Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-03-08
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WEDNESDAY MORNING; MARCH s, 1S6;
A Sad Case Of Seduction.


one of the victims OF the crusade against
the freedom OF speech and the personal
Fights OF the Democrats Of this county
together with copy of tho charges against
him and the remarks of tho Harrisburg
Telegraph and the Patriot d; Union in -ela-
aion thereto, will be found on our first
page. After our readers shall have read
these papers, and when they shall be pla-
ced in possession of further facts, and par
ticularly of the secret history Of this trans
action, all of which will doabtless be
torthcomipg 10 due time they will unan-
dmoasly conclude, that for low, dirty, con-
templible meanness this case Of seduction
is without parrellcl-a affecting the scdu-
cers no less than the seduced.
Whcnth troops were seat to our coun-
ty tho purpose was well understood. The
authorities were induced 10 take this step,
not merely for the purpose of arresting
deserters and compelling non-reporting s
,coascripts to respond; but from asSuran-
,ces that sufficient evidence could be found
TO warrant the arrest Of Gov, BIGLrR and
Senator WALLACE, aud perhaps others
These assurances were given by different
individuals, and under different circum-
stances. To obtain the information the
baseSt means of corruption were resorted
Yv l,,,,I;vn -
were offered and in others the tyrants
argument Of terorr was resorted to-. Men
were seized without warning and dragged
before certain individuals; and Immediately
released efier telling plausible story against
these gentlemen, or asserting to particular char
ges against them. Thus fortified, the troops
were ordered here, and arbitrary arrests
Immediately commenced. But none o.
the CictintS would Swsar strong enough Some
Of the deserters who were arrested, it
seems, made information strong enough TO
lead to the arrest of certain of their neigh
bors. Thus Wilhelm, Huber and Cur
ley, were arrested, followed by some thir-
~ or fcrty Others in other sections Of the
county.
Most of these victims were submitted
to rigid examination, in order TO elicit
information that would justify the seizure
Of Messrs, Bigler and Wallace, and in some
instanses, II is alleged, SUUEg inducements
were held out 10 them to make the neces-
ssry oath. But this attempt, it seems,
eignslly failed ignorant Uoodsmcn OF
iClearfeld," as the He5Jiaa organ at Harris
burg calls them, they may be; but they
were not too "jgnorant' 10 see that in
their arrest Benson and such Uycnas, bad
failed in their real object nor were they
Ignorant" enough TO degrade their own
manhood 10y becoming inrormers In turn +;
because others had basely and falsely
sworn to charges against them, under
promises Of official clemency, these men
were not mean enough 10 escape the pet
ty punishment inflicted by their pcrsecu-
tion, loathsome and offensive rs it was, by
damning the souls TO nll eternity, BY max
ing .filss accusations against others, All hon
or to these ignorant goo5Spen Of Clear
feldw The time will surely come when
these cruel wrongs will be made right,
and when they will be properly rewarded
for their integrity and virtue.
But there is one exception. Ani among
so many men, and under such trying cir
cumstances, and in the face Of such
strong temptations, ought we not 10 be
proud Of the community ia which we live,
that But ONE faint-hearted man could be
found. Patrick Curley-the brave and
valient Patrick-was the only Judas
And just like that other Judas, he bear,
false witness. Poor Pat!
Look at his confession Then read tn,
charges against him. lie is charged Will
belonging to "a society or organization
commonly known and called by the name
of the Democratic Castle the object o.
which organization was and is to resist III,
execution Of the drdjt b." DC.
This is the Indictment. Is il true ? We
answer, il is not. We have read the con
stilution and bye-laws of this Castle
aad presume most of our readers lave
also, as il was published at length in the
JaeObm organ in this place last summer
and we assert that there is not a single
word to he found therein bearing such {
construction,
1t said not word about the draft OF
about resisting that or any other law. But
by pleading guilty" Mr.. Curley "conres
ses" that this charge-notoriously false in
point Of facts true! 1t does not appear
ftom The account as published that hi
statement, or confession" was sworn 10
For his sake we hope it was not.
In alluding to the meeting held in thi
place in August last, Patrick says
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