Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-25
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War exists. lhe present unhappy con-
dition of our country is Geplored by all
patriots. For the time being, all indiyid.
| ual views and opinions, in regard to the
wisdom or policy of the war, mus; yield
| to the tia. Of law. We are all proud to owe
allegiance to the government under which
we live; and in return for the protection
it affords us, it is our duty to sustain it,
Besides this our duty to the Constitution
our tcaity to the flag of our countly-our
State pride, and the hal!owed memory of
the past, all prompt US, as u party, to act
cordially in support Of the nation.
1t is clearly right that we should sustain
the government and obey the laws; and
subordinate to this, il is also clearly right
that we should sustain the ORGANIZATION
or ouE PATTY. We believe that, eyentu-|
Ially, il will devolye upoa that great historic
party-the Democracy-to preserve or re-
store the unity Of thi: great nation.
The great fact is in the breast of every
man, THAT THIS WAR NIGHT HAVE BEgS
AyTRrED. We belcye that fully two-thirds
of all the voters of Pennsylvania were
friendly to the passage Of the Crittenden
Compromise or some kindred measure
/ Il ,cas not passed; but in its stead we have
armed legions aud civil war Let us ac-
ccpt them as a nccessity-do our duty as
citi1ens-and abide the issue.
We last week fastened upon our bolster.
on, Republican neghbor, the RJtsmn,s
Journal, the chargc of SECESSlONISM
and DlSUNlONISM We now propose
to show, in like manner from their own
pages, that, whilst Compromi.e was yet
possible, and before we were hurled into
war by tho bombardment of Slmtcr. they
Ipersistcntly oDpo,c! the Crittenden Com
promise, ard all measures looking to the
preservation Of peace so that whilst the
mass of their party We're willing to accept
these measures, ana preserve the nation,
the journal, and the Abolition clique who
control it, deliberately ialsifcA the ,enti>
ments OF their people:
From the Raftsmlns Journal, Fob. 6, 1851.
Therefore those who support tho Crit
tenden Compromise not only support the
establishment Of Federal Protectorate
over Slavery in the only territory now held,
where slavery has the ghost oG a chance
j, but support the policy of cOnquering Mex
= - fl pt aStal,li, li,l1 ~
t slavery therein by the power OF the Fed.
eral Government"
, From the Raftsman, Journal, Feb 90, 1851.
"To establish this policy, tie Dcmocrafc
pol.tciaus are nor crertug all Mrir sHergicC.
If they can by some compromise measure
get the present Constitution so amended
as to establish slavery in the territory of
the United States now held DC, 1.-THE
next effort would be to annex Mexico and
perhaps Central America" "'rhat the
'Crittcnden Bgler Proposition has been
framed rm tits cLjcct IN viev, can scarce
" be doubted"
From the Raftsmans Journal, Dec. 60, lStO.
"SrAND FlRN BE- TRuE. Lst as stand
fn, as tie eternal hills upon the RcpuJhcan
4 PHporm."
The same Iaper publishes the speech of
Senator Wade of Ohio, and edtorially
calls him patriot" In that speech Ben
Wade says,
81 know not what others may do, but |
tell YOU that with that verdict Of the peo-
plein my pocket, the election o!Lincoln,
and standing upon the platform on which
these candidates were elected, / s0Ad Sy'
fer a,,y thing Jcforc ,couH compromise n any
rag" 81 will yield to no compromise"
From the Raftsmans Journal, Jan. 80, 1861.
"Of all the compromises which have yet
been offered to appcase the fire eaters Of
the South, MiS one the Bigler proposition
arc rcgdra as the most CRlNGING, lRREG-
ULAR and HAZARDOUS. We cannot
then look upon a proposition like Mr. Bigla'S
as being ar,y Miag else than dangerous 70 tie peace
and pc mmcncy Of tie UnioH."
From the Raftsmnns journal, Jan. 16, 1861. Iqus-
ting the Now York Tribune,
"Mr. Buchanan next very coolly re-
marks that a proposition to COMPROMISE
by letting the North have exclusive cons
troll Of tho Territory above a certain line,
and 10 give Southern institutions protecs
ton below that lire, ought to receive uni
verssl appreciation That is to say, if the
opponents of slavery extension will utter
ly renounce their principles, give up all
they have been oontending for during the
past fifteen years, and aoquiesoe, not only
, in the extension, but IN the perpetual
protection of Slavery in all territory South
of 360 3O>, every body ought to be satisfied.
/. We have no doubt of It. But we fancy
that those who expect to see a universal
acquiescence in an impudcnt proposition such
} as this IS, are very likely 10 be disappointed
From the Raftsmuns Journal, Jan. 23, 1861, [quo-
ting the New York Trbune.l
1--WE shall not stop now to discuss the
merits OF this unconstitutional mode of