Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-19
ncLFARFIELD COUNTY. ="


We copy the following article under
the above head, from the BroollvilIe def
t,5saia,, more as a specimen ofspOsmodic
Literature than for any real importance in
the matter thereof. We commend it
.t) thcperusal Of our readers.
1 The ClcarfeH Republican Of tho 2Sth III.
timo, contains leading article Of near n
column and a half in length, in which it
reviews the action of the late session OF
the Legislature, and winds up with the
following doleful and pitiiul lament;
"But amid all this legislation what has
been done for Clearfield county? Just
nothing at all. Our Legislature take it for
granted that she has no great interest at
stake. To them it seems TO have been a
matter of indifference whether we are
blessed with commercial prosperity or
overwhelmed with bankruptcy. Ourvcry
existence seems to have been ignored by
them. Our county blotted out from her
political and geographical existence
Had we been one of the most distant
settlements in Utah Territory we would
have stood q better chance of receiving
some attention than we did, although 10.
Gated in the heart of the State. We think
lit is time we should adopt the Douglas
Walker-Repubican idea Of popular sover-
eignty, and set up for ourselves so that
we can make some internal regulations
that will obviate the necessity of abandon
ing altogether our .little improvement,
here on the western slope of the Alleghc-
, nies, which our honest hardy and indus
trious people ehave been fondly, (but vainly
il appears, hoping itwould some day make
them pleasant and comfortable homes,
where in the evening of their lives they
would be allowed to repose after the wea-
ry toll ofa lifetime spent in honest labor.
We had once fateIed ourselves that we
would by this time have had another tale
to tell of this years legislation, but we
= have been previously disappointed. On
/ whom the blame should fall, We do not
pretend to say. Those owhom we trust.
ingly committed our guardianship of oul
interest, may in our services have acquit,
; ed their conciences of all blame for neg
Ilect of their efficient and fruitful perform
ance. We trust they have, but this much
we will say, that when Clearfeld is again
called upon to aid in comforting political
q, favors'upon aspiring candidates for office
= she will eHdeapor to take care that hel
J preference be not shown for any public
servant to whom she cannot say "wel
i done thou good and faithful"
r A reader unacquainted with the inter
S ests or the wants of Clearfield county
might suppose, after reading the above
paragraph, that some great interest haC
. been neglected by their representatives
: that the right to petition for a redress o
o grievances had been refused or, that af
, ter petitioning, their appeals had beer
disregarded by those to whom their inter
ests had been confded But, to such a.
: are acquainted with the facts relating t.
a the action of our representatives as well a.
+. that of the people themselves, on this i'm
portant question, the case presents quite
a different appearance and exonerates Mr.
Wilcox md Spyller from all ccnsure.
: For several years Clearfeld county hai
endeavored to get up an excitement OF
the log question about election time. anC
. last year even adopted the Douglass Wal
+ ker-Republican idea and set up for them
=. selves and endeavored to defeat the rerula
ticket--the game did not succeed-bu
. still they expected the members elected
o to put their log bill through, while the,
l.. quietly folded their arms--refused to ne
q tition--withheld every assistence-and af
terwards find fault with these gentlemen
for not doing that which the people them
r selves refused to endorse. At an early
part of the session, two bills relating t,
! the log question were introduced by Mr.
0 Wilcox, and referred to the appropriate
e committee The people of Clearheld ~er
=. written TO and urged to send on petition
Immediately, and in reply, we were in
Z formed that petitions would be circulated
Q throughout the county on the dav of tn
Is Spring election, and that they would b
sent on soon after. The action of tn
committee was delayed until these peti
l. tions had time TO arrive, and finally ON
"a or two petitions, signed by perhaps thirt
persons, were received Here was q Iii
8 lemma--the friends of the measure assert
II ed that the people Of Clearfield were vii,
e on the subject, and that any amount c
# petitions would be received in few davs
On the other hand, the opponents to tn
. bill had their inside and outside worker
e present-they protested that the peopl
d did not want such q law, and did not fee
suiHelent interest III 1t to petition. Afte
considerable delay the committee report
ed both these bills with a negative recon
Il mendation; to get them up again woul
j. require two third vote. Several gentle
IS men from Clearfeld visited Harrisbur
II during the recent Sc sion, but none q
), them, except Judge Barret and d. "
" Moore, seemed to care sufficient about i
e to introduce the subject, and the peopl
l. Of Clearfield must take the blame upo-
IS themselves if there is any, for defeatin
>, this bill through their own indifference
For two years we have been clerk i,
3 the House of Representatives and hay
s. had an opportunity of watching the ac
q ton upon this bill. We have taken a,
interest in it and co-operated with botl
7, Mr.. Backus and Col. Wilcox. and are SAT
u isfed that these gentlemen done every
Q thing in their power to pass the bill =
q No member from Clearfeld could do NOR
! if the people were to treat them in th
same manner.
q The insinuation of the RepuJHcan tha
their members have not been faithful [,