Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-11
The eople have Spoken.

The voice of the Democracy of Clearfed
county, at the monster Mass Meeting as
sembled in this place on the 2nd instant.
is now before the public. That this voice
Is the yoic of the Democracy ever was
and ever must be In favor OF our country
and our whole country, of equal and exact
justice to all men, and OF u whole. hearted
determination to stand by our Union, our
Constitution, and the common inheritan-
ccs 3eque athcd to US by our forefathers-
freedom Of Speech, and freedom of the
Press-is what might have been expected.
To be less, would not be the voice of
/ Democratic assemblagc. Therefore, when
any pcrsor-be he friend or foe-Nan,s TO
krow where stands the Democracy of
Clcartield county in the present crisis, let
him be pointed to the proceedings of that
meeting. This was the first opportunity
offered for the Democracy Of this county
to express their sentiments since the in
auguration of the "irrepres.ible" Admin.
istration and mos, valiantly did they re.
spoud TO the call Ct tho County Commit,
tee, and most manfully and explicitly did
they declare ohcre they wcc 10 BE- found
But according to the miserable pie,bald
J"Rta that controls the columns of the
journal, the resolutions are not frank and
explicit, but Of "a general nature" and Ii
able to "many different interpretations
and meanings" Well this one is big en-
ough-ndeed it might be called a whoDper
but when it is remembered that il is ut.
tered by the same pen, and in the same
breath that charges the Gcor6cH RcpuJE.
can with expressions Of bitter hostility
against our government" we hope none
of our Democratic friends will take offence
at it. The father of lies himself cannot
give utterance to falSehood with more uu-
blushing efrontcry than the graceloss
hypocrites that now control the editorials
OF the journal. If the Republican. ever ut.
tered expressions of hostility against the
government why don't you show it,.
You have a copy Of each number of our
paper, II we have used such expressions
you are bonnd to produce them; or else
10y your silence, acknowledge to your in
suited readers that you were Just hymg to
make them bclitrc a. Roo, back
W., t,n
cradle attempts ever made to escape from
dirty scrape, that Of the last Journal to
apologize for, or rather to justify, its
slanderous attack upon the above named
gentleman, caps the climax. Of course,
from his close connection with the
whole transaction, the public will take it
for granted that this is Mr. Swoope's own
effort And Yhat an effort it is And for
a lawyer 10 make Shades of Blackstone,
Marshall and Story-what simpletons are
to be found among thy disciples
A man is charged-distinctly and posi-
tively-with bonious offence. lie make0
his defence, showing the extreme improb.
ability Of his guilt HIS accusers, not sat
isfed, but in hot pursuit OF his blood-do
not, IN accordance with the rules of Law
and of common sense, too,-proCeed to
prove him guilty but demand that the
public will hold him guilty because he does
not prove himScg "bcyond the possibility Of a
doubt 10 Be Innocent"
This is the sum and substance of the
Journals attempt 70 escape from this dirty
effort TO blacken an innocent mans char
acter.
m conclusion, Mr. johnson is advised
TO say no more about it, Perhaps he will
take this advice; and perhaps HE trsdu.
GERS may not escape so easily