Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-10

anil tulslanco ur government, whose load,
lnr oblori is No elevate The condition off
MN ~ lin nfliirinl Weights from nll
shonldpts io clear the u1ihe OF luithIo
nntsuii l0t all 90 afford ill on uuloltprrd
ipI, mud n iuir rhnrco iu the tocn of liiu.
Nicldinr TO ta.liol Ond Temporary d..
parlures from necessity this is the lead .
lnp ol icci of the Government for whose
axist,nco we contend.
Id nm most happy 10 believe that tho
plnin people understand and appreciate
ihE. H. Is worthy Of note. that. while u
this, the Governments hour of trial, largo
numbcrs OF those in the army aud navy
who have been favored with the Offices
bayc resigned, aud proved false TO the
hand that had pempcred them, not one
rommOn soldict or common sailor t.
Known to have deserted his nag. Great
honor is due TO those officers who remain.
ed true despite the example Of trcachcrous
associatos, But the greatest honor and
mos important fact Of NIL IS the uncom-
mon lirmness Of the common soldiers and
common sailors. 70 the last man, SO Gar
rs known, they have successfully resisted
traitorous efforts OF these whose commands
but an hour before they obcyed as absolute
law. They understand without an Grgu
nent, that the destroying Of the Govern
ment which was made 10y Washington
means no good TO them. Ou popular
Government has often been called an eN-
porimcnt. Two points IN il our people
have already settled the successful cs-
tabljshing and the successful administer
ing Of it, One still remaius--its success
fnl maintenance against formidable at
tempt to overthrow it, 1t is for them 60
demonstrate to the world that those
who can fairly carry an election can also
suppress a rebellion - that ballots are
the rightiul ard peaceful successors of
bullets, and that when ballots nave fairly
and constitutionally decided there can be
no successful appeal back to bullets, that
there can be no successful appeal except
TO ballOtsthem' at succeeding cleo
lions. Snch will be a great lesson of
peace, teaching men what they cannot
take by m election, neither can they take
IL by war; teaching all the folies Of being
ms beginners of war.
Lest there be some uncasincsS in the
minds Of candid men as TO what is to be
the course of the Government towards the
southern States after the rebellion shall
have beea suppressed the Executive
deems itproper to say it will be his pur-
pose then, as ever, to be guided ly the
Constitution and the laws, ard that he
probably will have no different under.
Standing of the powers and the duties of
the Government relatively 90 the rights
OF the States and the people under the
Constitution, than expressed in the lnau
gural Address. lie desires to preserve
the Government, that it may be admiuis-
tered to all as it was administered 10y the
men who made it, Loyal citizens every
whore, have the right to claim This of
Heir Government, and the Government
has no right to withhold or negloc. it, 1t
is not perceived that in giving it there Is
any coercion, any conquest or subjuGation
in any inst sense Of the terms.
sThc Constitution provides, and all the
States have accepted the provision, that
the United States shall guaranty to every
state in this Union republican form OF
government. But if a State may lawful
ly 90 out OF the Union, having done so, it
may also discard the republican, form OF
government so that to prevent its going
Out, /, is all indispensable to use every
means to the end of maintaining the
the guarantee. When an end is law.
ful and obligatory the Indispensable
ans to obtain il are also lawful and obli-
gatory. ..... a ........ ....
IT was wish the teecest regret that the
Executive found the dutyofcmploying the
wal pOSer in defence ol the Government
forced upon him. He could but perform
this duty or surrender the existence Of the
d5sernmeLt. No compromise by public
ser, ants could in the case be made. Not
that compromises are not often proper, but
that no popular Government can long SUI
Wye marked precedent, that those who
carry an election can only save the Gov
eminent from immediate destruction ly
ewing up the main point upon which The
people gave the election. The people
themselves, and not their serl ants, can
saf'l reverse their own deliberate dcc:S
ions. As a private citizen the executive
could not have consented that these instr
tutions shall perish much less could he.
IN betrayal OF so vast and so sacred trust
as these free people had confdcd to him
lie felt that he had no moral right to
shrink, nor even to count the chances oi
his own life in what might follow. In
49, ''oN VI MS SI'at responsibility, he
has, so far, done what he has deemed his
duty. You will now, according to youi
owu Jud dGment, perform yours. lie sin
ctrely hopes that YOUR views and action,
may so accord with lis rs to assure al
faithful citizens wEo have been disturbc,
in their rights ola certain and speedy res
tolaton to them under the constitution
and the laws.
And having thus chosen our course
vii hout guile and with pure purpose, le
MS renew our trust in God, end 90 lorwar,
without fear and with manly hearts.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.