Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-08-02

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history 81 cof counlf,, lha n, ~
Dcmocmuc psfy has Is uoi,r.., N. wv wv
ordcal oi rcrrcu,lon ~ ss.ss.S 80. ~
erd nocral ri'ncplcs END ~, r,,a'ss
siano'ne Az ahe uaaluiats d lss h.,..,.''.'
to time 10 oacoan,ol, he poli,s ses ,','. 10y
pies arc triumphant, ana % ,h,w ". t'''0'' .
solely indebted, under ihe Ne,.i.. y"
frovidcncc, ior the glory aua in,res.,n. is Y
prosperity 81 oar comuion coaU,ry pe
I 4 isa TACT, Which can0ol b rsin.s,v.S
disputed, tha, every imporian, law no1
force upon The statute books OF the S,.,-
aud Na,ion owes It's paternity 10 the Demo
cratic pariy-and every enactment az :,
odiOus character, which has ceased n n.
grace the Nation and blight the prosoerIv
OF The people, originated with The Wh,,
or tederal party, and was repealed Nv
The Democrats al the FIRST Opportunity
LOOkats0ule Of the fayori.c Whie measures
Sees Tor instance, the Alien and Sedi,ion
Law, the act or acts chartering the 4 s
Bank, The High Tariff cuactments. and NJ
Bankrupt LAVAL od.ogs 10 the Amer.
can people, and long since repudiaied bv
Publs- opinion. But why particularizel-
Every unPreJudiced, intelligent citzrn. Of
every party, must at once concede The
truihtUlHcss OF the assertion.
/ To the young men Of the present dav.
whO arc just commencing to take an &C,
tive part N politics, this IS an imponsu,
consideration F; and It is the more imDor.
tant to the country from the fact that uron
them the hopes Of lhe Nalion rest. Ffom
their iHexpersnce in the wiIes and s.rale.
gems Of Federalism in its many Prolean
shapes and the cunning guises il assumes.
they are peculiarly exposed to danger
and II once a false step is taken, how sci.
dom 1t Is that they arc reclaimed from the
error OF their ways.
The Democratic party is emPhalicaly
tls party for young men. Its creed is IN
acc0rdanceEilh the spirit and progress Of
The age-Its doctrines are based upon the
eternal principles Of truth, and they mus.
and will prrEaII in the end against all ap.
position, no matter from what quarter il
may cUue- Since the advent Of Mr. JET.
ferson to power, 10 1871, down 10 the
present day. through good and throggh
evil report, this self same Democracy
have stood b. the country in war and 10
peace, IN sunshine and IN storm, and sue.
cessEvely overcome every Plrty, every fac.
ton, and every ism that has attempted to
stay is progress. Ii has conducted our
wars. unierered and expanded our com.
merce, bulk our railroads and canals, in.
CREASED our teFraorial limits, elevated our
character as Nation throughout the world
and infused new life and energy into the
d0Eutroddeu subjects Of despoiisn aud
cruelty amoag the Nations of the Old
World And all this has been accomp.
Ishsd by the Democratic party in little
more 'han half a century, aud that too in
the face Of yiolenl actionaI opposition
al home.
The youth, thea, who IS idsl about en-.
tsF-ng the busy scsHes Of political life,
shoaIi ponder well before he takes u step
backward into the ranks Of Fed m 0isn !;
GoT let Us assure hun, deceived as he NAV
be, that al and every one OF the isms Of
the Present day, Know No,hingism inclu.
det, viii kud him in the same place that
An'Im1sO1ry, FreesoiIism and Abolition
lsm have landed their adherents. Where
: the Antmas0nry Of 1892 2-5, so rampant
and iOr short time apparently triumphant
IL = 10 bnger to be found, but those who
we're sUIied and deceived By It's teachings
have long since found themselves uncon.
sci0asIy landed in the bosom nflhe FEEDER.
al party So i has been with other i,ms
that have sprung Up, and SO il will be With
ibose that are now apparently in the hey.
day OF Prosperity. Hen may change
bI; prIIsclPlsS never; for the principles Of
the great Democratic party are as uDchan.
gezbLe Is eternity ITSELF
We, therefore, caution our young men
against the designs olthe common enemy,
IA shzteVer guIse he may appear. It is
an attempt to bcguiIe you to your ruin !;
and It yoG should be entangled in the net
that Is beng SO cunningly woven around
yoas yoa may bitterly regret tito the latest
day OF your lives. Some Of you may
hugh al and deride our Ears-but remem.
ber We speak from what we have seen in
The past and "history," you know, is said
to De nothing else than philosophy teach
Iug by example." We have seen many
who have wrecked their political hopes in
rhHs way; and what has been, nag be
again--LaHcastey Htszlsgsacer.
A INFAMOUS FABRTcATIoS.-A p1ra.
graph has been going the rounds Of the
papers StotIDg that a mysterious cask was
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