Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-03
b. w. Moore.
Not Abolitionists.

srequentl. too harsh. In order to satisfy
them more fully in this matter, we have
only TO stat that all our information up
on this point has been gathered from their
own campaign documents, and from the
speeches of men who affiliate and act with
them g party.
They insist that the whole Of the pres
ent excitement in the South has been
brought about by the Democratic party
and its press We do not expect to con
vince them at the present Tina OF this
egregious error but for the purpose OF
showing them why we consider them Alb
,oitonstg we ask their careful re-consid-
Grafton Of the following extracts from
(" Helpers Impending Crisis" their lead
ing document during the last campaign,
and also two prophetic declarations made
by G arrison and Philips, in 1856, the
great Moguls of the Abolition branch OF
Of their party.
I rhe Fremont (Republican) Party is
moulding public sentiment in the right
direction for the specific work the Aboli-
! tionists are striving to accomplish-the
dissolution of the Union and the abolition
of slavery throughout the Land. p Will
liam Lloyd Garrison in 1856.
There is merit in the Republican par.
ty. 1; is the first sectional party ever orr
gahized in the Country. 1t is the North
lrtayed against the South. The first
crack in the iceberg is vissfle. You will
hear it 90 with u crash through the CEN
tre."- Wendell Philips, III 1856.
There you have it, No one can miSun-
stand sCch language. The inspired
Prophets never foretold anything more
truly, To understand it more fully, we
need only examine the " crack it has
made in our glorious Union and the
crash is sure to follow if the Republican
party continues to insist upon the dogmas
of the Chicago Platform.
The following emblems from Helper are
reproduced for the purpose Of refreshing
the memories of our Republican friends,
regarding the sentiments promulgated by
them during the last campaign, and pub
lished by Horace Greely,
That it is solemn duty TO abolish
slavery in the South, or die in the attempt"
See page 81.
THAT no man can tecome true pa
triot without first becoming all Abolition.
ist Page rs.
THAT against Shareholders as body we
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dorsers) wage and eXterminating wal" -
| PAGE 100
THAT the present is the time to try
the strengh OF arms, and that now is the
time 10 Strike Pages l2l, l22.
THAT Shareholders must emancipate
the negroes, or we will emarcipate them
for you. Page 100.
That slave holders are nuisances, and
that it is our imperative duty to abate
nuisances. We propose, therefore, to
abolish slavery, thar which strychnine
itself is less a nuisance. Page l39.
That shareholders are more cruel than
common murderers." Page I40.
That if negroes had chance (which
Lincoln, Greedy & Co. 6esiro o give them
tney would be delighted to cut their
Daster'S Threats. - Page l40.
THAT we are welded to one purpose,
from which no earthly power can ever
divorce rs. We are determined to abolo
ish slavery at all hazards. Page l4O
THAT there is scarcely spark of honor
or magnanimity about shareholders. -
Page l5?
! Ineligibility of aveholders-never
another vote to the traffioker in human
| flesh"
No cooperation with shareholders in
Ipolitics-no fellowship with them in re-
Iligion no utilization with them in society,
no patronage to slavehoding merchants
mo guests in slave holding hotelS-no
fees to slaveholding lawyers-no employ.
ment to slaveholdng physicians no au>
dience to aveholding parsons"
A half million of these books were
published under the direction of the
National Republican Committee !" en-
dorsed by the present Secretary of State,
Mr.. Seward, and sixty seven Republican
members Of Congress, and circulated with
this endorsement.
The sentiments and endor ements OF this
book are what the South complain Of, and
from which they learn to regard the peo-
pie Of the North as their enemies, ans
for this reason seek to be separated from
those who treat them as an inferior race
Of men.
In closing this article ve call the atten
tion of our readers 10 an extract from a
! etter written by Joshua X. Giddings, in
February last. In speaking Of Helpers
book he says, "ereg sentence fadS response
IN tie hearts Of all true Republicans"
His Abolitionism is of the purest type
constantly preaching the equality of the
negro, and the abolition of slavery every
where, and Mr.. Lincoln has just appoint.
ed this great high priest Of Agitation and
Disunion as Commissioner to the British
North American Provinces - in other
words, to superi2tend the under-gr