Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-25
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War exists. rhe present unhappy con-
diton of our country is 6eplored by all
patriots. For the time being, all individ-
ual views and opinions, in regard to the
wisdom or policy of the war, mus yield
to the fla: of law. We are all proud to owe
allegiance to the government under which
we live; and in return for the protection
it affords us, il is our duty to sustain it.
| Besides this, our duty TO the Constitution
our iealty to the flag of our counhy-our
State pride, and the hallowed memory Of
the past, all prompt us, as party, to act
cordially in support of the nation.
| 1t is clearly right that We should sustain
the government and obey the laws and
subordinate 10 this, it is also clearly right
! that wc should sustain the ORGANIZATION
or orR PATTY. We believe that, eyentu-
ally, it will deyolye upon th3t great historic
party-the Dcmocracy-to preserve or re-
store the unity of this great nation.
The great fact is in the breast Of every
man, THAT THIS WAR NIGHT HAvE nHsN
AyrRrED. We believe that fully two-thirds
Of all the voters OF Pennsylvania were
| friendly to the passage Of the Crittenden
/ Compromise, or some kindred measure.
Il ri& not passei; but in its stead we have
armed legions and civil war! Let us ac-
ccpt them rs u ncce>sity-do our duty as
citizens-and abide the issue.
We last week fastened upon our bolster
ou, Republican ncighbor, the Rgtsmms
,Jornai, the charge Of SECESSlONISM
and DISUNlONISM. We now propose
to show, in like manner, from their own
pages, that, whilst Compromise was yet
possible and before we were hurled into
war 10y the bombardmont of Slmter, they
Ipcrsistently opposed the Crit,cndcn Com
promise, ard pll measures looking to the
preservation Of peace; so that whilst the
mass OF their party wero willing to accept
these measures, ana pre'crye the nation,
the you1ak and the Abolition clique who
control it, deliberately ialsitioI the .enli>
ments OF their people:
From the Raftsm ms Journal Fob. g. 1861.
"Thercrore those who support the Crit
Itenden Compromise, not only support the
establishment Of Federal Protcc; crate
over Slavery in the only territory now h,ld,
where slavery has the gLoSt oG chance,
but support The policy OF conqucring Mex
leo for Tie very purpose OF establishing q
slavery therein by the power Of the Fed
eral Government"
From the Raftsmnn' Journal, Feb 90, 1851
"To establish this policy, Tie Dcmocratc
politicians dfe nor crcrtnig all tier cHCrgiC".
If they can by some compromise measure
get the present Constitution so amended
as to establish slavery in the territory OF
the United States non hcld,' dc, 1.-THE
next effort would be to annex Mexico and
iperhaps Central America" THAT the
'Crittonden.Bigler Proposition has been
framed rW tits olJ,ct IN vier, can scarce
Iy be doubted"
From the Raftsmans Journal, Dee. &c, 1SCO.
STAND FIRM Be TRuE. La as Stand
fun, as tie eternal hills upon the RepuJGcu,
Playorm."
The same yaper publishes the speech OF
Senator Wade OF Ohio, and editorially
calls him patriot" in that speech Ben
Wade says,
al know not what others may do but
tell you that with that verdict of the peo-
Irlein my pocket, the election o. gLncoln, !
and standing upon the platform on which
these candidates were elected, Iw0uH SuE
fer any thing Jctore oouH compromise in a,,y
,c09." "l will jicld to no compromise"
From the Rnftsmans journal, Jan 80. 1861.
"Of all the compromises which have yet
been offered to appease the fire caters Of
the South, this one the Bigler proposition |
,rc regard as the most BRINGING IRR EG-
, ULAR and HAZARDOUS. We cannot
then look upon a proposition like .H. Bigie,'s
as Jcing oay Thing else than dangerous to tic peace
and pommocy cfHc Union"
From the Raftsmans Journal Jan. 10, 1851. rou,,
ting the Now York Tribune.
"Mr. buchanan next very cnolly re-
marks that q proposition to compromise
by letting the North have exclusive cons
troll Of the Territory above certain line,
and TO give Southern institutions protecs
ton below that liz e, ought TO receive uni-
versel appreciation That is to say, if the
opponents Of slavery extension will utter-
ly renounce their principles, give up all
they have been contending for during the
past fifteen years, and acquiesce, not only
in the extension, but IN the perpetual
protection of Slavery in all territory South
OF 3G0 SOY, every body ought to be satisfied
We have no doubt of it, But we fancy
that those who expect to sec universal
acquiescenoe IN an impudent proposition such
as this is, arc very likely 10 be disappointed"
From the Raftsmans Journal, Jan. %, 1851, rouo.
ting the New York Tribune
1--WE shall not stop now to discuss the
merils of this unconstitutional ,,,ola g