Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-11-28
s. q. row, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
CLEARFIELD. PA, NOV. 20, 1880.
WHO ARE THE DIsuN1oN1srs,


We answer, without fear of successful con-
South, aided and abetted by allies of the same
stripe of politics at the North. Has Repub-
lican ever been heard threatening, advocating
or justifying Disunion We defy any one to
point out single instance anywhere or at any
time and, with very few exceptions, indeed,
there are no persons, of any party, outside OF
the Breck kinridge organization, who so declare
themselves. The late secession movements in
the South arc not, as Democratic politicians
contend, the direct result of Republican tri-
umph. The way the U. S. Senate and House
of Representatives will be constituted, the Re-
publicans having no majority in either branch,
and were he ever so much disposed to do so,
Mr.. Lincoln is powerless to do harm. His elec-
tion, therefore, is not the cause, it has only
been seized upon the opportunity for seces-
sion. There are hundreds, yea thousands of
men in the South who are daily declaring that,
Of itself, the success of the Republican candi-
date is 20 just ground for withdrawing from
the Union. The cause can be found else
where. Ambitious aspirants, who had been
looking to the White House for years, but had
long ago foreseen that the census of 1860
would shift the center Of political power and
entirely destroy their hopes, and who see po-
sition, influence and advancement for them
selves looming up in this new political FL Do
rado-a Southern Confederacy-are the lead
ing spirits who control and shape this crusade
against the Union. They are cheered by the
same ambition which induced Mr.. Calhoun, af-
ter failing to attain the Presidency, to break
with Gen. jackson, concoct the scheme of null
LITIGATION, aud pursue his falacious notions of
Southern Government to the end of his life.
This so-called crisis, as was admitted recently
by member of the South Carolina Legisla-
ture, is . legitimate consequence of twenty
years. education In hatred of the Federal Gov
ernment. The present generation In that State
imbibed their reasonable sentiments from the
vorable occasion to make good the threats of
rebellion which have heretofore proved impo-
tent, or have been restrained by motives of
policy. The same feeling extends to portions
of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida,
whereto South Carolinisns have cmigtated,
and where the theories of their great head
we're favorably received and carefully nurtured.
And now the teachings of John c. Calhoun are
exhibiting their first fruits. In the Democra-
tic National Convention at Charleston in last
April the Sccessionists commenced the pres
ent movement. Many went there, it is said,
with the avowed purpose of creating dissen-
sions and breaking up that body, SO that,
through the divisions of the Democratic party,
the Republicans could elect their candidate,
and give the Disunionists the pretext of spre-
cipitating the Cotton States into revolution y
Their scheme only partly succeeded. At Bal
timore they carried it out fully bolt was a.
gain made there, and the Southern Seceders-
a"sectionaP' body-nominatedJ ed ohm G.. Breck
inridge, Southern man, for the Presidency
After this was witnessed the humilating spec
tacIe of orthern donghfaces crouchipg dowr
and crawling on their bellies to their Southern
masters-teIling them if the Union was dis
solved they would go with the South-in or
der to gain favor in their eyes, and bask in th'
sunshine of their appreciation. Had the Nor
thern Democracy stood up manfally to th'
work-had they disregarded the menaces ant
spurned the demands of the fre-eaters-w
would have heard none of this clustering ant
fuming about Secession, and would have ex
perienced none of the excitement which is nov
engaging the attention of everybody.