Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-11-09
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL.
Letter from Philipsburg, Pa.
PHMIPsBURG, Pa, Nov. 1th, 1861

DEAR L:-TO-mOrrow TUESDAY
the great and grand battle of the Union Is
to be fought. The engagement will long be
rememembered as the most momentous IN
the annals of history. The forces, on both
sides, have been under the most rigid drill
for several months, and all the parapherna-
liza of a campaign brought out to secure
splendid victory. The friends Of Linclln
and Johnson have worked with viii wor
thy of the great cause they are engaged IN,
and one OF the most magnificent victories
ever achieved, will certainly crown their la
bOrS The supporters OF Mcclellan and
Peldlet0n have not been idle, they have la
bored hard. But all the prestige of success
was against them in the Onset-lt was against
them through the whole campaign, and it
will be against them for all time to come,
Since tie skirmish on the lth October, they
have resOrted to the entombing Of the Illus
triOus dead. To secure votes for their stand
ard bearers, they were not content to secure
fraudulent votes on Il small sized box scale,
bur they used boxes Of the largest, dry
goods dimensions The agents that ar1ed
this scheme out, received their appointment
from HOratio Seymour, now holding the
governmental rclnS OF the State OF y. i ork
Lincoln ; hirehngs caught these agents at
their fraudulent work, arrested them, and
/ held them to trial. W hen summoned be-
! fore the court, one OF these worthless made
| clear breast Of the whole affair. This
coming to the ears of the interchangeable Ho-
ratio he quickly appoints three more OF the
| clan, to proceed with all possible taste to
| Washington. and see what ; the matter
while he makes speeches through his State
| unfolding the agents who We're naDbcd 10y
Gen. Wallace. The fraud is one of the mos
| infamous that could possibly be reSorted TO-,
! and no party under Heaven, would ever
! think OF such means OF carrying IN eIec-
! ton, but the GOd-forSaken crew that assem-
| blcd at Chicago and put in nomination. for
| the Presidency and Wee Presidency, George
| B. VI CleIlan and George Ii. PendletOm.
| There is more treason in the Chicago plat
form IIoratio,
Than was ever dreamed Of down in Dixie.
But the jig i up. Tomorrow will tell a
tale that is certain to consign the topper
| head tribe to oblvi0n-to sink the chief
'snaiks' Of the tribe down to the lowest
| depths Of His satanic maie-ty's d0lninions.
| The late draft is not entirely played out
! in this sub-district, yet. Our quota on the
! last call was 10, the number drawn was 80,
! and Of these enough reported and passed to
| I'll cur compliment about one half. Sever
al did not report, and others went to VIII
| Transport with the intention of reporting,
! but when they got in such proximity to ac-
| tive military operations, they concluded dis
| cretion was the better part Of valOr, and re-
| turned to their native heath minus report
/ ing. Others started for the place OF exam
! In2tIoR, and had got some distance on their
pilgrimage, when all of sudden they rec0l-
| Iectcd that they had not dug their notatoes.
ana thinking their stay might be prolonged
| 10 year, thought it better to return and
! hopse their potato Crcp, and 10 they re
turned. : matters stood until last Sunday
! evening a-week, when Deputy Marshal SnT-
( der made his dcJut in our midst, about O
! clock In the eveuiBg, ani politely invited
! three Of the gents who had drawn tickets
! for the grand ball down III Dixie, that he
would be pleased to have their company with
him to " NilliamspoTt, informing them that
they had not presented their tickets at the
time and place appointed. The gcRlemen
! Welded very gracefully and accepted the
hospitality of the Captain. who had brought
a carriage for their special accommodation.
! The Captain put the trio in custody OF Cap
! tain Runklc, and the party started about !
| o clock on the next morning Monday Tor
headquarters. Captain Snyder remained at
| his hotel until daylight when re set out on
| foot 10 cross the mountain, and to make
some calls on his way, to remind the holders
! Of tickets that they had not reported as their
/ notices called Tor. " neEilGr ne SucCeGucU
! in finding any of them at home. | have not
learned bat rom Capt. Runkle's squad we
| have some news. 1t seems that one of the
gentlemen in custody of Capt. Runkle, got
very unwell. all of a sudden, while descend
/ ing the mountain, iop the old turnpike lead
! ing from here to BeiIefonte, and by the
time they got to the tavern at the foot Of
/ the RoHntaig, iais case became desperate,
and they made halt in order to do some
! thing for him-all getting out of the car
riage and going into the tavern. The sick
gent, and the driver OF the carriage, adjourn
| ed to the rear of the tavern in order TO at
ford him. the sick man, chance to inhale
the pure and fresh breeze of the eastern
slope, and TO make a spasmOdlc overture OF
| cenvalescence; and sure enough, he did
| make a most complete spasmodic overture,
for as suddenly as thought, the sick man re
covered from the desperate disarrangement
of his epigastric region, and from that hour
to this, has not been seen or heard tell OF.
Our drafted men are not so blood thirsty as
it seems, some are in your locality. We are
1 a iaw-abiding people, and always obey the
laws. only when called on to report for mill
tary duty, then some are little slow but
when they must 90, they do so without re-
sorting to violence, and skedaddle amicably
ride sick man. LERoI