Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-04
Wednesday Morning rec. 4 1881.
WHO rs RIGHT
CtEA RFlElp, PA

an open Que William b. Thomas, Lin
coins Collector o! the Port Of Philadel
pbia, addressed the Central Republicsl
Club Of that city one evening las, week il
aspcech in which he declared "thn,, no
"on.y have the two cardinal ideas o! th,
Republican party been a2cpt,d by nise
"tenths ef those ~ho one year ago constituted Il.
"pGrties in opposition 10 us, but these nsr0 eo,l-
'serts are prepared 10 adrlrte much j.utia
"hGn he Republicans proposed 10 co."
l!c then defines thc,wo cardinal ideas
as follows First, ard immovable deter
mina,ion TO resis. the further extension
'ot slavery to the unsettled territories OF
the nation and second, to hurl from the
high places IF the Government. those
who had proved themselves 70 10, by
long years Of sutseryiency TO the slavs
power, its willing aid syoophantic tools,
"and therefore unii, 10 rule n nation oi
!reemen."
y then asks iF there is any man 70 10
found within the bor,lsra Of the free
States who is not ready 10 RISK EVERY
'"THlNG 10 prevent the further extension
"of slavery" May" added he "the cry
" snow almost universal, Down WIN
"IHE ACCUSED INSTITUTION
For VIM. Is. Thomas, as an individual,
to use such language and express such
sentiments, should surprise no one. lie
always was an open and avowed Aboli,
tionist-and nothing else. But nov he is
the chosen representative Of the Ns.i,na al
Administrator al the commercial capitol
of the grea. Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vauia, and as such he must be held as cx.
pressing it, sentiments aud rejecting its
views. Until repudiated 10y some high.
er Sutholity than himself, therefore, the
foregoing must he taken as the views, the
feelings and the understanding Of Mr..
Lincoln and lis Cabinet.
And what are their understanding their
feelings, and their vicwIf Why, tina,
NINE 1EsTns" OF the SUI porters Of Doug,
hs, Breckinride ard Bell including the
ao!deTs now ashtirg tha battles Of tho
UD.Gn-are new converts" TO the 1.-TWO
cardinal ideas" of the Republican party MS
lad down in the Chicago platform.
This is his understanding of the object.
nndpurposes o. the present war, and thi.
tie motive Of the tens Of thousand. of
Democrats and Bell men now in arms to
''restore the Union as il VAS" and, per
consequence, the understanding of tn.
Administration.
Ard what are their siews' Mr. Thom.
ss explains in very fow words:
DOWN WITH THE ACCURSED IN.
STITUTlONW
And forthwith this Central Republican
Club Of Philadelphia unanimously" pass
a resolution declaring that the "surest
" method 10 crush out the rebellion would
"be for Congress, at is next session, to
"lass law embodying the policy of the
fremont proclamaiion.'
Congress has solcmnly declared ,hs. in,
reference with the institution OF slavery
Is none Of the purposes of the war--that
it is Ito preserve the Union" and the
"rights of the several States unimpaired. 4"
This is the view Congress takes Of the
purposes of the war
The Administration, speaking through
It's Collector at Philadelphia, declares ina,
the cry Of "Down with the accursej insti,
tuition" new "alrlost universal"
The question, therefore, is, which is
right--Con ngress, or the Administration
bS~ The War Department continues the
practice of strange system, Of economy
that of bringing troops from the West to
Washington, and sending them from Har-
risburg, and points farther East. to the
West. On Thursday last regimen, was
taken from Pttsburg to Washington, and
che day after one was sent from Harris.
burg TO Kentucky Now, Why was no,
the Pit!sburg regiment sent TO Kentucky,
and the men Mt Harrisburg sent 10 Wash,
ington3 There may be substantial reas-
ons why this was no, done, bu, in the ab.
sence o! any explanation it certainly ha:
bed appearance. It is matter Of sever
al thousand dollars, in which the revenue.
of the Pennsylvania railroad company
have special interest. Of course it will
not bo suspected for moment that any
person connected with the War Depart
ment at Washington has any special re.
gard for the interests Of that road
REwARDISG HIS rRiESDs. THAT celebra-
ted character VIM. B. Lebo of Schuylkill
county, who betrayed his party and voted
for Simon Cameron for United States Sen.
ator, has been appointed Commissary on
Gen. HailsolSs staff. Go OF, Simon. Now