Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-01
CLEA RFlELD, PA.
Wednesday Morning May l, 1861,
The News.


,5 Union.
What relates 10 affairs South Of Wash
ington must be taken with many grains
"f allowaEte, A week ago, according TO
the IN css reliable informaton," t,oeaty
thousand Scuherners were within u hours
march Of Washington. This was bitterly
true, as TIE reliable information" dia
not represent them as soldiers. 1t is still
our opinion that Virginia is determined
TO maintain defensive position only, and
hat she has had no intention whatever of
attacking Washington, Or going out of
her own territory.
Ga5~lt is said to be "poo, rule that
wont work both ways" Be this as it may,
we are quite sure there are some rules that
certain people will only permit to work
the way they want them. For instance,
our Governmental authorities, both State
ard National have called upon the people
TO lay aside all party spirit, and to sustain
the constituted authorities in their efforts
to restore peace and order The command
IS obeyed with unexampled loyalty by
Democrats. Not a single voice is raised
in opposition in any quarter outside of the
disatieeted States. II the slightest allu.
sion is made, Ly a Democratic paper, to
the past, or the slightest reference is made
to the cause of our present troubles, at
once tho cry is raised, 40, the editor is o
Sccess'ol,t-a 7raiDr-and must be silen,
ocd," snd frequently nothing but want
OF courage on the part Of his assailants
saves him from the vengeance of the mob.
This is one of the rays the rule works.
And how is it the other way7
Why, Republicans, and Republican pa
pers, it seems, are permitted to say about
what they please without incurring the
displeasure of these Censors of public opin-
ION in the slightest degree, and as an eyi>
dcnce we give the following paragraph
from the last Journal We notice a SINH
lar article in several other Republican
papers:
"JonN c. BRTCKNRlDGr.-It is stated that
John c. Breokinridgc who has heretofore bcen
quoted as n sauneh Union man, has at last
cauc out in his true colors, and agrees to fur
nish 10000 men, from Kentucky, to the Rebel
army. So John C. and his friend Joe Lano are
both seceSsionsts and are giving aid and com.
icrt to the rebels"
tven i this were true, in all its literal, EN-.
phatic ard unqualified dstinctness, we
submit that, now that the Republicans
have the most unmistakablc proof that
thor late political opponents whether
Breckenridge, Douglas, or Bell men-are
as ready as themselves to take up arms in
defence of the Administration, such pub
iications arc enty made for mischicco. pp-
poses.
But, we at least doIt the truth of the
above paragraph. The last notice of Mr..
Brcckinridge that we have met with. was
that he had addressed lis fellow citizens
at Lexington, Ky, in which ho took
ground against the secession of Kentucky
at this time, but 10 make one more effort
10 SAVE THE UNION, 10y obcying the Procla-
nation Of tEe President so far as to hold q
special election for members of Congress
for the extra session on tho 4th of July
next, and for her Senators TO appear in
their seats, and, as q last effort, demand
OF the administration and the representa-.
t!yes from the North what the Southern
States claim to be their constitutional
rights. 1t they fail in obtaining sufli.
cIent guarantee that something of this
kind will be granted, it will then be the
duty OF Kentucky to cast her fortunes
ith her Southern sisters.
Does this make him traitor
But why is Mr.. Breckenridge singled
out for ich bitter denunciatiOn? If the
object was not purely mischief, why is
"honest John Bell of Tennessee allowed
to escape2 We believe his secessionism is
now without qualification, as the last We
heard of him was speech somewhere il,
Tennessee, in which he urged the raising
$4,000 troops in that State to meet the
Northern invaders"
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CoScREss.-The President having issued
his proclamation, convening Congress on
the 4th day Of July next, special elections
will have TO be held in the following
States, if they desire to be represented
therein. Alabama, California, Georgia
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland Miss S.
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
Tennessee and Virginia.
We presume no elections will be held In