Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-19
RFlELD, "a.
Wednesday Morning June 10, 1881
One Right After Another, Lost.


the prescribed limits in our National Con-
t,i,u,ion. Not content with raising Ar
ynies, and building up a Navy upon thei'
own responsibility. it is still grasolng after
authority net warranted by any law of the
country.
The President seems TO have protited by
the stratagem of Napoleon in 1854, wher
he oyerthrew the Republic Of France, by
causing the arrest in one night, OF al
leading persons opposed to an imperial
government. The late raid upon the Tel
eprapf Offices, and the seizure Of all the
corresponaences, is an outrage upon every
,iy,l right that an American citizen can
possess; the appropriation OF the private
and social corrcspt ndcuce, by the iov'
ernmen, would not be endured so meekly
AZ we seem 10 bear it, by the citizens OF
any other country.
The government y passing laws to es'
tablish Telegraph lines, at the same time
required NIL the operators to be sworn to
griYscg and secrecy; an reference TO all
correspondence, no eye was to see, ana
no enr was to ever hear whatever cores
nom aence was transmitted by Telegraph.
except the operators andthe partie. SENDS
.ng and receiving the same. fhis system
of secrecy having been establrhed by law
in addiioa TO heavy penalties Tor its vio'
,ation, soon obtain the confidence o! the
publjc, and large correspondence by
ihis method has been carried on IN the
United States ever since the establish
ment of the Telegraph Heretofore this
mode of correspondence has HeeR held SO
sacred by cur courts OF Justice, That lele'
graphic dispatches were not allowed to be
offered in evidence, Notwithstanding that
NV resortipg to this mode of testimony
the worst criminals could have bee'i cons
yicted, and great check giren to couuN
ierfeiters and shalpers. What have we
pows those who having sworn to uphold
the Law, and protect the citizen in all his
rights, have in high handed manner
seized all this kind Of correspond ance
throughout the country, and carried them
TO Washington, AMI have appointed AN
jnquiit;on to eXamine aud overhaul N!4'a
,,iron,ir rn,rospondence, an act that vouid
oyerturn the wlckedest fespot on eurth.
The next order We expect TO hear from
Washington wlil re, ordering the Post
Masters 10 open and examine all the let
ters that may be sent 10 their respective
offices, and if nothing siditious or traitor
GUS can be found therein, they will be
required to mail dhem to the proper party
according to direction bnt II otherwise
ihoy must be sent to the inqulsition at
Washington. If the Administration has
A right 10 seize and examine a correspon
dence 10y Telegraph they .haso the same
right to appropriate oil correspondence
carried OF by letter. If they have no
yigh, 10 do the latter, there can be no au.
thority to do the former, yet We know
they have done this.
We confess that we are prepared Cor
anything that may emenate from WASH
ington these times; If an'order be made
today, tomorrow ii viii be counterman-
ded. Our readers no doubt recol'ect,
few weeks ago the war department notio
fled the several Governors Of the states
raising volunteers for the war, that they
should appoint no officers, except those
who were graduates of West Point or had
by expe,ieape became verse2 in military
affairs. Yet IN Tlie face of this order,
Gen. Cameron has since appointed three
f,rigadicr Generals and ore Colonel, from
this state in the regular army, who know
po more about military tactics, than
spaniel does about Greek. Neither of
them have ever distinguished themselves,
except 'n the art of political knavery, and
in this particular they are the peers Of
ans set of rsen in our state.
As an evidence of this incompeten;y we
qeea .sifiy refer our readers to the mur
.,.cr of our soldiers, near Fort Monroe.
A few more such demonstrations will no
doubt, bring little more system out of
.chaos.
The Administration should now reward
sen. ,Peayce By appointing him to Forr
eign Mission. He may be better fitted
for thai duty, than to command soldiers
to become food for cannon and muskets. |
But as the 'parent head Of our Governe
ment exhibits a like incapacity it can
scarcely be- expected that their appoint
ees possess aay better qualifications for
taischarging their duties towards the citi-
zen and the government than they do
ihewselyes.
ASLkrLS.THE' FACE. Mr.. Lincoln hav.
ing appointed that "anti'siavery God"
Black Republican, Apson Burlingame,