Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-19
Wednesday Morning June 10, 1851
One Right After Another, Lost

lstiation was uayirC very lltlle respect tC
theprescribcd limits in our National Con-
rntution. Not content with raising Ar
,ntes, aui building up = Navy upon thci'
oNn responsibility, it is still gras?lng after
authority not warranted by any law of the
country,
The President seems 10 have proiiIcd 10y
the stratagcm Of Napoleon il 1851, wher
he o,erthrew the Republic Of France, by
causing the arrest in one night. Of al
leading persons opposed 10 an imperial
government The late rad upon the Tel
egraph offices aud tie Semrc of all the
correspon4cnces i, am outrage upon every
civil right that an American citizen can
possess the appropriation OF the private
and social cOrrcspC Cndcncc, 10y tho toV-
ernment would not be endured so meckIy
rs va seem to bear it, 10y the citizens OF
any other country,
The government y passing laws to es.
tablish Telegraph lines, ut the same time
required all the operators to be sworn to
uriyacy and secrecy; in reference TO all
correspondence, no eye was to nee, and
40 ear was to ever heur whatever cores
non lence was transmitted by Telegraph.
except the operators and the parties sends
ing and receiving the same. This system
>,f secrecy having been established by law,
n addition TO heavy penalties for its VIC
atioa. soon obtain the confidence ot the
public, aud large correspondence 10y
this method has been carried on N the
United States ever since the establish
:nens Of the Telegraph. Heret oiore this
mode of correspondence has neen held so
sacred by cur courts oiJustice, that Tele.
sraphic dispatches were not allowed to be
offered IN evidence, notwithstanding that
by resorting to this mode of testimony
the worst criminals could have beeu cou>
victed, and great check given to coun~
.terieiters and shaipers. What have we
now those who having sworn to uphold
the law, aud protect the citizen III all his
rights, have i'll high handed manner
seized all this kind of correspondence
throughout the country, and carried them
90 Washington, and have appointed an
inouisition to examine and overhaul this
gigantic correspondence, an act that would
oyerturn the wickedest Tespot on earth.
The next order we expect TO hear from
will re, ordering the Post
Masters to open and examine all the let
tiers that may be sent to their respective
offices, and if Nothing sditious or traitor
Gus, can be found therein, they will he
to mail them to the proper party
according TO direction but If otherwise
hey must be sent to the inqulsition at
Washington. It the Administration has
a ri sht TO seize and examine correspon-
denceiby yelegraph; they have the same
right to appropriate oil correspondence
carried on by letter. tt they have no
right to DO the latter, there can be no Nu.
thority TO do the former, yet We kno"
they haye done this,
We confess that We are prepared for
anything that may omenate FROM Wash.
ington these times; if an order be made
today, tomorraw il will ecounterman-
led Our readers no doubt recol'ect a
lev weeks ago the war department notio F,
fed the several Governors OF the states |
raising olunteers fol the war, that they
should appoint no officers, except those
who Nrre graduates Of West Point or had
10y rXiurience became yersed in military
affairs. Yet in the face of this ORDER
GEN Cameron las since appointed three
Brigadlcr Generals and one Colonel, from
this state in the regular army, who know
no more about military tactics, than a
spaniel does about Greek Neither Of
them have ever distinguished themselves,
except in the art of political knavery, and
in this particular they are the peers Of
any sci of men in our state.
AS an evidence this incomIet envy we
need only refer our readers to the mur
der of our soldiers, near Fort Monroe. -
4 few more such demonstrations will no
,louLt, bring little mere system out Of
chaos.
The Administration should now reward |.
Gen. Pearce by appointing him to Fore
Mission. He may be better fitted
for that duty, than TO command soldiers
to become food for cannon and muskets.
But as the parent head Of our Govern"
ment exhibits like incapacity, it can
be expected that their appoint.
ees possess any better qualifications for
lischarging their duties towards the citi-
zen and the government than they do
themselves.
4 STAR ~ THE FACE Mr.. Lincoln hav-
ing appointed that "anti.slayery God"
BLACK Republican, Anson Burlingame,