Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-06
CLEARFIELD, PA. WEDNESDAY, FEB. G. 1861.


put an amendment to the Constitution :;
so that they cannot do II. There must
be settlement of some sort now. 1t
cannot be postponed. We are in state
of revolution. ltis compromise or war;
lie preferred compromise. He said it
seemed as though the Senators on the
other side determined to act as party. 49,
Let the people decide the question. No
doubt the pe ople of Massachusetts are op
posed to slavery extension, but he thought
if the question were submitted to day Of
the resolutions of the Seuator from Ken
lucky. they would ratify them. There is
no other way of recourse left, to enforce
the law in seeding State, except to
tmake war and bring the State into your
! possession first and then enforce the law
afterwards. A war between eighteen
State, except to make war and bring the
State into your possession first and then
enforce the law afterwards. A war be,
tween eighteen States on one side and tif~
teen seeding States on tho other, is to
me revolving thing. For what purpose
is this war to be waged? Certainly not
for the purpose Of preserving the Union.
| have too much respect for gentlemen on
the other side Of the chamber, collective
ly and individually, to believe there is one
of them who does not know that war is
disunion. You cannot expect to EXTERN
mate ten millions of peol le, whose pas
sions are exhibited With the belief that
you mean to invade their homes and light
the flames of insUrection in their midst
You must expect to cXterminate them, OF
subjugate them, or else, when you get IL
ed Of war, to make a treaty with them
No matter ifthe war lasts one year, or
seven yers, or thirty years it must have
an end at some time. Sooner or later
both parties will become tired and exhaus.
ted, and when rendered Incapable Of fig lit,
ing any longer, they will make treaty o
peace, and that treaty will be one of sep
aration The history of this world doe,
not furnish an example Of war of sections
) or between States of the same nation
where the war ended in reconciliation
Such war always en- ds in treaty o
peace, and final, eternal separation.
don't understand then, how man car
E claim TO be friend of the Uniou. Now
the question must be met, and Ehateve
concessions | am called upon to make
choose to make voluntarily, before blood
is shed, and not aiterward. No man ha
more pride of country than |. 1t hun
blcs my pride to see the authority of tn,
, Government questioned, but we are no
the first nation whose pride has thus been
humblee. Republics, empires, and king
doms alike, in all ages, have been subject
TO the same humilitating fact, but wher
there is deep seated discomfort perva
ding ten millions Of people, penetrating
every man, woman, and child, and invol.
wing everything dear to them, it is tim,
fer inquiring whether there is not somt
cause for this feeling. If there be jus
cause for it, in Gods name let us remove it
Are we not criminal, in the sight of lIesv
en- and postcrity, five do not remove the
just cause? If there is no cause, and ye
they believe there is, so much the great
er the necessity for removing the miscon
!, ception.