Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-09-16
A Little of EVERYTHING.

A Little of Everything.
/ Democratic platform-repudiation rebellion
and poverty.
and prosperity.
The election excitement is on the increase all
| over the country.
Grounds for Republican cOmplaint-Centre
county cofee-grounds
Colorado shows which way the wind is blowing
in the Rocky Mountain region.
| Pennsylvania will give Hartranft and Campbell
twenty thousand majority in October
New Mexico Joins hand with Vermont and Col
orado and elects Republican Legislature.
Atemperance meeting viii be held in the Court
House. on Monday evening, September 18th.
s'Carpet-b baggers'' have made their appearance
| in this place. We saw several leave town on
| Monday last.
| MT Clark Wilson, formerly of this place, has
been appointed whisky guager for the 2Sd
| Penn'a district.
The Republicans will carry Philadelphia by
four thousand majority at the October election.
So We assured.
The spirit of improvement continues. Judge
Shaw has just commenced another building, to
be occupied drug store.
A writ of habeas corpus on behalf of the as
sassination conspirators at the Tortugas has been
denied by the u s. District of Florida.
Gen. Grant says: This is a Republic, where
the will of the people is the Law of tn land. beg
that their voice may be heard" 1t shall be.
Horatio Seymour is receiving watermelons from
his friends Those with pale hearts and black seed
na,
One hundred and fifty foreigners were natural
lied at Ebensburg, on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week AL Democrats, of course
Something green''- the boom from the Green"
Mountain State Itvirtually solves the ''Green :
back question and dissolves all things of cop
perish green"
The Copperhead forces have fallen back on
-heuIucKy since tn 9II b-inu ing defeat in
Vermont. Their hope for sympathy and support
is among the rebels
Wallace tells bis Democratic friends to ignore
the dead issues of the past. Does he mean the
Vernon: Election (? One side of that issue is
about dead 5 AnGrew johnson.
I'VE vote as fight" say Forrest, Semmes,
Hampton, Wise. Y Vanee, and the whole rebel army.
There will be more enlistments the other side
if all the Boys in Blue vote they fought
The Boston Post, referring to the Vermont
election says, "the Dutch are all the time behind
the dykes there" We reckon the Dutch will be
found behind the Dykes almost everywhere
this year.
Straws tell which way the wind blows. 60 say
the Democracy. That was whole stack of it
which blew from Vermont. and it's not good
place for straw either. How do you like Yer
mont straw?
welI-informed and prominent Republican in
the town OF Pelham. Westchester county, reports
large accessions to the Repu blcan ranks in that
town. He reports that they will give double the
vote of last year.
The acting Attorney General has decid ed tha
claims of Southern people. for compensation for
the seizure and use of their premises during the
war by our militia y aus 'hOrities, cannot under
the present laws be allowed.
John Hickman, the fearless Democrat who led
in the great revolt of 1858 against the pow
er, and contributed effectively to all Its subse-
quent defeats, has taken the stump for Grant and
, Coltax in Chester county.
| Among the names of Democrats who have been
chosen to officer the forthcoming Seymour and
Blair torchlight process ion in this city. those
of several known thieves. Proof ready in the
bistiIctatterney e-IFOHHs
2 resolution has been offered in the Georgia
State Senate declaring that all Offices filled by
groes are now vacant, and directing the Governor
to refuse commissions all persons Of color th al
have been or may be elected to any ofice.
sam'i W. LefingwelI, esq late of the Lebanon
: | Ohio Patriot. and Gen Vanderveer, both prom
r inent Democrats have repudiated Vallandig CHAM
= the former giving up his connection with the
! Patriot because of Vailandigha nomination.
+ There Is one Democrat in Goshen, Addison CO.
: Vermont He was the doubtful list this year
. but, at the request of Republican, finally voted
for Edwards saying. Il guess I'll do so this time
4 but all HI can't keep me from voting for Grant
e and Colfax in November"
The Democratic party demand equal protection
: for naturaiized and native born citizens The
, party is supreme in Texas, and in parishe:
OF louisiana Those who would like taste oi
the Kind Of protection they give to either class
had better spend month in those parts.
Southern Democratic papers, well as their
Northern brothers are alarmed at the speeches oi
Hampton and his tribe. The Charleston Cox7.y
4 says "utd'E the truth but speak it softly II
, can I be done, gentlemen. You We shown the dag
ger IN your sleeve and yen cam IL the picture
4 Amnesty for all past political offences,'' say
2 the Democrats We're the crushing out of the re-
r belilon and the reconstruction of the Union on
the basis of universal freedom and equal rights
political offences If SO, why not grant an am-
ncsty to the Republican party, and cease reviling
: them for their acts
The Copperhead press has been circulating a
story that Robert Lincoln. son Of the Martyred
| PRESIDENT Is for Seymour and Blair. Mr.. Lincoln
writes to friend at Racine, Wis, and saws II
bad heard such a rumor. but gave it attention
thinking 1t deserved none. but in reply to your
letter viii say that there is truth whatever
IN the Paragraph. Although not now taking an
aeive part IN The political campaign feel sure
that there Is no one who more earnestly desires
the success Of Gen Grant and the Republican
party than myself"