Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-27

~ nnf hflNnloi uNN " tWfNl hfN ihh
llshed number of Democratic Union
speeches, In conjunction with oupeltes'
We ha 4 expected he would naturally re
pnlc his readers with a Republican Union
speech too, but in this We have been dls-
appoin ted. We are well aware that union
Republic All speeches are very rare, but we
have succeeded In obta lining the outlines
ofstptteh made by Mr.. kellogg, on the
sth instant, and the most remarkable
part ofthc programme is, that heretofore
Mr.. Kellogg has been an ultra Reput lican,
but seeing his country in danger, like
other patriots he, has camO TO the res
cue.
Mr.. Kellogg, Of Ill., said that II the
country is TO be saved parties and plat>
I forms must bo sunk in oblivion. He ca
red for no party and no platform in the
face of the momeptous crisis before them,
and his principle Of action in this dread
emergency would De that the Union must
and shall be preserved No matter at
what abandonment of party or platform,
so long as there would be no abandon
ment of honor and conscience. The
questions ut issue were such as might cas-.
| liz be adjusted if they were approached
with deliberation and calmness, and with
feelings free from the trammels and pref
udices of party. Let this be done, and
peace and harmony would once more be
restored 20 our distracted country. Rev
olu!ion, unfortunately, is fact, and his
tory has recorded it that six States, and
psshaps seven, Of the outer circle OF the
States Of the confederacy have withdrawn
their liphE and brightness to set-unless
thew return as legal States-to set in that
darkness forever which disloyaty to truth
and freedom must ever engender: Inc
time has come when aii men, Nortn anu
South, must combine to save the onlon'
sinking out of sight for the time, az IeaS''
all distractions which had hitherto pre-
vented them from clearly seeing the prop
er course which lay before them. Let
them do this, and the sun would not rise
and set five times until peace was restor-
ed. Harmony would once more spread
her wings over this great nation, and still
the glorious old stars and stripes will wave
as bright and free as ever-not star era
sed, not line tarnished on the brave old
flag. (Applause) What were the diff
culties which prevailed, and from when 1e
did they spring? The real difficulty was
not as to the returning Of fugitives from
lobor, for in his State, and in all other
States where the question had been test
ed, overy facility had been given to the
execution of that law. Mr.. Lincoln had
declared in one Of his speeches that the
South was entitled TO an efficient Fugi-
tive Slave law. How, tEen, could !hey
establish any charge upon th;sH No, it
was mere bagatelle, and had really no
thing to do with the present difficulties
which threaten the disruption Of the
Union, as the question was easy-of snlu-
ton. The difficulty has arisen from a
conflict Of opinion between the people Of
the North and the South relative to the
institution oc slavery, some believing that
! il was n blessing TO the slave and ben
eft TO the master: while the other, the
North, were taught to regard it as NOR
al and political wrong, and this conflict
of opinion would continue TO exls: as
long rs the government shalt last
Fifty YEAR, ago il was generally conceded,
South as we'll as North, that slavery was
wrong; but since then, education and po-
litical training had greatly changed the
current of mems feelings with regard to
this question, and now the opinions of
the people cannot be changed. They
might leeislatc till the tide ceased to flow,
and yet the South would believe that sla-
very was right; they might legslate till
! the sun grew tired Of his course, and yet
the Northern mind would retain the be-
lief that slavery was a moral and political
evil. This was a subject on which it was
useless to lsgislate. Now, the PROPOSE
ton introduced 10y him several days ago
was to amend the constitution as our fa-
theirs have before US. How was the ques-
! ton in 1920 settledl A remedy was at
once applied-a line was drawn between
the free and slaves States. saying that
north of this line slavery should not be,
but south oft slavery might exist. The
result was that peace was restored TO the
country, an undisturbed peace of thirty
years, during which time the country de-
voted itself to the development of their
natural resources. He further explained
proposition, believing that it would be the
opinion Of the American people in six
months. He did not talk to politicians.
as they arc joined to their idols. lie.
them alone.