Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-22
by their Fruits ye shall know them.

by their Fruits we shall know them"
.'All tho leading pr inciples of the Republican
party are in accordac CO with Gen. Patton's set
tied convictions and feelings. On the vcxed
question Of slavery he stands just where Jelcr-
sOr, Clay and Webster stood, and where our
whole party now stand--opposed to airy interfc-
renee with slavery in the States where 1t exists,
but also firmly opposed to its extension into the
Territories whore it does not exist. His doctrine
and that Of the party simply is: Let slavery
alono in the Stat es where it is but do not extend
it further. "-Journa!.
For the epurpose of informing our friends
of the position Of General PATTON on the
slavery question, and as call the leading
principles of the Republican party are in
accordance with his settled convictions
and feelings" we append the following
resolution, which, according 10 his icon.
victions and feelings" we may well be-
lieve, will receive his, as il recently re-
ceived his parties, unqualified endorse
ment:
"WheIeas the chattelizing of humanity and the
holding of persons as property is contrary to ma
our political system, and is notoriously re-
proach to our country throughout the civilized
world, and serious hindrance to the progress
of republican liberty among the nations Of the
earth therefore,
Resolred, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be, and tho same are hereby, instructed TO
inquire into the eXpedicncy of reporting q bill
giving freedom to every human being, and the
introduction of slavery wherever ongress has
tnfi nj A., nh .,.l
ject. ......
Tho vote was taken upon ths resolution with
the following result
YEAs-Messrs. Adams of Mass :, Aldrch, AL.
ley, Bingham, Blair, Blake, BrRyton, Bulfnton,
Burlingame, Burroughs, Butterf cid, Carey, Car
ter, Colfax, Conkling, Curtis, Delano, pucll,
EdgertOn, Edwards, Eliot, Eli, Fansworth, Fos
ter, Frank, Gooch, Grow, Gurloy, Hale, Hell
mick, Hoard Humphrey, Hutchlns, Kellogg of
Michigan Leach 1f Michigan, Lee Lovcioy,
Mexican, Morrill,, 0lin, Palmer, Potter, Pottle,
Rice, scdgwick, sherman, somcs, spaulding
Spinner, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan,
Tompkins, Train, Vandcver, Waldron, Walton,
Washburn OF Wisconsin, Washburn of Illinois
Wells, and Windom--6O."
This is the famous, or rather infamous,
"Blake Resolution" offered last winter
by Black Republican Congressman from
Ohio, and voted for, as may be seen. 10y
sixty Black Republicans Of the present
Congress; while every Democrat, without
single exception, registered his vote a.
gainst this iiro-brand Yet we are grave
ly told by the Jownal, that the doctrine
of the Black Republican party is, "lcl Sla>
ve,y alone phqe il cytsts y and in the face
of resolution, asking for committee
"to inquire into the expedienoy Of giving
freedom TO every human being" we hear
the oft repeated assertion of "no interle-
renee with slavery ,ohere il CRISIS" IE this
list of our country's Jc,efdctorS can be
found only the names Of Black Republi,,
cans. Here is one Hale James T. of Gem
ire county, and one Blair S. S. of Blair
county, both ofwhom imposed themselves
on the people Of the adjoining districts as
being opposed TO any interference with
slavery in tho states where it exists"-I
both are Black Republicans--both voted
for this resolution, and both, for their f.
deity 20 principles, have subsequently
resumed the unqualified endorsement of a
Rlack Republican constituency. Here,
too, are the names OF Sherman and Bur. !
lingame, Washburn and Colfax, and of
the Republican party generally The
empty twaddle about Clay, Webster and !
Jefferson having stood on the ground now
by the Black Republicans, is q
miserable libel on the illustrious dead.
No patriot eper sanctioned such reasonable her.
isles. War upon the institutions of our
country has no defenders outside the Re.
publican camp, and even this party is as
ihamed or afraid TO give the record to the
people. Who voted for "Blakes Resolu-
lion" for the "arnihilation of slavery
wherever it exists under the Constitu.
ion 2" There is Blair, and Burlingame,
md Grow, and Hale, and Kellogg, and
Lovejoy, and Sherman, and Washburn-
,he very bone and sinews of the Republi-
IAN party--the geat lights of the party,
md the expounders of its principles
md as The principles are in accordance
With Gen. Patton's "settled convictions
md feelings" and to which we are in,
ormed he will be true, we trust the Gen.
'ral will face the music, and tell the peo.
pie how he stands on the Blake Resolu
ions. II "true to his party" he must
,ive his unqualified assent to the annihi.