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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

Address Of tho State Ccntml Committee, M, 4,

''' F'"b'0 " Lt"""Vt"htn
FELLOW. .CITI2ENs.-There have bcep
antagonistcal principles and anlagonisticaI
parties in government, from their first in.
stltu,lon TO the present time. The one
taking from the people all power Of self.
government, aud in effect denyjno their
right as well as their capacity TO Govern
themselves. The other, CLAIMING in the
language Of our declaration of Indcocn.
dence, "thot all men are created couol: that
they are endowed by their creator with
certain inalienabIe rights; that AMONGST
these are life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness. That 10 secure these r,ohrs
governments are Instituted amopr men.
dcriCjag their Just u9lrrrS from the rom.
sent Of the gorelacd; that Whenever any
form of government becomes Destructive
. of these ends, il is the RIGHT of the noo,Io
to alter or abolish il, and 10 institute n
new government, LAYING lis foundation on
such principles, and Organizing It's powers
/ in such form us 10 them shall seem most
likely 10 effect their safety and happiness,
a
II was '''' on"soN,'ucoI prnc,nIes
'""' Ioo 10 our war o' independence Inc
great mass Oh 'Ne American people Inen
that all p01rcr zras iuhcrcnL IN tie people.
nol 'hey no' oH.y possessed Inc Hghl oil
se''go'ernme',' but ,oe capacity also TO
exercise me r,7N,. Ihe BRUSH OF That
o"y, ana ihc', "dN9reH'S III ms cooniry'
Gehlea inns H5N' as wen as ihIs caPacI.y'
our I"II'gI' H''o';"IIE ma.N.'.hCd 'neIF
POSITIONS ana established their govern
."en,S upon inc principles Ior "och 'hey
,ooeh; ana me TS"t OF man 10 govern
himself ana his capacity 10 90 ''' IN l'I'
country al ic.S'' are juc ISmS when no
man dare Gany.
Dun "'ooNrH we conquered rom LeIuc'
ioni Ln-Iono' ana obtained from all the
governments oil Europe the RECOGNITION oI
our government, mus csl23o'Is"e0' o' '"[
ocsPo's OF 'he o." world nave ever IooNeo
WIN d Jo"'ooS eye upon our IcP"O"c""
ihS'"u.'o"S; anu VIC nou " parry o'''0"4
us during Inc war Ol lhc revolution, uhI
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23
NUMBER 35.

citizens and 10 array our native born anu
no'lroIzed citizens in opposition to each
other, and to effect this they would bring
to their aid soctarian feelings in religion.
Our lorclolhcrs wisely inhibited this, when
lin every Stale constitution we find a
provision substantially declaring that every
man has a right to enjoy his liberty Of con-
science and to.worshjp Almighty God in
the manner he shall think to be most ac.
ccptabIc, and the constitution Of the Uni
ted States prohibits the general govern.
ment from giving preference 10 any one
religious denomination over another
That constitution, too. coniers upon natu-
:aiizcd citizens all the rights conferred up
on those who are native born, with one
exception. We, therefore, protest, in the
most distinct and solemn manner, against
any indirect attempts to accomplish that
which the constitution and laws Of the
United States and Of the several State
so pointedly and so properly prohib.
its. 1t would be saPping the foundations
OF our free institutions. ltwould be loose.
..- IL l.l. ,..l.-L lzIl 49,. ,--.o,l,,.
I,'"5 5Il ,"I ''1'' "l'.o'' .I "o'" s -, a
o'' w - "1,,o" ,.L. I"s L. 'LS" .,.
rights with oursclvo and making a dis
I ,'is e,. ~, " "'l" Wv. 0o'lI..' ,, -, Wv
''o 'o'''.' 'o,' '''' '''''' - P',,''''
We should guard against all attempts
to violate the principles OF that constitu-
ton. 1t IS The ark OF our political safety.
II should never be touched win uhRIiow
cd hands. open ana Oold attempts 10
violate 1t are seen through, ana at once
excite our resistance. 1t Is from secret
insIdiouS ana unueiecled attempts 10 IN
dermn9 1t, mat we Shall be exposed TO
me greatest "anger'
Opposition 10 those ol IoreIgn OIrlh con
s'iIuIeS much oil Ine PoIIIical caPiai o' Our
adVeFsaTIeS OF the present Day. IN I'M
Ihey are close ImItaIors OF the IederaIlSiS
OF ,vS'
by inc 80 Secuoh oi Inc alien law, e'-
cry master or commander OF any snip Q,
vessel, which snail enter any port oil IN
ronort in wri,inr 70 the collector or o,b,r
officer Of the c1stoms Of all aliens o.,
hoard his yossal sncrirving their nomcs
ogo ,bo nI,cn of n,,;yi,v ,ho conn,r,
rion, wS;cb ,bov shoII bova como the m
,;aa ~ n.Licn tLoy helonr md nwo oIIc
T;anro ,bnir orcInofion md n Gsscy;o.
5;oa ort5cj, ,,oytj25s and On f5ilnre to q
50 to orlcf the sum Of three bundrei
doIIors and in doaph Of navment N.
,.ossaI ,ros - No detained no such colyoc.
to, or other officer The collector was
~, oIs, " roo,,;r.J % G,rlbwi,b 70 transmit ,o H.,
Jnn,r,,ion, J,Yo , ar s,oto ,rno coniosnr,,I snn.
nStI,ns '''' Tb;s n,.s y;r,nIIy cIos;nT on.
alan' 'J'., e., c..o;a, ,' o,,;rra,oo -, ,b99 NO..
y,,,, 10, Yo,o ~ r,s oc,bo I7;sb ro5oII;on wbn,
~ 'oT, r ,Ga h., Io bornos ~ and notr;ots nr H.
.',ny ii,y,, .oa,,,a Wv ,yb;oL ron5oraI 60 r,no.
".,G"' p'Jp,o ,Eo o,',no ,O nc i;hor,,, II
I,;,a", ~, ,Iro " WV ] s,rnn,,o roro onaon,d :"
ioto,Gmo',a, ,,r,eTa Ynps30' onJ % loim5
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

