Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-21
The Union.

uea. Win leVity III TcieIcHce W eho e'"''
of affairsin the South ;os for ourselves, we
never feel like adding insult to injury, or
sporting with the miseries or infrmities OF
our neighbors y
THE UNroS.-We are brought to exper--
ience an almost incapacity to write aword
satisfactorily to ourselves upon that sub
iect which of all others at this moment is
para .nount-the Union. 1t were an easy
thing to denounce republicanism on one
hand, and secession on the other, ana
round q succession of periods on the val
ne, importance and glory of the Union.--,
But in so doing we should constantly rea-
lie conflicting sentiments, which sense
of justice and equality would thrust be-
fore us. To utter the feelings which actu.
ate us, would be to arraign the faithful
ness of the North, and TO charge upon its
fanaticism the catastrophe which now
threatens the confedsracy. s But this
would serve no purpose, unless 1t were to
exasperate those who feel as we do. ln>
deed, it would be just as useless to pre-
scribe the repeal of legislation unfriendly
to the South as duty of the North pre-,
liminary to the accession of Mr.. Lincoln
to the Presidency. Such action will not
be taken is not at all likely and if it
were it would constitute the most arrant
and meanest exhibition Of weakness and
hypocrisy one could imagine. 1t would
in fact be saying to the South-"We do
this to concliate you until we get full
possession of the general government. -
We can afford to let tbs 60 that we may
get The other-We surrender the less that we
may securely grasp the greater"
Our country has never passed through
30 severe an experience as this in which
we are now involved and we have no pro-
cedent, no light, no guide, by which to aid
us in the solution of on apparently mex
tricable complications of antagonisms
We talk of the value of the Union, and
understand something about it; but who
can appraise it? There are said to he
eight hundred millions of dollars worth of
slave property IN the southern States
| Is the Union worth more than this2 Yes,
infinitely more and could we approach
| the Southern mind with proposition
to sacrifice the Union at any pecuniary
equivalent, we should be repelled with
disdain. The South would sacrifice the
Union at no price, were tho Union what
lit was designed to be under the Constitu>
4 ton. But we only offend Southern senti-
mer + when we urge the value of a Union
upon their consideration in which their
rights and equality are not respected
II is, Therefore, rights and equality, honor
and self-respect, which the South holds
above price above the value of q politi-
cal Union, Now, in such a juncture OF
affairs as we are perpleXed with by the
triumph of sectionalism, what can any
man proposeY .
1 We pause and think, as we have re.
peatedly done since the election of Mr.
Lincoln, and, after the most careful cor
sideration of the issues before us in tn,
various phases which they assume, we arr
utterly ut loss for single suggestion
, towards the practical result which we al
desire. We all wish that the Union shal
he preserved intact, yet, TO propose Sc
desirable a result, what can we say t
the Southf Is there one of our read
ers who can meet this exigency with
= rational, reliable, or plausible proposition
, If so, let him come in to the columns G
= the SIN and do so. Can any man sit dow
y to write upon this subject with a SINGER
u patriotism and sincere respect for th
r rights and equality OF the States actuatip
n him, and he will presently find the inst
,perable difficulties of the task. We hav
read pretty much everything that ap
9 pears in the cotemporary press, here an
G elsewhere, and find all the voluminous Ia
4. Dor fiat stale and Improbable. "W
think, d" says one; "We believe" sa,
another wait" says third " Th
j. Union, says fourth but not one feas
IF BILE, rational consistent, practical sent
n ment to be found. In the meantime th
;, work of secession goes on, prepares for
" demonstration, and hastens to a conclr
" sion. And its people have US all at di'
,e advantage, because we can oppose no rei
10 sonable, convincing constitutional arg
ment agrinst it. ....
= In this conjuncture "we think" IL
10 only suggestion with promise, and that
t meagre one, is convention of The SouLl
10 crn States. Out of this there may pr,
ceed some good thing-some couns el
Is some proposition, some valid unity of spi
it of sentiment, which shall servo as
J. bond of harmony and strength. We ca
10 hope in this alone as sufficient securi
and inducenent for the Southern tier
W States 10 remain in the Union under th
I'd administration of Mr.. Lincoln. Aud eve
te with this there must be submission
h precedent violative of constitutional rig
:, which can only oe suffered under protes
;" 1t is, perhaps, the door of Hope, and IL
40 las} measure of submission. 1t is wor
ed trying, and will be invaluable should
ultimate in the permanent union al
fellowship Of the States, with all caus
TX of future agitation on the subject of sla
cry forever removed.
~ FALL OF WHEAT, FLOUR, &c,--Wheat h
ID fallen five cents, and -four twenty cen
=, on last weeks prices. All this for ele
:" ting Lincoln. Even the Republican :
NJ pers begin to acknowledge the comil
IN storm. The POn says, "it becomes us
i, to ncrve OrselvcS for the OCCASION" II
g., Tribune, alluding to the Withdrawal
: southern cotton, says;
70 "Of course our city must feel this-n
at her banks only, but her merchants al
Id manufacturers. The failure to pay n
N only deprives them of money that tn
tl,,a ~ al