Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-02-26
20. Shame" I" etc.

A few DAYS since in reading the debate IN the
PennsyIvania Senate on the Stanton Resolutions
conn ending Congress for reinstatiug Mr.. stan
ton as Secretary of War we met with deciara-
ton of the Senator from this pistrict that sur
prised us much. Col. Fisher. of Lancaster IN his
speech on the resolutions referred to, after repel
ling an assertion OF Mr.. Wallace that most Of
the private soldiers in the army Demoers is,
said
s.Now. somebody opposed the war. somebody
opposed the draft. somebody in Clearfeld county
killed the provost arshalt Who was il 2?
Nh. WALLACE. A Republican
Nh FISHER put it TO the Senator from Clear
field now ask him, who was il
MR WALLACE. / will answer the gentleman
The man W no shot the provost marshal had never
until after he killed him, voted Democratic
ticket; hevoted ways for the Republican ticket
Here Mr. Wallace solennly declares that Joseph
Iansberry the murderer of Colonel Butler "ha@
:. never. until after he Killed him, roted Demo
| cratic nckst: he Uoted rlscavs for tie Repu5-
ticsa tieket" Now, certainly, Mr. Wallace
knew better when he made this statement
He knows that the whole Lansberry family
are now, and always have been, socalicd
Democrats and that they have always, TO man.
voted the ticket of that party-excepting. per
haps the single instance in 1860 when, it is
fueuce ana persuasion of an intimate friend. If
this allegation be true, and there seems to be some
doubt en- the subject that is the only Republican
vote ever cast by member of the Lansberry
family and the Republicans never claimed Joe
| as of their party, but, the contrary, always
considered him as belonging to the Democratic
party
Again: unless Mr.. Wallace closed his eyes and
ears to passing events in this county in 1864. "a
not very likely eircumstance) he also knows that
in the latter part of September, 1854 draft was
made, and that this same Joe Lansberry of
the number then drafted. and that he failed to
report-.A on Tuesday, October llth, 1854 (elec,
! tion day. the Democracy, apprehcnding that he
might be arrested a deserter brought Joe to tile
Laurence township polls at the back window of
the Court House, through tie hack -zliegs in this
JoroHgh. guarded Jy men armed roith revoE-
| vsrs, and there had him uots tie Democratic acEsf
that one of the seven men that composed this
| armed guard for Joe was the present member of
the House of Representatives from this courty-
and that Col Butler was shot on the 3Oih day Of
October, nineteen days after the election at which
| Joe Lansberry cast this vote for the Democratic
/ ticket
| These are the facts in the case and cannot be
successfully controverted in any one essential par
ticular in fact, we presume, no Intelligent and
| well-informed nan in this ommupity would have
the hardihooi to attempt to disprove them,
| for they are of the recorded events in the past
| history of this county.
| And now, in conclusion, we would state, that it
is not at ali probable we should ever have repro
duced the above facts had it not been to vindcate
the truth of history And if, in doing this, we
! have heep an n 10 traad heavily On
other persons toes they must lay the 10 the
door of the Honorable Senator from this district,
and not to He alone is responsible therefor,