Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-14
What is to Follow?

Al. lDe uOusbMfeuOiulu5 os"'Soi WIN
the exception of New Jersey, have chosen
Electors favorable to the election Of Lin
coln including, as we think, California
and Oregon whilst all the slavehold:ng
States have declared almost unanimously
eyats,t Lincoln. by choosing Electors
either for Breckenridge, Bell, or Douglas.
In laying down the cares Of public life,
General Washing gton issued q "FAREwELI.
ADDRESS" TO his countrymen. In that
address he tells US that the most fearful
danger to be apprehended, was that of
characterizing parties by geographical dis
examinations" To him, this was a mat
ter Of serious concern" )" and has now
been realized in the election Of Lincoln.
What the result will be, time alone can
tell. II will be fortunate, indeed, if the
Father Of his Country shal, be found to
have been mistaken in his predictions in
this instance, and that, instead Of dis
rupted and dismembered Confederacy, we
shall yet have great, glorious, happy,
and anitfd county to be proud Of,
Much depends upon the true men of
the South. But much more depends upon
the Joreshadosings of the incoming Ad-
n,iRistration. As to the Republicans
adopting any Congressional legislation
respecting the Territories, the Distpie. Of
Columbia, or the docks or ship,yards--or
other common property" of the Govern.
ment-injurious to Southern rights, the
country need be under no apprehensions.
Both branches Of Congress will be against
them. In addition to this, if the income
ing President gives assurance that he will
compel faithful execution of the "fugi-
tive slave" law, as has been promised by
some of his partisans, there may yet be
means Of escape from the threatened
danger. .r.s to,s,.. ar.u.f
n But without some unmistakable asni-
rance that this Constitutional guarantee Of
the rights of the slave,owner, who can
expect submission on the part of the
Southern States? The Southern people
are not of that material that will submit
TO a wrong. A refusal on the part of any
member Of the Confederacy to carry out
that provision of the Constitution respect
ing the rendition OF fugitive slaves, was
proclaimed by Mr.. Webster to be viola.
ton Of the compact, "and " bargain"
added he, "broken on one side, is broken
upon all sides" Therefore, il Mr.. Lincoln
announces his determination to see that
the act Of Congress providing for the rem
dition Of fugitive slaves, among all other
laws made in obedience to the Constitu
tion, "shaR Ie FAITHFULLY ereeuted,', he will
not only do much towards restoring peace
to the South, but will thereby announce
to his Abolition supporters that THEY ARE
MISTAKEN IN THEIR MAN. ' ,..I..
II is our opinion that several of the
Southern States will Immediately prepare
themselves for secession. South Carolina
has already done so. Other States will
doubtless follow. But in dong so, we have
an abiding faith that they will then await
the I" overt act" and that such "act" may
be rendered entirely unnecessary by a
timely and authorized announcement from
the head of the incoming Administration,
that the Constitutional rights of the
Southern States and people shall be sa-
credlY regarded; that bis Administration
is to be truly national that the Abolition
traitors Of the North are 10 have no voice
in the Government, and that the q nulli-
flying" States are to return to faithful
allegiance to the Constitution by a repeal
o: all laws calculated to obstruct faithful
execution Of the fugitive slave law. Other.
wise, we have the worst of fears for the
result
As foi Mr.. Lincoln himself, We believe
him to be a true patriot, and rational in
sentiment and, so far as he may be left
to carry out bis own views and wishes, al
would be well enough, But this is no
the case with tho Sewards, the Chases, tn,
Summers, the Giddings', Lovejoys, ant
other leaders Of his party nr d the grea
question in which the dearest interests o
our glorious country are most deeply in
volyed, is, how far these leaders will b,
able to control him in their encroach
ments upon the rights of the States.
A Coon PAPER roR EVERY FAxiLY.-AlI
our readers may not be acquainted viii
one Of the most valuable agricultural ant
family journalism the country, now in it,
nineteenth volume. We refer to th,
American Agriculturist, which is large anc
beautiful journal, devoted to the practical
labors Of the Field, Garden, and the
Household. Itis prepared by practical
men land " omen) who know what the,
about, and it gives a great amount Of valu
able information, useful not only TO farm
erx. gardeners, stock raisers. fruit growers