Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
fAl O.ItntfAs RpnbIitnn
Wednesday Morning May %, 1861
How Men Change,


showing that Mr. Lincoln, and q leading
newspaper of Virginia have each held
opinions upon the great question OF State
Rights quito different from those they
respectively hold now. 1t is true that
the Richmond EngDdre7 is not nov edited
by the same man i was then 1914 and
even fit was, u man should be excused
Tor changing his opinion once in half n
century. But Mr.. Lincoln ought not TO
10 very far from the same man ho was
whcn ho uttered these sentiments IN
Congress in lSlS.
But there are other, Snd r:oro recent
aud remarkable changes Of opinion upon
this great question Of the right ola State
to sccedc from the Union, which should
not be overlooked. The New York Tri.
rune, which is now little ahead of all
other Journals in the work of kissing on
the dogs of war to prevent the Southern
States from doing what he held few
months ago, hoyhaa perfect rightto do' In
November last, Greely, in his Tribune,
said, "If the cotton States unitedly ard
earnestly wish to withdraw peacefully
from the Union, we think they SHOULD.
and WOULD be allowed to do so. Any
a.t7npt to COMPEL THEM By FORCE
70 remain .ropld be CONTRARY to tie prin-
ciplcs enumerated in tho immortal Declaration Of
dependcnce-contrdry 10 tie ideas on wh'th
HUMAN LIBERTY IS BASED" Again,
quoting the Declaration of independence
wherein it says governments derive
tLe;r lust powers from the consent OF the
governed, and il is the right of the people
10 aite, and abolish them, &C." he says
'',pe do heartily accept this doctrine, beAievln s
il intriusicaly sound, benefcent, and one
that, universally accepted is calculated toPrc-
cent the shedding Of seas Of human blood. And
if it justified the secession from the Brit"
ish crown of three millions Of colonists inI
l776, WE DONOT SEE WHY IT WOULDi
NOT JUSTIFY THE SECESSION OF
FIVE MILLIONS OF SOUTHERNERS.
FROM THE FEDERAL UNION IN 1861
No advocate Of secession. in the South
or elsewhere, ever made a stronger Or
clearer argument in favor 0! that doc
triuc than this. And this was said by the
leading organ Of the present Adminlstra-
ton only six months ago. Well may we
exclaim, chow men change"
But granting that this question Of
States Rights, or the right ola State to Sc
cede from the Union, is an qpc" onc-and
sucl, it must certainly be when so many of
our statesmen differ so widely upon it
granting that the trainers Of our govern
lnent, in their unsurpassed human wis
dom, overlooked, or failed, from any
cause, 10 definitely define this right-are
we acting wisely, and as a Christian peo-
pic should act, in going 10 war and butch
cring each other upon . question about
which it is evident some Of our best men
have honestly differed? This is n ques'
ton that comes home TO every citizen.
say-The last helfsheet Of the Brookville
"RprIlican" has the following;
''since the Editor Of the cle.rfeld 6epublican
has constituted himself the special defender of
the Capt. Of the Cadets we would ask of him
vhether il IL true he rendered himself so OSnOx
ious to his company that they called on hiHa to
resign. We have it from good authority that
such is the fact"
Fhe editor further says I've do doubt
the patriotism Of the editor Of the Clear
field s1gy,jltaa and the Captain Of the Ca
diets"
We can only say that so far as we are
concerned, you are welcome to entertain
all the doubts you like on this subject, as
VIC value your opinion ut precisely the
same price VIC do your patriotism-aaR
that, like the little end of nothing whit
tiled down to q paint, is toe saos!l to de
tnc. If proof of this fact were wanting it
is furnished in the attempt TO measure
our patriotism in your hay-buSheL lfyou
arc not able to bear this sett Impeachment
yourself, you are welcome to call to your
aid your good authority" who, we have
no doubt, is a chip OF the same block
It was lust such creatures that sought,
some cighteer hundred years ago, to have
a woman, less sinful than themselves,
stoned to death. Notwithstanding the
lizards, snakes and "camels' ian theis
own eyes, they are always detecting the
"mote" in the eyes of their neighbors.
We are not the special defender Of
tie Captain Of the Cadets" He, unlike
this editor and his good authority"
needs none-being quite able to attend TO
+hat himself. But we can assure him
that there is no more truth in the story
ofCavt. Lorain's men asking his resigna-
,icn than there is in the allegation he
makes against us that we had repeated
ly threatened vengeance against the Gov
IL