Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-16
HON. .TAVID BARCLAY.

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down, eslike a Thousand of brick" on Hon. D.
Barclay, the member of Congress from this
district, for doing an act, than which there is
not one in his whole official career more in ac-
cordance with the wishes of a majority of his
ccnstituents-namely, for moving reconSide-
ration of vote which resulted in the House
adopting the bill to admit Kansas under the
Topeka or Free Constitution. The contOrtions
of the Republican are amusing, as its vail
ings are plaintive and yengeful in turn, and
the Honorable gentleman had better look to
his own safety lest, under the scathing and
withering fire of our neighbor, he sink into his
political grave, |:without benefit of clergy, :"
or privilege of resurrection.
five recollect Alright, this is the same E.Hon.
D. Barclay" who, the Republican last winter
said, was Ssmade the object of the most intem-
perlte and vindictiye abuse by both the Know
Nothing and Abolition organs of this district, .
''altogstker lcithoWt cause, and that it was
fair and unmanly'' TO charge him with betray-
ing the principles of those who it alleged a.
bused him at that time. SO long as he stuck
TO and carried out the views of such Locofo-
COS as the editor of the Republican, he was re-
garded by the latter as all rfght-a good and
consistent mana paragon of uprightness, and
q perfect political Israelite in whom there was
no guile. Even if, peradventure, he betrayed
the Americans and Freesoilers, to whom he
IN great measure owed his election, it made
no diference-he was doing service to the
Democratic party, which was all-sufficient to
excuse him in the eyes of the immaculate ed
Itor, for the commission of 9 multitude Of sins
of a like nature.
At later date, however, Mr.. Barclay mani
tested disposition to waver in his subservien-
ey 10 the Slavery Extensionists, and in about
fiye weeks from the time when our downtown
"neighbOr'' took him under his special pro-
lection, he placed himself, by interrogating
Mr.. Aiken regarding his views on American
ISM, which the Republican alleged Was the
cause of Banks election, in an ''inexplicable
position,' which the editor ''deeply regrets"
But the latter, in the plenitude of his forbear-
alce, was willing 10 wait and hear the explain
alton of Mr.. Barclay, who, he said, ''until
within few days of the end of the struggle,
was among the mosssteadfast in resisting the
schemes OF the Republicans and Know Moth
Ings, and then only gave signs Of restiveness
by tavoriDg the plurality rule" 'And who
would not grow restive in a nine weeks con-
test Of this kind 90 asked the editor of the
Republican, who was still willing to apologize
for him, hoping, no doubt, by the practice of
leniency TO bring him back into the fold of the
faithful. But, alas! for the uncertainty of hu-
man calculation those hopes have been frus-
trated-the Democracy, pure and undefiled,
have at last been 'sbetrayed" Barclay has
committed a grievous sin-the guillotine is e.
Fected, and his head is in imminent danger.
For our part, we believe, so long as Mr.. Bar
clay votes in favor OF admitting Kansas with a
free constitution, he will be acting in accord
sacC with the views OF large majority of his
constituents, and the dictates OF humanity and
justice; but by doing so, he would undoub-
tedly arouse the irate feelings of the editor of
the Republican, who would heap malediction
after malediction upon his devoted head until,
IN the agony of his heart, Mr.. Barclay will, like
Cardinal Wolsey, be constrained to exclaim:
tHsd L but served my God, with half the zeal
l served my party, he would not in mine age,
Have left me naked to my enemiesr