Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-20

come, to make no adjustment, entertain
no proposition, and listen to no cOmpro.
mise of the matters in controversy.
fear, from all the indications, that
they are disposed to treat the matter as a
party question, to be determined in caucus
with reference to its effect upon the pros
poets of their party, rather than upon
the peace of the country and the safety OF
fthe Union. | invoke their deliberate
judgment whether it is not dangerous ex.
pertinent for any political party to de,
monstrate to the American people that
the unity Of their party is dearer to the n
than The Union of these States. The ar,
gument is, that the Chicago platform hay>
ing been ratified by tho people in ma
jority of the States, must be maintained
at all hazzardI, no matter what the consa-
quences to the country. insist that they
are mistaken in the fact when they fssert
that was decided by the people in the late
election. The American people have
not decided that they preferred the dis
ruption ofthis Government, ald civil war,
with all its horrors an miseries, to surren.
dering one iota OF the Chicago platform
If you believe that the people are with
this issue, let the question be submitted
to the people on the proposition offered
by the Senator from Kentucky, or mine,
or any ether fair compromise, and will
venture the prediction that your own
people will ratiiy the proposed amend
ments TO the Constitution in order TO take
this slavery agitation out of Congress, and
restore peace to the country, rnd insure
the perpetuity Of the Union.
I,,, ,,,t ,,;,,., tho ,,nNnln n phapNa9
is AN important crisis. There is now diff.
ferent issue presented from that in the
presidential cleo ion | have no doubt
that the people Of Massachusetts,, by an
overwhelming majority, are IN favor OF a
prohibition Of slavery in the Terri owes by
an act of Congress. An overwhelming
majority Of the sans people were IN favor
of the instant prohibition OF the African
slave trade, on moral and religious
glounh', when the Constitution was made.
Whom they found that the Constitution
could not be adopted and the Union pre-
served, without surrendering their o6lrc-
tons on the slavery question, they IN the
spirit of patriotism and OF Christian teeI T.
lag, prefe, red the lesser evil to the great
er, and ratified tho Constitution without
their favorite provision in regard to sla'
very. Give th EN- "A chance to decide now
between the ratification of these proposed
amendments to the Contribution and the
consequences which your policy will ipey-
itably produce
Why not ALLOW the people 20 pass on
these questions? All we have TO do IS tc
submit them to the States. II the OeopIe
reject them theirs will be the rcspon-ibl'
ily anG no harm will have boon done by
the reference. ltthey accept them the
country will be safe and at peace. In;
political party which shall refuse to al!U"
the people to determine for Themselves at
the ballot box the issue between reyoll
ton and war on the one side, and obsll'
nate adhere nee to a party platform on tn,
other, will assume u fearful cspOnsib,hty
A war upon political issue, waged 10y the
people Of eighteen States against the poo
ple and domestic institutions of fifteen
sister States, is fearful and revolving
thought The South Will be a unit, sud
desperate under tho belief that your OBJ
iect in waging war is their destruction
and not the preservation Of the Union -
that you mediate servIle in Surrectlon, ,ano
the abolition OF slavery in the southern
States, by fire and sword, In the name
and under pretext Of enforcing the laws
and yindicatng the authority Of the Gov
ernnant, You know that such is The prcudlt-
ina, and, MAJ san unanimous opinion attn
South; and that ten million people are
preparing for the terrible conflict under
that conviction. :.
When there s'such an irrepressibIe dis
content pervadng ten million OF people
Al. pf ms
man, and child and, in their estimation
involving everything that is valuable ant
dear on earth, is it not time 20 pause anC
reflect whether there is not some cause
real or imaginary, tor apprehension |
there be lust cause for it, in Gods name
in the name of humanity and civilization
let il be removed. wa zoe not be g,dtty u
tie Siqhtof II.1vcn a1d Of postertty ttoe do no
repovc all inst Cause before proces ting to ertrem
uiesP If, on the contrary, there be NJ
real foundation for these apprehensinns
/ if il be all a mistake and yet they, bel ev
! ing it to be a solemn reality, are deter
mined to act on that belief, il it not equal
= " our duty TO remove the misapprehen.
; zion ? Hence the obligation to remov
the causes of discon ent, whether real o
, imaginary, is alike imperative upon us, !
f we wish to preserve the peace OF III,
country and the Union of the States.
It matters not, so far as the peace OF tn
. county aud the preservation OF the Unio'
, are concerned, whether the apprehension
! OF the southern people are we'll founded
: or not, so long as they believe them, ant
. are determined to act upon that belief -
, If war comes, 1t must have an end at SON.
, time; and that termination, apprcnend
will be final separation. Whether tn
war last one y ar, seven years, or thlrt.
years, the result mCsI be the same II
, cessation of hosulities when the partle
become exhausted, and treaty OF peace
|, recognizing the separate independence o
each section The history oi the wofi'
does not furnish an instance, whore wa
has ragged for number Of years betweer
the classes of States, divided by a geo
graphical line uader the same natiora
! Government, which has ended in recon
T ciIiation and reunion. determination
, l.,L;rootion or scDa.alion, one OF TIT