Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-10-06
AK OPEN CONFESSION.

ssSome men who have heretofore consistent |
ly advocated democratic principles, and who |
still profess to have abiding faith in the |
doctrines OF the party, as embodied in the Gin |
cinnati platform, seem to hesitate between vo- T.
ting for James l.. Gillis. and either not voting |
at all or voting fer Mr.. Hall his opponent.''-
ClearJiefd Republican,.
Our astute friend of the Republican seems at
length to have got his eyes open to the fact
that large number of consistent democrats
in this region, have repudiated James Lecomp-
ton Gillis, and intend 10 vote for Chaplin Hall.
He has been long time finding it out-we
congratulate him the discovery. He gives
them a word OF good advice-to wit:
ssNow to such we would say, that if they
will for a moment fairly contrast the position
OF the two candidates, their hesitation must
vanish at once; that is If they really still be-
lieve in the doctrines of the Cincinnati plat
FORM"
No doubt of it whatever. No consistent
democrat who really believes in the ''doc-
trines of the Cincinnati PLATFORM could
s'hesitate'' a moment, for in making the soon
trast,'' he will find Mr.. Gi1lis firmly planted
on platform which is its very antipodes-ad-
vocating doctrine that is utterly monstrous
and obnoxious to every freeman-the right of
an Administration to force upon protesting
people pro-slavery constitution. Nor will
the argument of the editor of the Republican,
that Gilis is s.notc'' in favor of admitting Kan
sas whenever she applies" impose upon any
| consistent democrat who has brains enough
to read the English language, or the ''EngIish
| Bill,'' which Mr.. Gilis supported and for
which ho voted. That Bill contains proyis-
| ion requiring Kansas, in the event of her
| lection of the Lecompton constitution, to wait
| for admission till she shall have upwards of
ninety three thousand inhabitants, and surely
| GiIlis, having sustained this provision: cannot
take the position that he will vote for her ad-
mission sswhenever she applies,' without be-
| ing as false and treacherous to that, as he has
been to the Cincinnati Platform"
This English Bill was Northern Democrat
ic expedient, and would have been opposed by
every Southern Locofoco had it not been for
the provision that Kansas, after rejecting Le
compton, should not come in as a tree State,
but stay out until she should have nearly
hundred Thousand inhabitants. They knew
perfectly well that under it the Lecompton
constitution would be crushed out but they
| thought and proclaimed that, during the time
which must elapse before she should have the
required population for admission, the people
| of the South would have every facility for es-
| tablishing themselves with their slaves within
her limits, whilst they could drive the EsNOr-
/ thern yagabOnds'' off TO newer regions, so that
| after all they would bring her in Slave
| State. Without the restrictive clause. the
| in
| have voted for the bill and when they did
vote for it, they fully relied upon the faith and
truth of the Northern Democrats who also
ted for it, for the strict observance and faith
| full performance of the stipulation
| And now are asked to believe that James
| L. Gillis, one of the very men who assisted in
| getting up this bill, and who supported it
| throug hout, will abandon the restriction and
| trample it under foot. That in shameful vio-
lation of his own pledges,-in base contempt
of the obligatory force of his own measure
| in utter disregard Of every principle of honor
he will refuse to recognise the restriction
| involving any binding obligation whatever!
| Who would vote for such pitiful changing,
who will take tomorrow a position directly
opposite 10 that which he takes to-day? Will
any sensible man allow himself to be cheated
duped, swindled and humbugged into support
ing man who has already betrayed the Prin-
ciple upon which he was elected, and who, to
fulfil the promises he now makes, must turn
traitor to those who relied upon his truth and
honor? Or rather, we might ask, is there any
man silly enough to believe that James L.
ellis, if elected, will alter his course one jot
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