Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-03

Ma ,tnbir man was cyotmofo Widiy at
,srked n, the Republican tfrss Than was
Wr pnchannn during the last lew week
nibis Admiuistration llowas dcnounged
osn tteilor 10 hm country and iolse 70 hls
,,,siion In rspatd 10 the course which
be p,lrsnrd in referchco to Tho tecedlng
Sintos. ,-.,..t =.
Mr.. Lincoln has been President npou, q
month and the very policy pursued ny
Mr.. buchanan, he has pursued, only more
intensified
MFR. Buchanan asked Tor power to col'
lect the revenue on shipboardi which .no
Republican Congress refused hlm' Mr'
Lincoln and his Attorney General nave
decided that the revenue in the southern
ports cnnnot be collected on shipboard ac-
cording to law.
/ who would have thought month ago
/ that Abraham incoln, Commonder.ln'
4 chief of tho Army and Navy Of tho Uni'
! ted States, could have decided to surren-
der Fort sumter on the demand OF the
Southern Confederacy2 Fort Pickens will
20 noxt. and so will the Southern forts
which have not already gone.
| Mr.. buchanan said lac had not the
power to prevent secession, and the ke'
publican party in Congress, refused to give
| him tho power Mr.. Lincoln now pleads
| the want Of power to prevent secession
and to enforce the laws. Mr. Buchanan
did no moro. The difference is, Mr.. Lin
colin nromiscd to do what he had no pow.
or to do. and Mr.. Buchanan did not.
The present Administration is weak in
its ignorance Of its own powers.
The Republicans had the power in Con-
grcs, to pass the laws necessary and to PRO
vide the necessary means for continuing
tho government and they did neither.
Mr.. buchanan denied the right Of Sc
cession and Mr.. Lincoln has done no
more than deny it.
Mr.. hanan never had particle more
mower to reinforce the forts OF the Uni
ted States in the South or TO recover po-
session of them, than Mr.. Lincoln has had
ever since the 4th OF March and still has.
Mr. Buchanan, under the advice ofGen-
eral Scott, the same adviser who now
counsels Mr.. Lincoln, concentrated all
the available force OF the army at Wash
ington City, and Mr.. Lincoln found when
he got there all the power of the govern"
ment ready to his hand.
MI IIllt'llll Wy iiio hNNo 100 S-A'N'' ''''
unuuestionable endorsement of Mr.. Bu~
chanan's policy in regard to secession.
The Democrats long ago declared that
the sectional;s: of the North were the real
disunionist. They warned the country
before the election that the success of a
party pledged to sectional issues would
end in the destruction of the government.
The policy Of RePublicaniSm has dissev>
cred the Union and destroyed the power
of the government. The ADMINISTRATION
will eventually agree to the dissolution of
the Union. They cannot carry out coeF"
cion, they will not compromise, and what
else car they do but treat with the South~
ern Republic as ser crate government.
Mr.. Buchanan treated the Commission
ers from the South merely as private clti-
ems. Mr.. Lincoln, through his Secretary
Of State has, at least, treated With them
] for an armistis-, and has communicated
with them by letter in an official manner.
/ the Republicans are fast settling down
upon the fatal polocy of LETTING THE
/ UNION SLIDE POST