Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-01

the Electoral ticket, or prefer to submit
the whole matter othe State Convention
which formed them both, are questions
for fnsure consideration and decision. In
the meantime,- you may withhold your
assent TO the line of policy proposed for
the defeat of the Republican candidates
Tor President and Vice President of the
United States and Governor of Pennsyl.
vania but | most emnbaticaly deny
your right to question the jurisdiction OF
the Stale Committee in its earnest and
patriotic labors to unite the fragments of
a broken and discovered party.
But while it cannot be successfully es-
tablished that the Committee exceeded,
in the slightest degree, its legitimate pow
ers on the I'd instant, freely admit that
its recommendation is entirely new, and
is calculated 10 awaken the deepest inter
est and reflection in the public mind. Ii
is necessarily novel, because the actual
position of the Democratic party, at the
present time, Is TOTALLY different from its
condition in any previous portion Of lis
history. Two National Organizations, like
the twin children Of Rebecca "are strug
Cling for. the rights of the elder born.H A
large majority of the Democratic masses,
firmly welded to their party, regard this
scism with unutterable regret. Those
masses are very tar from agreeing with
you, in assuming that the only Democrat.
ic candidate for the Presidency is the gem
tleman whom you prefer. Tens of thcus.
ands of them are, to say the least, quite
as much incliIiod to respect the nomna-
ton made by "a m eeting of gentlemen at
the Maryland Institute, in Baltimore" as
they are to support that of "a meeting of
gentlemen" at the Front Street Theatre.
in the same city. do not propose to
discuss the relative merits of these nomis
nations in this letter but the fact is pa
tent to every one that there is, unfortu-
nateiy, great diversity of opinion rs to
this point. This diversity of opinion can
not be ignored-the division clearly exists
and while the respective adherents of
the several meetings of gentlemen" re-
tered to, are divided in sentiment as 10
choice OF Presidential candidates, there is
one point, am happy TO say, in reference
/ to which they do occuyy n common
ground. They arc closely united, in de.
string chance to strike common blow
at the enemies ofthe Union and the Con (.
stitution. TO enable them to do this, the
State Committee offered them a plan, by
which, all the sincere opponents of the
Republican party, in the Democratic ranks
could unite upon one Electoral ticket
those who prefer the success of the Ops
position candidates, will, of course, AIRY
themselves against this fair and equitable
measure OF compromise while those who
honestly desire the triumph of the Dem
ocratic party, without reference to mere
men, will give their cordial adhesion to
the action OF the State Committee. in
dulge the hope that moro mature rehec>
tion will induce you, like Martha of old,
to "choose the better part"
If the proposition has not the color Of
precedent to recommend it to your favors
1t is we'll for you to know that those who
made it, learned life long lesson from
you and your political confrereS, when you
exul,ingly swept "the old landmarks" of
the Democratic party from the portals of
the Reabing Convention. In your elo-
ouen. address before that body, when you
we're inveighing in forcible language
against 'time honored usuages" in the Sc
lection of Delegates and electors, you
frankly said We have nothing to do
with precedents; we have nothing to do
With rules we are tolegislate upon con.
dition Of things that has arisen since this
room was opened for our reception" TO
this earnest appeal the Convention res,
ponded. Amen land the past with its
crowd of witnesses in behalf of usage
was ignored, and the representatives of
the people, swayed hy the popular inn
II . h.,E o., l,,la g 4
revolutionary faith. Speaking for your
self and you! companions, you boldly pro.
claimed to those who differed with you /:
--"If you want our votes, you must not
only preach union, preach harmony, and
preach Cancellation, but you must show
the fruits of all this preaching" | now
unwillingly, commend the same chalice
to your lips. was for "union, "harmo.
nv and conciliation," them am for "u.
nion," "harmony" aud "ooncilia,ion"
now. 1t is enough for me too know that
the Democratic party is divided aud dis.
tracted. More anxious for the defeat of
the Republican candidate than for the
advancement ef any mans pers onal ambi.
tion i'm the Democratic ranks, / saw in
the proposition adopted by the State Com
Ulltltt tuG OuiN itdodDiC iiictuo VI uCOpih-
pi.shing the overthrow of the Opposition
forces in Pennsylvania, and securing the
election Of our gallant candidate for Gov.
error, Henry D. Foster. The issue was
plainly presented to my mind--it was
Republicanism or Democracr-I, unhesi
tatingly, accepted the latter.
| have no fears that the action Of the
State Committee will not lie sustained
and upheld by the calm, good sense OF the
Democracy of Pennsylvania. But two of
the large number of Electors who have 81.
ready responded to the resolution, have
refused TO give to give it their assent and
appreciation. Nor have have been dis
appointed in my expectations of the man
ner in which il would be received by the
true hearted ycomsnry Of this Common
wealth. They know that its only object
is to preserve. il possible, the unity of the
Democratic party, ond prevent the State
Of Pennsylvania from being made the un.
willing instrument in the election of Linz