Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-11
For tho Republican.
BEcclRlA TOWNSHIP, Oct. II, 1868.

INoHbo nave pdsscu Wulcn are almost 100
disgraceful to be indicted events which
came very near driving our peaceful Tenn
ocrdcy to the verge Of strife; and had not
the good people Of Beccaria possessed that
high respect for law aud order character
istic of that class Of people whom "Nigger-
heads" style "Copperheads" and "Seces-
slonists," the actors in this drama might
have incurred for themselves a vast deal
of danger-probably more than tbey are
aware Of
What am about to narrate is strictly
true, without exaggerat!ou or flourish
excep! where flourish is needed to trim
the truth. 1t appears that, among the
many who went to the election on last
Tuesday morning was Il young man who
wore badge of Liberty, "a very res
pectable and inoffensive man who went
with other Democrats 10 cast his vote in
favor Of Woodward, peace, States Rights,
and the Constitution aud Union-not to
quarrel with niggerheads. And among
the followers oil Curtin. and advocates of
war and despotism, was a man, (or demon
in mans FORM, who is noted only for his
quarresome, turbulent and con:umeious
propensi.es. He is the hero Of the "Slide
town" battle, OF which you were informed
some time ago. He is a man that minds
other peoples business great deal more
thau he does his own, and in carrying out
his peculiar personal qualities, stepped up
TO the yonng man who wore the copper
head" when he was not facing him, and
made a grab for the Jewel" This attempt
at robbery euraged the young man, who
Immediately gave fight, aud handled the
robber very severely for little while,
when Snesth's (the robber's) friends in
terfered and saved him from sound drub-
bing. The consequence was, the robber
had to quit and 'skedaddle' on dou-
BILE quick Bull run home aSain like
shesp-dog with MS tail between his legs.
Wonder ifhe'il ever again attempt to Scdre
'copperheads
IL consequence Of Sn cath having to leave
so abruptly, and without stealing the syIn-
bol of Liberty, which he swore SO vaunt-
ingly to carry off in triumph without
committing the robbery he had meditated,
raised the "bile" of the "niggerheads,"
who Immediately despatched messenger
-l"yov lie, twas no messenger" my con-
science tells me- What WAS it then?-i
"Why, fool twas a monkey an old mon-
kew, with one shoulder up, and one shoGi-
iST ubTN IlhNktsN NOb VI uikh CHSS'
but very low caste, one with his tail crop
ped, aud his face shaved, wears thread
bare coat, and dirty shirt" "Why, con-
science, YOU are wrong, he cam be mou-
kew, Tor he talks" "He don't talk, he
screeehes and when he screeches his
tongue goes, and you thick he is talking.
No, no, conscience, twas messenger
twas john L NcCully. am right
hope conscience will not interrupt me again.
Yes Messrs. Editors, messenger was dis
patched to Janesville, with the news of
the failure of Sneath's enterprise, and
about dozen men, (no, not men, idiots,
who had more Jersey lightning than
good sense, came iretting. toamlng and
sweating up TO the Cross-RoadS, swearing
vengeance on "copperheads,' and vow
ing at the same time that they would
return to Janesville bearing the "rete OF
olden times" that the young man wore on
his breast and recover the renown that
Sheath had so ANONYMOUSLY lost, aud
achieve q victory that the world would
certainly lie proud of. Yes they would
win back all that glory that our armies lost
at Bull Run. Balls Bluff, Richmond and
fredericksburg indeed, they were deter
mined to gain victory that would out
shine that won by Mcclellan qJ Aniietam
After praying iervently for Mars to lead
them safely through the gathering storm,
they fixed their hopes firmly on glory's
bright career, aud marched forth 10 the
field Of their labor in the holy cau1e Of
whipping "coppeTheads."
Everything, as they passed, seemed IN
give them homage. The trees reverently
tossed their tops, as if they we're striving
10 stoop to embrace and bless them; the
birds chanted Their lively lyric strains,
which the heroes, in their heated imagin-
atons. construed into "BOny Ger the APPS"
and" Washinqtou'S March :" the little squirls
came hopping to the roadside 10 salute
them, aud then scampered away into the
wood again; the zephyrs, sighiHg through
the tree-tops. they thought, was the spir-
its of Generals Lyon and Reno, whispering
courage in their ears, and urging them on
10 victory; the gently ripping waters OF
Muddy hun sounded like the magic voice
of an invisible hero animating them to
energy and hope +; their uniforms (for they
were mostly discharged solaiers) assumed
deeper hue than even the azure arched
armament above them even the sun it.
self bowed, and smiled upon them. BY
the iule SHat thls long train OF thoughts
had rolled through their minds, and all
had passed their opinions sbeut affairs in
general, and particularly the "Guerre a
C6utrance." they had arrived almost at their
destination, and they looked over the crest
of the hillook, behind which they had
hidden themselves, into the crowd that
had gathered at the poll, their eyes caught
the stately forms Of Hindmsn, Robson
Lightner, Washburn, Bear, ard other stur
dy Democrats, and their courage alnos
failed them; their hopes, that were 81
bright, Of glorious victory, almost van
ished before the sweeping cloud of despon
dency that was now drawing its murky
wings in sombre aspect around their res
pectiVe temples of fancy" temples @
reason they had money! Meantime, where
was that monkey messenger that strod'