Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-24

of the coniectures Of those who eXpound
the divine predictions concerning The CON
diiion in which Tile Son Of Man viii tiud
all nations at his second coming the uni
yersal reign of lawessness after the uni-
yersai disirtegrauon OF every element ca
pable of restraining it. What we say is .-
not that these results are inevitable God
forbid But we say they are natural
they are immnent-thCy are far moro to
be apprehended than what has already oc-
cured both in the North and in the
South, was to be opprehended thirty
years ago. And we may say these things
with greater confidence OF an insight OF
the terrible future, and a more eager be-
seeching Of our generation 20 beware
since during more than thirty years we
have not ceased to lift up an unheeded
Testimony, both against the principles and
the proceedings, both at the North and at
the South-whoso fiightiul results the
country IS now beginning to realize.
IL. /. Let US now seek, az idst this
chaos, for some ground ofhope and effort.
Throughout the eighteen free States. 60
cety is supposed to be under tie control
OF the Republican party. As indicated
10y the Presidential election in November
last. il may be conceded that the maiori-
ty in all those States, did at that time,
believe the election Of Mr.. Lincoln TO the
Presidency, 20 be the best Of the allerra-
tiyes then offered to their choice and 1t
may be further conceded, though it is not
strictly accurate, that at present, ;he 10
cal. political and military power in all
those States, is in the hands OF the Re-
publican party. But it's also true that a
minority IN those States, numerically al
most as large as the entire voting popula-
ton of the fifteen slave States, voted
arainst Mr.. Iincoln-and are thoroughly
opposed TO the distinctive principles OF
the Republican party. 1t Is also unde'
Unable that very large number of those
who voted for Mr.. Lincoln, are far more
Wings or Americans than they are Be"
pubhcans and it is equally certain that
4 very large number OF the Republican
party itself, strictly speaking, are patriot.
ic men, who, while they preferred the
success Of their party to tn" success Of any
other party, prefer the peace, the pres
perty, and the security Of their country
above ANYTHING that could be obtained by
the triumph OF their party. If any po-
iltical result in the future, therefore, can
be considered certain, it is certain that a
revolution in opinion, more or less deciN
ded, will manifest itself throughout the
free States, whenever the issue IS clearly
put to them between their country and
any political party. And it is equally
certain, that whatever party shall hurry
those States by whatever means, into the
horrors Of civil war, and the anguish OF
that impending anarchy OF which we
have spoken, will perish by counter
revolution, just as apt to be bloody there
as in any portion Of the nation.
>. In the position of all the slave States
there are peculiar circumstances much
overlooked, both among themselves and
and others; but nevertheless decisive IN
the long run. No 1orce, however small,
but will accomplish its end, if sufficient
time be allowed even that which is inti-
nitely minute, il it operates through an
indefinite period. The six cotton SLateS
appear to US to have taken their course IN
such a temper, with such purposes, upon
such principles, and under such ioregone
conclusions, that they neither desire to
return to their former position, nor would
at present agree to any thing that they
believe would accomplish that result. 1t
is, of course, possible that We are msta-
ken in this painful conclusion, and we
should heartily rejoice to know tha. we
are bat, seeing no grouui on which we
can doubt that the case stands thus, mel
ther do we see any on winch we can
avoid stating our belief IT would be
gross injustice to many thousands OF pa
triotic men in all the cotton States, TO
suppose that either of those States would
have been allowed to take the course 1t
has pursued, without desperate political
struggle in its own bosom, if the clrcum>
stances of those men, in each OF those
States, had appeared to them to allow OF
resistance to the organized force which
swept society away. There are also thou.
sands of persons in all those States who
even now consider it slander and re
prooch, that ulterior designs are ascrlbed
to those who direct this secession move-
ment, which il seems apparent to all
mankind, except themselves, are not on
ly certain to be realized if the movement
Is permanently sustained, but which we're
amongst the earliest ana most powerful
causes of the long cherished desire to be
relieved from the real restraints Of the
Federal Government, and the imaginary
perils and injuries Of the Federal Union.
In the actual condition of the States
which have already seeded, rs we under
stand that condition and the manner in
which it has been brought about, we
deem it perfectly obvious that q counter
revolution must manifest itself in every
one of them-equally as decided, and
perhaps moro violent, than the revolution
which has already occurred. That coun-
ter-revoluton may be in a direction more
into uncontrolled power,
parties wholly unfit and unworthy to
possess IT, 1t nay be ia direction emf
nently iavora DE to the security and pros
perity of those cotton States, and termin-
in their restoration TO the Union, under
the lead of party whose elements now
lie scattered or even rs yet totally unde.
veloped. But the present revolution, IN
its very nlture, its causes, and its designs
must 90 deeper, in one direction or the
other. In rhich direction, depends in
our opinion, in the tilst instance, in n
urpot 1nurac ttnop tbCgn cnr tinupppipg