Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-02-01

10 God and To you. dear friend. wa
owe our New Years Gift"
E. c. b.
LETTER FROM JOHN Russell.
-, PENNsYILLE. Jan. 23d, 1865.
Editor C2edrfe1d Repnl6cqn loo,.;.. go
over your paper OF the 18th inst, Inoti
ced and article under the editorial cap.
tion, headed "Swear the witness, Tin which
my name is used rather freely, and in
such manner as to require some notice on
my part. In reference to donation Civ
en- to the soldiers now quartered at Cur.
wensville by the Ladies and citizens Of
Penu tp., on the 4th notice of which
appeared in the Journal of the llth inst.
alter quoting some remarks reported to
have been made by John Patton you say.
II this writer quotes Gen. Patton correct
ly, which we did not allege" &c. Then
follows a quotation from what was ropor-
ted as an address read by me on The same
occasion, followed by the emphatic decla-
ration on your part that "This is genuine
and no doubt correctly reported" New
ask you in all fairness to cay upon what
authority you so unqualifiedly vouch for
the genuineness Of this quotation while
you so readily shield Gen. Patton by three
times using the conjunction if, to cover
with doubt the presumption even that he
IS reported correctly. Had you treated
me with the same fairness, | should have
been saved from The necessity ofreplying;
for by reference 10 my address, Ia copy
OF which | send you) you will see that not
one word Of your quotation is contained
in il, your positive assertion to the con
tiary notwithstanding.
But the whole tenor of your article in
reference 10 me, rife with falsehoods as it
is, leads inevitably to the conclusion that
you have some prejudice to crafty, some
sinister motive to aim at, beyond the lin
its OF any thing connected with the trans
actions of the 4th of January. Now what
is it? | ask you, What is il? That is
deemed Of sufficient Importance to induce
you to stoop to the unenyitatle position
of assailing in go scurrilous and undigni-
fed manner my religious views or those
of the society to which belong. This
may be gloated over by those of your cal.
ibro as peculiarly smart, but let me assure
you that good men every where regard
the maligning or traducing of private
character, or roproachlully snee,ing'at re-
liglous sentiments, on account of politi-
cal or other differences, with the most
signal contempt and adherence. | pity
more than blame persons who 80 far
sink themselves in the balance of enlight-
ened public sentiment, and hope and
trust that the public will regard your
course in this connection with a like leni-
ency.
In reference to what you say that "re
port says" Of my once having been before
a military Examining Board and there
decla upon solemn affirmation &c,
&c. l have only to say that l have no
doubt whatever that you are well aware
that no oathes containing the language
You make use Of were administered to a
ny one, SIS the records will show.
The enclosed address is a copy orthe ono
alluded to verbatim ct literatm which
respectfully ask you to publish together
with the foregoing remarks, so that the
public mind may be disabused in reference
to what it contains, and see also how much
there IS in it of "lccturing soldiers as tc
their duty" Remember that you canno
fall back upon the reporter of the Jour
nal because you have unheslotingly decla
red TO your readers that "This is genuine
and no doubt correctly reported"
JOHN RUSSELL