Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-03
CLEARFlELD, PA,
Wednesday Morning April 8, 1881.
To the Patrons of the Republican.

'Iat!ons, Is Always pIeasanl, cut ~ ID WIN
,iocere pleasure that the undersigned il
'.ow about to renew that intercourse with
HE people Of Clearfeld county, and espe,
cilliy with the patrons Of the Republican
which has been in great measure sever
I'd, for nearly eight years.
On the 9th ult, he received, at Phila-
dolphia, note from the lst Assistan.
i'ostmaster' General, saying, very signif
"antly, that his services as Special Agent
If the Post Office Department., was no
longer required. No expla anation vas Civ
cn, because none was requred-and as
ais event had been daily expected since
lie 4th of March, of course nobody was
'urprised, and everything was in feadi--
ncss for peaceful surrender, which was
''ade-and thirty hours thereafter found
I'm safe and sound at his home in Clear
field, ready, willing and anxious to do
''tttle for the welfare of his country, and
= zttsad TO his ovn Business.
He has no regrets. His official conduct
j, open to the inspection of all men, and
hoi is ready to submit to the most critical
i"yestigation Of his every act.
The patronage Of the Government Is
row IN the hands Of the Republicans -
Fsrty custom heretofore .ustifies them in
making changes, by turning out Demo,
ylTts and putting their friends in-and
Hi long as they make these changes with,
at injury to the public service, nobody
.iou'd complain. 'By their works shall
hey be judged.
10 the readers Of the RsouJHcan, an d
tAo public generally, we promise to de,
y,te our best endeavors 10 give them use
! and correct information. Our country
Just now passing through an unprece-
'.-nted ordeal, and il is of the highest i'm.
i.ortance that every citizen, no matter how
d.lgh or hoS low his condition may be,
siould have full and correct understan,
lag, not only of the causes that have
led to the present deplorable condition of
his great country, but also of the means
a sed and efforts made to restore ord or
hd 20 avert utter ruin, To aid in the
'.ssemination of such information will be
Cur chief aim.
The people of this Union have hereto.
Ore been blessed with a degree Of pros.
:'.fity, in all the elements of national
-rcatness, unexampled in tho history of
t.e world. A sudden and violent check
Las been put to this prosperity That
',is is the result of the success of the so.
illed Republican party, whether Justly
- or not, cannot be denied. The present
condition of our countrysso far as regards
lie withdrawal from the Union of sever,
u OF the Southern States, is precisely what
he Democracy everywhere warned the
seople, would follow the success of a par
q holding the principles of the Republi-
ans. Those who gave these warnings
were accused Of insincerity, treated with
tntempt and sneeringly called "Pateat
aion Sarew." With how much Justice,
1t the world now judge.
Eight States are now out of the Union,
lsoclaiming their determotion never to
return. If they refuse to return which
hey will certainly do unless the party
now in power signify their willingness to
treat them as equals in the Confederacy-.
seven other States will certainly follow
hem. What Men is 10 be done 4? They may
i've and prosper as a nation-but without
the free market which these States have
heretofore afforded for our manufactures
We cannot
The on'y hope, therefore, is in re-
construction Of the Union-and, to this
md, let every patriot devote his energies
There is hope that this happy consumma.
ion may be effected through the adoption
Of the Bigler~Crittenden plan. The last
congress had an opportunity to settle all
our troubles by the adoption of this plan
But it was spurned with contempt. Not
single Republican in either House would
give il his sanction. Coercion was the only
remedy with them. The South must be
compelled to stay in the Union, and the
country was assured that they would have
government after the 4th Of March that
would set things to rights in short order
One month has now expired since the 4th
Of March, and the only change we find i.
hat of wonderful modification of these
high promises. This gives promise of q
till further change, and we are not with
cut hope that they will, before it is yet toe
late, fairly and squarely endorse the Big
!er-Crittenden plan of adjustment, and
swear that it is their own offspring!
Whether they do SO or not, however
the People are still A POWER in this land.
and bowing that equal and exact justice
shall be extended TO all the States, and