Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-25
10 THE PUBEIC.

"Wben A man thinkoth he standeth, let him
-,kebsed lest ho fall" ia q sentiment never more
fur,bly illustrated than in our own case. Last
,,,L va explained to our readers tho grounds
mon which TIE CAUCASIAN was admitted &c the
Ipailg md expressed our confident beltsf that ne
further trouble need be anticipated. This week,
however, our business has been again suddenly
and Unexpectedly arrested by an order from the
POST Office Department prohibiting Tus CAUcAs-
,y from circulating in the mails. With our pa
nor in tvpe, and the press waiting, wo dctermln-
sl this tino to proceed to Washington and gait
bv pcrsoual investigation the roa;ons, if possible
cor 60 strange q proceeding. We have tho graft.
Gr,tion to state that there is no charge that we
have violated tho terms Of our letter TO the Post
master in New York, or that wo have not acted in
,ntire good faith in tue matter. And more, there
;spo charge that we hsve opposed the war-that
wa have advocated secession or laid ourselves ia
iIo TO any charge of disloyalty, unless it be dis.
laval 70 oppose negro freedom. Our only, our
sols cause Of offending, so far as we can learn is
,bat We have advocated the subordmGiion Of the
marc 10 the ,rkiic man as the normal order of Am
oican society, and contended that the relation OF
tbs roces, as it has come down to us from the
founders ofour government Is right This being
,mply n question Of political opinion, we had nc
spsniciop that its advocacy could fall under the
bos az the Administration, 1t i. simply tho idea
ar bass IF ths doctrine that this is a"white mans
voveruncnt," a. proclaimed by Senstor Douglas
Chief Justice Taney, and many Of the most prom
incnt northern Democrats. The strik ng dOnr
Tpr DAuCAHAY, therefore, has deeper signh
corce than any previous act Of interference Will
the press. 1t is simply refusal to allow US TO de
fepd tho decision Of the Supreme Court OF the
land This, toe. after we mad relied upon the per
mission of the Department that The Caucasian
should be sent through the mail aud expended :
large sum Of money, which is now all IosI IN inc
attempt to get it started.
Frallv rather than have our business broken
ur, our establishment idle, our hands thrown ou
Of employment just at the beginning of winter, we
proposed to publish paper merely containing
the news Of the day, and extracts from other jour
mails that tsere allowed to circulate in the mails
and without any opinions Of our own on IT, Gu
subscribers, we thought, might accept this as
temporary eSpedlent but ASTOUNDING 10 relste
even this cns refused!
II would be useless for us to try to find languag
IN rypress TO our readers the bitter, burning dis
annointment we feel over this last unparalleled
net The loss Of money, which We could III afford
is bad enough, but the sense OF injustice, Of wrong
of cruelty, which must be felt to be appreciated
Is almost uncomfortable.
Our readers may inquire, however, "What vii
YOU do now? d. you intend I'd give up = w
answer, NO The principle that we are contend
ing for rs the Vital element oi OuE Neiy h"t4OH"
existence 1t is the doctrine Of multitudes o
Democrats in the North, and with unboundo
confidence in the grand truth that this is u gou
crnYneul nf tckit, men, and none others. we shal
never forsake it, as long here are people cnougi
left who will support it. The Caucasian will ot
continued for the present, at all events and car
be ordered through news agents, There is no Oh
section to our continuance Of the paper, but only
that our subscribers shall not have the priyileg,
of receiving their papers by mail.
We feel sanguine that this subject will not b.
allowed to rest here. The matter We havo reason
to believe, will soon be brought before Congress
and we trust that The exclusion Of The Caucasian
from the mails will be only temporary. At al
events, we ask our subscribers to have patience
md they may rely that every effort we can us,
,hall be made to ramoye the difficulties that ov
surround US. -....
VAN ExRIE, HORTON q CO.,
Editors and Projectors Of THE CAUCASIAN.
JHVAN EvRIE,
r. q. Horror,
7. b. CHasE,
New York, December 7th, 1861.