Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-13
Chairman County Committee.


impression was not lett either by ITS pro-
ceedngs or in the language oil It's orators,
that in some way or other th" RepnhIicah
organization was the agency through
WHICH Slavery was to be abolished every
where"
The above is m extract from tho recent
able and patriotic speech of Gov. BisIor'
and which one the outside editors VI the
Journal paraded before the readers of that !
paper last week, laboring through whole
column in very fruitless effort TO find
flaw in that speech. The above para
graph the writer dismisses in the most
summary manner, by denouncing it az
misrepresentation" Gov. BiGLER never !
uttered trusr sentiment, and well this
writer knew it.
This writer, by tho way, does not appear
to be entirely averse to concession.
On the contrary he rather plainly iuti'
mates willingness to " compromise, " but
falsely asserts that Gov. Biglcr, and the
advocates of the "cqaaliy Of The States"
and, consequently, the real friends of the
Union refuse to "eoncede" anything, but
demand that all concessions" must be
made by tho Republicans. Listen to
him:
"fIe (Bigler) asks the Republicans to
make unlimited concessions" but what
opinion or prejudice and how much
of party does he propose to abandon!
we have yet to learn Of his offering 10
throw aside an iota Of either, on The con-
trary, he adheres most persistently to
what his organ in this place is pleased to
call the "Crit,enden! Bigler propositio n. ,"
&c, DC.
Does this writer understand what ne is
talking about, lfhe does, then he most
wilfully mi.represents facts knCwn 10
every one. What is the dispute between
the n North and the Southi What does
the Southern States complain of The
Personal Liberty Bills, being positive vi
olstions of the National compact, arc bad
enough But it is not Of these the South
complains. 1t is OF the verdict Of the
North, speaking through the Chicago
Platform, and the election Of Lincoln,
that they, (ihe Southern States) have not
equal rights with us Of the North in the terri
ritor;cs. This is the only question of grev-
ancs. The Others are only trifiing nppen-
dages, effectiug serious individual injury
in The running off Of a 'fow hundred thou
sand dollars worth Of slayeseve year,
but important only in so far as they dis
grace the States that thus undertake 10
nullify the Constitution. Acknowledge
the perfect equality of the citizens Of all the
States, in the territories, precisely what
the Breckenridge Democrats contended
for last fall-then you will come up to the
demands Of the South and the requirement.
Of the Constitution, as expounded by the
highest authority in the government.
And now, wha, is this Crittendcn. Bglei
proposition? Does it "embrace the ter
ritorial policy Of the Breckinridge plat
form," as asserted by this outside writer
Here he again betrayS either his ignorance
VI MS ulsEtSuIu VI NluNlls ia
an unanimous support to this proposition
as we are glad to know they do, both thu
Breckinridge and Douglas wings OF th'
Democracy yield, give up, abandon, sur.
render, conced,, MICH MORE Than the Re
publicans would be required TO do. Th
Democracy, in order 10 restore peace AM
harmony to the country, propose to NEE
the Republicans much more than half wa
in this work Of concession, The Denoc
Tacy contend that the slaveowner has
perfect right to take his property into an
territory belonging TO the Government
no matter whether that territory lies mort
or south Of certain degree of north lat
tude, and be protected there. The preser
territory belonging to the United States
embraces a little more than one millio
square miles OF this territoiy, ovt
100000 lies north pf the parallel of &c
degrees, and less than 100000 south (
that line. The Crittenden> >Bigler propc
sition proposes to make this the diyidin
line-north Of which slavery cannot 60, an
d. south of which it may go. We, therefor
repeat, that in agreeing 10 this propos
tion, the Democracy have to yield muC
more than the Republicans. For the SAX
OF peace, the South is willing to surrend,
their clear and admitted rights in hcO hir,
OF the territory, whilst the Republican
are only asked TO surrender, not the
rights, but their pr5udccs in the 9th,
third.