The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-07-12
The Fort Mifflin .PrisanerS and the Benton
LOYnliStg,

PSisecuteo INDIVIDUALS during the earlier
! part OF this week. and withstanding they
have suffered in health, as well as in their
business relations, they have borne up well
under The severe Affections through which
they have passed. ID would seem that
| terrible reiribution is overtaking some of
those who were mainly instrumental in
| having them arrested. We learn that one
individual, who, upon learning that these
men were about being released from dur
rance vile, and fearing for bis personal
safety, enlisted. Shortly alter entering the
service, ne bad his right arm shot away,
and Is now lying in one of the Military
Hospitals, constantly attended by a son Of The
uery man he sOas Instrumental in hduing ar
rested How worse than the loss of an arm,
must be his torment under these circum-
stances. And not this alone. His family
were obliged to rely upon the assistance Of
their democratic neighbors to put out his
crops, alter having been denied by their
Republican friends. Verify, the magma
| nimity of these men, must lead him 10 ex-
claim, "my punishment is greater than
can bear. ."-BeTwick Gazette.
On the 18th of May last, the above state
meal of facts appeared in the columns of
at The time, that every word OF il was true,
and have mol heard or seen any ylhing since,
TO change our mind on that subject. BUTT
would seem that pack of Abolition isis in
and about Benton, are disposed 10 squirm
aud wriggle, like a serpent with It's tail
pinched, and have appeared in the Republi
can with an article denying tie trulhfuIness
of our statement, in relation 10 the Fort
Miffiin victims, together with lew facts
concerning certain individual of Benton
township, who was instrumental in having
his Democratic neighbcrs arrested, after
which he left the county and joined the
army. The person alluded 10 is Mr.. RICH
ARD STILES, who is well known in the coun-
ty, particularly The upper end We sincerely
sympathze with him and his friends in the
loss of his right arm, and all depriva,ions
and hardships sustained in the army, but
politically, and for the treatment towards his
Democratic neighbors, we shall ever con-
time TO hold him in the same regard as we
did prior TO his showing his patriotism by
entering the army more through fear aud
dread than for the love OF it.
The first fact denied by these home pa
triots is the statement that Mr. Stiles was
'attended by son of The very man he was
instrumental in having arresled.n The party
are generous enough, though, to admit that
The young man alluded TO was 'employed
as cook in ward No. A" of :he came hospital
in which Mr. Stiles lay, although they say
Mr. S. occupied Ward No. I. Now, the
fact OF The business is, we were correct
when we stated that Mr. s. was attended by
a son OF one OF the men he was inslrumen-
tai in having arrested, aud we are informed
that be wrote 10 his family acknowledging
the fact that this son waited upon him, and
allIded TO the little in cident in the kindiesi
terms. Besides they admit that, he cooked in
tie HosPitGl OF course, this is in no man
ner waiting upon any person, If We COOK for
him Oh no So much for the first con-
tradicIion by the sIay-at-homes of Benton.
The second and most serious objection
found in cur articie;is that MIR. Stiles fam
lily were obliged to rely upon The assistance
OF their Democratic neighbors TO pu, on:
his crops after having been denied by their
Republican friends" In this relation we
have only TO say hat we were entirely cor
rect and that neither of The eight LoyaLists
oi Benton gave her any assistance what
ever, but that has crops uye put out By his
Democratic neighbors. Further, that this
same loyal MEEDENHALI, who allows his
name 10 be attached to The card in the Re
publican, accusing Us of falsely misrepre-
senling facts, has also been obliged to re
ceive assistance from his Democratic neigh
bors, in the way of putting out his crops
while it is alleged, that he, too, was very
''officious in The matter of the arrest OF The
'FIshingcreek Conspirators,' as they were
called" How must be his feelings under
such circumstances Does lis conscience
not bother him, or has it become so hard |
ened tha, he could lend his poor assistance;
if need be, TO drag off his Democratic neigh
bors, and thus harTass and torment, yea nur
der them, ty throwing them in far of filthy, |
sickly baslile, for nothing more than simply |
opinions sake as all history in the matter |
will clearly attest. Yet this same MENDEn-
BALL talks about rendering assistance, fur
nishing substantial comforts Of life, Sc
AS 10 throwing the responsibility upon US
for getting those people ''up the creek" into |
difficulty. we have only 10 refer these 10y |
ahsts TO the 'carG" published in another |
column of to-day's paper, signed by The
subjects Of The "Columbia County Inva-
sion, }" save one, WILLIAM E. RoBBERTs, for
the termination of whose lie they are
chaYpeable which ia sufficient IN forovar
silence all bot fools and fanaiics-and We
might add, 6neal descendants of toriesl
In conclusion, we will Stale, and we
know we will be endorsed by all right. |
minded, conservative and patriotic people,
that had il not been for those lying, wilful