Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-11

n prestige ui uyrcu ioundrd upoh the
rrehi experience VI it editor and hit pre-
tumcd attachment 10 the principles of
the National democracy and his Boosted
,aloaai Giodslip tor ht hsidsai bad ac.
quircd at the opening OF Congress a large
circulation and when the Presidents
message was delivered recommending tho
admission of Kansas under the Lccompton
constitution. the sentiments Of Senator
Douglas and the tone Of the Press were
taken to be the echomgs Of democratic
doctrines. And those who read the "prcss'
alone, which at once argaycd itsolfogainst
the policy Of the President, endorsed the
course and policy of Mr.. Douglas and be-
came the channel through which the lat
ter were conveyed to democratic eyes and
ears-wcro many Of them carried away 10y
tho vehement appeals and abolition argu-
ments, which constantly crowded its CO.
mmns before they had timeto reflect up
on their tendency, or time to see what the
true sentiment of the democracy was up
on the Lccoompton issue--taking it for
granted that oil Douglas and the "Press'
said about opposing the "Lccompton
Iflmd," las the Press out of its profound
respect for Mr Buchanan styles his re-
commcndation. was the echo of the yoic,
of the entire democratic party Of the
country. Thus was the Press enabled
to undertake the manufacturing Of n cur
rent Of public sentiment which would cX-
actly accord with the actions and reason
ings Of Senator Douglas and his friends.
Letters addressed from different parts
of the country were published purport-
ing to be from "Somd democrats" compli-
menting the "Press" and its editor, en-
dorsing the course of Douglas, and con
dcmning the President These were issu-
ed to the country as the universal scnti-
ment of the democratic party; yet not
the slightest evidence accompanied tham
that they were not the productions Of the
most uncompromising republicans, and
fanatical abolitionists in the land. These
were apparently answered by similar COM
munications as like as "Paddy's echo, -
and equally as authentic, from different
other parts Of the country; and thus for a
while the game went on, the "Press' as
suring its readers from day to day that the
democrac Y of Pennsylvania especially
was overwhelming anti-Lecompton; that
the Keystone State repudiated the only
president she had ever given to the Ma
ton. But while these scenes were trans
piring the people were awaking to the
conviction that there was another side to
the question that the constitutional de.
mocracy were with the President sustain
ing and upholding his honest and patriot
ic endeavors to put final quietus to the
tiresome and fruitless Kansas agitation
with which the country had long since
been disgusted
They learned too that tie Lccompton Con-
8tihttion ,cas the legally expressed ,eR Of tn,
lac-aJiding cit;.ctas Of tie Territory; and that
if a turbulent and factious majority of the
inhabitants had refused to participate il
the proceedings to frame an instrument
under which to organize a State govern
ment, that it was because they were merel,
doing the bidding Of their masters outside Of III,
Territory, whose sole object was to prolon2
the troubles in Kansas that they might
profit thereby.
, In the meanwhile the time arrived for as
sembling the fourth of March convention
= in this State, at which it was hoped, nay
, confidently predicted by the enemies o
the administration, the heavy doses of an
ti-Lecompton democracy administered t.
the people by the press would result il
tremendous outburst of indignation
against President Buchanan, and thos,
who approved his Kansas policy, by tina
body.
= But alas! for the vanity of human
l hopes, but one single vote out of one hun
dred and thirty three delegates to the con
vention, and all in their seats, stands re
+ corded against the resolution sustainin,
J. the President, and endorsing his Kansa
policy.
"The sober second thought" had beel
doing its work. The people had alread,
+ begun to comprehend the true ground o
the opposition to Lecompton. Since tha
+ time the opposition to the admission o
= Kansas has assumed phase that is calcu
lated to enlighten them still more. Tn
+ union of all the decayed political organiza
tions north and south which have hithe1
to opposed tie national democracy witt
" the new hot-bed exotic of anti Leoompto
5 democracy shows conclusively, that selfsI
1 ambition and the all pervading dcsir
/ among republicans, know-nothings, an,
l. abolitionists, to effect the overthrow q
the party which has so long held them i