Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-10-05
The REPUBLICAN,.
A Splendid Fizzla.

was tue most splendid abortion ever wit
messed. The meeting was large; 80 WA,
Their procession Numbering, according
to the highest count, just 1872 voters
their 52 wagons, buggies, &C., being filed
with women and children.
But of their speakers. All! here was
the grandest part of the fzzle. Carl
Shurz, OF some part Of Germany-perhaps
that part where the Hessians came from
and John CessnG-squeaking John
whom The DEMOCRATS declined to nomi.
nate for Governor year ago, were bla.
zened forth on their handbills as the
great guns that were to shake the eter.
nal hills of Clearfeld with their re-echo
ing discharges. 1t was these names tbat
brought the crowd. They we're promised d
to hear such peals of eloqueuce and such
thunders of invectve as never before es.
capped the lips of man. And come they did.
Every old slager in the county, who had
Teen steadily arrayed against the Democ-
racy for the last twenty-five years. from
old George Atchson, the patriarch Of
AbolItIonism in this county, down to
black Johnson-ahd every Aboitionlst
within circuit of ten miles, were on
hand. They made clean sweep of it.
As one Of them was heard to say, mot a
id man who could be either coaxed or
hired to come, was left at home"
But the great guns were not forthcom-
ing: In their sleadr agarafrlieu; ana
live yankee, straight from Massachu-
setts, (how fitting. was announced. His
name was Woodward, Woodruff, or some
thing of the sort. He was very full of
patriotism. 70 hear him, one would sup
pose that he had lost at least half dozen
lives in the service Of the country. But
when his hearers learned from his cracked
voice and nasal twang, as well as from
other circumstances, that those horrible
sacrifices were endured at salary of
81 200 or 81, 500 a year as Chaplain, the
grand fzzle was acknowledged on every
hand, and the modification of our Aboli-
ton friends was enough to excite the pity
OF tie hardest hearted "Copperhead" in
the crowd OF all the political speeches
we ever heard from one who pretended TO
speak, this was, without exception, the
completest failure. 1t was highly amusing
TO see the agitation Of the leaders who
were responsible, and who had promised
their followers so different an entertain
ment. Our kind friend Ben. nearly
kicked the boots off his feet and Bucber
timed the fellow by close inspection of
his watch, about every ten minutes. But
il was of no use. On he went. until he
became so hoarse that it was painful to
hear him. Nothing but the delusion that
he was still in the Army and was about
converting whole camp to the refined
doctrines OF New England Puritanism--
including free love-" miscegenation, &C.,
d'c.--could have caused such effort. He
was lost to all other emotions. The fellow
hadn't an idea that he hadn't stolen from
the newspapers, and most Of them he
spoiled, Like all those who followed bin,
we had gained nothing but victories since
the beginning of the war. There have
been no reverses--no failures; all was
success. To show the sort OF argument
adduced, we will give a single sample,
and in his own words as near as we can
remember. In refuting the charge Of
extravaganza and corruption urged by the
Democrats against Mr.. Lincoln's Admin
istration, he said:
"This reminds me of circumstance
that happened up North. a conductor
on one of our railroads was suspected OF
cheating the company that employed him,
and on being called 10 an account by one
OF the officers, after hearing the charge,
he says: That's all true enough. But
look here, my friend, you had better re-
fleet little on this subject before turning
me off. You see have a splendid gold
watch, breast-pin, finger-rngs, together
with house and lot and splendid estab-
lishment in the city, and am satisfied.
want nothing more. But if you dis
charge me, the man you get in my place
will have to 60 through the same process,
and your company will have TO suffer to
the same extent, which you can save by
keeping me-"
Here, then, this Chaplain very canddly
admits that the wholesale charges of rob-
berry and corruption charged against the
present Administration ARE TRUE, and his
argument is, that, because they have stolen
until they are satisfied, that therefore the
people ought to keep them in power.
And be appeared simple enough to think
that she peopls rere so dishouess S' 70