Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-02-19
The Casey Murder Again.


reply to our remarks. of February 5th, in refer
epce to the causes th at led to the murder of John
Casey the gist or which is contained in the fol-
lowing brief extract-the balance of the article
being mere cant, foreign to the subject, for .he
nnrnose of diverting attention from this highway
assassination
"The editor of the Journal last week. saw fit
to chsrge the murder of Casey tor at least the
cause of it, on the Democrats, and consequently
arraigned the whole party The crime may
have been committed by person who has hereto
fore acted with the Democratic party, bat does it
on that account become the duty OF the editor e
slander the whole party? WY does ne ehaese
crime. committed by single Individual upon All
Democrats -
Now how much truth is there in the above dec
larations of the writer in the Republican? In
the frst place he says 'arraigned the 10hole
party" This is not the fact; as in article we
distinctly referred only to the unknown and willy
leaders who concocted and instigated the scheme
of forging and furnishing false naturalization
papers, and who planned and advised and organ
lied and carried out the frauds upon the ballot
box at PhiIipsburg If these instgators of the
Philipsbnrg frauds comprise the 1ch0fe socaiied
Democratic party, it is very Insignificant affair,
and unworthy the name of party-but if they do
not then the writer in the Republiean asserts that
Wnicn Is not true. but. peICAaHSo, lhciS may ~
something in what we said that has escaped our
observation. Hark. yes, methinks now; there
was certain oficious individual ''circul ating'
along the line of the railroad just before the cleo
ton of 1867, entitled the Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic County Committee Of Clear1eld county
and it may be possible he includes himself with
the leaders to which we had reference. If so, he
is privileged to assume his share of the respon-
sibility. That's all
Again: the writer in the republican says
charge tbe murder of Casey upon all Democrats
Not so for in our article we clearly stated that
rse did NOT pretend to say who is guilty or not
guilty, but that the responsibility of the crime
rests 1vith members of the called Democratic
party, there is no doubt Ourlanguage is plain,
and the writerin the Republican doss not dare TO
deny our assertion! Nay; on the contrary, he
inadvertantly and implicitly admits its truth
when be asks, why does he (the editor of the
IouRsAL) charge crime, committed by single
individual (of the Democratic partly, upon all
Democrats"
But isit true that the responsibility of the crime
rests ruth members of the so-caled Democratic
party? We presume no intelligent and truthful
man will have the hardihood or effrontery to an
swer this question in the negative. And Why
Because the facts in the too plain; for
had not the leaders of that party concocted and
insti gated the scheme to elect Mr.. Shugart by
fraud there would have been necessity to forge
naturalization certificates Had there been no
naturalization papers forged and furnished to
aliens there would have been no fraudulent voting
done at Phiiipsburg. Had there been no illegal
votes polled at Philipsburg there would have been
need of contesting the election. Had there been
contested election case from the Twenty First
Senatorial District no Witnesses 3uld have been
summoned to Harrisburg And had not Casey
been required to testify TO the frauds upon the
bollot- box he would not have been waylaid and
murdered by the instruments of those frauds.
Will any dare to deny that the assassination of
Casey is imm edately attributable to the above
com animation of Circumstances? We presume not.
Then, let the responsibility of his death rest where
it properly belongs discriminating public can
not be deceived in this smatter-notwithstanding
the pitiable and contemplate attempt of the wri-
ter in the Republican to shift the responsibility
from the shoulders OF his guilty party friends.
CoYSELLsymLE RAILRoAD.-From the annual