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VIII" I, INC huc"S''' "0'' 'Io o.' ".'io, ., w.
c"o''5 oI Tue same Po,y 10 "'"' I'Oo,
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true 10 I'',' P,o'c'',"'''. l'ooI ','Mi"5 ,l 70
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inc PooWo 10 10 COVER" ''Ig'I'S,''IS' , ''yS n','
ueoiI'oo 1t INC O1S' po"'y u "a'o nave ''o P'U'
P' So'o'"0" "' '''''' 10 oSsIO''-.o az
s'"." I,o'I' "'c ''sS"a' VI "'' ~ o,''"' !
'oW' "",o'''5 ''.''' ,0''o,,'' P'OPot'! -
ri9ncS-'o require 'no c"."Ih 10 give up
,0' I'"cs' OIL ms nnLo'"' L'S"''' '"o' VIII
be conSis'ch, "l'n me Sa'e'y OIL Soc'o'y'.
ana CLONE inc PuO"' serEon'" VIII" o"'y
nose powers mat are "OSoIu'e'y necessary
ior 'ne'e cnu'-lo require 'Ha' al. power
delegated TO pubic servants should return
at stated an" short periods to the people,
TO whom all power belongs, mat ihe same
may be conferred either on the lormer
ncumoen's, when iound worthy or upon
others more melIlofIoDs' FOR a.inouIn
power docs not always corrupt, OI Which
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

CerWhen in the country some uI"c
since on my way to PiusfeId, ! met a
drunkard roeling along the road | was
travelling. Seeing me he stopped 'He'o'
slrangern he called out.
u Ts'' spy, str Stranger said he, (bie) ii
you'll (irc) find any fellow !hic) lnai has has
a worse opinion Of me inon nave c, o. ny -; =,
self, I'll adopt his opinion and lorego NY
own = Volumes couldn't speak more
"Ned has run away with your wiIe'
said one friend to another.
"Poor fellow pity him. was the re-
ply
0LTResd this line curejJIiy
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

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,oi restricted and c@nrnrI T., boso cv.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

'I"'S "' government III DeihG spies upon
'"o people ana prosecuting '1o" ior oI''
-'o 5C","o" an" "CoSon' "hoc' 'no laws
W ""'0" We nave ''I'o"y 'c'c''oo'
The reign OF this party, cmPhaiI'oI,y
and truly styled "iho reign OF terror " was
happily o.. short duration, and expired with
the term Tor which Mr.. Adams had been
declared to have been elected. Fed
.craI vuPom,on and abuse had been
rosoriod TO without STINT to caIumnI-
ate the great republican portion o. our
.c,ozons. The horrors oItho French rev.
oIulon were he.d mp as J1gbcars to ingh'
ten the umd' ana declared to be the ne
ccssary result OF the democratic tcnden-
cies oil the republican party, The terms
democrat and Jacobn were bcaPad upon
them as names oI reProach. The repu1,i-
can party, believing that the term demo.
crot, which ID iS Specification meant an
advocate o. The government Of the people,
was correct assumed the name ana gIon'
oosIy carried ont ITS meaning. Icnn8yI.
yano, the keystone ol lho political arch,
n ihe election oi 1889, giorousIy tn-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23

b5-It is Il glorious sight 10 see two ola G,
people who wealhercd the storms ana
basked in'the sunshine Of life together go
hand aud hand, lovingly and truih.ully,
together down the gentle dccIiyity CT time
with no anger nor jeaIooses nor hatred
generated up against each other, and
looking with hope and joy 10 the oye[as'
iing youth of heaven, where they shall be
one forever. That is true marriage
for il is marriage Of spirit with SPIRIT
Their love is woven into wooi OF goid'
,ha. neither time nor death nor eternity
can sever.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-23
iSLnrc RIM nt Chtcag9.

