Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-08
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dOclTlue ol sell. government Tor the people
Of our Territories, with an avowal of their
determination 10 sustain the constitutional
rights Of all classes and denominations of
American citizens and each member Of
our national conlederacy, and to see equal
and exact justice meled out 10 all, should
have been defeated. But that glorious
IParty-the party of progress and the par.
ty Of the Constitution-said he, are not
vanQuished or disbanded. There is still
a solid phalanx Of some 5000 who have
not yielded 10 the power ofthe new party,
besides many men who were misled by
the willy schemes Of the enemy, and who
will swell our ranks joined by many high.
minded end independent wings, who will
prefer the Democratic TO the new par.
Il ty: these united can redeem the Old Key.
stone from the rule Of an unseen power
lie made no preiensous to prophecy, nor
did he assume TO penetrate further into the
mysteries Of the future than any other
man, but he would venture 10 predict that
the day was not remote when the princi.
pies which have just been Frustrated in
Pennsylvania will be vindicated and en-
dorsed by the people-when the Demo
cratic party will again be in the ascendan.
cy ; and also that the policy OF the Dem
ocracy in the contest Of 1854 will consti.
tute one of the brightest pages in the hislo.
ry of our party. 1t was not the first time
that the Democracy have been defeated
while contonding for just principles and
wise public policy. This late contest, said
Gov. B., will be recorded as another in.
stance in which that party have contended
for the right, regardless of the consequence,
have preferred principles to unworthy suci
cess.
Since the election, Mr.. b. said, he had
noticed with much interest, and in some
instances with astonishment, the efforts Of
certain oithe opposition press to save their
party from the consequences Of this fusion
triumph. Conscious that some the false
issues which they had raised are likely 10
cost them dearly in the future, they are
attempting to attribute the origin of these
TO the action Of the Democracy. Dread.
ing the ultimate effects of the intoIerant
doctrines that have Just trumphed in Penn
sylvania, and the frighi(ul error of array.
ing one class OF American citizens and
one denomination of protesting Christians
against another, they are vainIy attempt.
ing 10 escape just responsibility. By
what facts or process o. reasoning this
work is 10 be accomplished Mr. B. said he
was at a loss to imagine. AS yet he had
seen no argument on this subject that could
mislead the most dull ofcomprehension.-
The Democracy did not in the late con.
test nor in any other, nor will they in the
future, attempt to minge matters of religion
with politics. They have distinctly de.
nounced all such attempts. AS a member
Of that party, he had done so, and should
continue 10 do so on all proper occasions;
nor had he ever sought to conclliate any
sect or class Of people by tampering with
! their feelings or yielding to their prejudi.
ces.
How these new questions arose in Penn.
/ sylvania can be readily discovered. The
Wing Mayor Of Philadelphia, in his inau.
gural address, had distinctly avowed the
doctrine that citizen born outof the coun.
try should not be trusted with civil office,
and that he should make this principle q
rule Of action in the distribution of the
patronage of his Office. The Democratic
party deny the justice ofths doctrine, and
insist that the guarantees Of the Constitu.
ton must be scrupulously observed; that
no administrative officer should lay down
rules inconsistent with a just administra-
ton Of the laws; that each American Gill.
zen, wherever born, should be permitted
10 enjoy all his rights and opportunities
under the Constitution. Our opponents,
who had thus commenced an aggression
upon adopted citizens Immediately raise
the cry Of "loreign influence" and charge
that the Democracy are the special friends
and apologists Of our foreign population,
and address themselves to the national
4. PTCiuJces Of our people. We deny this al.
lbAAllblI tlldl VIC hlt lllB cIjLGlAl = |LlNilo
; OF any class of citizens. The Democratic
f party seek only 10 deoad the Constitution,
and TO maintain that each citizen shall be
+ permitted to enjoy the rights, privileges
and opportunities which it guarantees to
r him. Were the cncroachment made upon
any other class Of people the position OF
the Democratic party would not be chang.
ed. They would still insist upon just ad.
mnistralion Of the Constitution. They
would then be called the pariisans Of ma
tive.born citizens.
Secret and oath.bound societies have
been formed for the known purpose Of
abridging the constitutional rightsof Amer.
lean citizons because Of The place OF their
birth, and the rights Of a certain religious
denomination Of people, whether born in
4 America or elsewhere. The Democratic
party again insist that the constitutional
guarantees must be observed; that no citi-
zen shall be prescribed from civil place
because OF bis religious belief and again