Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-09-21
LETTER FROM s. B. ROW.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. II, Is

s. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. II, 1864
EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL On my re-
turn to the city to-day, a friend directed my
attention to the following paragraph in the
C1earfeId Republican OF the 7th instant;
SUPPOSE you TRY IT oN.-.That's what you get
for your Cd d--d peace meeting Bigler
and Wallace ought to be hung for making such
Speeches.
Such was the substance, if not the iden-
teal words used in a remark made on our
streets on Monday last, by one of Lincoln 5
hirelings, when speaking Of the reported
collision between the Provost Marshals and
their assistants, and certain alleged desert
ers and their friends in Knox township. If
that fellow will take friends advice, he
viii make himself as scarce as possible in
this region He had better consider that
some mail depreciation demands his imme-
diate attention elsewhere Men of his class
and calibre, should take warning before IT Is
too late, and understand that Democrats
have endured as much of such language
as they intend to. - Clearield Republican,
Sept. 1864.
The allusion to mails removes all doubt
as to who is meant by 'one OF LiGcoln' 5
hirelings. My reply to the allegation con-
tanned in the article is that it is false in ey-
cry particular-in words as well as in
substance. When the Knox township
rumor was repeated in my hearing, mot in
the street, | said did not credit it
that | would deeply regret if any such af-
fair had occurred that if however it should
turn out to be true, | would not so much
blame the poor fellows who were in the
trouble, as would Mr. Bigler and other
prominent men OF his party, who, by taking
the lead at peace meetings, had encour-
aged them to that extent in undertaking
such lawless acts. For it is fact. which
cannot be denied without transcending the
bounds of truth, that many of their follow
ers who attended the ''peace meeting in
Clearfield Borough, went there impressed
with the notion, whether correctly or erro-
neOusly is not material at present. that steps
towards resistance Of the draft were to be
taken on that occasion. And it was to this
state of feeling, thus engendered, that my
words were made to apply, when utter
ed, no hint even being thrown ont that
''Bigler and Wallace ought to be hung for
making such speeches.
The stupid creature who distorted my re-
mark into the protane one given by the Re
publican, is an object more of pity than Of
censure; but when an editor, who lays
claim to extraordinary mental "calibre,
permits his eary and malice to get so much
the better of his Judgment as to lead him to
vouch for its accuracy by publishing it in
his paper, he must not think it harsh to
have his statement pronounced lie from
beginning to end Aud as to the warn
ing" OF Daniel, which will hardly be regar-
ded as prophetic, | have only to say that |
viii make myself scarce wheneverit suits
my own convenience and at no other time
and that Democrats of his ilk viii have
to endure" what | may have to say of
their public acts, whether they intend to
or not. la this particular will be as persis-
tent anadvocate Of "the freedom of speech"
as Daniel could possibly wish. and viii most
certainly exercise that freedom, his threats
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Yours, &c: $ g. Row