The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-02-02
The Arrest of VIM. H. Bartfasl.

sale of weather strips for windows ana
doors. Soon after his arrival here lie DC
came "hale fellow well met with poiitl,
clans of the Vallandigham kidney anu
before the close of the late campaign
ranked among the most distinguishes Oh
the oratorical champions of the Mcclellan
Democracy. He could fume and blow,
and buster, and lie, too, in style tha'
minced our home made Democratic orators
clear in the back ground, and caused no
little envy among them; and if large let
ters had been fashionable in the getting
up of Democratic posters, the name Of
Bartram would have appeared in capitals
the tallest of the tall. Horribly severe
was he, on all occasions, on the "black re-
publican" and ''aboltionists" generally,
but particularly was he severe on honest
old Abe aud on his efforts to conquer a
peace. 1t was all wrong, in his estima-
ton, the way things were being carried on.
During his preregrination here it leak
ed out that Bartram had belonged to the
army, and as his walk and conversation
was, in every respect, similar to that in
dulgcd by those who had taken I" French
leave" Of the recruiting sergeant, it was
surmised to be more than probable that if
he was just then doing his duty, he would
be serving out his time in the army, rath-
er than in giving comfort to rebels, by
aiding their friends and active coworkers
hereabouts. Hints that such was public
opinion were repeatedly given him and
so pointed did these hints become in the
end, that they induced him, few days
after the Presidential election to leave for
parts unknown. For time nothing was
heard of Bartram. At length, however,
he made his appearance in Lehman town
ship, Pike County, where his time was
divided between keeping old sinners full
up to the mark in their treason, and in
imparting to the youth Of that region the
rudiments Of common school education
While thus employed it entered the minds
of some Of the people to learn whether he
was exactly the person to deal out un-
measured abuse of every one who so far
differed with him politically as to uphold
the Government in its efforts to crush
treason. He had before confessed con
nection with the army, but claimed to
have been regularly and honorably dis
charged He was now called upon to
produce the evidence of that discharge.
and not being able to do so, was brought
to Stroudsburg and lodged in JAIL and Cd
Monday last delivered over to the tender
care Of Uncle Samuel's agents at Easton.
as deserter If Bartram is a deserter
he will be held as such. IF he produces
the papers setting forth an honorable dis,
charge, he will he released at once, with
the we'll learned lesson, to be prepared
for emergencies by always keeping by
him the evidence which the law makes it
the duty of every discharged soldier to
have. Bartram's 5 case has this in it and
nothing more. If he suffers innoccntly
he has nothing but his own impudcnce to
thank for it. He certainly has not earn
ed for himselfa place in the army of
martyrs.
We have given vastly more space to
this case than its merits demand but we
have done SO in order to prepare the pub
bic for any outbreak of condemnation
which croaking editors and croaking pol
iticians Of the Democratic school, may
feel called upon to indulge for the pur-
pose Of making capital out Of it. Already
one paper has given column Of Peck
snlflan rhodomontade to its elucidation,
and we doubt not that if left to run On
the name of Bartram will from
one end Of the Union to the other. be
coupled with martyrdom and cited by
the Democratic Press as another aud an
alarming evidence of the "tyrannical dis
position" Of this abolition" "nigger-lov-
ing, Administration. From the facts We
have here detailed, and they are indispu-
able facts, it will be seen at glance,
ust how much weight should be given
o any effort to mislead the public in
his case. In the arrest of Bartram the ;
Provost Marshal's officers, have taken no
greater latitude, than they are required
o take with every soldier running around
without his protection papers.