The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-02-21
Our Friend the Collector.

of our friend the Collector. We regret that
the crowded state of our columns precludes
its insertion in the Jcfersonian, more par
ticularly, because it claims to be " Reply
to the Remarks of the .Jefcrsonian," than
for any other reason. The Collector intro
duces his subject with complaint that his
former article published by us contained sew
eral errors which should have been corrected.
AS we copied the article from the Democrat,
and carefully compared our proof with the
copy, we can see neither force nor justice
in the complaint; and must conclude, as the
reading of the whole article induces US to
do, that he is disposed to grasp at straws
upon which to base what he deems to be a
necessary cause for fauli-fnding.
Next the Collector INDUCES in philosoph-
ical dissertation upon our employment of the
word copperhead." lie evidently dislikes
the word, whether in its application TO himself
or to those with whom he acts. 1t was once,
however, a iavorite word with him, and be-
spangled the columns Of his paper, the North
ampton Journal, with about the same abund-
auce rs the stars deck the frmanent of
heaven on clear frosty evening. Nor did
his philosophy induce him to drop it, until
his masters at Washington, backed by the
lucre of Offices, which lured him from repub-
licanism and the best interests of the coun-
try, taught him that if he would retain the
countenance Of king Andrew, he must deal
more gingerly with king Andrews retain
ers. From the Cowan's at Washington,
and those sympathisers with rebellion at
home" who, through Presidential treachery,
held the pow er OF removal in the hollow of
their hands, the edict went forth that the
word So copperhead' was obnoxious, and must
be tabood, when at once Josiah, for pruien-
tial reasons, sang, BY ding" and Amen
He greeted his new made brethren with a
kiss OF acquiesceHce, and has ever since sub
sttuted the words " radical" Z" black repub-
lican,"" Jacobin," &c. These he uses freely
for the precise reason for which he condemns
our employment of the word copperhead.-
We employ words because of their fitness to
represent things about which we speak or
write; and the excruciations of The collec-
tor over the use OF the word when speaking
of himself and his new-found bed-fellows
proves that he, at least, does not believe
that " the term copperhead' has lost its
charm - its effect in u word, is played
OUT "
Next the Collector shows evident vexation,
over our charge that, within year we had
known him TO be a republican, and attempts
to screen himself by recounting what Sc Mr.
Schoch and YoIf in sleeps clothing" had
done at the Philadelphia Convention. He
actually resorts to the baby subterfuge of
screening himself from deserved reproach,
by the insinuation that we were mad be-
cause we could not make an attendance at
that convention Pay as we'll as he did. We
always knew there was but little of man
hood in the Collectors composition, but we
had DO idea that he had run so low in the
scale as 10 glory in his shame - as to pre-
claim in so many brilliant ideas if not
everything, including all the professions o.
years, because he found he could "make it
pay" The facts, in relation 10 the Phila-
delpha Conrention. are as follows:-
In July, we received note from Joseph
r. Flangen, Ch airman of The Republican
Committee, inviting us 10 be present at a
meeting of Republicans, in Philadelphia
We yielded TO the invitation. At the meet
ing We found a number of Republican breth-
ren, and among the rest our fra il brother
Mr.. Josiah p Hetrlch. When we eft home
we knew nothing of the object of the meet
ing, other than that confessed in the note of
invitation, which was the maintenance of
the Republican party, and the drawing, if
possible, of President Johnson back to the
principles upon which lie had been elect ed
FicePresident. On meeting with those
who visited the city for the same purpose
that we had,.s found disposition on the
part of some Of the delegates to secure the
defeat OF General Geary and Republicanism.
and the sale OF the purity, with the Presi-
dent, to the copperheads. Our course was
at once plain to us:-We took part in the
proceedings, and while our frail brother. the
Collector, was honored with Vice-Presi-I
dency, we were honored with a Secretary
ship. We stood our ground from first to
last for Geary and for RePublicanism, while
the immaculate Josiuh p. Hetrich, being
placed in position where he could not blow
hot and cold at the same time, and finding
his backbone weakening under the pros
Pect Of being compelled TO come out with
open manfulness, beto ok himself, with loco
motive speed, 10 the quiet and safety of his
home in EastoD, as sopn as his name was an
as Vice President. This contains
both The alpha and the omega ofsur attend