Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-08-13

tam HARRY s., son Of A. y. and ENHA Bofs-
TON, Of this place, aged months and u days
Al burnside. on August 9th, ls0s Of consump-
lion. HARRIET ~, wife Of WILLIAM Q. lR'is,
in the 2sth year Of her age.
obituary.
Rnrron REPUBLICAN,; l noticed In your paper
Of lhe s0th ultimo, that Isaac DUNLAP, Of knox
township, had gone the way Of all hesh--to mar
bourne from whence no traveller returns anu
short sketch Of the last fcw years OF his iie may
not be unintcrcsting TO your readers.
Isaac DUNLAP was gcntleman IN the iuii
noeeptntion Of the term. lie was quiet peaeeh-
bic citirsn Those who were acquainted win nun
ssk,eu him hut TO love-" lie was truly Chnst-
ian man. and strictly observed the rules which
| shnuld characterize the life Of every man. lie
adld A othors as he would that they should do 70
! him',-beinr a man Of quiet habits and honest m
| overv deparfment of life, and showed himself one
! who was extremely anxiouB 70 Keep aloo' rom
evcry entangug alliance, ~ well IN puoiic AZ pr,
vate affairs. j desire merely 70 snow no" sueh
men are sometimes treated, for the sake OF show
inc 10 tho world that some men have neighbors
| vho would strike them in the dark even II the
| subieot of their vengeance had passed the age OF
thrce score and ten During the time that the
bodv Of soldiers Of "Father Abraham were Scour-
ing this county, hunting up the disloynl, neigh
Dor Of Mr.. DUNLAP reported him AZ being one oi
prove his assertion, sent word 70 Major 6noie'
then In command at Philpsburg) "that Isaac
! DuxLAP was a member Of secret organisation
which met In Knox township, the ostensible pur-
pose Of which was to resist the Government that
he was Copperhead and very dangerous man
and that the Major would be satisfied 0t tho iaet'
II he (thc Major) would arrest him and have him
hrought into his presence. Accordingly, com
pnnv Of soldiers were sent for him, and be was
J brought before the august Major, 10 answer for
his criminal or supposed criminal, sympathy with
enemies Of his country. He was compelled TO
answer the following questions
First. Are you Democratf Answer, yes
Second Are YOU a member Of the Golden Cir
Gle N Answer, no.
lie was then told II be did not answer TO the
atsfetion Of the board he would be sent 10 prison
He was then asked whether be knew anything
Of secret organization for the purpose Of resisting
the draft. lie answered promptly that be did not
he said he was too old 10 be drafted that he hoped
the war would end before Of his age would be
compelled 10 20 into the army. He then
asked whether be did not, in company with Daniel
Bowman and others, attend Democratic meeting
At Millport which was for the purpose Of advising
men not 10 70 TO the Wary He answered, no, never.
He was then told that he was fasifying. He was
then asked whether he had not heard Dan. Bow
man, Peter Mays, George Erhard, and others, taik
against the war and whether he had not failed
70 report them as disloyali His answer was, 81
. never interfere with my ncighbors, and II l had
heard them talking among themselves, (which
never did, would not report them here or else
where lie was then told that be was disloyal,
and his name was put upon the roll for Harrisburg
And this poor old man was sent away hand-cuhed
when he requested again 10 see the commanding
officer, he was taken 10 his Office, and made the
point that he was old that ne had done nothing
whatever to deserve imprisonment; and hoped
that he would not be sent away from his family.
lie was told that he had not stated the truth in
his answers, but that he should have another
chance, BY answering the following questions, @
wit Did you not hear some Of the leading Cop
perheads In Clcsrdeid town advise the people q
resist the draft Did not n leading man say to
} a meeting "Dide your time, my friends; You will
have shooting enough 10 do at homer Dad not
another say that mo more men should 60 to the
war from this county, that Il was negro war 2
He answered that be had not heard such ianguage
used by any man In the county. He was then told
that be was a Icing Copperhead that the bcsi
place for him in the barracks, and was order.
; "a out Of the room. He was then sent OF 10 llar
risburg, and imprisoned for many months, in .
dirty pen, not Ct for beast TO be kept in. II Il
true some Of his friends aud neighbors were sem
, with him--to wit Jacob Hubbler. (sincc deceaseC
ffvn disease cOntrna.od whilst In that nithy has
: tile,) Jacob Wilhelm, Isaac kyler, Daniel Bow
: man, Price A. Rowles, John d. Miller, aud manl
others--and many Of them very old men. Isaac
DUNLAP the subject Of theae few lines, contracte,
disease Of the lungs, Of which he lately died
!, Thus ended the life Of Of the nobcst OF men,
5 victim Of despotie power exercised by demagogucs
May he rest in peace 0BsEnvKR.