Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-02-01
THE WAR IN oLBARFIELD,' AGAIN.

Copperhead journals, it is an unscrupuious
dishonesty in concealing the truth from their
readers and palming upon them a repetltloh
of ylaring falsehoods, TO sour their tempers
and mislead their judgments. They seem |
to be conscious of no loftier sentiment IN
this day of the Nation trial, than to spend
what little of brains and influence they pos
sess to bolster up the miserable faction whose
only vengeance for great national defeat
consists in maintaining local supremacy to
annoy and perplex the Government. As a
specimen of this kind of journalism, we re-
fer the reader to the reply made by the last
Republican to our article reviewing the
causes of the "War in Clearheld. In that
article the Republican, can see no other OBJ
ject than an effort to destroy confidence In
the integrity of certain distinguished lead
ers," who have led their followers into the
army and into prison. He has no other
response, than to sound the alarm through
the ranks of his party that the vote is in
danger of being reduced 1t is said com
ing events cast their shadows before;
and they see plainly enough that dark
shade is fast settling upon the prospects of
the political firm of Bigler, Wallace & Co.
They have too much faith In the intelligence
of hundreds of their own party, not to ap
prehend that they will trace effects to the
legitimate cause, and then abandon with
disgust class of men who have trifed with
their confidence and plunged them into diff
H.,
ment. Now we submit, whether cause
| that has sunk SO low as only to admit Of
plain Misrepresentation, and a studied sup
preston of the truth, does not merit the
pity and contempt of every honorable and
patriotic man?
| They repeat the accusation that Republi-
cans are responsible for the troops coming
here while every citizen of the borough of
Clearfeld knows that every proposition
made by the Republicans to ill the quota,
previous to the draft, was rudely repulsed by
the Democrats that those propositions were
only acceded to after the draft was made,
and when it was known that the Republi-
cans had entered sufficient number Of sub
stitutes to relieve the men of their own
party Everybody knows that had the legal
claims ofthe government been met, as they
should have been-and as they acould hare
been, but for the controlling influence ofcer-
tain leaders-no soldiers would have been
sent among us. Yet that paper has the au-
dacity to assert that these same Republicans,
who lyera zaans, th hn .~.- -ell .l-------'~.~-
the editor think that the people are fools
enough to believe such stuff as this? Who
are the men that have been selling revolvers
throughout the county for the last six months?
Were they Republicans? Who were the
men that imported arms and ammunition on
the pretense of shooting deer? Were they
Republicans Who were the men that
have been holding secret oath bound meet
ings clandestinely in mill-lofts, spring
houses, ETC., swearing to vote the Demo
cratic ticket and to rescue each other ifthey
were arrested by the Marshals? Were they
Republicans
In our article we charged that the meet
ing, held on the 18th of August last, had
demoralized the followers of the "distin-
guished leaders" who managed it. It gave
quietus to all measures, so far as that
party was concerned, for the support of the
government either in men or money. Big
Ter told them that lie would not give ''anoth-
er man or dollar" They took his advice.
given in this significant way, and thus invi-
ted conflict with the lawful authorities.
His object was to make votes by keeping
them at home till after the election. He
succeeded, but at fearful expense to those
whom he thus deluded Of the ex-Goyer-
nors speech the writer in the Republican
takes no notice in his reply. He knows it
to be indefensible and therefore thinks it
best to let it be forgotten as soon as possible.
But lie may rely upon it that when every
other speech of the ex-Governor's will be
long forgotten in the county, that of the
18th of August will be fresh in the memory
| of the people.
We charged again that the leaders had
begun the war ON the Government by de-
| claring that it had forfeited their 'sobe-
dience. This is also carefully ignored in
the reply Those brave resolves are un-
| pleasant things to talk about, whilst the
bugles of the veterans are sounding
through the county. And yet he incau-
tiousy re-affirms the doctrine of those res
olutions at the close of his article. He saws.
the people resolved as they had a right to
resolve. " Resolved what? To dtsobeu
the constituted authorities If this is what
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