Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-03-25
COpPERHEAD TACTICS.


The editors OF the Coppsrhead organ IN this
place, in their last issue, made an attempt to
! correct our cotemporary, the Harrisburg Tel
egraph, in reference to the vote in the State
| Senate, on the resolution granting the use OF
that Hall to Gov. Andrew johnson, and other
friends of the Union, for the purpose of ad-
dressing the citizens of Pennsylvania on the
| subject of the rebellion. 1t the Telegraph did
NOT give sthe full facts in this case," certainly,
in our opinion, our Copperhead neighbors did
not present the facts as they are on record.
| Mr.. White of Indiana offered the following
resolution:
ResoIred, That Gov. Andrew Johnson, of
| Tennessee, and x-Gov. Joseph A. Wright, of
| Indiana be and they are hereby rendered the
use of the hail Of the Senate this afternoon,
| for the purpose OF addressing their fellow Cit
| izens of Pennsylysnia.
Messrs. Lowry, White, Penney, Bound Law
renee, McCandless, KInsey and Turrell, spoke
in fapor of this resolution /; and Messrs. ely
mer, Lamberton, Donovan and Wallace, against
ii. Mr.. La IN berton then offered to amend the
| resolution by adding, s'And that the use of the
Hall of the Senate be likewise extended to
Major General George B. Mcclellan, in which
to receive the hosts of his admiring friends of
this, his native State. and that the Senate in
vite him to visit the State Capitol.''
Mr.. Ridgway offered to amend the resolution
by adding the following
ssThat when General George B. Mcclellan
or any other friend of the Union, desires the
use OF this Hall for the purpose of defending
the cause of the Union and denouncing the re-
bellion, it will be cheerfully rendered
Mr.. Ridgway's amendment being first in or
der, it was passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Council,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Johnson, Kinsey,
Lowry, McCandless, Nichols, Penney, Ridg-
way, Robinson, Serrill, Stutzman, Turreli,
White, Wilson aud Lawrence, Speaker-20.
NAYs-Messrs. Bucher, Clymer, Donovan,
Glatz, Lamberton, Mott, Smith, Stark, Stein
and Wallace-10.
Mr. Lamberton's amendment then coming
up, was defeated by Yeas IL, Nays 10, Mr..
kinsey voting for it. The question then re.
curing on the original resolution as amended
by Mr.. Ridgway, the yeas and nays were:
YEAs-Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Connell,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, johnson, KiDsey.
Lowry, NJ 'Candless, Nichols, Penney Ridg-
way, Robinson, Serrill, Stutzmsn, Turrel,
White, Wilson and Lawrence, Speaker-2O.
NAYs-Messrs. Bucher, Clymer, Donovan
Giatz, Lamberton, Mott, Smith, Stark, Stein
and Wallace-10.
No thinking man can fail to see, unless he
looks indistinctly '.througb a fog'' that our
neighbors ''Roll of Honor''(?) did rofe against
granting the use of the Senate's Hall to An
dy johnson, Joseph A. Wright, George B. NJ
Ciellan, Or any other friend of the Union, for
the purpose Of defending the Union and denoun-
cling the rebellion.
The Telegraph had the manliness to publish
the proceedings in reference 10 the question,
and then make its comments. Our neighbors,
however, who some time since boasted that
they preferred to give oil the facts in a case,
pursued different course. Instead of pub
fishing the proceedings, they merely intrude
their ''bare naked" assertions upon their rea-
ders. Why is this2 Is it because their rea-
ders are only ssanimals'' who have no right to
see except indistinctly ''through a fog''? But,
citizens of Clearfeld county, sit is your duty
to probe this thing fully Ard, when doing
so, remember, that while these would be pa
triots are trying to deceive you, they are also
endeavoring to create false Impressions in the
minds OF our soldiers, in the hope of thereby
inJuring theU Union cause. But, in the language
of our neighbors. We may confidently say to your
friends in the army, .sSodiers of the Army of
the Potomac! When you return to your homes,
and exercise cnce again the elective franchise,
We we'll know you will mete out to these Cop
perheadsl their just dues, and ever uphold the
fair fame" of all true and loyal men!
ssTH TIC TIVE TaYY,,