Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-24
Not Harmonious,

b by Abcltionisn,, at he expense OF thei
conscience and perhaps their Liberties
The titles the opposition party hav
sailed under within the last fifty ysns i
ialmost past computation, but in ever,
instance in which our country has brei
beset by foreign or domestic foes, the,
have always been against their country it
every difficulty, usually enlisting tho
sympathy of our old enemy England.
Daring the war of 1872, when white
men we're kidnapped into slavery by the
British Government, and the war fully
inaugurated. The old Federal party near
ly unanimously sympathized, and many
even took open ground against our coun.
try. In the late war with Mexico, the
same state of facts existed, the London
Times and the New York TriJmc sounded
the same key-Lote. lord Palmerston
and Tom Corwin, both high officials in
their respective governments, denounced
the war and the country with all the venr
ON and malice at their command, which
was eagerly seconded by their camp fol-
lowers on both sides Of the ocean.
The leaders Of the Black Republican
party, and their British allies have always
been uni;eG aga inst the vital interest OF
our country, except in the present "!Ere>
pressible conflict" 1t seems that while
the American Aboltio%ists can rejoice at
the prospective Liberation OF the slaves
and lhe destruction of our Constitutional
liberties the English Abolitionists shud-
der at The idea OF civil war, and refu&e
TO assist his co-lalcrer and former ally in
the destruction of our Institutions. / is
fortunate at this time for the country
that our old enemies cannot harmcnlze in
reference to the drst uction of our gov>
crnment.
The present Administration has eX,
hausted every effort, and they may sue
Ceed yet in endea, oring to enlist the sym.
pathy and aid Of Queen Victoria and hcr
Abolition comfnrters TO assist them in
their lrcscn. Jackcbin crusade against
slavery, but this has proved failure thus
far, and the duty is thus assigned to our
old domestic enemies, commanded by the
mandates of Abraham Lincoln
and his Abolition cohorts. We have not
yet hung our harrs upon the willows,
knowing that the Democratic party and
heir friends, have in two instances ui>
umphed over both Foreign and domestic
enemies, and we believe that Il similar
success will yet crown their joint efforts
in rescuing the country from the i.Apen>
ding grasp Of desrotism which now hangs
over our National Capital, and restore
peace and happiness TO our distracted
"Elolf Of oul people are bankrupt, and
one. fourth Of the remainder will he 50 it,
this struggle is to drag wearily into /
months and yeaIs, Capital Is idle in dis
use. Comnctcc hugs the oo2y pier and
" harr Wafer and steam turn the whecl> !
Of our machiacry rs listlessly and laziiy as
your Lieutenant Gcncrai moves his col. /
lmns toward Yichmond. In your own
State values have been swept with their
representatives like forest trees before the .
hurricane. Production has no worth in !
,arrl"s supply and stinted Gemamd."
We take the above waling from ;hc
Black Republican Bible, (7He T5j,nr
which expresses more truth than is usual,
y found in that paper. No other paper
has contributed 50 largely to bring war,
and dcsolotion upon us. 1t is
probably the real author o. our culamities,
md Abraham Lincoln has been delegated
% carry out thc unholy schemes of the
ALolitionists, and perfect our National
We advise Gicely not to get alarmed TO
'oon, as the business is scarcely begun, it
5 true that some Of our Constitutional |.
md civil rights, have been wiped out by
he present Administration with n graco
becoming the Car of Russia, but our
lights are not all gone yet, how long we
Will be able TO retain them none can tell.
The President who few months ago took
solemn oath to support the Constitution,
las the honor q Of doing exactly the re-
'ersc, and we have NJ doubt that Mr..
lincoln will prove as successful in split
ing up the Constitution and the Union
Is lie was in the rail business in Illinois.
lis darling dochme that the Union
'ould not endure half slnye and half free
5 about being practically demonstrated
" him to the very letter.
ALL WRoSG.-Wc observe that a mum.
'er of our exchanges ridicule the efforts
# the President in attempting to Block
de The Southern ports, insisting that the
blockade is not ciiectual and therefore
wrong and useless.
We think this is all a mistake, n more