside.
Mr.. Stevens, deputy marshal, and Mr.. Clay
field, detective, accompanied by an enroll
ing officet, were fred upon near Mannville,
Rush county, Indiana, on June 10th by par
ty of men hidden in a wheat field MI. Ste
vcns was killed and Clay field mortally woun-
ded, and Afterwards died. The enrolling officer
was shot twice through the clothing, but es-
capped uninjuted. Two companies lett Indian
spois at once for the scehe of murder.