Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-07-13
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Oh retumig confidence and co urage on
the part ofthe Democracy are beginning
to exhibit themselves in all quarters of
the commonwealth. You have already
seen with WHIT unanimity the State Con
vention, whlc, assembled az Harrisburg
on the l6th o March last, passed resolu-
tons aihrmingNhe principles and policy
to winch we md ourselves pledged be~
fore the countryand how il pronounced,
by acclamation, i9avor Of our excellent
and uneXceptiouabh eandil lates. With an
occasional exception ia the nature Of an
amicable protest osuggestion, the pros
ceedings of the Contention have been in
the highest de rec satisfactory to the en-
tire Democratic partyolthe State. Since
its adjournment thee has been an almost
perfect restoration of corsial good feel
ings among Democrats, whe;e they had
been in some instances Temporarily inter-
rupted. Uniortunate and unmeSaing dis,
sensions have entilely disappeared. In
eafnest of this, the State Central Commit
tee, although composed Of forty.one mem
befs, representing every district IN the
State, and some of whom you viii doubt
less recognize in their long and fpifhful
connection with the Democratic organlza-
ton, have been found an unitfn the reso-
lutte purpose 10 sustain that organization
lat all hazards, against open or secret hos
tility. The county meetings wherever
they have spoken, have shows themselves
fully conscious of their responsibilities, by
forminglocal tickets of themost accepta-
BILE description, and by Otherwise exhibit
ing an earnest, and, we rust inyinclble
determination to crown. the canvass with
the success that can hardly fail TO attend
their Jealous and efficient exertions. We
are glad to state, also, that the DEMOCRATIC
press have dropped, with one accord, all
unfrendly and Improbable discussions on
irrelevant topics and settled issues, and
are properly directing their undivided
and powerful energies against the COM
mon enemy. For every processing Demo-
crat who values consistency and principle,
the path of duty is now broad, plain and
inviting. No one cln be so ignorant as
to pretend to misunderstood the present
relation of parties in this State; the inn
portance of the contest, both in its State
and National aspects, upon which we have
now fairly entered, aud the precise inn
port of the issues that have been formed
in tnIs pending controversy. The line
which divides the two coutendng parties,
drawn on the map OF the State,
OF that of the Union, is too deep and
striking TO escape the eye Of any one who
may not wilfully choose to be blind. On
one side of this line stand the Democracy
Of Pennsylvania, harmonious in our de-
liberations and fearless in the exposition
Of our views, with 4 platform and ticket
honest criticism while on
the opposite side you perceive two iactious
the Black Republicans and Know
Nothings-composing the Opposition each
afraid to avow its ultimate designs or its
present distinctive characteristics; each
of its original distinguishing
quality; each declaring itself opposed to
the other on certain vital points, yet con-
spring together to secure place and spoils,
by deliberately ignoring all sound princi-
pies of Government, and all enlightened
OF true American statesman
ship
We do not approach you, fellow citi-
sens, in the name of a Peoples Party"
on yesterday, composed of the
shrcds and patches OF all opinions, and
intended to serve. not the masses who
ma, be deceived by its empty promises,
bul the politicians, who have invented it
FOR their profligate purposes. We speak
m the same language used by the found-
FRS of our glorious party sirty years ago
No candid man will deny that, from the
of Mr.. Jefferson to the pres
snt date, the Democratic party has been
,he real representative party of the geni-
rec institutions. 1t has been so recog-
lized by the people of the United States,
Who have so Constantly imposed upon it
he duties and burdens of government
t has happily eliminated the leading
ruths ofthe Constitution, embodied them
n simple though imperishable formulas
,f doctrine, and applied them firmly and
in practical administration, un-
il it has beeomethe actual reflex of all
he great constitutional principles at lhe
,asis of our republican system. lis an
ient creed is unchanged, and remains
at this day what it has ever
,cen. More than half q century ago, rs
It this hour, one of its articles watched
With faithful vigilance, over the rights Of
he States and the union of the States !;
mother insisted then, as now, on civil and
eligious freedom for all class S and sects,
for none and against none,
whether Catholic or Protestant, Jew or
ientile, but permitting every man to
Worship God after his own heart !" third
as it now invokes, in the shape
# generous laws, liberal hospitality to-
Yards the oppressed of all lands, as well
or reasons of sound policy as from mos
ives Of humanity and love of liberty ;;
fourth demanded, as it now requires,
errtorial expansion to meet All exigen-
les, whether military, or orcommercial-for
defence, or national aggrandize-
nent-arising out Of the natural, inevita-
lie and benevolent progress Of American
ivilization, and hence it has happened
hat every foot of Territory annexed TO
he Union has been acquired by the Demo-
ratio party in fifth article Of our faith
as and is presented the noble Jefferso-
ian conception Of universal suffrage with
niversal education in sixth was and
proclaimed the grand principle of equal
ghts, before the laws, OF all citizens, rich
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