Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-27
CLEARFIELD, "a
Wednesday Morning, Feb e. 1861.
Unnecessary Labor.


the Democratic party bad changed thei
policy in reference TO the subject Of slave
ry, within the past ten or twelve
years.
We are sorry our friend should spend
50 much time in proving the old saying,
4that wise men often change, but fools nev.
or" Our neighbor is getting as bold as a
shecp,and if he is not secured soon he may
butt his brains out. against some desperat,
Locoroco. Aroproof for changing comes
with Dad grace, from one who cha nges
every year. 1t is somewhat like Satan re-
proving sin; and the next we expect TO
learn is, that Satan has reproyed Gabriel
for not walking more circumspectly.
We admit that the Democratic party
has changed its policy. frequently in ref
erence to local or miner matters in order
to come up more fully to the will of the
people, but every time change Of this
lkind was made, it was always for the ben
eft of the country and the more gradual
extension Of genuine democratic princi.
pies; no leading principles were sought TO
be subverted; no inalienable rights were
attempted to be overthrown; nothing
that in any way interfered with the pre-
scribed rights of an American citizen was
ever attempted by the Democratic party.
We wonder if the editor of the Jonrnd !
can say this much for his party? We think
not. It is no doubt we'll remembered by
himselfan his party, that they made an
unholy and desperate effort to ignore
the rights Of large portion of their fell
low citizens, not only in the usual way
by public conventions and meetings but
at The hour of midnight-the assasSins
hour--they would congregate in dark
sheds, and pig sites and stables, and there,
IN direct antagonism to our Constitutions,
sdminister to each other blasphemous
and illegal oaths, swearing to do that
which the Constitution expressly said
snouid not be done. Q, shame with your
know.Nothingism Read your platform Of
4054-5 and the teachings OF Buzzards
Feast at Harrisburg. We are well aware
that the. present Black Republican party
is aYerse to backing down" So the same
men were when they had christened
themselves the Know,Nothing party.
They resisted "unto blood" The streets
OF Baltimore, Louisville, Cincinnati, and
New Orleans can testify to this fact. from
whence the blood OF American citizers is
still crying for vengeance upon their
murderers, and their enemies who at
tempted species of subjugation and men,
tai de5potism over their foreign born
neighbor. What does the tocksin Of those
same men though, under another name,
sound for now? "Stand firm" "no bacll>
lug down." coercion" and call for war
What did those same fellows do in lS54-5?
They committed murder and treason upon
the bodies and property of their fellow
citizens and, after all, had to back down.
So they will have to do again.
How different the teachings and prac-
tice Of the Democratic party 1t continues
to be known the world over, by the same
name and principles, and its principles
continue to be as heretofore, practicable
good will to all our fellow citizens.
In lS4S-50, it was ascertained that if
the Free Soil" element was allowed to
remain and spread within the party it
would be broken to pieces, like their oppo-
nents, and the consequence was that such
men as Wilmot, j. P. Hale Gov. Chase
Of Ohio, and host of lesser lights. who
had IN a large measure controlled the
conventions of our party, by the strong
voice OF the pRrty, backed by the people
they drove these men forth from the
party, who at once joined the enemies of
the country; and those very men who
were driven out of the Democratic party
at that time, have led and controlled the
opposition ever since, and at this time
have well nigh succeeded in DESTROYING
and oVerturning the best government
that ever was formed for man.
d few years ago they attempted 10 un>
dermine and sap the foundation of our
government, in attempting to subyert lis
principles by disfranchislng those of their
own color ard blood-in numerous instan.
oes, the son swearing to disfrsnchise hi,
own father-striving to throw around all
foreign born citizens species of mental
slavery-which is the worst kind of slave
ry known to our race or TO the world.
Now since this same party has failed TO
enslave aud belitt;e their equals in color,
and every other particular in this life,
they have of late had their sympathies
aroused in favor of the Negro; and are
now attempting to break up the govern
ment' for the purpose of giving liberty 20
The oarbarous African, that unfortunately
oWeils among us; and if they dc not sue.