Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-04
The Meeting at Curwensville.


A meeting called by some ninety signer'
representing themselves az Democrats,w "a:
10 be- held at Curweusville last evcnin Z
for the purpose of splitting upon and re-
pudiating" the st. Mary's platform.
Among the signers to this call, we rec
ognize the names o! several who have
heretofore been recognized as entirely
ConSisten! in their adherence to the usa'
yes OF the Democratic party, and, with
out knowing the facts, we venture to say
that ther names were obtained through
misrepresentation Of some sort or other
The irstigators Of this movement may
probably be sincere in their motives. II
may be tha. it was not intended as means
of securing the defeat of certain Demo-
cratic candidates. If So they can easily
satisfy the public Of this fact BY at once ac'
quieSajsg in The action 9f tic ASsemJled Democ'
yacy Of the coarty il this piece last evening.
The professed object OF the meeting at
CuTwensville, is TO repudiate certain OF
the resolutions adopted at the recent leg
islatiye conference at st. Mary's. That
they are susceptible TO objection, we have
heretofore admitted. But we sIbmit to
,hose at the head of this movement
whether it would not have been wiser to
have waited until it was ascertained
whether those sentiments were assented
10 by the Democracy Of this or any other
of the counties composing the district p
or whether, il they would preserve the
harmony of the Democratic party, they
should not have applied to the Chairman
of the County Committee and madea
formal call Of the Democratic party Of the
county? Their failure to do either oi
these things, and their calling a meet
Ing in the mapEer they did, IS entirely
irregular and disorganizing.
As to the st, Marys resolutions, we care
but little about them. The delegate es
were sent there to nominate candidates -
not to make platforms. State and Nation
al Conventions do this. And nobody is
bound, in any degree, to the expressed will
Of ten or dozen gentlemen attending a
district convention. If the people enter
tain any doubts as to the sentiments or
opinions Of the candidates, it is to them
that application should be made or to
the counties presenting them. And how
is it with DR.. Early and Maj Nicholson ?
Does any one DOUBT the loyalty or pltri-
otism of either? They cannot that of the
latter, as he is now in the service hims
self and has also soma mere lad
in Capt. Brady's company of Brookyille,
now quartered in the same encampment
with the brave volunteers from this coun.
ty. This should place him beyond the
reach Of suspicion. As to DR.. Early, he
was present at the great out-pouring OF
the Democracy of Clarified in this place
last night and unqualifiedly endorsed the
proceedings therein expressed.
Wa deeply regret this movement at
this time-not that we apprehend any sc
rious consequences in q political point oi
view; but because this is time, above all
others, when Democrats should act in
harmony They know that the history OF
the country is the history of the Demo
cratic party. They know their party il
W ithout power in :he General Govern
ment, or in any OF the States. They know
that it is their party that has always resuu.
cd the country from oil its previous perils.
They also know that if the power had re
mained yith them, peace and prosperity
would have remained TO bless our land
These and other reflections, to which they
lead, should adm ouish every Democrat to
lay aside 'allpersonal and. individual prefer.
ences and pTejudices-all minor, local and
side issues-and unite together as band
of brothers to place that good old Union
making and Union>preserving party of
Jefferson and Jackson again in power.
sas-We would merely say. in reply to
the Pittsburgh Dispatch, that inasmuch as
the Republicans in Congress last winter
rejected all the plans OF compromise and
reconciliation offered-at least two of
which plans according to the evidence of
Senator Pugh and the late Senator Dougs
las, would have been satisfactory to the
Cotton States-it is hardly fair, honest or
logical to say that 'to all overtures by
peace conventions the Secessonists
were contemporary deaf" either those
Senators or tho Dispatch is in error, and
we IRE perfectly satisfied that the public
arc TO Judge which