Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-10-31
Correspondence efh, Republican. n,
WHEELING, Va, Oct. -, 1860. l.,
ADDRESS.


lac. ..... Yours, M.
ADDRESS.
FELLOW CITIZENS: With desire to pro
mote your best interests, and give peace
TO our Country-so long and 80 violently
convulsed by slavery agitation--we again
address you.
It would be madness TO disguise the
E fact, painfully apparent, that therei is no"
a poisoned public sentiment prevailing
among tho people, well calculated tc
awaken the most serious apprehensions
Abolitionists and their allies have about
consummated their work Of national in
cendarism, by combining the North against
.he South, in a most unnatural warfare, and
demanding that the Constitution and the
laws shall be interpreted and executed by
an insolent and faotious majority, in utter
Iderogation and entire disreg gard OF the
well defined rights Of a minority, by the
highest judicial tribunal known to this
country. Pennsylyania--the great break
water of faction, that has so frequently
stayed the storm--seems now to be giving
way and the recent election of Gov
lenor, who, in direct violation of his
former pledges, bowed, in Chicago, at the
feet Of the m ost rabid Abolitionists in this
country, is indicative Of the decay of con-
servatism in our State. .....
In view OF these events, all pointing to
the triumph of a geographical party, start
llingy described by the Father Of his
Country" in his " Farewell Address to
the people," it becomes the intelligent
voter ca mly to reflect before depositing
his ballot. Shall our people endorse sec.
( itionalism, against the protest of eighteen
States in this Contederacy, and in direct
violation of the rights of ten millions OF
equlls under our Constitution? Must
right give way to might, and Pennsylvania
| DO Abolitionized We feel that the cleo
ton of Andrew G. Curtin is no answer to
these important, these vital questions.
| The sober second thought of the people
already indicates a gteat change at the
approaching election. The recent union
of the Democratic forces the timely
reconciliation of dfferences-witha unan
| imous and united determination to sup
port the regular Reading electoral ticket,
must be attended with the most happy
consequences. A united Democracy arc and
,ciH be inrincible. A great conservative party
can sare the country from disgrace, and hno' the
I tide Of treason. ..- .....
The Opposition, flushed with victory,
and blind to the just retribution that
must follow their temporary triumph, arc
making great eXertions to carry the State
for Lincoln and Abolitionism. Satisfied
that the "irrepressible conflict" is at
hand, and confidently counting on our
lethargy, they are actively engaged in can
vassing every election district. Secret
emissaries, supplied with money, misrep
resentation, and falsehood, are everywhere
at work. Clearield county-a majority of
whose citizens have always been true to
the Constitution, and conservatives in
principles to be made speak in favor of
the candidate for President, who, in Con-
gress, on the I'd Of March, 1896, vo.ed to
starve the American soldier" then fght>
ing the battles of mis- country on foreign
soil.
VIII you. then, fellow Democrats, lay
down your arms because of the "whirl-
wind" that has passed? Will you remain
indifferent while danger ana disgrace
threaten our common country? Will
You, by inactivity, strengthen this senti-
ment, that demands rebuke? Will you,
by staying away from the polls on Tues
day, the 9th of November, allow the
enemy to take you prisoners and carry
the county?
Proud of your fidelity heretofore, we
expect once more to see it manfully dis
played. Considerations of great weight
require your services. tive another day
to the country, and as conservatives dis,
charge your duty, so that when bitter
ness, contention, and insurrection shall
distract our land; when the civil, social,
and political equality Of the negro shall
crowd the white man from his place, and
herald the Abolition Millennium; you can
4 n a.
Against these things we have entered
our protest." Stand for the ticket headed
by Keim and Vaux, on which our party
has united. Let nothing keep you from
the election, and have every Democrat
there. For if you will, the day is ours !;
and Pennsylvania will be erect, released,
redeemed. d. F. ETZWEIIER,
Chairman Standing Committee.
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