North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-17
The Milk in the cocoanut"-E1plalned
FACTORYvILLE, Pa,
Aug. 18Th h864.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT.

|
ing out the rebellion, We have to pay such
large sums for volunteers? Why is con-
scripton necessary? This may be mys tc
ry to you, living in so dark anl benighted a
part of the land-but Up tere, We go to
church every Sabbath and get posted in
political matters. Up here too, Mr.. Editor,
We have men of the rail grit" Long be-
fore the war broke out, they said if those
southern chaps did fare up, and give us.a
chance at them, we would 60 in and give
them such drubbIng, that when they got
out of the scrape, they wouldn't know them
selves or country. Some IF the bravest Of US
said we would go in, if we had to wade in
blood to our knees. But when the wal
broke out, We thought it too small an affair
! for US to trouble ourselves much about it,
but conc iuded to send down $4,000 Of our
boys, who,-beng eager for the fray-went
| in with enthusiasm. Well after having sew
! eral little affairs such as Bull run, We found
| their ranks thinDed and Abraham calling for
! 100000 more. We hardly understood this;
/ but On asking our seers (preachers) why CIR
Boys did not prevail, were told that: The
| Lord was angry with Us, because Abraham
had not "proclaimed liberty TO the captive"
and until this was done cur sons would
continue TO be beaten and slain. When this
| came to the ears Of Abraham, he immediate
ly issued his famous emancipation procla
mation"-and about the same time called
for " 100000 more. WE'LL the men and
the proclamation fought on bat both to-
gether did not prevail After marching aud /
countcrmarching, flauking and being Ganked |
we found our armies wasted and Abraham |
cal!eJ tor 30),Q u pre." Tins rather as =
tOnShed Us, a Id we con uited cur seeIs (the |
preachers) again. They told Us tha God |
had controversy with this whole naticn- |
and is /" determined to punish US for our SIns
and the ssiIs Of our fatbtIs, because they did .
not commence this war, sooner,-and that |
Deity will not be satisfied with the blood of |
our children which has been sacrificed on
the altar of their country-that the war will
not end until some cf the best blood Of he
country is sacrificed. We again consult the
oraces (preachers. )They tell us they have
discovered the very thing requred-one
that will answer a double purpose viz:
better soldier, aud better blood for the
sacrifice. Now the answer to yy-r first in
quiry is piain-we want better quality of
blood than irhite men can furnish, and bet
ter soldiers than they make. Conseq uently |
the great demand and rush now being made
for the better article, has caused the high !
prices. Do you zee it
Your second inquiry: - Why are we so
often called upon for new eyies" is partly
answered by the above viz blt!er blood is
wanted IS a sacrifice for our sins. Another
reason is that when we exhaust all our flank
movements on the rebels we have to resort
to other means. You probably rcDember
some years since, when they tried us on the
Missouri compromise, how we took the un-
der ground Rail Road and run their niggers
into Canada. If | understand the present
strategy of the war, we are going into that
again. we have men enough for work above
ground, but recruits are wanted for the un
der ground york. l know he Republicans
complained of"Little Mac for using the
S: .ade. but his was only surface work. The
present plan is to lie low and dig deep
Having answered your queries permit me
to ask yon a question. The North had
20 900, 600 Of men, and the South 5000 000 .
when this war commenced. Why do we
now have TO go on their side of tue line to ,
get men 10 whip them out 7
.E A SUBSCRIBER,
Note-n we adoptea tho theories which seems
to be industriousy preached and ineulcated in the
neigborhood of ga subscribcr"--In reply to his
question We should say; that folks in going |
south after men, in quest Of "better blood, -
for the sacrifcial Offering.
We DO not believe however that our cgro-w0rship |
ping ralers intend to allow the spilIlng of much |
nigger blood that is too precious with then and is
being saved for .miscc gencticH purposes. The OBJ
jsct of tBs war; as declared is "theabandonment
(Abolition) of slayiry,' The ploclamation abolish |
ing aying turned out like the Bull against the
comet. THE army having filled - catch niggers,
as well where they amt, as whore they Abra-
ham has concluded to bring to his aid in the busi-
nass every able bodied white of the north
And mas allotted to each, the task t. buying beg !
ging' confscaing, stealing nigg., under penal
ty of being drafted and led into a slaughter pen him
self by such accomplished butchers Pope Uookor,
Burnside and the Beast" What he intends t, dc /
with his niggcrs after he gets then Judging fiOm the
past is to put them into the Royal Park around the
White House. to cut Niger antics, sing niger songs
aad otherwise entertain his royal highnoss- Abra-
ham the = I. Do you see it ...
Why Is TEE WAR CONTINUED. No un-
prejudiced citizen be he Republican or Dem
ocrat, car longer doubt as to the true answer
to this question. 1t is clearly developed in
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