Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-09-22

knew and believed, that the land Grant
would not weigh feather in the decision.
ana the late canvass in Kansas, shows that
II dld not. The people know that it was
not intended, under any circumstances. to
deny them their proportion Of lands
Another humbug or pervcrsion. Is the
allegation that we laid down the nrinci.
PIE that Kansas might become slave
state with a population 6f 81, 900. tut She
must have $4,000 10 become a free State
nat shameless perversion. No candid
man VIII pretend that any such considers.
tion weighed on the English bill. The
idea OF affecting the question of Slavery
was thought OF by no one. The allegation
Is rs ''baseleSs as the fabric of vision. >"
ana belongs to the lowest order of pcrvor.
SION and Misrepresentation And again
now could its authors foretcll what Kan.
sas would de in the future? 8y what
RUE DO they settle the character of insti-
1utiona to be hereafter made? They NAV
say that there is n majority Of anti-siayery
men IN the Territory so there was before,
Du' thcy would not vote, and unless they
vote hereafter, another Slavery Constitn
ton may be made. But since the election
on the English bill, it appears that this
grave offence has not been commit.ed ot
all-that the population is at least "a. 900
or SOOOO now, instead Of $4,000 Some
men claiming to be Democrats. and hold
ing hlgh position, may well be ashamed of
what they have said on this point. They
have stultified their character sincerity
fairness and manhood. Great stress has
also been put on the idea of forcing upon
the people OF Kansas form of govern
ment they did not desire: force the DOW.
ers OF sovereign State upon kansas
what a cruel operation Ii laws in this
country were like the Modes and Persians
Interchangeable, there would be some point
IN the charge; but when their form Of
Government can be shifted anv dav il
amounts TO nothing. Had Kansas been
admitted under the Lccompton Constitu-
ton, ere this another coukl have been
adopted, and Kansas miyht now have
been a.trg5 DJ,zs instead of ,,zy, T,.
f,orH' some men, not OF Kansas, attempt.
ed to hold that the Constitution could not
be changed prior to 1856 but that idea
was discarded by al parties in the Terri
'oi! "u" uropped at once.
But what DO the Republicans mean by
their mysterious talk about popular soyer
cgnty? The Convention that nominated
Mr.. Hall for Congress, charged the Ad-
ministration with infdelity to the doctrine
of popular sovereignty. Now, gentlemen.
they cannot have both ends of the lever
in this. viii Mr.. Hall promise TO vote
for the admin ionof Kansas rs a slave
State, or Nebraska, or New Mexico or
part of Texas, should such States make an.
pllcation p! Until he does this, his friends
cannot talk about popular sovereignty.-l
They must stand on their Fremont plat-
form in favor of Congressional interfer-
cncc. They must take one horn or the
other Of the dilemma
Bat the leaders of the Peoples' marty
are attempting to drag the Tariff question
into the political arena; they would fain
persuade the manufacturers. miners and
Iaboring classes that had they the control !
Di the government they could so adjust
the Tariff as to give renewed and unexam-
pied prosperity to all American interests.
\ othnS could be more prcpostcrous than
ms Faln pretcntion and fortunately the
experienced manufacturers so understand
t.; they are no longer 20 be caught i'm this
way. They understand the attitude of
ne question IN Congress and in the ma.
ION too well to be dcluded by high sound
ng prctensions or beggarly promises
made to the ear to be broken TO the
rope. They know that the opponcntsorI
he Administration in the Eastern. Wcs-
ern and Southern Safes, are maintaining
40 such policy. Their candidates for a
llgh Tariff; so far from it they are CON
family aSsailiug the Administration be
.ausc of the present rate Of taxation and
heamount OF thceXpenditurcs. The truth
s. the opposition in Pennsylvania stands
lmost alono on this suhjcct-thcy have but
title sympathy from any quarter, and
Icre our entire delegation of that school.
hey could just 10 nothing at all they
'ould he without effective influence in
congress or the White House and conse.
uently powerless.
Another absurd attempt is to- create the
IMPRESSION that the present depressed {
tate OF the manufacturing interests is to
g attributed to the late change in the Tar
i. The Republican Convention that nom :
mated Mr.. Hall for Congress the other day.
ldulged in this fight of fancy. They de- /
Jared in their proceedings "that Jy the !
eduction of the Tariff of lS4G. the Nation &
Administration has aided to precipitate :
pom all classes Of the people of the coun- {
~ and upon every industrial interest Dis S
css dSas'er and r0;a." This is a grave j
harge and might damage the democracy d
ere it not that it applies to the other i
de with greater force. Can it be possi- g
lie that the gentlemen of that Convention y
id not know that their own party friends /
I Congress favored the change thoy so {
luch lament Do they not know that /
lc movement originated with Republi- $
m Committee Of Ways and Means. ap- i
olnted by a Republican Speaker of a Re- t
1blican House Of Representatives Did j.
icy not know that the administration c
icy so bitterly condemn, ON this account. I
nd nothing to do with the measure at all S
lat the much abused Tariff was in cxis. s.
nee before the administration. Iapplausel