Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-14
A Word to cur Democratic Friends.

A Word to cur Democratic Friends
What will be the result of the efforts of
the leaders Of the various opposition fac
tioEs to unite their discordant elements
int single party under Il distinct organiza-
ton, to oppose the National Democracy, it
is now impossible 10 say. Their convon.
tion me. at IIuuisburg on the lith inst,
and by next week we may be able to an
nounco definitely it's results, and the size,
shape, comployion, &c. sc. OF the produce
Of their travail Should they succeed in
coming together, il will be a happy con-
summation, for then tho Democracy can
make sure work Of it. The guerilla war
fare kept up by these factions for the last
few years has been exceedingly annoying,
scattered as they have been into half
dozen separate organizations; the shot of
the Democracy, no matter how we'll direc-
ted, could only demolish one sta time
But let us have them altogether in a sin
gle fock, there will bo no waste Of ammu.
milton then.
In view, therefore, Of the fact that the
Democracy are about to know what they
will have to do in order to sustain those
cherished principles which have made
our country the greatest the proudest, the
most happy, and the most powerful on
earth, we desire TO say few words our
democratic friends in this county.
Within the last ,ear, two elements of
discord have been allowed to disturb the
harmony Of our party. The first was in
reference To the election of Assemblyman
last fall, and the last was the recent legis-
lation in Congress on the endless subject
ofKansas. Both these are by.gone issues.
As Democrats we had each right to hold
and express our own peculiar views in re-
ference to them. But the contest upon
thcm is now over, and it is !he duty of
each and every member of the party, as
good Democrats, to acQuiesce in the result,
however it may haveconAicted with their
wishes. In doing so they need not neces-
sarily surrender their views of right and
wrong. They are not therefore bound to
say that that which they believe TO be
,crOag is right. BY no means! But if they
are still inclined to the belief that they
arc right, and that wrong policy has
been pursued on either issue, they are
doubly bound to adhere to and stand by
their party that they may at the same
time secure its success and purge it Of its
errors They cannot do this by forsakirg
it, and taking part with its enemies
against it, Their true policy is to remain
within the party until they can purify
and correct its action. Much has been
said in different quarters about reading
certain men out Of the party because they
refused to endorse the measures of the
administration on the adoption Of the Lc-
compton constitution but no feeling Of
this kind was ever entertained towards
any one whose conduct showed a desire
to remain with the party. OF the whole
number Of anti-Lecompton Democrats of
Pennsylvania, and weadmit their number
was quite respectable, We know of but
single man who has thus placed himself
outside the party end that man is John
W. Fornoy who 10y bis bitter denuncia-
ton Of every man who will not surrender
his liberty OF {. ought and action, and by
his open aos,ilityto every movement cal
culated TO harmonic and unite the party,
has read himself out.
Excepting Forney and his Press, every
Democrat and every Democratic paper in
she State is harmoniously laboring for the
success of our State ticket whether the
candidates thereof were Lecompton or
anti-Lecompton. Ii doing this no man is
required to goinsay any thing he had said
either for or against the Lecomptoa mea,
sure. Nor need he do so until his iudr-
ment is convinced of his error. 1t is bv
such q course only that the Democratic
party can maintain its supremacy in the
nation. Any other course is certain 70
result in deleal an er The m.
approaelVs contest olds lair to be ono Of