Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-02
The PENNSYLVANIA Election.

The country is so deeply affected with the
competitive spirit-in other words, with a
fondness of seeing contests-that the Penn
sylvania election would be an object of gen
eral interest, even if the issues were purely
and exclusively local. But they are not ex-
clusively local. No State politics at the
present time are entirely discovered from
National politics And every Republican
should arouse himself and go to the polls,
with the consciousness that his ballot not
only tells on the election of Judge, of Sena-
tor, of Assemblymen and ofcountry officers,
but also expresses his will, ashe has express
ed it for years past. on the great questions
of the Uaion The election in this Key
stone State is, therefore, regarded with pro-
found interest by the people Of other States.
This furnishes good reason why 1t should
enlist the warm aad energetic efforts of eve
ry Republican.
Let US give our readers a view Of the ap-
preaching election, as taken from the unre-
constructed rebel stand point. From pa
per that fairly represents, as it did during
the rebellion, the unaitered sentiment of Sc
cessonists, we take and present the following
extract:
The contest in Pennsylvania viii decide
the question of party supremacy IN the
North, aud upon that decision depends the
fate of the South If the revolutionary and
jacobinical party shall be thrust under foot
by the conservatives and intelligent masses
North, the country will be saved Ii not,
the future is appalling Let the issue at
the ballot-box be against Radicallsm, and
we may kick the blusterers who prate about
impeachment now 1t is only because they
think they are strong before the people of
the North that they keep up their buster.
Their cowardly souls will sink within them
when they find that they have over-rated
their strength "-RichDond Enquirer, Sep
temJer 81.
That is the way tlooks from that quarter.
1t shows that the Republicans have to beat
three parties in the coming elections-the
Democrats who have the voting to do, the
individual whose impeachment has been
talked of and whose patronage is diligently
sought, for effect on the election, and lastly
the rebels who growl and show their teeth
from their closed kennel door and threaten
to bite and tear as soon as they get the
chance The above extract is good cam
paign document, and as such we give
it place in our columns. We hope espe-
cially that the threatened kicking, condition
ed on their success, nray be properly appre-
ciated. 1t seems to be particularly designed
for the ''cowardly souls who whipped the
rebels in their present subsection.
There can be no doubt that from the
Presidential mansion anxious eyes are turn
ed toward Pennsylvania and Ohio at the
present time. Democratic embassies are
hurryng to the White house invoking the
aid of the President in the Pennsylvania
election, and only receiving the small mole
ty of en- ncouragement that they can extract
from his sorrowful, 80, that | could help
youl" The present lull in Mr. Johnson's
activity is to be attributed to his fears of
the approaching election.
Should Republicans allow themselves to
be beaten, fantastic tricks of revolution
and usurpation may be expected. On the
contrary their success will produce the
great calm for which every good citizen
so earnestly longs. Let every one, then,
bestir himself, to beat, so that they will
understand what it means, the three-ply
party with which the interests Of the Union
are confronted. The kicking that they in
solently threaten is the smallest part of the
mischief that would ensue, should traitors,
recreants and Democrats gain victory in
the Pennsylvania election.