Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-06
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Executive Com,
mittee of Pennsylvania, NJ ameeting held
in the city of Harrisburg, on the 3Oih III.
timo, unanimously resolved to elicit the
views of the Democracy OF the old Kew.
stone" in reference to the present terrible
crisis OF our National affairs,
By referring to notice in another ror>
ton Of our paper, it will be seen that the
Chairman orthc Democratic County Com.
mittes Inns issued call for meeting, al
the Town Hall, in Clearfeld, on the even.
ing Of the 10th instant, TOR tho purpose OF
elec;iug Delegates to State Convention
which is 10 sssemble at Harrisburg on the
2lst instant.
In accordance with the unanimous recon-
mendation Of the State Committee, the
Democracy are TO elect three delegates
from each Senatorial district, AMI three
from each Representative district; thus
making the Convention 10 consist of four
hundred delegates, which will reflect the
popular will very largely.
1t was expected by the people, that the
Republican party. having the unanimous
control OF nearly all the Northern State
Governments, and majority in Congress,
would do something 10 avert the inevita.
Bile destruction OF the country but in this
all have been disappointed ard we are
well satisfied that the salvation Of the ma.
;ion depends upon The people and the
movement mus. be initiated by the Dem
ocracy, as the leaders of the Republican
party have firmly shook hands with their
disunion allies in the South.
These twin destructives have turned u
deaf car 10 everything that has heretofore
proved ofiectiyc-public moetings, and
petitions.
The City OF Boston, which rolled $4,000
votes tor President, mas sent petition 10
Congress with over fifteen thousand names.
and have sent large delegation of conser.
vative men to Washington, headed by
Everett, Winthrop, Appleton, Lawrence,
and others, to call upon their Black Re-
publican Congressn men 10 retrace their
murderous policy and still they refuse.
The same thing has been done in New
York, Philadelphia and other large cities
but everything proves OF no avail; the
last sira" seems to have been pile / upon
the "camcl's back" by these national dos.
trucivcs.
Our Legislators, at Harrisburg, have
been called upon in tho same IN amer,
but every petition sent in by the people
seems to be received with contempt by our
representatives. 1t is true, there are a
few noble exceptions but scarcely as nu-
merous as those it required 10 save Sod.
ON.
The people from our Representative
district have to bear large yortion Of the
blame, and we dare not upbraid our
neighbors very much until wo wash our
hands of the criino we have committed
against the peace and Government Of our
country. We have sent the Blacklist Re. !
publican TO Harrisburg That inhaJits the
State, n radical abolitionist, of The Abbey
Kelly Foster gender, who deserves to be
politically damned during his natural
There is now no difference be. ?
tween him and VIM. L. Yancey, as we
must view them both as traitors TO their
race and their country. /
b6-We publish this week extracts from
the Speeches of Senators Bigler and
Douglas. elsting TO our present troubles.