Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-10-07
From the Pittsburg Gazette, of Sept 29.
WOODWARD SHUFFLING.

The Carlisle pOiUateer, of the 24th instant.
publishes correspondence between Mr.. Ru-
FUs E. SHAPLEY and Mr.. Justice WOODWARD.
Mr.. Shapley is Chairman Of tile Democratic
Standing Committee of Cumberl md county
and as holding that responsible Office, felt that
it behooved him to write the following letter
CARLISLE, Sept. Is, 1868.
Hon. George W. Wood,curd:
DEAR SIR have been informed that Hon.
Lemuei Todd, who presided over the Conven-
zion which re-nominated Hon. Andrew Il.
Curtin, IN addressing a ratification NEE ing,
held Recently In this county STATED that he had
been informed that certain Judge Hall said
that Ia a Recent conversation with him, you
had ayOwed yourself a believer in the doctrine
of secession and in favor of an immediate re-
cognitiou OF the South.
While am fully satisfied that you have
never held or avOwcd those sentiments L deem
II important that your friends should have au-
thoriiv TO contradict the statement. w iii you,
therefore, be kind enough to ii form me wheth-
er yon ever held such u conversation with
Judge Hail Very respectfully,
RUFUs E. SHAPLEY,
Chairman Democratic Standing Committee OF
Cumberland County.
To which the silent represent ative man of
Copperi1eadism in Penpsy wanna, youchsafed
the following response:
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 81, 1868
Rufus e. Sh0ptey, Esq.-Dear Sir Just re-
turned from EIStun, where | went 10 attend
the funeral Of our much lamented friend, the
Hon. Richard Broihead. ] find yunr favor OF
the 18th, informing NE of story which Mr.
Todd Produced at public meeting, after Oh
tanning Il through d ca.uel ~ ticL Is uot 81 <
iied.
There is not a word Of truth in the story
Kn"" no Judge Hall, and cannot rcluun uniber
that ever knew man of that name.
NJ fGr from erer acOJcing beiiet III secession.
or Tar0'tH rsc0gni ion Of the Southern Confed
eracy am, and ailcals hIye been. opposed 10
bots, aud am /" }Uror Of sUppressiag the febci
tioa by 'ohtch tofh are Sapp0cted
.dy life has heen spent, Thus far. in uphold
ing the Constitution Of tn United States as
the Fathers framed 1.-THE Union they formed
and the Constitution and laws 81 the State
aud Whatever Of life remains 10 me will be de.
v"fed To the same ends whether it be spent in
public or private stations. Neither Secession
nor me malignant fanGEiCism thai caused II. uiH
eGer fRd an Gfr0c0te tn me.
Trusting this is IA sufficie answer 10 the.
calumn> You alude to. remain dear sir
Very truly, ronrs, GEO. w. WOODWARD
Now, on the above j-suitcai production
which, in view OF the long declared po-
siti"n OF Judge w oodward, as publicly and
WIN s"Ieinn deliherdtiOn set torIh and defined
IN his we'll known speech, delivered in Phila
drlphIa in 1866, upu It b, characterized ~
very poor attempt al plausible make believe
We. will unly have d word or two with the
Judge. And, trsi.we would ask him-Did ne
uot reflect before, he wrote such words as. II
HHo" no Judge Hall, aud cannot remember
ihat L ever knew man nf that name" whetl-
er II vas not an evasion unworthy Of any non
orabie man to refuse to recognize the n ,rse of
one 50 we'll known TO him As Judge Hale, in
The mis- >i'eit or misprintcd form of HALL
The tdrpitude of resorting to such u poor
io'l-hoie, renders il, we confess quite uncer
tain to Us at this moment whether the name
really rGs msspelt before il came to Judge
OOdward.
But Judge Hale is not the only witness "a
s1s.st George ". Wood ward. Judge Crs-
AIAGHAA, OF Beaver, gentleman OF the high
cst rcapectabiiity, and life long Democrat
too, comes forward to testify that TIC had
conversation with Judge Woodward in this
city, in the fall OF 1862, when he asked the
latter tor his opinion to what was to be the
resGit of this infamous rebellion, and how he
thought ii could be arrested. Judge Wood
ward replied that he was in favor OF withdraw
ing II the troops of the Union, north of Ma
blockade. Judge Cunning ham then asked
bini what good would result from such action
as he suggested, and after considerable hest
tation, Mr. Woodward replied that he was in
fasur Of treating the rebels with all kindness,
as could never cement perfect Union by
forcs OF arms.
But what need for any witness as to Wood-
wards real position, save Woodward himself,
when his testimony was unbiased 10y such
motive evidently sways him, namely,
the desire TO bid up for the Office he seeks p
save Woodward, himself. speaking in Inde
pendence Square, Philadelphia, December,
1860, when he said
ave hear it said, let the South go peacea-
bly,. / suv LET HER Go PEACEABLY."
81; seems 10 me that there must be time
when the shareholders may tall back on their
natural rights, aud employ IN defence Of their
Stare property lchateper means Of protection they
possess or can command.
II, after such d declaration as this never re-
canted, never atoned for by one single loyal
word, during the mouths and years that have
pa ssed since those terrible words were spo-
ken ;--if now, in the eager overstrAin of am
bition, when close upon eiection-day, such a
letter is written by Judge Woodward as that
given above. shall We not know how 20 rate it
at Just hat it is worth, and no more-that is,
as we have already intims ted, merely higher
bid for The office he seeks.
But in vain. O. WOODWARD, Even this last