Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-04
Wednesday Morning Fec. 4 1881
WHO Is RIGHT Z

ofthe present. war, it would seem, is still
40 open ono. William h. Thomas, Lin
co.ns Collector Of the Port Of Philadcl-
phia, addressed the Central Republican
Club Of that city one evening last week in
speech in which he declared "thnt, not
"ouly have the two cardinal ideas or the
Republican party been adopted BY nine.
"t<aNS qf ftR5sc tcbo one gear ago eousia.te& the
"pe-tiss n opposition 70 Us, but these Hno con-
"psy9 are prepared "a airIo.e much J'"tdor
"han M< RpaJ'irans proposed 0g'"
No,hGa defines tbetwo cardinal ideas"
as 'ol'or-. "Tir5:, a@d immoynble deter
"minat.on to resst The further extension
"of slavery to the unsettled territories Of
the nation; and second, to hurl from the
"hjsh places Of toe Government those
"who lad proved themselves 70 be, by
"lorg year, Of sobseryiency 20 tho slave
power, its willing and sycophau;ic tools,
ord therefore unfit 10 rule nuti2u Of
ireemen."
H0 then asks il there il any man 70 be-
found within the borders Of the free
States aho is no, ready to RISK EVERY
THING 10 prevent the further extension
"of s!ayery'" Nay" added ho "the cry
lis uew almost universal, DowN WITH
"TGL AccUEsED ISsTguTloE >"
Fox VIM B. Thomas. ~ m individual,
10 use such language, and express sJch
continents, sLoulJ surprise no one. lie
always was an open aud ayowed Abo!i.
tiouist-and nothing else. But now he is
,le chosen representative Of the Na.i)n al
Administration at the commercial capitol
of the rret. Commonwealth of Pennsyl--
"luia and as such he must be held rs ex.
pressing its sentiments and rejecting it,
views. Until repudiated hy some high.
er authority than himself, therefore, the
foregoing mas. lie taken rs the views, the
feei!ugs aud the understanding oE nr.
Lincoln and his Cabinet.
And what are their understanding, their
feelings, and their YiewSH Why, that
NINE TEN7ns" Of the SUI porters OF Doug.
las, Breckinride ard Bell including the
soldiers now fighting the battle, of the
UEion are new converts" TO the "tNO
cardinal ideas" Of the Republican party ao
laid down in the Chicago Platform.
This is his understanding of The ohjest-
andpurposes Q: the present war, and thi.
the motive of the tens Of thousand, OF
Democrats and Bell men now in arms ,c
''restore the Union as it was" and, per
consequence, the understanding Of tho
Administration.
And what are their siews' Mr. Thom.
as explains in very few words;
DOWN WITH THE ACCuRSEp IN.
STITUTION
And forthwith this Central Republican
Club Of Philadelphia "unanlmously" pas.
resolution declaring that the "SureS
method TO crush out the rebellion woult
be for Congress, at its next session, tc
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