Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-08-10
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We EsTs 1re<s9eFs-1y EeTe-lE1 30 iI- 49,
/ that there exiszesI IN the North an cement
ths; syrspz.hized 9TH Soa.hern reoels7l-
that vas opE1sad - . Eigor01s prosec1tlon
/ Il ts.e zar-zrd that E4s preassr<s-s3 70 re-
-. tie zs2ho-ities q The Unsted States Il
asgarsrez kos-zIe zttit7se 20 tb@ eafgEee-
nleat u drzst- This has almost inyzEiz-
BIZ L4en de8isd by the lez1ers and organs
q that elezseEt But, 4 seeus, a. the SIC
cess q the rebel cause becomes more doubt
FL. this fzctiog hsa9orne= m0ye reckless II is
assertions and more bad N tt deternine-
TN 70 zrrzy itself II open hostility against
the Lzwz q tie Government, and u az
:bo-itiez II prof of tnis fart ve quote
from tie C7easffe1d RepzLldcan, printed IN
this Place, The resolutions adopted b. The
Central Democratic CIub, Of Clezrfeld
county" On Monday eyeuibg, august Ist.
Isgs, u Wit:
ResoJcad That Dezoe upon the basis Of
the Union a. formed b. our fathers, L Dos
The HEARTFELT desire Of every true lOyer q
cur institutions, and Al other p0Iitic1l CT
jee.s shoald = made y yIeId u Its attain
ment.
Rez1Eoe9. That We soleuinIy protest e
gzinst and utterly repudiste al d0gnzs zs
variance Herewith. and den0znce the mzu-
ifesto 81 Abraham Lincoln aidrezsed TO
whom i may e0ncen. a. revolutionary IN
sentiment contrary 70 laE, and su5versiye
q the Constitution, and Ee affirm, thar .
E servant q the people who thus places HIM
/ self above the law. has forfeited al cl0fns
! - AR c0Hfjdeacs. Tepect, and OBEDl-
! ESCE-
Rssolced. That tie peopIe, Of the county
( Be requested 70 assemble In Mas C0nven-
ton, at the Court House n CIearfeld, On
Saturday, the 18th Of August, 1864, at
one D clock 2. N, 70 express In solemn
terms their GJs0rTenoe n n 11r0J0ngGttoEl u
Ase ,c1r for such object. and 70 take such
o,her steps az the CRISIS may seem to de-
Inand
Here We have the solema declaration Of
men-the pretended leader Of great par
ty. and who claim 20 be Democrats that
Abraham Lincoln has not only torteited
| their confidence and respect, but their
'oJeoIence" they aJ1or ''prolonga-
ton Of the war"-and that they intend TO
take such steps as the erists may seem to
I demand. %
What does that mean, or what do they
propose 70 do? We apprehend that they
intend 10 discourage hearty response 70
| the Presidents call for more volunteer, and
should the quota If the county not be made
up and draft take place, then they propose
10 resist the authorities If an attempt be
made 10 take them. That this il the crisiis
To which they refer, We have little doubt !;
otherwise, their resolve ''to eepre&s IN nal
eDsn ternas their 0btorrence To a TroLonga-
tton of he ,onr, and their declaration that
Abraham Lincoln has '.Jorjetted' their
'OLelitence, have no meaning.
And what is the tendency Of the course
proposed to be pursued2 Is it not rerozu-
tionnry-rdellsous? l. not this precisely
| the kind Of argument used, and the course
that was adopted By the leaders Of the reb-
els in the South Did not they declare they
would not DLey the Constitutionsily elected
President Of the United Sta,esI Did not
they take up arms and resist the authori-
ties who were sent 10 enforce the i1rrs
Should these Inen-they who put forth the
above quoted declarations, and their follow
ers-resist the eaforcemer,t of the LQD ii
ClcarfeId, would they be less guilty thar
the Southern rebels These are questions
which every .sell-meaning mamie who
loves his family, his home, his country
should seriously ponder in his mind ere h'
gives countenance to, or participates in, th'
course proposed to be pursued by set o
designing and ambitious political .aspirants
To follow their advice, would be to inaugu
rate civil war in our midst, with all its con
comitants-anarchy, arson, rapine, murde
following in its wake.
Does any sensible man desire such stat
Of things, as we have described? We thinl
not. Then be warned in time Suffer no
yourselves TO be led into difficulties by few
selfshly wicked men. They are powerless
unless they can succeed in inducing the un
thinking and credulous and honest masses
by fattery and Misrepresentation, to ente
into their schemes, and assist them in car
rying their nefarious and diabolical plot in
to effect. We repeat-if you love you
homes, your families, your life, and all tha
is near and dear to man, beware Of tn,
Vaccinations Of these enemies of you
country, lest the hand of retribution fall
heavily upon you and yours.
And now, in conclusion, we direct the at
tention of the authorities of the Common
wealth, and of the National Government
to this matter, and hope that they will no
be altogether unprepared, should the event
J which we have here deliniated transpire.