CmCAGo, ScptcmJcr l2.-Thcro is
much excitement here in consequence OF
an attempted arrest ora fugitive slave by
three bitizens of St. Louis, in the street,
wi,hou, the assistance Of officers. An
immence crowd soon assembled, and res.
cued the fugitive from their possession.
The cOptors Instantly attacked the
crowd, and retool; the fugitive, firing pis-
tolls, and wounding one Of the mob. The
three we're then arrested, and are now be-
ing examined before Justice Pearce. An
excited crowd is gathered round the Office
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Call and examine for yourselves before pur
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s. C. MILLS 81 CO.,
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NALUABLE real EsTATE FOR

Y Sale.-The block of buildings known as
the Union Buildings" and now occupied by the
Union newspaper establishment. They are stu.
ated on street. between 18th and 18th streets,
and fronting directyon Pennsylvania avenue. The
lot is 10 feet front by 159 feet deep The property is
susceptible of division and Encouragement, and
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NEW LIVERY STABLE.

To tho Patrons OF Berkeley Springs.
YNHE undersigned begs leave to inform his
II friends and the public generally, that he has
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preaching The building contains about
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Terms 10 suit the times.
JAMES A. STORM.
BERKELEY SPRINGS,
Morgan County, Va, July l, 1855.
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Mar 1--3t

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Scottish Songs, Ballads, and Poems, by Herr
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Memoirs Of Life, Exile, and Conversations Of
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TO OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, sEAMEN,
&C., OF ALL WARS, THEIR WIDOWS
AND MINOR CHILDREN.
s. M. KNIGHT,
Attorney for Government Claimants,

| Attorney for Government Claim ants,
+a@ WASHINGTON, d. c.,
CONTINUES to give prompt and personal at
" tention to the prosecution of Claims of every
description against the General Government, and
particularly TO those before the Treasury Depart
ment, Pension and Bounty Land Bureaus, Patent
and General Land Offices, and Board of Claims.
An experience Of years, and a familiarity with
the means of obtaining the earliest and most ia
yorable action Claims, with his facilities for the
dispatch of business, justly him in assuring his
Correspondents, Claimants, and the public gener-
ally that interests intrusted to his keeping will
not be neglected.
Pension, Bounty Land, Patent, and Public
Land Laws.
He has nearly ready for gratuitous distribution
among his business Correspondents, (and those
who may become such0 a neat pamphlet contain
ing synopsis of the existing Pension, Bounty
Land, Patent, and Public Land Laws, down TO
the end of the late Congress, including the
Bounty Land Act Of I'D March, 1855,
under which all who have heretofore received
less than 160 acres are now entitled to additional
land said Act grants also 100 acres TO all Ofcers'
Non-commissioned Oficers Chaplains, Soldiers,
Wagon-masters, Teamsters, and friendly Indians,
of the Army, including State Troops, Volunteers,
and Militia--and all Officers, Seamen, Ordinary
Seamen, Marines, Clerks, and Landsmen, Of the
Navy, not heretofore provided for, who have
served not less than fourteen days (unless in bat
te) at any period since 1776; and 10 the widows
and minor children Of all such persons entitled,
and deceased.
This pamphlet contains Forms of Application"
more full and complete than any elsewhere to be
found; adapted to the wants Of every class OF
Claimants under the Act, with copious decisions
and instructions of the Department, and practical
suggestions to the course to be pursued in sus-
pended or rejected cases
4 Parties not wishing to avail themselves Of the
facilities afforded by this Office securing prompt
and personal superinteudecs of their claims at the
Departments, can obtain copies of the above
pamphlet by remitting thirty cents in postage
stamps.
Inducements to Correspondents.
Correspondents who prepare and forward cases
for management by this Agency will be dealt with
literally; supplied with all necessary blanks gratls
and kept constantly advised of the changes that
from time time occur in the execution OF the
law.
Ii is within the subscribers power TO direct his
Correspondents 10 the locality Of very many per
sons entitled under the late Act; and having OBJ
tanned several thousand Land Warrants under
former laws, he is in possession of data that will
materially assist in securing additional bounty.
Fees, below the usual rates-and contingent
upon the admission OF Claims.
The highest cash prices given for Lsnd War
rants, Revolutionary Scrip, and Illinois Land
Patents.
Address s. M. KNIGHT,
Washington City
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COMMENTARIES on the Jurisdiction
" Practice, and Peculiar Jurisprudence OF the
Courts Of the United States, vol. l, by George
Ticknor Curtis.
History OF the Crusades, their Rise, Progress,
and Results, by Major Proctor, Of the hoya'
Military Academy.
Cummings Lectures on the Seven Churches.
On sale at
TAYLOR ~ MAURY'S Bookstore,
Nov l6 near 9th street.
Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-05-22
oouTHERN ROoK.-origIn Of the Con-

COUTHERN BOOK.-Origin Of the Con-
- sttutIon Incorporation of the General Gov
eminent by the States as national public agents
IN trust with no sovereignty History OF Copart-
nershp Territories from the Virginia Deed, 1854,
to the Treaty with Mexico 154S; Division of the
Public Lands Specific Duties; Origin and History
Of the Puritans; Origin and Cause Of Trouble be-
tween the North and South, and Jeopardy Of the
Republic; Legal mode OF Redress pointed out; by
w b. Davis Wilmington, North Carolina Price
ON sale at BISHOPS Periodical store,
No. 2l6 Pennsylvania avenue,
adjoining Wizards Hotel