Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-06-13
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Abolitionists and Abolitionism,

MEssRs. EDITORS in this number viii
proceed to show that after the Raid was
made, and over forty innocent men, all Dem
ocrats, from this vieinage, many of them
professors of religion, had been arrested and
taken to Fort Miffiin, a fellow, who, / think
Is called s'Peter Pun1p-handie Reinboff by
them that know him, came here to preach
on Sunday to the Soldiers in camp below
Benton and he is reported as having said
In that speech That he rejoiced very
much at their coming to this section of our
country, because previously 1t had been dan
gerous for him and other loyal people to
pass up and dcwn the creek That he had
been afraid to travel the road in daylight
without body-guard, for fear the Demo
Gratis would kill him and throw his body be-
hind some old log, and then his dear family
would not be able to find it, and could not
tell whatever become of him. O, dear me
That pistols and guns were cracking contin-
ually all around, and the officers Of the eoun-
ty from the lowest up to the Treasurer were
engaged in this dreadful work O, dear
me
But since the soldiers had come it was
more quiet, and since so many had been sent
off to the Fort he felt more secure, thanks
to old Abe, &C. Now was not out to hear
the gentleman IN on that occasion, but 9th
ers were, who remember well what he said,
and can tell you all about the powerful man
ner in which this. bloodhound of abolition
zion threw around the red-hot-rocks of al,oli-
ton damnatio1, all over Peter AS planta-
ton O, dear, how it did thunder but
there was no good rain. know his fears of
the Democrats were unfounded, and only
came from the teeth out, and he knows tnat
m this, as m most ether things, bewas mere
ay acting the hypocrite. TIE Democrats
would not hurt his woody bead, they were
then, as they are now, too wise to waste their
amunition on .Pump-handles or ID. DIS y
That this Knight of the disunion league was
creating a false alarm when he said he was
atrsid of Democrats along Fishingcreek, is
fully established by his bringing avery hand
some man with him here last winter, to hold
a protracted meeting, whose name was Black
or White, / think Black would have been
very proper as harmonizing with the princi-
pies and practice of his employer at that
time. But this sneaking Lacquer took good
care to inform ourcitizens that this stranger
he had brought with him, wasa Democrat.
What do you suppose was his object In all
this Doubtless to deceive the people, to
get Democrats whom he had misticated and
unjustly assisted to send to filthy Lincoln
Bastil@, to come with their friends to his
meeting, when it was announced that aDem-
ocrat had come to help him for week or
ten days. But the bait did not take, the
gauze was to thin
The people however, could not help say
ing, that this exhibition of cool deplicity
was not consistent with his expressions of
fear, that the Democrats would kill him" &c
At one time it suited him ito have moth
ing to do with Democrats, they were dan
gerous, their pistols and guns were popping
and cracking all along the creek, that it was
not safe for him to travel up or down with
out body guard &C.
But when this theme run out, and he did
not by it succeed in guling the people, it
suits him wondrous well to come solitary and
alone, with no one but Democrat as his
body guard Thus fatty giving the lie to
all his declared fears, that Democrats would
take his life and throw his body behind an
old log" &c.
This man, shall call him nay this crit
ter" the ssPump-handle, certainly had no
fears of Democrats, but evidently had a FIT,
not caused By the sDraft, but by the stDe
1erium Tremendous y Hence he thought he
saw snakes coming out of his boots, hence
his eroans, the voice of his guilty conscience,
the calculations, the irregular movements,
the Wild gestures, and the thunder of his ell
oauence against the copperheads,i and In fa-
vor Of his "colored brethren.
From what understand, his sermon (2)
to The soldiers must have been All extra eff
fort, and It. and the remarks of the hearers
about him and his discourse, should have
kaen saved as b rich legacy to his posterity
This same "Isoyal Lacquer would not let
his son volunteer for the late war, and when