Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-11-28
Pleased for Once.

the editor of that paper has been tor sever
al years over the condition of National pol
iticS, and with what bitterness he denounced
men who entertained enlarged and liberal
views regarding the great questions that
have been and are yet agitating the public
mind In his opinion, the war for the sup
preston of the Rebellion was ''unconstltu-
tional the emancipation policy was arbi-
trary and unjust-the measures and means
adopted to save the Union were tyrannicai
and revolutionary. President Lincoin-with
reverence be his name spoken-was a clown
Charles Sumner fanatic -Thaddeus
Stevens Union smasher Horace Gree
ley 'hypocrite' Henry Wilson COW
ard''-Joseph Holt "knave" General
Butler beast j ohm w Forney do"
whilst the time was when Andrew John
son was ''sot, Seward ''demagogue, "
and Stanton ''tyrant' and blood
hound - Even patriotic woman, Miss
Anna Dickinson, was, defantly We presume.
stigmatized as white wench, and the
Republican party, in the aggregate, as mig
ger-worshippers. 'miscegenationists, and
advocates of negro equality.
La this peculiarly amiable frame OF mind,
the editor of the Republican has continued
until the present time. Everything that
failed to square itself with his ideas of De
mocraey, was wrong everybody that re-
fused to entertain political sentiments akin
to his own, was in error. But, at last, We
are happy to announce, George has been
pleased. His heart, it seems, has been
gladdened by the course of one man, whose
partizan pulse did not, heretofore, beat re-
sponsive to his own. In his last issue, in
leading editorial, he makes it known that
''Gerrit Smith the noted New York aboli-
''htionist, has openly declared against ne
''gro suffrage!' This, to George, is ''glad
tidings of great joy. 1t is ''rare occur
renee requiring special and prominent
mention in his columns-and the opportuni-
ty is promptly embraced. We think it was
really kind in noted Abolitionist' like
Gerrit, to Swing around the circle" in
that way, in order to do something agree
able to his former opponents. 1t has
opened up fountain of good feeling in
Georges heart that thus far had remained
stagnant and unused 1t has enabled him,
for once, to speak approvingly of a political
heretic-one, too, who went crazy during
the trial of old John Brown" And Gerrit,
it appears, is not making any halt way bu-
siness about it. He is going the whole
figure for, according to the Republican.
''he alleges that Thad. Stevens constitu-
''tional amendment is the greatest outrage
lever attempted upon the American peo-
''ple" This declaration is no doubt par
ticularly agreeable to our neighbor, and it is
| quite probable that the vigorous denuncia-
| tion of ''the great commoner," by Gerrit,
had nc little to do with producing the exu-
berance of delight displayed by George.
item of graduation ''Smith scourse, we
are further informed by the editor of the
Republican, if fully developed and practi-
''cally carried out must end in Democracy,
(which, according to Georges notion,
will be quite an improvement on his former
life, y There may, possibly, be differ
| ence of opinion on this point. There are
those who are skeptical abou. the good ten
denotes of party that, like the Copper
| head, sympathized with the Rebels in THEN
efforts to destroy the Union, and who low
elect to Congress notorious prize fighter
and black-leg the representative of the
rum-shops of New York aud of those thai
delighted in burning negro orphan ASYLUM:
and school houses in that lively city moi
many months agone. Still, as the discussion
of matter of this kind might tend to maj
the pleasing anticipations that are fitting
through the mind of the editor of the Re
publican in consequence of the access ion O
! ''Gerrit Smith, the noted Aboiitionist," tt
the ranks of the Latter-Day Democracy, VIZ
will refrain from it, and will wish our neigh
Dor joy in the companionship of this new
found friend end champion. We are the
more inclined to do this because one "Jame.
H. Reagan, of Texas, red hot secession
list and Postmaster General under the Con
''federate Government of Jefferson Davis,
i we have the same authority for saying ha,
so far forgotten his duty as to declare him
self in favor of negro suffrage, and is now
engaged in advocating that abominable
''heresy irTexas." We think Jeemes ough
to be ashamed of turning himself Unto a,
instrument to carry out, what George call
the deviltries of Sumner Stevens & Co ,
1t is really too bad, and would scarcely b
tolerated for moment by the Democracy
were it not more than counterbalancedb by tn,
opportune, invaluable, and overshadowins
i ooc Il q l.