Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-08-05
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL
Letter from Philipsburg, Pa.

| DEAR JOURNAL AT long last am able to
inform s'all the world and the rest OF mankind
that the Tyrone & Ciearfield Rail Road is
completed to Philipsburg, and in a few days
| the long looked for sspair of 'em cars'' will
| have made their debut on the virgin soil of
this sold town" 1 remember the time when
the rail road, just finished, was first agitated
by our citizens. Meetings were held but the
audiences were about as slim as the copper
head caucuSes OF the present time Doubts
were largely in the ascendant. The ''lordsof
the soil'' viewed it with a suspicion of cur
failing the internal revenue of their sold
stockings" their farms would become how
ling wilderness, inhabited by branch rail roads,
switches, sidings, and snorting, kissing. ram
pant iron horses, consuming no grain, but on
the contrary. hawling across the mountain
more at one trip than they bad ever been able
to comprehend, and thereby glutting the mar
ket, and grain would go down to very low
figure, lower than they could possibly afford
| to grow il on their fertile farms. Lumbermen
and owners of coal lands were about the only
friends the r. K. had. But now all are its
friends. The farmer sees that with the march
of improvements, the country is rapidly in
creased in population, and consequently the
demand for all the products of their farms is
much greater, and advanced in price beyond
| their st sanguine expectations.
Our town is now on the high road to perfec-
fion in numerous ways, improvements, busi-
| ness, population, society, and everything req
usite TO the making of an A, No. l, town.
For health, it is unequalIed, the pure noun
tain air, boundless forests, spark ling streams
filled with speckled beauties, and towering
hills that in the vicinity ,all serves to make
the town a healthy one, and place that the
invalid can visit without any doubt of being
benefited. The day is not far distant when
Saratoga, Newport, Cape May, and Bedford
Springs will be among the things that were,
and Philpsburg the Italy of America land the
Delphi of the world. Coming events casts
their shadows before them. Our hotels are FL
led with sojourners, now enjoying the sa alubri-
| Gus and braceing cline of the Alleghanes.
There seems to be some ssbody hurt'' at
your correspondents communications and par
ticularly the that appeared in your COL
umns on the I'd of July. | notice pair of
| ican of this week. "Citizen,' with his blank
cartridge, seems to have retired from active
duty, and 'sDemas'' takes up his weapon-hav-
ing ssA Democrat on his personal staff. They
| both bail 'sLeroi'' for elling lie, because
s.Citizen'' made the lie. would tell Dem
ass and Democrat, to put on their specs and
read over Leroi's letter, that they say Citizen
cd IN afplIp md fbap t,at
1 am liar if they can find that called the
militia that went from this place Abolition
lists, or any other political party, creed or fac
| .ion, and that all ssextensive property holders
are copper heads.'' GA Democrat" seems to
be 'smortaly wounded'' and says that he is
'sas good Democrat as Citizen" Well, my
poor fellow, am doubtful of your recovery,
if you no better. | am afraid that the vi
rus of Copperheadsm is so completely iustil-
led into you, that you must go the way OF all
traitors, hemp awaits you. have always
kept aloot from party, in my correspondence
to the ''Journal." Copperheads | class in
the same boat rebels, traitors, secession
| lists, abolitionists and all other clans, sms or
factions, that are not union out and out thor
ough going war men.
When the broke out we all remember
what an excitement existed. In our county,
| as in many others, war meetings were called
and the monied men were asked to come forth
and subscribe towards fund for the mainte-
nance of soldiers families. A meeting was
held at Bellefonte. Our citizens had timely
notice, and we would suppose that the ssex-
| tensive land holders" of Philipsburg put down
| their thousands. How stands the record Two
men, neither of them being ssextensive land
hoiders," attended the meeting one Re-
pu blcan, the other ga Democrat in every
sense of the word. The Republican put down
$500; the other man was perfectly willing,
but was mechanic, had large family to
support, and of course could not be expected
to put anything down. But where are all the
rest of the ssextensive land hoders'' of the
patriotic town of Philipsburg Republicans
and Democrats Many of them possessed
dollars where neither of those two had cents
Where yes, echo answers where2 WHY at
home brim full of patriotism, war to the hilt,
but 'snary nick" No indeed, ga tender
spot is touched ,and we can't endure it," And
SO it has been from that time to this, not
ssred" has been given directly to the prosecu-
chants, &C., have credited the wives, of SOL
diers but do assure you they ssread the pa
pers" and keep sharp eye on the wherea-
bouts of the paymaster, aud when the wives
receive their packages by Express, they soon
enquire for the "boys," and sswhen did YOU
hear from them?'' ssare they maid yet3,, and On