Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-06

Wn'''er VI might be Zoo 0,hot respects.
Zoe community no question, in powcf lo do
mischief was n'l dcsplcable II was well
provided with ordnance, small nrtns and
ammunition, and might easIlv se.zp ON
the nnormcd boats lreighlcd with millions
OF property which pissed almost doilv
within It's rooch. !, did not profess In he.
long 10 any regular government. and b,I.
w ioct no recognized dependence on. or
connection with any 10 which the II y
or their injured citizens might applv for
redress, or which could b. held fe.ocrs.
bic, IN any way, for the outmges commit.
ied Not standing before the world in the
attitude Of an organized political society.
being neither competent TO exercise the
right nor discharge the obligations Of
government, il was in fact, marauding
establishment Too dangerous 10 be disre.
guarded, and tooguIty 10 pass unpunished,
and yet incapable Of being treated in any
other way than as a piralical resort of
outlaws, ora camp ofsayages, depredarinp
on emgran, trains or caravans and the
frontier settlements of civilized States.
SeasonobIe notice was given TO tho peo.
pie OF Greylown that this government re.
qured them 10 repair toe injuries they had
done to our citizens, and to make suitable
apology for their insult Of our minister.
and that ship of war would be despatch.
ed thlher TO enforce compliance withthese
demands. Bot the notice passed unheed.
cd, Ihereupon a commander ofthe navy,
in charge Of the sloop.oEwar "Cvune,"
was ordered out to repeat the demands,
aud to insist upon a compliance herewith.
Finding that neither the popuIacc, nor
those assuming TO have authority over
them, manifested any disposition to make
the required rcparalion, or even to offer
excuse Tor their conduct, he warned them,
by a public proclamation, that if they did
not give satisfaction within time specih.
ed, he would lombard the town
BY this procedure he afforded them on.
porlunily to provide for personal safety.
To those also who desired to avoid loss of
property in the punishment about to be in.
ilcted on the offending town, he furnished
the means Of removing their effects by
The boats of his own ship, and Of a steam.
er which he procured and rendered 10 them
Ior that purpose. At length, perceving
no disposition on the part of the town to
complylwith his re9uisilonS, he appealed
to the commander of her Britannia Males.
ty's schooner Bermuda" who was seen
to have intercourse, and apparently much
influence with the leaders among them
to lnterpose, and pursuade them to take
some course calculated TO save the neces.
silly Of resorting TO The extreme measure
indicated in his pEoclam nation; but that Of
hcer, instead ofacceding to the request, did
nothing more than 10 protest against the
contemplated bombardment. No steps OF
any sort were taken by the people, TO i've
The satisfaction required. No individuals,
il any there were, who regarded them.
selves as not responsible for the miscon.
duct of the community, adopted any means
% separate themselves from the fate ofthe
guilty.
The several charges, which the demands
.or redress were founded, hadIbeen public.
.y known TO oil for some time, and were
again announced 10 them. They did not
deny any Of these charges; they offered
10 Xpianaton, nothing IN oxienuation Of
heir conduct but contumaciousy relus.
ID 10 hold any intercourse with the CON.
nander Of the "Cyane." By their obsli.
late silence they seemed rather desirous
o provoke chaStisement than to escape it.
There is ample reason 10 believe that this
onduct Of wanlon defiance, on their part,
5 lmputabe chiefly 10 the delusive idea
hat the American government would be
eierred from Furnishing them, through
ear of displeasing a formidable foreign
over, which, they presumed to think,
ooked with complacency upon their az.
ressiye and insulting department towards
he United States. The "Cyane" at length
red upon the town. Before much injury
ad been done, the fire was twice sugpen.
ed, in order to afford opportunity for an
but this was declined
lost Of the buildings of the place, of lit.
c value generally, were, in the sequel,
but, owing to the considorae
taken by our naval Comman,
er, there was no destruction Of life.
When the "Cyane" was ordered to Cen.
'al America, it was confidently hoped and
ypecied that no occasion would arise for
a resort 10 violence and destruction O,
roperty and loss Of life" Instructions
, that effect we're given 10 her comman.
or. And no extreme act would have
cen requisite had not the people them.
yves, by their extraordinary conduct in
ne affair, frustrated all the possible mild
leasures for obtaining satisfaction. A
ithdrawal from the place, The object Of
is visit entirely defeated, would, .nder
10 circumstances in which the 0omman.
or Of the Cyane found hms2t, have been
Dsolutely abandonment OF all claim oi
ir citizens for ndemnhcnlion und sub
lissiye acouiescodce in national indgni.