Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-24

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ing OF omnipotent force unto The produc
ton of universal helplessness. Its, when
it shall pervade the earth, the realization
Of the cUnjectures of those who expouno
the divine predictions concerning the con
dition in which The Son Of Nan will fine
all nations at his second coming the uni
versal reign Of lawlessness after the uni
yersai dislntegratlon OF every element ca
pable of restraining it. What we say is -
not that these results are inevitable Coz
| forbid But we say they are natural
they are imminent they are far more tc
! be apprehended than what has already oc
CURED both in the North and in the
South, was to be apprehended thirty
years ago. And we may say these thing
with greater confidence of an insight o.
the terrible future, and a mere eager be-
seeching Of our generation 20 beware
since during more than thirty years we
have not ceased TO lift up an unheeded
testimony, both against the principles and
the proceedings, both at the North and at
the South-whose frightul results the
country is now beginning to realize.
II. |. Let US now seek, au idst this
chaos, for some ground ofhope and effort.
Throughout the eighteen free States, so
ciety is supposed to be under the control
OF the Republican party. As indicated
| by the Presidential election in November
last, it may be conceded that the majori-
ty in all those States, did at that time,
: believe the election of Mr.. Lincoln to the
Presidency, 20 be the best of the alterEa-
| tives then offered to their choice and it
may be further conceded, though it is not
strictly accurate, that, at present. the 10
cal, political and military power, in all
| those States, is in the hands of the Rea
publican party. But itls also true that a
minority in those States, numerically al-
most as large as the entire voting popula'
ton of the fifteen slave States, voted
against Mr.. Iincoln-and are thoroughly
opposed TO the distinctive principles OF
the Republican party. 1t is also unGe,
Unable that very large number Of those
who voted for Mr.. Lincoln, are far more
Wings or Americans than they are Re.
publicans and il is equally certain that
very large number Of the Republican
party ITSELF strictly speaking, are patriot.
ic men, who, while they preferred the
success of their party to the success of any
other party, prefer the peace, the pres
perity, and the security Of their country
above anything that could be obtained by
the triumph Of their party. 1t any po-
iltical result in the future, therefore, can
be onsidered certain, it is certain that a
revolution in opinion, more or less declN
ded, will manifest itself throughout the
free States, whenever the issue Is clearly
put to them between their country and
any political party. And it is equally
certain, that whatever party shall hurry
those States, by whatever means, into the
horrors of civil war, and the argrsh OF
that impending anarchy OF which we
have spoken, will perish by a counter
revolution, just as apt to be bloody there
as ia any portion of the nation.
. In the position Of all the slave States
there are peculiar circumstances much
overlooked, both among themselves and
and others; but nevertheless decisive in
| the long run. No force, however small,
but will accomplish its end, II sufficient
time be allowed; even that which is infi.
uitely minute, il it operates Through an
indefinite period. The six cotton States
appear to US to have taken their course in
such a temper, with such purposes, upon
such principles, and under such loregon 3
conclusions, that they neither desire to
return to their formec position, nor would
at present agree to any thing that they
believe would accomplish that result. 1t
! is, of course, possible that we are mista-
/ ken in this painful conclusion, and we
should heartily rejoice to know thai we
are but, seeing no grouut on when we
can doubt that the case stands thus, nei-
! ther do we see any on which we can
avoid stating our belief. 1t would be
gross Injustice TO many thousands OF pa
triotic men in all tie cotton States, to
suppose that either Of those States would
have been allowed to take the course it
has pursued, without desperate political
struggle in its own bosom, if the cTcum~
stances of those men. in each oil those
States, had appeared to them to allow OF
resistance to the organized force which
sw ept society away. There are also thou.
sands of persons in all those States who
even now consider it a SANDER and re
proach, that ulterior designs are ascribed
to those who direct this secession moves
ment, which il seems apparent to all
mankind, except themselves, are not on
ly certain to be realized if the movement
is permanently sustained, but which were
amongst the earliest ana most powerful
causes of the long cherished desire to be
relieved from the real restraints of the
Federal Government, and the imaginary
perils and injuries of the Federal Union.
In the actual condition of the State
which have already seeded, as we under
stand that condition and the manner in
which it has been brought about, we
deem it perfectly obvious that counter
revolution must manifest itself in every
one of them-equally as decided, and
perhaps more violent, than the revolution
which has already occurred. That coun-
ter-revolution may be in direction more
fatal-brirging into uncontrolled power,
parties wholly unfit and unworthy to
possess It. 1t nay be in direction emf
nently favora Die to the security and pros
perity of those cotton States, and tegmin-
in their restoration TO the Union, under
the lead OF party whose elements now
lie scattered, or even as yet totally unde.