Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-03

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fcbs ol Oh PARTIES wl.h1 YmR o t-
have responded 1tV plotting 1 fF.
Tho object D. 10 twHag, s tie ad,or
rruth thc rebellion rnto VI peaceful sc,
m Tho shortest pos. ccssion, ar ot te0l 0a
siblc time, This is hr uyNi muFWut
ihc only way tosuvo Hrug rnW,uu uud It.
boodshcd and give construction imp.soh'.
permanent peace | have too much
The great body OF respect for his intcl-
the people, h.th lcct TO believe, for
Democrats and Re. ono moment, that
publiCaue, feel this there n MAN rOE
to be the fact aud WAR VINO Is not \
talk aud act accord. nIsuNioNlsr rER 81.
ingly. To compro. Hence I do net mean,
mise with treason II can prcrcpth H0t
or even palley with tie tHSp'c Of tie u
il, is to destroy the WoU-B,cH plotting 10
nation. The only destroy H--shaH drag
way to treat the Ills cotmiry into r1r
traitors il to Suhdue UNDER the rRETENT
and punish them or PROTECTING the
The policy of ma runLICPROrERrI,A ,ANp
king any sort of ENFORCING THE LAWS,
COmDromiSe or par AND COLLECTING THE
lev with them, is a REVES wHEN
policy 10 break up THEIR OBJECT Is DIS
the Union and dis UNION, AND WAR TuE
grace the American MEANS OF ACCOM-
name. Trust no PLISmING 4 CHERISH
man who row talks I'D PURPOSE" "Sr,
Of Eushing up this He history g"c 'rorI''
treason by n coms dccs not .fnt 10 coaa-
promise with the denim tie .tohV. wtaG-
rebels. Ifhc is not ness ant Vtckedn6%a
traitor himself, lie Of that government
is at least in SYM whtch drcw It's Soort
pathy with thom, or upon its Own people
else grossly mis- ~he" they demdndrd
led. guarantees tor hcir
rights.
1t is clear that if Senator Iouglas was
now living, and would utter such senti
ments as he did in the Senate, tn, trio OF
the Jo,auai would have him executed as q
traitor without Judge or Jury.
"Ah, bat this speech was uttered before
the surrender of Fort Sumter, and Judge
Douglas changed his opinion since then,
the trio will say.
We disbelieve the alleged change Of mind
on the part of that great statesman. lie
was always the friend o! the Union, and
if now living, his voice would resound
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land in favor of any compromise OF
measure calculated TO save the Union and
Il, elt further blood.hed.
TnE PRoBABLE CosT.-ll GRACE Greely
names onc ho,vand nations Of dollars as moi
an extravagart estimate for the expense.
of the war, and says the Congress which
is to meet tomorrow should make rrovis'
ion for raising this sum. ''lron," the
Washington correspondent of the Balti'
more .Sua, is less extrayagant, but furnish,
es data for his conclusions, as follows:
"Still there may be limit to the struggle il
itE present form. That limit cannot poss y
be reached in less than two years time from
this date. The continuance Of wLr and the terms
Of peace must form political issue for the elect
ion of reI resentatiyes to the next Congress; thai
is, to the second Congress of the Lincoln ad
ministration That Congress cannot be called
together a an earlier cay, probably, than the Is
Of lima Ia Cnngrfss is lpsDly plal q.
ed against compromise or peace on any terms
short of the return of al the seeded States tC
their allegiance" Every calculation as to tht
duration of the war must be made with reference
TO the political character Of the Congress tina
may meet two years hence.
Estimates of the cost Of the war to the United
States may also be made for nOterm less than
two years Considering the great extent of ma
val and military preparations, the cost Of the
war for two years cannot isll shor ef eigh
hundred millions. Even if tue government cred.
it be man:aincd at its present point, there vii
be loss of fifteen per cent. to the Government
in negotiating loans to this amount ltis urge.
that the aggregate value of property held in tht
loyal States is eight thousand millions, and tha
the people will readily and easily pay 1.-THE y
that sum to prosecute the war. But these values
have already disappeared, and no estimate of th'
capacity of the people to pay can be formed uPoI
valuations made before the pesent disturbance
commenced in the country"
This would be quite formidable ma.
tional debt TO burthen the people with
even in the best of times, and when ou
country was uaited and in the full tide 0
prosperity. Bat what will 1t be after W
shall have exhausted and prostrated ev
cry business enterprize? Heretofore
national debt of an hundred millions, wa
looked upon as rather heavy burden
We were then united people, and pros
porous.
eEnp The extra Session Of Congress vii
meet at Washington tomorrow. 1t
announced that the Presidents messag
will urge a vigorous prosecution of tn
war, and discountenance any effort look
ing to II peaceful settlement