Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-09-23

ANOTHER M."-Our niggerhead
ueighbor- through the labor Of one of
his assistants, who is evidently man Of
figures, if not of seuse-again attempts to
Justify the earollmept Of this district -
We have skoCn that Clearfeld county,
with population less than that Of War
rem county, was required to furnish %
more conscripts. We have skos7R, also
that Clear6eld, Elk, Mexican, Forest and
Cameron, with a combined population
only kay as large as that Of Erie county,
were required to furnish within $40 of as
many conscripts. We found no fault with
the Census at all bUt With the Enroll
men:. The Census was taken without
any partisan view, but the gross inconsls-
tencies of the Enrollment affords very
strong grounds 10: Suspicion, that the
Democratic counties were unfairly dealt
with, or rather, that very large number
of the meu subject to draft, ~ere not en-
rolled in the Abolition courties.
This is our charge and our position; and
if this adept at figures, with the assistance
of that reliable geu tleman," can figure
out sensible explanation, it will be very
gratifying TO large number of Democrats
and, we can assure them, not few Re-
publicans, who do not exactly relish this
kind of favoritsm.
Why is Clearfie!d and Jefferson combined
in his array of figures? We have said
nothing ABOUT Jefferson. Let him con-
fine his Investigations 10 the inquiries we
made at first, and which are repeated above.
And while his hand is in, let him go
over Cearteld county by stricts, and
let him begin by contrasting Knox "a Dem
cratic township, with Gulch, a strong Alb
clifton township.
According 10 the Census Of 1850, the
total population Of Knox township was
42l. The highest vote that township ev-
er poled was 90 votes Her enrolment
was in first, and l6 in second class
total 81 only three less than her whole
number of voters. And she is required
to furnish 81 conscripts.
Guich township had a population, ac-
cording to the Census of 1860, of 500. The
highest vote she ever rolled was 1872
Her enrolment was 55 in first, and % in
second Class--total S3-or .forty-nme less
than the number Of her voters. She is
required to furnish but l6 conscripts
We find no fault with the enrolment
of Gulich. twas made by Captain Nc
Kicrnan him self, and was doubtless en-
tirely fair and honest. But since this
man of figures" and his reliable gen
tleman " have undertaken 10 clear up
these gross Inconsistencies. we present
the above "sum " for the display of his
knowledge of the Single Rule of Three"
ARE you AssEssEB.-Our Democratic cit
izens will bear in mind that to enttle a
person TO vote, he must be assessed at
least ten days before the election. Every
year we lose Democratic votes tbroupb
persons not being assessed. Let every
one who reads this, see to it that his name
is on the assessors list, and let him also
see that his Democratic neighbor's name
is there too. We want every vote out
this fall, so as to roll up a rousing major.
ity for Woodward and Lowrie, and the
whole Democratic Ticket.
Ea~The recent election in the State OF
Maine resulted favorably to the Abolition
lists, although the Democrats increased
their vote handsomely.
R4~Every person who loves the freedom
OF the Niger less than he does his own,
will vote the Democratic ticket.