Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-25

TO THE PUBEIC.

uWbsn man thinkoth be standoth, let him
take heed lest he fall" is sentiment never more
| kr,bly illustrated than in our own case. Last
| v,.k we explained to our readers the grounds
unon which The CAUCASIAN was admitted tc the
mails. and expressed our confident beliaf that n.
flrtber trouble need be anticipated This week,
Lm,ercr. our business has been again suddenly
,OS OSuucxpcctedIy arrested by an order from tn
Past Office Department prohibiting IhE CArcAS-
,y from circulating in the mails. With our pa
| pr in type, and the press waiting, we determin-
| I'd this tine to proceed to Washington ana gan.
v nsrsonal investigation the reasons il possible,
q, az strange u proceeding. We have the graft
s,,tiop TO stnte that there is no charge that we
,e violated tho terms of our letter to the Post
r..,er in New York, or that wa have not acted in
so,ire GOOD faith in the matter. And more, there
i,po charge that we have opposed the war-that
"a hova advocstod secession IT laid ourselves la
ls to any charge Of diSloyalty, unless it be dis
laval To oppose negro freedom. Our only, our
,olo cause Of offending, so far as we can learn is,
h., we have advocated the sGbordinGtioH Of the
,,,ro IN The ,ckite man as the nOTnal order of Am
20, society, and cOntended that the relation of
tho races. as it has como down to us from the
tonnders of our government ls Ttght. THIS being
,mply cues ton Of political opinion, we had no
wspciou that its advocacy could fall under the
ham nf y
,bois of III. doctrine that this "white Gnau'
,oysrnment" a. proclaimed by Senator Douglas
ebief Justice Taney, and many Of the most prom
in,nt nortbern Democrats. Tie striking down
TIM DAucAstAY, therefore, has deeper signii
,,rce Than apv pre,ions act Of interference with
the nress. II Is simply refusal to allow US to de
hnd the decision of the Supreme Court Of the
land. This toe. after We mad relied upon the per
mission of The Department that The Caucasian
should be sent through the mail, aud expended .
,rge sum of money, which is now al lost, in the
attempt TO get it started,
Pnallv. rather than have our business broken
nm. our establishment idle, our hands thrown Out
If employment just at the beginning oil winter, we
proposed to publish paper merely containing
he news of the day, and extracts from other jour
uas that ,rere allowed TO circulate IN tue nails
and without any opinions Of our own on IT, Ou'
subscribers, we thought, might accept thls as
temporary cxpedient, but astounding I" '0'A'e
even this ,cHs refused!
Itvould be useless for us to try to find Language
"a eypress TO our readers the bitter, burning dis
appointment we feel over this last unparalleled
act. The loss of money, which we could Ill afford
is badenough, but the sense of injustice, oi wrong
ofcrueltv. which must be felt to be appreciated
l. almost uncomfortable. .,
Our readers may inquire, however, "What vii
you DO nowl Do you intend I'd give upF W.
answer, MOI The principle that we are contend
ing for is the vital element Of our very nanoha
existence. 1t is the doctrine Of multiludes o
Democrats in the North, and with unbonnd''
confidence in the grand truth that this is goTT
Unmem Of ,rIit, men, and none others, We sha,
never forsale It, as long as here are people cnouSt
left who will support it. The Caucasian VIII o'
continued for the present, at all events, and car
DO ordered through news agents, There Is 20 90
lection to our continuance Of the paper, but only
that our subscribers shall not have the privilege
ofreceiving their papers by mail.
We feel sauguine that this subject viii not o'
allowed TO rest here. The matter we have reason
70 believe, will soon be brought before Congress
and we trust that the exclusion Of The Caucasian
from the mails will be only temporary AT al
events, we ask our subscribers to have patience
and they may rely that every effort we can u''
shall be mado to remove the difficulties that nov
surround Us.
VAN ExRIE, HORTON & CO.,
Editors and Projectors Of THE CAUCASIAN.
J. II. VAN EyRIE,
r. g. Horror,
]. B. CHasE,
New York. December 7th, 1901. N