Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-03

Letting revenue, when their object is dis
union, and war the means Of accomplish
ing a cherished purpose.
The disuionists, therefore are divided |
into two classes the one opei, the other
secret disunionists. The one is in favor !
of peaceful secession and recognition of
the other is in favor CT war, |
as the su"est means of accomplishing the |
object, and of making the separation final !
and eterral. ] am Union man, and
hence against war; but if the Union must
be temporarily broken by a revolution,
and the establishment Of dc tacto govern i
ment 10y some Of the States, let no act be
done that will prevent restoration and
future preservation. Peace is the only
policy that can lead to that result.
But we are told, and we hear it repeat
ed everywhere, that we must find out
whether we have got a govcrnment.-l
Have we government? p is the question,
ana we ale :old we must ties; that uues.
tion by using the military power TO put
down all Disconnected splits. Sir this
question, have we government has
been propOunded 10y every tyrant who has
tried to keep his feet on the necks Of the
people since the world began. When
the barons demanded Magma Charta from
King John at Runneymcde, he excam.
cd, have we government" and called
for his army to put down the descoo tented
barons. When Charles ! attempted to
collect the ships money in violation of
the constitution Of England, and in dsres
gard OF the rights o: the people, ard was
resisted toy them, he exclaimed, have we
a government? we cannot treat with
rebels pu. down the traitors; we must
show that we have a government When
James II, was driven from the throne of
England for trampling on the Liberties of
the people, he called for his army, and
exclaimed, let us show that we hlve Il
government When George HI. called
upon his army to put down rebellion
in America, Lord North cried out Justify.
no compromise with traitors let us dem.
onstrate that we have n government
When, in lS4S the people rose upon their
lyrants all over Europe, and demanded
guarantees for their lights, every crowns
ed head exclaimed, have we q eoyen-
ment" aud appealed to the army to vindi.
cate their authority and enforce the law.
"Sir, the history OF the world does not
fail to condemn the folly. weakness, and
wickcdness Of that government which
they demanded guarantees for their rights
This cry that we must have a 20 yernment,
is merely following the example of the
bcsotted Bourbon, who never learned
anything 10y misfortune, never forgave an
injury, never forgot an aflront Must we
demonstrate that we have g,t a eov-
crnmCnt, and CoercP obedience without
reference TO the justice or injustice Of the
complaints? Sir, whenever ten million
peop.c proclaim to YOU with one unani-
nous voice, that they apprehcnd their
nights, their tiresides, and their family al
tars are in tanger, it becomes a wise GOV
eminent to listen 10 the appeal, and 10
remove the apprehension. History does
not record an example where any human
government has been strong enough TO
crush ten millions of people into subiec-
ton when they believed their rights and
liberties were imperillcd, without first
converting the government itself INTO n
despotiSm, and destroying the last yes.
tige OF freedom"
These were the sentiments of the dem
ocratio party, of the Constitutional Union
party, and ofa large majority Of the re-
publican presses and party only six weeks
ago. They were mine: voted them re-
peatedly along With every democrat and
Union man in the House. have seen
nothing to change, much to confirm them
since, especially in the secession within
the last thirty days, of Virginia Arkansas,
North I'arplinn n,l 'I,,...a. ,aI.
with them four millions and half of peo-
pie, immense wealth. incxhauslible re-
sources, five hundred thousand fighting
men, and the graves Of Washington and
jackson. | shall vote them again.
Waving the question of the doubtful
legality Of the frst proclamation of April
18th, calling out the militia for three
months, under the act of 1895, will yet
vote to pay them, because they had 70
motive but supposed duty and patriotism
to move them and moreover, they will
have rendered the entire service deman-
ded Of them before Congress shall meet.
But the addacious usurpalion Of Presi-
dent Lincoln, for which he deserves i'm.
reachment, in daring against the very
letter Of the constitution, and without
the shadow OF law, TO raise and support
armies" and tc provide and maintain
a navy" for three or five years by mere
executive proclamation, will not vote to
sustain or ratiIy-ncver. Millions for de-
fence not Il man or Il dollar for aggrcs~
sive and offensive war.
The war has had many motives for its
commencement; it can have but one re.
suit, whether i lasts one or fifty years
.faoi cterpm separation, du0joa. As for
conquest and suhjugation of the South,
will not impeach the intelligence of any
man among you 10y assuming that you
dream Of it us at any time or in any way
possible. Remember the warning of Lord
Chatham to the British Parliament. "My
Lords, you cpnot conquer America" A
public debt of hundreds of millions,
weighing us and our posterty down
for generations, we cannot es-
cape. Fortunate shall we be if we escape
with our Ill ties. Indeed it is NJ longer
so much n question of war with the South,
whether we ourselves are to have constl-
tutions and a republican form of govern.