Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-30

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Id unaWn1W nf lh Wins AN.
AMID ih.f wIrl canid1W bt go,s,no,
ilHl iIn buioH lm0nI oI Uottmot mels,
at vito, ruian' nni economical ths
NarWnu, romss ia many instance, ltor
M prominent men uihuf own pau I.
lion. UcoE. Dauio NE opposition candi
date ldr Cdnal Commissioner snid In lhe
Senate last winter that "pcnsylyania had
mn honest man 10 the person Of her Chef
Executive William BIgcr" Gideon
.nall, one of their obosi men ID the llouse,
once elected State Treasury by the orpos.
lion duringthe administration ofJobnslon,
said last winter lhat"Goyernor Big er was
one oilho purcsl and saiest men VINO cy.
or filled the Gubsrnmorial chat" Ilcte
s the unmaskod evidence OF men who had
watched Goyrnor Biger's course with un.
sleeping fidelity, acted with him IN q CO.
ordinate branch Of tho State government,
and experience TO pronounce upon the
merits Of Governor BigIer aud his claims
upon the people Of the Commonwealth
Cor reelection, They both pronounce
William Bigler to be one Of the most hon.
est, as well as the safest men who ever
presided over the destines Of this Stale.--.
Whv, then, should the honest, sensible men,
tho rea supporters Of Pennsylvania hon.
or vote against and defeat Governor Big.
Ier at the coming election 7 He is hon.
est---he is sale. r Ae has maintained the
credit of tho old Commonwealth unim.
paired, decreased her debt, increased her
resources, and purified her currency to
the extent Of his ability. What benefit
will change, and especially such
change as-the Know.Nolhings propose,
bring wiihitto my portion OF our citizens Z Z
OTTho following IS an extract from a
letter published in the Star gfthe Nort4,
and which the editor says, was written by
a Catholic. As showing the variety of
"strings" TO the show" Of Know Nothing
ism, it may bo interesting to some Of our
readers; lr- .rg. 3.
| have been told by Know.Not things.
that they have no "hard feeling towards
lrishmen, and are only opposed 10 the
"Dutch"--rny German neigbbor is told
that only the Irish are to ibe prescribed
Catholics told that only foreigners are
to be put down, and foreign Protestan;s
that the opposition is only to Caiholics.-
And then at the end, all Of US are inform.
ed that no harm is meant to rs, but that
the position is q necessary one "to pM
Q'9lC2s He Loco F5c0S" But though
was once Wing, do not lbank these
men for making me and my religion
rootslool 10 step into office. Il is bu, very
poor comfort to be told by these con.
spralors that they are not IN earnest
while they wage a fierce crusade against
my birth aud religion, and do all they
can to eIraga the sentiment of the peo.
pie against me. If l. am to be held ~
Tor public condemnation, those5who excite
the cry agnInst me may rs well be in
earnest. The result to me is too serious 10
be Jest and the dishonesty of The trick
100 revolving to please a con scientous man.
The practice is as bad0s the profession
lorif these Kuow.Nothings could, by their
unhoIy cry against their brothren's birth
or creed, elect their candidates, these OF.
llcers would be bound, like Conrad, TO
practice the profession consistently, and
to degrade and disfanchse me, my coun.
trymen, my father, my brethren and my
/ children. w.