Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL.
Letter from Philipsburg, Pa.
PHILIPsBURG, Pa, June 20, 1S6

IHIL1PSBURtf, Ia, y uDe ~, 1904.
DEAR JOURNAL The past week has
been one Of Importance to our inhabitants.
First on the programme was the exit of the
couscripts, that were drafted on the 3Ist
ult The day for their examination was
the l4th inst, and in order TO be fully up
to time, they started on their pilgrimage on
the morning of thel 9th ere the God of day had
risen above the historic Alleghanies. The
number drafted was tlirty-sIx, the quota of
our township, Rush, being twenty-four, this
number, thirty-six included the fifty per cent.
But none Of them dOnned Uncle Sam re-
gala. Those who were notexempted socked
up the greenbacks Only one man procur-
ed a substitute. So ends the draft until the
next call.
The next excitement was the return from
war Of the Washington Cadets, OF your
town. This company passed through our
town, staying over night with u.s. better than
three years ago Since then they have seen
some hard service and went through some
trying scenes, as their decimated ranks full
ly testify. They reached here at IL o clock
a. m on the 10th inst Our citizens escort
ed them, with martial music, from the de-
pot to the hotels and after partakirg of Il
sumptuouS dinner, such as the landlords OF
our hotels are famous for, they left; IN pri-
vate carriages that came expressly for them,
for their homes, where, no doubt, every
preparation was made to give them a warm
and welcome reception. And no company
deserves it more than the "Washington Ca
diets. Long may they live to enjoy the es-
TEEN, respect and congratulations Of the
true and loyal citizens Of Clearfield, and
honor, protection, and happiness from the
Government they have so nobly fought for.
But the next act, that ensued, is one that
H.. l.;
On the evening Of the same day that the
gallant Cadets passed through, the grand
Sachem OF the Grahamton nest, enters our
quiet town, astride his warhorse, and a sur
ly down east, looking mastitf, following close
behind. | presume he brought
His dog along to keep the Unicn men away.
Scarcely had he dismounted, until the
snaiks were putting on their grandest secesh |
and wriggEng up to his hotel
i'll perfect disloyaI style. Soon the Grand |
Scribe, Detrick Exline, and the Grand Bear |
er OF the Mallet. notified the Worthy Pa |
triarchs of Slab Town, and all the subordi- |
Snaik had arrived, and business of snaiky |
Importance would be gone through with, at |
Il meeting Of the nest that evening. The |
hour Of assembling came, and with 1t, came
the most fortorn, for5aken, miserable, de-
pictable miscegenation set of snaiks, ever
Dne nest contained, before or since the IN
PRODUCTION Of CopperheadS The Grand
Bearer Of the Mallet, of course, presided,
For he is gifted snaik, and noted for his
Of venom. The Grand Scribe,
Detrick, read the minutes Of the last meet
ng and told his experience of snaiky pill
he had wriggled through the
lust and heat of hot summer Afternoon,
lot many days since, to fulfil an appoint
nent, ordered by the grand nest, at Holt's
School l-house: After Detrick had reported,
10 progress, the meeting resolved itself IN
o a committee Of the hole on the state of
he nest, endorsed the nomination of Fire.
mont, and hailed the return Of Clement L..
Valandigham, with JOY and snaiky gratlfi-
;ation, when, on motion OF the venerable
patriarch of Slab Town, who was getting
hirsty, the nest adjourned
This is a wonderful era. Here Is a set Of
nen, who are always crying out for slavery,
the nominee Of the most rank alb
,litiOn party that ever existed In this
some time ago, | asserted
hat the copperheads and disunlon aboli-
ionsts were all in the same boat. The
ruth of that assertion Is now apparent to
he world.
The name of the Sergt of CO. d, 63d P.
T., noticed in my last is mis-spelled it
hould be q. W Daley. | have since learn
q that his leg was amputa- ed above the
nkle, and he was wounded in the hip. He
las arrived in Washington and is doing well.
lis wife has gone on to take care OF hun.
am sorry TO hear of Georges accident,
or he is a noble soldier-has been In all the
,attles that the army of the Potomac was
ngaged in. and escaped without scratch.
hope he may soon be about. LERoI-