Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-19
The Opposition

Opposed 10 Democracy we have Andrew
! G.. Curtin, of Centre county, the son of an
| Iron Master, once himself an Iron Mas.
ter, and always opposed to the Democrats
| ic party. His father was a foreigner from
England or France. His associations were
adverse to our free institutions. His fam
lily had peculiar liking for the nobility
of Europe and always preferred the socie.
ty Of Hrrdman Philips and kindred spirits,
who resided in Centre county for many
years and refused to become naturalized
citizens Mr.. Philips was born in Eng
land and died there. lie loved the coun.
try, and although his dominions extend.
ed far and wide in this land of the free,
his feelings were exclusively with mother
England. The Curtin, Norris, Irwin and
other families in that vicinity, made the
pleasant home Of Mr.. Philips principal
place of resort. All the influence they
could bring to bear were ccntered to de-
( feat and overthrow the Democratic party.
/ Mortified at i'll success in efforts to defeat
the party Of principles under which our
government has remained free and pros.
porous, Mr.. Philips returned to his home
IN England, leaving his landed possess.
| IONS 10 We lSDOotNA VI dG ElttN elCllllCts
! The persons that we have named in con.
nection with Mr.. F., remained here ambi
tlou5 for power and place. Norris got po-
sition in the Lewistown Bank, n swindliag
shop. Gen. Irwin ran for Governor. on
the anti-masonic ticko / and was defeated
! by an overwhelming majority, and now his
relative and bosom friend, Andrew Gregg
Curtin stands in his shoes, about to meet
the fate Of his urcles Gregg and Irwin
Andrew Curtin is no less aristocratic in
his feelings and conduct than was even
Mr.. Philips himself, who despised our
| laws for naturalization. He too, like Mr..
Philips would return to the country o.
his choice had he home there, and were
it not that he has bosom companions in
j the party that hates our government for
its simplicity and eschews our people for
their liberal views and plain matter off1ct
customs.
All over this country we have that kind
of people. They stood around the stand
last week in Clarion and cheered in tri-
umph when Curtin exclaimed in burning
words from the .ostrum, "1f the Union is
to slide, let it 20 NOW !" Base traitor to
his country, he felt that the constitution
had remained too long--and as he defen-
ded Lincoln and his party he desired to
prepare the way for letting his friends
down easy.
That the tottering fabrick should no,
be transmitted to posteritY" was poor
apology for his treason. Better let such
a traitor fall back to the tory bosom OF
Great Britain, where his rroudcst friends
are buried and highest hopes survive, THAI
that.such poisonous sentiments be pro,
mulgated here The Democracy of Clar
ion only pity and give vent to feelings OF
remorso for the man. He mistoolt his
; audience when he presumed that his dis
union sentiments would meet with appro
val by the Democracy of Clarion. His
flimsy argument saying that this Unior
cannot he sundered were not believed by
hlm, and as he would reign as monarch
he entertains no such desire.
Curtin joined the Know Nothing party
and led the hosts in opposition to the De
mocracy to elect Governor Pollock. Pol
lock rewarded him for mis- ScrriceS! ard il
his position as Secretary of the Common
wealth he labored to defeat Governor Pack
er and every other Democrat on the tick
, ct with him, Now no is in position to bC
rewarded for mis- hatred of Democracy anC
the party that defends and sustains the
/, Union, will drop the Curtin with all hi
British antecedents to be raised en- a new
and to him hated scene the election o
the Democrat and patriot, Henry d. Fos
ter. Clarion Democrat.