Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-05
Correspondence,
A MILITARY ARREST

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JoHN D. MILLER, Esq, written by hiswife
isso spirited and touching, and withal $,
Hediloble TO tho lady, that we cannot re
iist the temptation to lay it before ou,
readers, although, as it will be perceive,
on It's rerusal, it was not intended for puo
licaiion. Mr., MILLER, il will be remem
hred,wastan ong the Victims" released
short time since and for whose release
MrSwooPE claims the credit: M
FERGUSON TowNsnlP, CLEARriRLD Co.
February lst., 1865.
Mr., MooRR:-I hope you will pardon
toe liberty an old woman has taken, that
Of making little mem orandum for the
purpose, you will hnk, of gratifying her
bad temper. BE it rs it may, shall write
down truth, pothing else, as expect TO
have to answer for 1t hereafter; and as
seldom write, and indeed have not much
time to spare scribbling, and as | hone
you are charitably disposed, perhaps YOU
will burn this after you have looked over
it, or do what you please whit, for aughl
] care. But what l wanted to do. i TO
tell you OF The arrest Of my husband, Jno
D. Miller, on Friday night last between
the hours Of 10 and II o'clock. We were
setting, that is he and |, on that precious
cold evening, trying TO keep things from
freezing, and trying to still the restless.
ness ol our youngest child--a babe mo.
oId,and rather delica e. Ire in our house,
orsto'e, cost some trouble, as We had to
put in wood often The rest Of the chill
dfen had gone to bed, 10y the way, they
are niue in number), As | was near the
door heard foot steps. said there is
somebody coming, al the same time
reaohed the door and opened it, and there
aepped IN a Lieutenant and think sey-
en- men, and demanded to know if his
name was Miller. lie said it was, and the
0lhceT sald he had come TO arrest him
Miller asked what for? and | asked what
he had done, or omitted 70, that there
should come - such force Of armed men
at that time Of night Just then tie door
opened, and there came in another, arm
ed with what appeared 10 me to be a short
lite and it appeared by his tracks in the
snow next morning, that he had marched
across the garden and went up back of the
house and looked in at the window. ey.
pectlng, reckon, that they would have
very terrible and most desperate encoun-
Ter With this man Miller. They SAID that
They had been told that he carried load
ed revolver in each pocket. We told
them that there never was a revolver kept
10 our house or abou. Us. ! said wished
bad one, and laughed at them and told
them that they ought have come in day
lght that it might have been pleasanler
10 themselves and also told them that
itwould have been quite enough for them
10 bring such a force if be lad been n
Tother or horsethief or a murderer, or
committed the objectionable sin. ask
ed II they bad any intention Of arrestng
ne, and ;aid if they had was ready, as |
was guile as guilty as he perhaps more so.
They answered that they we're not in the
business OF arresting women. ! said, per-
haps not as yet, and added that if they
had came to take me, there ought to have
beon at least ten or a dozen more Of them.
said considered il great and credita-
be business that OF dragging men away
from their families at midnight, without
showing authority, or as much as able TO
tel who the accu.er was, or even the ma
lure OF the crime don't believe ever
knew Of any person being taken before
Without warrant, or something more
Than word Of mouth but it seems in the
Gays of Abraham that they can do any
hing Except JUSTICE o my ruined coun-
Fy. Have you come to this2 Now ]
bear 1t said by Republicans that the DEM
ocrats have brought these arrest and lroub-
les on themselves. and that democrats
@ye been the iuformants but say it is
not So There is one Moses Thurs ton, on e
John Chase, one Tucker, one John Swan,
tson of Henry Swan, Esq, J aud the liber-
tine Bob McCully, and some more such
Characters, not one of whom are Demo
Gratis. These are the real iuformans. IL
suppose that McCully don't dream that
suspicion rests on him for causing the ar
rest Of my husband but he is for all time
TO come, marked. Likewise some others.
Mr.. Michael ellison was taken on the same
hight-January the:27th. Young Swan
The groceIe5s-was the pilot to his house,
Mr.. ellison saw and knew him, SO | am
told. | don't knowswhat his crime con.
slsts Of, but guess it was because be is
"Copperhead." That appears to be sulli-
cent to brand n person. think that in |
lhe French revolution it came 70 be a
crime, worthy of death, TO allow oneself
q be seen wearing a good coat. The
Reign OF Terror is just commencing here
aud IL there is woman hanged around /.
here | expect TO De her-and ,he sooner
the better.
hope the Almighty in His mercy. will
sGyo me aud mine from niggerism, and all +,
The isms Of tnis fanatical time. Though
he should in His wisdom see proper to
shorten our earthly career, | am sure the
gallows would, with its horrors, &C. be
entirely preferable to the probability Of
oDtlivirg Constitutional Liberty.
learI shall encroaoh on your time and
dra yoar patience, but if so, just burn
llis piece Of paper.
reckon the next hear OF my hus
band, he will be in the bastile where there
are many more that have done no wrong,
nci.har to their God nor their country.
oo Z now that there is no truer friend to
tIs ,untry than he, though | say it my
know l would not say it for even