Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-14
Over Again.

'''''-' Over Again.
Another Presidential election has been
held, and large plurality ofIthe citizens
of this Government hsye expressed their
preference for Abraham Linco IN, Of llli,I
nois, to whom they ssem willing toentrust
the care and Constitution of the greatest
of free Governments. The same trust
was confded to Washington. Adams. aud
jefferson; and our only hopeis. that the
Government entrusted now to Mr. Lincoln
will be delivered over to his successor, at
the end of his term, with the addition OF
mors stars to our glorious banner, and the
rights of all the citizens of all the States
preserved aud continued in the same
spirit and feeling which las heretofore
been vouchsafed unto us. .-.-.-
The Democratic party had-in the Ian
guage of celebrated orator" the world,
the flesh, and the Devil" to contend with,
in addition to the refractory members Of
Our own family.
II is mortiiyipg to US 10 know that, not
only in our own town and neiehborhoo6,
but throughout the whole country, nu-
merous inds iduals, who have been here-
tofore acting with the Democratic party,
seen fit TO desert us or not vote at all.
Those who voted against their party
friends, going square over 10 Lipcolnism,
are willing to avow principle bad and
wicked as it may prove in the end to every
one of us. Those Democrats who did not
vote at all, represent nothing-not even
themselves. Such men are an injury to
any cause they may ospouse, as they ars
certain to flee when danger approaches,
and when every one should act from rrin-
ciple. s"i.'
To those who stood by US we say, we'll
done but you have done nothing but
your duty. Lot not those Democrats, who
p.ainly and explicitly declare for Consti-
tutional truths, fear to loose by their ex.
rllcll.fSss iee INV snooo "uo iHiPiNibs,
or less explicitly, declare their assent to
the same truth, n5re to gain by their
explicitness. 1t is this Constitutional
truth, North and South alike and the
Democratic party, North and Sonth, will
have to vstand or fall according as it does
or does not adhere to this great cardinal
and political truth of the co-eqpal right of
each and all Of the States in the Union.
The true friends of the Constitution and
the Union, who imagine that the Demos
cratic party at the North can sustain itself
against the Republicans by standing tim>
idly, shrinkingly, tender-footedly, and
cowardly on the platform OF adjadioated
Constitutional truths, deceive themselves
egregiously. We can and We will redeem
and save our party. We can redeem it in
one way, and one only; and that is, in
frankly, manfully, firmly, and fearlessly
planting ourselves upon the great funda-
mental truths and principles of the Con,
stitution. In this manner we have suc>
ceeded heretofore, and it is the only way
we can triumph in the future If we cam
not succeed in this manner, then it will
be evident that the American Union is
nothing but lifeless corpse, phontasm
of magnificent greatness, mere sham of
power; and is about to enter the great
Maelstrom of departed Republics, and
live only in memory and history in the
lugubrious procession Of the departed
empires Of tine Old World. p -..
We have done Our duty Ms well as We
undefstood:it; we are clear let the result
come. We are ready to discharge our
duty still further, if need be but hop. we
will not be in the unfortunate situation
of not knowing what 10 do. t f