Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-04
An Abolitionist. "A True Picture of the
Animal

An Abolitionist.-A True Picture of the
Animal.
! The New York UCTaM contains the fol>
lowing life-ike portrait of the now detes
table thing known as "Abolitionist." 1t
will be found particularly interesting TO
tn few remaining nigger-worshippcrs OF
this region:
To be an aboltionist les mind must be
so distorted, warped and obscurod that it
is no wonder if it often breaks entirely
An abolitionist cannot be practical, for
abo..tionism is impracticable. lie must
confuse with right wrong, and believe that
slavery is wrong even TO the extent Of de-
nying the existence of God because he
reasons that God would not permit
slavery. lie must take pride in being ec-
centric; and from being eccentric in opn-
ion he soon comes to be eccentric in his
dress, in his mode of wearing his hair and
beard and in his manners and department
lie must cherish an opinion all the more
because it is unpopular and thus he soon
comes to adopt an opinion for the very
reason that it is unpopular, therefore. he
argues, must be right. lie must be blind
to great evils, and magnify little evils into
tremendous outrages, to be overcome at
any cost. He must have no consideration
for white man, except as subsidiary to Il
negro.
In short, lie must be n negro worship
per and devotee, hating everything which
other men ho,d most Gear To his ebony
Juggernaut. OF course such n fanatic is
kicked out Of society, and therefore he
attacks society, ignores its usages and
amenities, and revenges himself by trying
to break it up and substitute for it socie,
ty of his own.
Thus he con- es incloser contactIwith the !
in petticoats, who is, if any
thing, worse than himself. She is either
q Mrs Jellaby, neglecting home duties to-
attend public meetings, lecture on her
mission" and manage the correspon.
dencs ofan arti.clavery society, or she is
something worse, and has "atlinities. "
Male and female abolitionists mingle in
Unitarian homes, in phaanxes, in free
love bagonics. If they have any religion
it is SpirituIlism. Both sexes insist strong
ly upon woman's rights-that is to say,
the right of u woman to be as wicked as
she may please, without remark. What
wonder that with such associations the
male abolitionist looses all courtesy, chiv.
airy and politencss. The females them. |
selves rant, rave, dispute, argue lecture
and scold tho vestige Of the gentleman
out of him. He is to regard women
as just as bad or worse than men,
and lives up to his teachings. This is a
picture of ar aboitonist fully developed. !
honest in his intatuation, and conscien>
tiously carrying the poison Of his abolition
ism into his religion, his morality, his
politics and his social relations. To him
The idea OF attacking n lady, whose merits
he cannot appreciate is as natural as to
others it is abhorrent. Failing to make
Dur President adopt the abolition theory
IF emancipation, he argues that the Pres
dent is slave driver that Mrs. Lincoln.
laving been born in slive state, must
Iave influenced the President to become
| slave driver. This point settled-and
low quickly his insane mind conceives it
he feels IT his duty not only to attack
he President but also to bilIingsgate the
Presidents wife. Thus comes such at
acks as that of the Springfield Rcpu Jlican,
lud they mark one of the pheno enl of |
ocial aboli tionism.