The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-02-21
They resolved that he

squiimed and hesitated; and it was not un-
til movement for his removal was inaugu-
rated that the character ofwolfin sleeps clo-
thing was made public in his own person.
In the course of his reply, the Collector
speaks Of ''those who swing around the Cir
clc' as Mr. Schoch and Mr. Wolf are in the
habit of doing" What he means by this is
more than we can conjecture. Our course
has been peculiarly plain and straight. Com
parativeIy with the course pursued by the
were approached by those in authority-cop-
perheads-and told that if we did not drop
Geary and support Clymer off would go our
official head, our reply was-off with ii, we
are for Geary all the time. When the Col
lector was told the same thing, by the same
authority, with more speed than he was ever
known to employ, save when in pursuit Of
of his god, the almighty dollar, he doused the
name of Geary and elevated that OF Clymer.
A prestidigitaIor never produced 50 sudden
and wonderful change as was that made by
the SOlleClOE III Tic UGuu Vi tue ANOi
Journal And more than this-he torked
over the $500, as further and conclusive tes-
timony of the total eclipse Of his manhood
and political integrity by his treachery. The
Collectors life, since he became renegade
to principle, has been continual swinging
around circle of some kind, and we much
fear that, if he does not soon cease swinging,
the little brain he does possess will become
so added as to swamp him in the depths OF
unreclaimable imbecility.
Progressing in his reply, the Collector
says:-"It seems 10 me that no person of Or
dinary intelligence, except those who are
blinded by partisan view of the case, can
place particle OF reliance upon the state
ments of the Jefersonian; for again 0e are
compelled to complain of his ungentlemanly
course in persisling in our publishing the
entire correspondence in relation to the re-
moyal Of Mr.. Shoemaker" How shameful
of the. Jefiersonian thus to persist. The Col
lector pledged himself, in his first article,
that he would forward the petitions for the
removal Of Mr. Shoemaker for publication
if called for We replied in these simple
words:-" We call for them,"-and for DO
ing so the Collector would have no one,
- except those who are blinded by partizan
view Of the case" "place particle of reli-
ance" upon our own statements. We were
impressed with the belief that he desired
the publication OF the petitions, to relieve
him from the littleness of his position,-to
yindcate him from the reproach which his
violation of his repeated pledges to retain
Nlr. Shoemaker fastened upon him-and in
that belief we offered our services. This is
what our proffered Kindness yields US from
that source.
Again: The Collector denies our soft i'm.
peachment, that he was compelled TO remove
Mr. Shoemaker in order 10 save his own
head, and vauntingly declares that the bur-
den Of proof lays upon US. The circumstan-
ces all go to sustain the charge. His as
serlions and complaints to Mr.. Shoemaker
to others AMI to US, of the pressure which
was brought 10 bear upon the question Of
removal, acknowledged in the letter below.
and in the letter paihetically labeled Clubs
and Stones which we published two weeks
ago, together with the known weakness of
the mans knees and backbone are evidences
possessing much more force than Mr.. Het-
rich's simple assertion TO the contrary
We believe that the Collectors denial of
the charge is not whit more worthy of be.
lief than IS the assertion in his last article,
that 1.-The Jeffersonian admits that Mr. s.,
while eating the Presidents bread and but
ter, or enjoying his official patronage, did
abuse him and his policy" We made no
no such admission, and for the best reason in
the world-the truth would not have war
ranted it; nor do we believe that the Collec-
tor made the removal, until he felt satisfied
that he had no alternative but to yield to the
demands of copperheadisu, or have his officia |
head chopped off by the copperhead guillo-
tine
We append the letter upon which the Col
lector rests his case, merely promising, that
The axe did not fall until the tax lists which
were preparing on the 18th of November for
County, had been collected by Mr.
and until the last straw of for
bearance had nearly broken the Ccpperhead
Camel's back.
Collectors Office, Eason, Nov. 10, 1866.
Henry Shoemaker, Dep. Collector:
After the interview we had last week. and
influences, which 1t is not necessary that II
should comment upon in this letter, | have
come to the conclusion that it is advisable
hat you withdraw from the position you now
hold as Deputy Collector.
The Tax Lists now in your hands You can
close up without much trouble. VIII see
% have a successor appointed to receive the |
Lists now being prepared for Monroe.
Very Rasnacffnllv yo,,rs .s,c