Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-07
DEMOCRATS, DO YOUR DUTY!

The candidates of the Democratic
party-nominated by popular vote
of over 100 citizens of Clearheld coun-
ty-are now before you. They are
all men of unexceptionable character,
and nearly every man of them born
and brought up in your midst.
Our country is in the midst Of war
a bloody, fratricidal, devastating, civil
war-and for which the Democratic
party is in no sense responsible. In
such a crisis-and whilst holding it to
be the duty of every man to sustain
the Administration in all its legitimate
measures to carry on the war to sue
cessful issue-the Democracy of Clear
field county felt it to be their duty to
maintain their party organization, be-
lieving their party to be founded upon
those principles which, if adhered to,
will preserve and perpetaate the Tn.
ion and the Constitution, and that the
organization Of only such parties as are
founded upon principles Inconsistent
here,pith, should be abandoned.
These, we repeat, are the reasons
why we think the organization OF the
Democratic party ought to be kept
up; and which can be done in perfect
and entire accordance with loyalty
to the Government, and duty as citi-
zens of a free Republic.
But in doing this, the Democracy OF
this county have gone no farther. 1t
has been usual, heretofore, to traverse
the county, and hold political meetings
iu every townshiP. They did not
think this a proper time for such man
ner of conducting political campaign.
Having selected their candidates, and
placed them fairly before the people,
they desired that nothing more be done
than to let the people calmly and qui.
city make their selections. This is the
sum and substance of their efforts.
But how is it with our opponents
Why, they were death on party or.
ganizations, (and well they might be,
seeing what theirs had done y yet
they nominated a full ticket of the
rankest kind of Republicans, and are
now making almost unprecedented cf-
forts to carry the county, and to claim
it as Republican victory. The whole
of last week was spent by them in
holding meetings in different parts OF
the county, and in other efforts TO de-
ceive Democrats into the support of
the candidates of that party which is
responsible for our present troubles
by DISCARDING ALL TERMS OF
RECONCILIATION last winter
And at the same time they are crying
out, "No Party" 90, let us ignore
party, and all go togetber'-for them,
of course
! If we have any Democrats who arc
mapping, lukewarm or Indifferent,
these efforts of their opponents can
not fail to arouse them to II liUely
sense of their duty, and to remind
hem that, in time of war as well as
in peace, EXTERNAL VIGILANCE Is THE
PRICE OF LIBERTY"
"QuERY2 Why did John C. Breckenridge, one
of that ''smsll patriot band" lust week leave
Lexington, Ky. suddenly ahd in olandestino
mannerl Wonder il n recruiting" sergeant was
looking for him because che took ground against
the Secession of Keutuckey7 Pre.haps Mr.
breckenridge organ can answer Journal
No sir? we cannot answer that "query.
We nev er advocated Secession, and would
therefore be unable to answer our neigh
Dor, who is booked" in the doctrine OF
Secession. But we presume that the ques'
ton might be more properly answered by
the advocates of that heresy, and it was
entirely unnecessary to PROFOUND any
such question to any one outside of Seces-
siondom, or the journal Office. If jeff.
Davis would happen to send one of his
recruiting sargeants" to the Journal office
he would find those who have advocated
Secession equal with himself, though not
quite so effectively, pre-hsps for lack Of
coo-rage.