Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-03-07
VOL. l2.---NO. 26.
5 DEMOCRACY AT 1T Is.

DEMOCRACY AT 1T Is. 8JI
The little State of Delawsre has for sew
eral years past been governed by Demo-
cratic Legislature. They hold the mower
still. During. all the trying years of the
wal. against the rebellion, and even when
their own State was threatened with inva
son, this Democratic body refused to give
dollar or man to defend the flag and the
country refused, even, to pay their States
quota, of few hundred dollars, to enclose
the graves of her sleeping sons who fought
and tell at.Gettysburg; refused to pass vote
OF thanks to her battle worn veterans who
survived the terrible conflicts of the war
Thousands of noble Delawareans, howey-
er, offered themselves to the Government
and bore noble and heroic part in the
struggle for national life and freedom.
Ihe General Government paid some of
the war debts of Delaware, which her Dem
ocratle Legislature would not pay, and now
been IN the case of other States. Delaware
democrats have refused thus far, but as
the powers that be- propose to take i'm
mediate measures 70 collect what is due
them, 'ROtens, uote1s,' what do these Dem
ocrats propose to dol They have actually
voted to take. just so much Of the scbool
money away from the school commissioners
as will pay this war debt of the State
Friends OF the children of popular educa-
ton, think of it. Making the children pay
the debts OF the State and that at the ex-
pense OF the school fund This is Democ-
racy.
Quite in keeping with this, is the recent
enactment of this same body disaualifyipsr
ministers of the gospel from holding any
ofhee- The only otfce'held by ministers in
the State. so far as we are able to learn, was
that Iaborlous, responsible, but unpaid posi-
ton OF the members of the Board of Pub
lie Education But good authority had
said that the loyal ministers of the gospel
had saved Delaware to the Union. =" This
Democratic Legislature believed it and re-
warded them accordingly. This pure body
OF politicians are now at work ON bill to
legallze lotteries in the State. .r-
Does this party expect ever again to con-
troll the great interest of our State and the
Nation? The days of such corruption and
jugglery, ended with the administration of
JAMES BUCHANAN. The war was the Ma
tlon's awful oath, that those days shall
never return. stt'.
MISSOURI VINEYARDS Wa
terhouse, OF st. Louis, in series of arti-
cles demonstrating the advantages of Mis-
souri, as home for emigrants, considers in
cidentally its adaptability for grape culture.
He states that in Southern Missouri there
are fifteen millions of acres of land, eIeya-
ted from 900 to l 800 feet above. the sea,
and with dry and light soil, abounding in
lime, soda, potash, magnesia and phospho-
rlc acid, the chief elements entering into
the structure of the grape vine The COM
position of the soil is very much like that
of the vine lands of Germany and France,
the surface being in many places terraced,
as if nature had intended it for the vine
dresser. On these broad acres population
of two millions can raise thousand millions
of gallons of wine, and the Professor feels
confident that Missouri is destined to be
''the vineyard of America" Three hun
dred and fifty dollars an acre will prepare
land for grape culture in Missouri, and one
hundred dollars an acre spent annually will
cultivate it. Two hundred and fifty gallons
of wine can be produced from an acre,
which at two dollars "a gallon will yield five
hundred dollars. earssa li