Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-18


server aud Reporter;
"while therefore, we are free to say that, 50
far as the action Of the President is concerned, In
reference to slavery US connected with our Ma
tiOnal difficulties, We have seen nothing TO con-
demn, we yet feel that he will not have dischar
gcd his whole duty ifhe permits member Of his
Cabinet 20 utter sentiments that are not only i'm
proper in themselves, but in direct contravcnton
Of the policy which Congress has defined and he
himself has adopted. We are aware that Mr.,
Cameron, Secretary of War though he be- Cannot
die tate tho policy Of the Government in this re-
gard and we are as well assured, wo are that
he is crafty intriguing politician, that his whole
object IN cnunciating the sentiments ho has upon
this subject Is to prOpitiate the favor the fana-
tics at the North who believe hat this war should
be prosecuted to the utter demolition or slavery
in the land but in u crisis like the present when
the heart of this great na.ion is deeply moved in
reference to this present condition aud future
prospects Of our National affairs, and when the
conservative men Of the land are bending all
their energies to the rcstora ion of the authority
Of the Constitution which makes us one people,
the President should not suffer a member Of his
official household to so far transgress the bounds
Of prOprety as to endanger the cause of the Union
by the expression of iunatical opinions for dem
agogical or othor purposes, and that too, whom
such sentiments are in direct antagOnism 10 the
de dared views and purpose, Of the constituted
authorities of the nation. The prompt and fear.
less exercise Of his power over Cameron, as itw 8
exercised over Fremont would be an act of JUS
tico which would be hailed with delight by every
conservative man in the nation, who looks TO the
government, and the complete restoration Of its
unity and power, as the sheet anchor of our
hopes"
Now, one thing We may sefely assert,
and that is, that even if the Secretary of
War was the best man IN the world, the
time has come when he has lost the conf
dence OF very important element OF the
Union party, and lie cannot, at this crisis
better serve his country than by getting
ofits Cabinet Councils as soon as possible.
A voluntary Withdrawal would 5e the
most graceful act of his lie, and secure for
him the thanks, if not the friendship OF
the whole country. Shall we be favored
with his valedictory Ifnct, we feel conf
dent that the President, az heretofore,
will be equal to the great trust reposed in
him by the American people
JUDGMENT FOR a NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT
"Among the recent decisions at the gen.
eral term of the Supreme Court of the AL
bany, (N. Y, district, was one in favor Of
Mr.. j. Seasbury against Bradford o. Wait
for seven years subscription to the Cats e
kill Recorder and Democrat. The decision
was in favor OF the publisher, and the
judgment and costs we understand,
amount 10 between two and three hun
dred dollars"
Good enough for him. lie had sneal<ed
along seven years enjoying The fruits Of the
labor of another, and now he has to pay
that BILL with Court costs supcradd ed. If
publishers would make few more such
exhibitions, newspaper swindlers would
find 1t a desperate game to play. We hope
it will prove warning TO delinquents.
We take the above, with the comments,
from a contemporary 1t, or the hw on
which the decision is based, should be
published once year by all newspapers.
1t is surprising that so few subscribers fu.
ly understand their responsibility to pub
fishers of newspapers. Tie law which
governed in this decision is law OF Con-
gress, and therefore applicable in every
State in the Union.
Many subscribers seem to regard the bill
for newspaper the last to be settled. and
especially the last the law will endorse
responsible meu even, under trihng
whiDs. refuse to take their papers from
the office, regardless Of the payment of
arrears, aud when a half dozen or more
years have been added to the arrears at
the time of stoppage, think it hard to pay
the increased bill with interest aud costs
Of collection. We are happy to say that
we have few such cases compelling
prosecution. We have never failed in any
suit of establishing y legal and just claim
Ne,o York Observer.