Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-06
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n ''''' 'Llav 'Hey are actually going starl
y mad ior lear that a patriot may arise il
t the land who will discover a method o
b Iecohcllllg the nation, and restoring th
n lraternal bonds that have been broken
S without ihe necessity of pilins up thous
: ands Of slaughtered human beings on IA,
S held OF battle. One OF them goes so fa
e as to assert, that any man WHO dares I,
! propose . compromise of any kind, vii
. seal his pglitieal death.
{ Wen, we have no political death Il
= sea-, SO that we shsll escape and irwin.
t the terrible doom that must of necessit,
: laII on the head OF some other, and there
{ lore we have no personal fear ON thai
score. And again, we are free from the
effects OF the anathema, for the reason
that we have no compromise to propose
other than that provided for by the Con
, slllutl0n and the laws, and to them we
expect always to adhere. 1t may be pos
slble that some abler and wiser head can
discover way by which the Government
like our mercilul Creator did with fallen
and rebelIious man) can be just, a4d vet
the Justliier Of those who have committed
such grleyous wrongs against society and
government. Nebuchadnezzar, who was
Il more powerful man than any of our
military editors, Issued a decree that no
person in his dominions should pray TO
the living God, for the space OF thirty
days, under the penalty of death. Yet q
Daniel was found, who had more respect
Tor his God than the edicts of the King,
and he refused obedience TO The decree.
and in consequence thereof was cast into
the lions den. The God whom Daniel
Worshipped sealed the mouth Of the lions,
and be walked around the den as safely
as II he had been in the kings palace
Our military editors would do well to read
this little story, and leaIn wisdom there.
from,
For 4 man to sit in his sanctum. and
illuminate his bull of excommunicatiop
against every one who does not obey his
behests, or who dares to exercise the part
/ OF 4 freeman, and the rights inherent to
his political condition. is supremely ridic
ul0ns and If he is vain enough to sup
pose that he can thereby deter other men
from doing what they consider right aud
just, we can only say that he is an eligible
candidate for the lunatic asylum.
We think that the true course for the
Government to pursue is, to carry on the
way vigorously and energoticnlly, and not
to relax in single measure necessary TO
the successful yindication of the law
Nevertheless, il any man can suggest a
method for the settlement of the whole
difficulty with honor to the Government.
and that will insure the integrity of the
country, and restore the fraternal rela-
tlons Of the people, he will not only be
gladly heard, but instead Of sealing his
political death, ho will be elevated 10 the
dignity o. savior Of his country, and his
name and memory will be reyered as long
as a freeman lives to treasure it up in his
heat
We would suggest to these gentlemen
who are so afraid that human gore will
not be poured out to stain the land way
by which they can give more force Ia !
their counsels, and entitle themselves TO |
be heard by the people en- maS5e Let
them exchange the pen for the rifle, and |
join themselves to the army, and meet on
the tented field the men for whose blood !
they thirst, ana then the people will be- |
lieye that they have a right to say wheth. !
ef the thing shall be settled without
fight or not. Otherwise it will be thought
that they are only valiant when other men
fight their battles, and they are them
selves at a convenient distance from can
non balls and mine bullets.
To such persons who object to q COM
promise, and assert that all VINO would de- |
sire 1t now are traitors to the Government |
at heart, we commend the following from |
Henry CjGy's remarks made in the Senate |
of the United States, on the Sth Of April, /
IAhn IInl thp t,.l, 10
authority the craftsmanship and honesty |
Of Mr., Clay, there would 10 a far different ]
state Of affairs in the country to what now ,
exists:
There are, no donbt many men who
are very wise in their own estimation, who |
will reject all propositions of compromise
but that is no reason why compromise .
should be attempted to be made. | 20 I.
for honorable compromise whenever j. |
can be made. Life itself is but compro-
mise, between death and life the struggle .
throughout our whole exist
enco, until the great Destroyer finally tri- /
umphs. Ali legislation, all government.
all society is formed upon the principle of .
mutual concession, politenoss, comfy,
courtesy upon these everything is based. ,
! bow to you to day because you bow 10
me. You are respectful to me because |
am respectful to you. Compromise is Pc
culiarly appropriate among the members .
of Republic, as one common family
have this recommendation,
that ifyou concede anything you have
something conceded you in return. Trea-
ties are compromises made with foreign
powers contrary to what is done il q case
like this, Here if you concede anything
it is to your own brethoIn, to your own
family. Let him who eleyates himself
above humanity, above its weakness, its
its wants, its neces sites, say if
he please | will never compromise, but
let no one who is not above the frailties
,f our common nature disdain compro~
MISE"
BS5-Extra Billy Smith, of Virginia, says,
hat he "snuIs victory in the breeze. And
Henry A. Wise snuffs victory in the
,reeze too What would Virginia take
or that pair of snuiiers?
Ray~"I think have seen you before
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