Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-14
Monday Morning Oct. II, 1851.
The Election on Tuesday

ING 6lcCIlOA Va AuOoN"y
pesu;ted in a most glorious triumph for
the Democracy Of this county. We have
much canse for graduation and rejoicing
N the victory which we have achieved.
The party has acted nobly. She refused
TO affiliate with those who pr 'fessed to
hold contrary principles and advocated a
different policy from her, and has, III her
-uccess, preserved her organization, and
kept herself in such a position that she
eou in the future contribute to the COM
mon veal All honor is due to its meni-
bers, who so determinedly marched to the
uolh. voted full tickets, and thus testified
heir devotion to principles, rather than
mere individua! preferences. Never, in
the party contests of this region, was
duty performed more cheerfully, or under
,uch untoward circumstances. Misrepre>
.entation villihcation and abuse, without
measure, had been heuped upon the party
and at every turn its members had met
with sneers, taunts and opprobrious cpl
thets. The weak may have trembled ;
the ,imid quailed; but DUTY netved them
for the struggle, and they have come OIL
with flying colors. All honor, we repeat
10 the noble.hearted Democracy of Clear
field county
If the Democratic party had failed in its
devotion to the Union, and its love for
the Constitutional il had hesitated to
follow the flag Of the country through
sunshine and storm-if its menibers, biin.
ded by partisan zeal, could not recognize
in successful opposition candidate, the
constitutional head Of the government,
and through factiousness, had thrown Oh
.tacles in the road Of his Administration
in the darkest hour of our country's peril,
then that party deserved universal exe'
Grafton, and, like Rob Roy's kindred,
should have been dispersed, "homeless
and nameless." But the party, in the
past had adopted Decatur's sentiment
Our country right or wrong; may she
ever be right; tut right or wrong, God
bless her." And she has remained true
10 that sentiment. The glory of our coun'
try causes Democratic hearts to pu.se!e
more freely, and every attempt TO detract
from her honor, or to retard her progress,
only nerves and impels them to renewed
cxertions.
The triumph of Tuesday was full,
clear and unequivocal endorsement of
such sentiments. The Democracy true to
herself-true to the Uron-true to the
Constitution the verdict of the reo-
pie. The lame, miserable, uncolled for
attempt of political tricksters to cast
blur on the party escucheon-and to brand
the party with secession, disloyalty and
dishonor-has proven an abortion. The
party stands proudly for the Union-one
and inseparable, now and forever.
As Democrats, having in the most un-
qualified manner declared our position,
we went into the contest. The sentiments
which have authoritatiyely been declared
as the sentiments of the party, are those
which we claim to be judged by, and which
the people of this county, by their ballots,
have commended. We eve our duty TO
the great Democratic perty. We also owe
duty to the Government. These cannot
conflict, if the party is true to its antece-
dents but should they, then allegiance
to Government should destroy Party ties.
Democrats cannot forget that the claims
of Government must not be overlooked.
Il treasure and blood are nee ded to sustain
the Government, they must be provided
and they will be, for all legitimate objects;
but we have the RIGHT, and it is our DUTY,
to see that the aims Of the Government
are not perverted FROM legitimate purpo-
ses.
In political contests SO exciting as the
cne that has just closed, much is often
said and done that should not be. J twas
our aim to avoid dong either. Nos. la
bored efforts were mace from time to
time TO torture our language into senti-
ments OF dis!oyalty. That the slightest
suspicion Of disloyalty can be dawn from
any thing we said, without the grossest
perversion, we do not believe, and think
that tho reading Of the context will in ev-
cry instance remove any such impression.
In fine, we can only repeat, what we
have often said to the Democracy Of Clear
field comfy, stand ty your principles
the principles of the great National Dem
ocratic party, which are founded in and
upon on abiding attachment for the Union
aud the Constitution-that party that has
conducted our country in glory and tri
umph through every storm, and which,
with Gods blessing, will do so again as