Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-11
"Administrationo vs. Government, "

/ 'hl u ltllNi9 ANlO7s WV SNlNNN i'A'N WV
rlcd themselves considerably in last wock's
| issue to show that there is no difference
I between n GopcyUnicm and an Admiatstrd.
! ton. They seem to think that man must
support the Administration, o. be dIsloyol
and rebel tD the Government. II this
be true and the editors of the Joup,al
evidently think it is-then they have been
VERY disloyal, and the worst of rebels 10
this Government For at least eight long
years the editors of that Pape: have labor
/ ed to reall down Administrations. No
SANDER was too vile for publication, il it
tended to awaken contempt for the Ad-
ministration. No denunciation was too
/ hitter-no falsehood was too base. The
curses of the mob arrGyel against the Ad-
mipistration was sweetest music IN the
cars Of the editors Of the JoUnal, and hail
ed with infinite delight and even armed
resistance to the federal authority was eX-
cused on the Lroa Il basis that men in this
country had u legal right to repel EXecu-
tive dictation. The people have been
called on and implored to Nssail every act,
aud never, for any cause, suImi. to the
least encroachmcnt on their rights. Night
and day the press was run to give to the
world the last outrage rerpetrated 10y
/ the Pierce" or the buchanan dynasty"
on too indulgent people. Strange, now,
what marvellous and happy change has
come over these editors. Some men
change in a night; but these editors took
day for it; ; and from being the most abu-
from the 4th of last March until the pres
ent hour. have fallen into the other ex-
treme, and have become the most tulsome
flatterers. When citizen is dragged from
his bed at night, charged with 40 crime,
and without information or warrant,
thrown into Il dungeon, the editors OF the
Journal shout we'll done well done {?
When from the dungeon he seeks legal
relief through the Courts, and asks for
that hearing on writ Of haJeaS corpus
which tyrants for almost any crime allow
their subjects-when the writ is granted,
and executive interference paralyzes its
execution, and usurps the powers OF Con-
/ gress, the editors of the JourRai respond,
bravo bravo!! When private property
is used for public purposes without CONF
pensation-whcn the houses and papers
OF iroifensive citizens are searched, with
out any reasonable cause when men,
charged with crimes, are denied a speedy
! trial, and hurried in chains from The dis
/ trict in which their alleged offences were
a mob under executive sanction in short,
whsn the dearest and most sacred rights
of the citizen are invaded, to say nothing
Of those palpable and alarming infractions
Of the Constitution excused on the plea
of public necessit, ACTS which even
subservient Senate refused to sanction
amid all these invasions Of rights as old
and venerable as the common law itself,
the journal bravely defends and ustifes
TIE reign of terror" ard against the
protest of freemen jealous CT their rights,
endeavors TO arouse publ indignation bv
the miserable insinuaton 4 at men, true
men, loyal men, Union-loving law.abiding
men, cannot and must not question the
acts of the Administration to do so IL
reasonable, deliberate attempt to over
throw the Government.
TO pull the wool from the eyes of the
legal gentleman that docs up the heavy
work for the Journal, aud to save him from
again resolving and rejoicing that THIS
FARCE OF \ GOVERNMENT WILL sooN COME TO
AN EHD," we will give an illustration, which
may serve to show him the difference be
tween an administration and Government;
"Old Abe said, when on his way 10 the
white house, that he intended to run the
machine as he found it," Now this, tho
a very homely expression, and very inN
definite definition of Government, is yet
sufficiently illustrative of the distinction.
The Machine "0ld Abe" spoke Of is the
Government, and the running of the Ma
chine is the Administration so that men
may differ greatly as to the best way of
running it, and yet find no fault with the
Machine. In other words, men may have
a great interest in the Government and its
preservation, and yet have neither conf
dence in, or respect for, the Adminstra-
ton and it is for this very reason that
men, while heartily supporting Govern