Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-29
Communication
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Having boon ianght iJ
hold In contompt any creature mean 20.
nough to ndto on anonymous loitcr
had concluded TO pass in silence q com.
municolon which appeared in your pa.
per, and in which the wrilor charges inc
with making aE abolition speech. But
since ono OF you was present when ! had
the privilege Of addressing that meeting,
called as u Democratic Mass Convention,
and heard the sentiments then express.
ca, and as your paper hasstylcd the meet.
ing a Republican meeting and stigma.
tined those who participated therein as
Lincoln men. feel it my duty to reply.
II to declare my firm adherence to the
Cincinnati platform, my belief that the
/ Constitution recognizes slavery and con
lers on shareholders the right to take that
species Of property into our common ter
ritories where the relation Of master and
servant c0Eu0t be cOnstitutionaly abroga-
ted either by Congress or territorial leg,
islature my determination to abide by
the decisions OF the Supreme Court now
made or which may hereafter be made
touching this and all other subjects and
my utter adherence OF the doctrine of
congressional intervention either for or
against slavery, constitute me an Aboli-
tlonist-then ! am one and on that occa=
sion | made an abolition speech.
You are well aware that before the
meeting Of the national Convention was
opposed TO the nomination of Judge Doug
las. You, then, doubted if all his adhe.
rents would cordially support the Eomi-
nee Of the Charleston Convention, should
he fail to be selected, and you ondeavored
to pledge them. 1t was for this purpose
you gave your unqualified pledge in your
paper OF April 18th, when you said-"we
are for tho nominees Of the Charleston
Convention, be they who they May We
all looked to that convention with ankle
ty and hope. W. experienced bitter dis,
appoi ltments. Your editorial ofmav 10th
condemned the course of the seceJers
and its language-"the secession of dele
gates from those states was coused by the
refusal of the Convention to adopt set
OF resolutions in accordance with what
they claimed to be a recognition Of south
ern rights on the question Of slavery in
the terrltorles--0HhouW the resolutions q
d0ptCd by tie Convention emJldtd what has
been heretofore regarded as The doctrine or hqt
Sutycct-which if carried out in letter and
spirit in the administration of the GOV
eminent must secure 10 all sections Of
the country, north as well rs south all
the rights guaranteed to them by the
Federal compact was approved. We.
trusted that better cOunsels would pre-, .
vail when the Convention should roasscm |
bIe at Baltimore. 1T was with sincere
regret" you recorded the action of that
Convention when on the 9th of June
you could not divine "what object tkov
the seceders) expect to accomplish. an. .
less II be tue entire overthrow Of the Dem |
ocratlc party, the tramplIng cf its princi, |
pies in the dust, and the dissolution ol
our national union" We admired vopr
independent language when on the 4th |.
day ofJuly, casting oil the ietters of place, I
men and office seekers who sought 10 de. /
prIvc Us OF 'Our right of th0uuht--our
last and only refuge" You used these
words-'lt cannot fail to appear doubly
Important to us that a candidate should
bo selected VINO could command tie en-.
tire strength Of the party and enuble u,
70 present to the country that unity OF
acton an / OF sentiment in our c0mseIs.
" ny" ,,i iHSuteS success Oy inspiring res
" Hy'her 50 ueSitaoie Ie,u!. cat
- "ooo'. pilSnou WIN SI'icf oI The gGn-
,'I''e'l no" III 'no Hel.i' |tPF.asl'"g '.Pu--
,''' '',"g y ",' D'"'oc'"''c "'.ctbtf@, we VIII
IoC y uHue''"NT l" say out il u cannot be
zone zone win e''ner' we nave no AesitaloA
in saying that the safety OF our organ,za. .
''on' upon Which hansS tLe hopes OF tins
union "s'atS that the Democfa'i- party
Oi me coWhty--oi the whole country
~''i ~ 9"e1 ''he nus matter IN tie" orn
'"'U" ana "eciare Tor themselves who shall
DC the.r candidate Tor the presidency
.NI Una! time you were wiling to refer this
mater 10 the source at pcwer-the peo> .
PIE: You then marked out course
TOOK the initiative, and advocated calling a
new convention from the body OF the par
ly Your position presented a tangible
mode for healing all diiierences--it was
reasonable. Such compromise might
have been effected. But you were not a
ware a; that time that committee ap-
pointed 10y one man could release electors
chosen by State Convention from oUe,
iience to the unanimous resolution of.