Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-18
Secessionist Disunionist I. Traitor !!
FOR CORONOR,
J. W. POTTER, of Girard tp.

Secessionist Disunionist Traitor !.
These choice epithets are daily applied
by yenomous and indiscreet Republicans
in our midst, to all of our citizens who
have the misfortune Tor the honor?) to
hold different political views from the
present Administration. The purer the
priyate character, the more elevated the
standing of the Democrat, the more rank
ling and envenomed is the attack. 1t is
hut few weeks since that, in neig ghbor-
ing village, posts were erected, and ropes
attached thereto, by Republicans, for the
avowed purpose of changing Democrats"
Not only is this the course pursued by
priyate individuals, but the Press-the
organ OF the Republican party OF the coun'
ty-aids and abets the cry. Despite our
rereated demands for the names of these
alleged Traitors, they will not dare to
name them publicly, but "stab in the
dark, with shrug, With nod" and hope
to ruin private character, yet save them
selves.
If there are traitors in our midst, LET
THEM BE FORTHWITH ARRESTED.
We have Courts and Juries-Law and
Justice-yet remaining, and we pledge
our solemn belief, that at least the DEM
ocracv Of Clearfeld county are law.a abiding
men, and Justice will be done. We know
the sterling men of our party in this coun'
ty, and they are now-as ever-FOR the
Government made by Washington, Frank
lin. Jefferson and Madison. They are
FOR the Constitution, and denounce ALL
attacks upon it, come from whatever
source they may. They are AGAINST
the heresy OF secession. They are FOR
THE WHOLE UNION. The fortunes
and the lives of many of them are being
now willingly yielded to sustain the Gov
srnment against armed attacks.
We have repeatedly invited the Jot'rna
to point out wherein ce have ever preach
ed secession or treason. But no response
has been made! Let us now look at his
record. Let us see if he is not Ssces'
sionist-a Disunionist
From the Raftsmans Journal, Nov. IA, 1860.
"lf any of the Cotton States feel the
present form of government oppressive
and think they can do better out Of the
Union than in it, if they insist on gong
LET THEM GO IN PEACE. 1t is no,
necessary TO create any disturbance about
it, to raise a CIVIL WAR or shed FRA
TERNAL BLOOD. The right 10 secede MAJ
be a revolutionary one, BUT 1T EXlS r
ESS, and we do not see how
one party can have n right TO do what
another party has right to prevent. We
will ever resist the asserted right of any
State to remain in the Union and nullif,
or defy the laws thereof; to withdraw
from the Union is quite another matter
and il any considerable section shall deliberate
ly resolve 10 90 out, WE FOR ONE SHALL
NOT COUNSEL THE ADOPTION OF
COERCIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT
IT"
From the Raftsmans Journal. Dec. 5, 1850.
"If South Carolina shall be left to stand
slone il is very probable that she mus
ultimately recedc, but if the Cotton State:
generally unite NTH her in seeding The 'eS,tt
may BE- different, and though the movement
is revolutionary, many Of our shrs,cdeSt n'e'
think no effort should be made 10 prevent hei
going out, AS IT WOULD BE FOLLY TC
ATTEMPT TO SUBDUE SOME TWO
OR THREE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
The reader cannot fail to recognize
Greedy, of the n. Y. TIibme, in the above
extracts, yet they are adopted and inser-
ted, as editorial, in the Journal, and canno
fail 10 fasten upon it the undenable fac
that Secession was acknowledged AS
RIGHT, that "it would be FOLLY TO at
tempt to SUBDUE three millions of peo
pie" and that they preferred "T0 LET
THEM GO IN PEACE. All this was said
be it remembered, Immediately after th,
election Of Lincoln.
We shall next show that, with thes,
deliberate sentiments, they PERSISTENT,
opposed all efforts tending to compromise
and calculated 10 avert the calamity now
upon us, and that their object could b,
none other than to sever the Union in or
der TO get rid of slavery.
HH- occasional" is going to have ev.
cry ndtiue.borN citizen natirdh;ed, by requir,
ing every man TO take and subscribe tbs