Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-14
Monday Morning Oct H. 1851
Tho Elention ON Tuesday
CLEARFlELD, IA

The Election on Tuesday
Resu,tcd in most glorious triumph lot
tho Democracy Of thi, county. We have
upeh cause for graduation and rejoicing
~ tbe victory which we have achieved,
rho marty has acted nobly, She refused
70 affiliate with those who proie'sed TO
hold contrary principles and advocated
,IifEerept policy from her, and has IL her
,uccess preserved her organization, ana
kept herself in such position that She
,an in the future contribute to the COM
,,on veal All honor is due to its meui-
hars who so determinedly marched TO the
nolh voted full tickets, and mus teS'il'eo
heir devotion to principles, rather thah
mare individual! preferences. Never IN
the party contests of this RECON- was "
duty performed more cheerfully, or unoeF
,rch untoward circumstances. Misrepre'
,eptotion ,yillifcalion and abuse, without
measure had been heOped upon the party
and at every turn its members hau he'
,yith .naars. .aunts and opprobrious epi-
,ho,s The weak may have tremoIed :;
the timid quailed; but DUTY neFVeo 'hep,
for the struggle, and they have come OH
with fiying co!ors All honor, we repeat
n the noble hearted Democracy OF Clear
field county g.
If the Democratic party had failed IN lis
devotion to the Union, and its love for
tho Constitution it had hesitnIed l"
follow the flag Of the country through
sunshine and storm-if its members, oilh'
ded by partisan zeal, could not recognize
in q successful opposition candidate, the
constitutional head of the government
and through factiousness, had thrown 90
.tacles in the road of his Administration
in the darkest hour of our country's peril
then that party deserved universal exc
Grafton, and like Rob Roy's Kindred
should have been dispersed, "homeIess
and nameless." But the party, IN the
past, had adopted Decatur's sentiment -
Our country right or wrong; may she
ever be right eut right or wrong G9d
bless her." And she has remained true
TO that sentiment. The glory of our coun'
.ry causes Democratic l,e'f'e Z" '"'>"'F
more freely and every attempt 10 detrac'
from her honor, or to retard her progress,
ONLY nerves and impels them to renewed
exertons,
The triumph Of Tuesday WAS a full
clear and unequivocal endorsement o.
such sentiments. The Democracy true &c
herself-true to the UEion-true to the
Constitution the verdict of the peo-
pie. The lame, miserable, uncalled fol
attempt of political tricksters to cast
blur on the party escucheon land to branC
the party with secession, disloyalty ant
dshonor-has proven an abortion Ih
party stands proudly for the Union-on
and insepa.able, now and forever
As Democrats, having in the most un
qualified manner declared our position
we went into the contest. The sentiment
which have autho:itatively been declare
as the sentiments of the party, are thos
which we claim to be judged by, and whic
the people of this county, by their ballots
have commended We eve our duty t
the great Democratic party. We also ow
duty to the Government. These canno
conflict if the party is true to its antece
dents but should they, then allegianc
to Government should destroy Party tie
Democrats cannot forget that the claim
of Government must not be overlooked
Ii treasure and blood are needed to sustai
the Government, they must be provided
and they will be, for all Legitimate object.
but we have the RIGHT, and it is our DUT'
10 see that the aims of the Governmer
are not perverted from legitimate purpc
ses.
In political contests so exciting as til
one that has just closed, much is ofte
said and done that should not be. il W,
our aim TO avoid doing either. Nos. Il
bored efforts were mace from time
time to torture our language into sent
ments OF dis!oyalty. That the slighte
suspicion of disloyalty can be dawn fro
any thing we said, without the crosse
perversioa, we do not believe, and thin
that the reading of the context will in e
cry instance remove any such impressio
In fine, we car only repeat, what '
have often said TO the Democracy of Clea
field comfy, stand ty your principles
the principles Of the great National Der
ocratic party, which are founded in al
upon on abiding attachment for the Uni
and the Constitution that party that Il
conducted our country in glory and t
umph through every storm, and whic
with Gods blessing, will do so again
soon as opportunity is offered.