North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-11-16
Wednesday. Nov. 16, 1864.
About Ourselves.

Many Of our friends snpposng we we're
completely taken in by the late draft, ex-
pres much surpr>fe at meeting us, I'm the
land Of the living" We feel called upon to
explain.
As we were cnmnasded, we appeared be-
fore the board of examination, in all our 'na-
krd loveliness - after a most searching *
animation bY the grave doctors there assem-
bled We we're pronounced 'sunnd" in BODY.
We believe ourselves sound, ment ally and
politically +; and though It may smack lrtle
Of eSntism We n,G declare "to all whom it
may Concern" that We possess two of the
important attributes Of a perfect man; A
sound mind III sound body. This being
the case, We thought il would be wrong to
prostitute either mind or body To carry
Ing on war fer any less noble object than
the restoration Of the Union. 1t is said that
the rebels are about tn put their slaves into
the army, with promise uI freedom in the
event of success. The war on their part
therefore, has become war for freedom -
We cannot, conscientously, take up arms
"gain't people struggling for the ihe>'rra
Bile boon of freedom! We were influenced
also by other Considerations. As the back
bone Of the rebellion has been so FREQUENTLY
broken within the past four years, We COLI
cuded 1t must certainty give up the ghnst,
(niggers) before We could arrive on the spot
To aid III closin. the eyes Of The coucern. If
not, at least we Concluded it wond be giving
its last dying kick. These kicks are some
times dangerous. Upwards of hundred and
fifty thousand stall rart n:cn, IN Grants ar
my alon", have been, by it, kicked into
shallow grav"r, during tie past Summer,
We have No desire TO test ;ne krc ing powers
Of rebellion with a broken back5une. We
give tup. Besides, when We '',huffle of
this m 'rtal c"Ii," We desire above ali thing.
70 have decent burial.
Ihtrs are other reasous by which we were
inhueEced. The woman that spanks our
babies, was not willing that they should be
made orphans; nor was she wiling herself
to embark on The uncertainties Of wIdnwhood
She might have difficulty in getting the len.
sion. As togetti1g sound man" for her
second spouse, that would be out of the
question. Her choice would be c,r fined to
thu swarm Of abolifinn "ImbeciIes." which
the drafts, in mercy have, sprred t, drag out
mlttrable existence, as Hume Guards"
To such union she neger could consent.
For these, and other cngent reasons, we
concluded to decEe Abe's very pressing in
Vi:ation to 60 into the pen" We know not
what fate may await u- in the unseen future
Perhaps, like fly, who has ono. escnprd the
meshes OF the deceptive web, we may yet be
drawn into it, and be msde tool for the bug
abolition spider at Washington. For the
present al least we have put off the evil day.
We ffund patriot (f the Billy Button
DtrIpt) who felt it his duty 10 go "tu the
war;" for yrar-provlded be could get
rAtons. clothing, pay, aud six hundred d"'r
lars. We found man who w-s ra-h e. oug q
to lend Us the money. We gave II TO the
pAirio; and sent him on his way rejoicing
We nov suppose We are fshrirg. by proxy
unless perchance, we. by pr''xy, may have
contracted anIDe Of the diseases incident to
camp life--in which case we have the d.ar-
rsa-or k.methlng else, by proxy A real
convenient arr angement, isu'l II ?
This, the explains 'ur present situa tion.
We are here.in propr1a Pc sonahard at work;
strong, s'Alwart, and s"und as ever, Though
poorer than jobs turkey I'VE are not IN
formed that that bird owed ans borrowed
sreenbaeks) We are tappY as clan at high
tide. ---.
In conclusion we will SAY to our .ubscir-
beIs that in order 10 .eral.le rs TO con, inue
the publication of The Democ rat, We MUST
have MnNEV