Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

as January 3rd 1851.
In view of those facts, feel authorized
10 re.afirm the proposition With which
commenced my remarks, that wheneve
lbe Federal Government has attempted (
control the slavery question in our nevll
.souired Territories. alienation of feeling
discord and sectional strife, have ensued
and whenever Congress has reiraiGed from
such interference, peace, harmony anC
sood will, have returned. The conclusion
draw from these premises is, that thu
l.yery question should be banibhed for
.,er from the Halls OF Congress aud the
usna of Federal politics by an irrepeala-
Biz constitutional provision. have deem.
edihis exposition Of the origin and pro-
,ress Of the slavery ogilati0n essential to
. full comprehension CT the difficulties
With which we are surrounded and the
remedies for the e, lis which threaten the
dirup ton of the Republic. The immedi.
GLe causes which have precpitated the
southern country irto revolution, al
though nseparably connected with, and
flowing from, the slavery agitation, whose
history have portrayed, are 10 be found
10 the result of the recent presidential
election. hold that the election Of any
nan no matter who, by the American
people, according to the Constitution fur
aihes NJ cause, no justification, for the
dissolution of the Union. Bat we cannot
close our eyes 10 the fact that the south,
rn people have received ths result of
bat election as furnishing conclusive eyi-
ituce tina. tho dominant party OF the
North, which is soon to take possession Of
The Federal Government under that cleo
ion, are determined to invade and dess
toy tbeir constitutional rights B4liey-
Ing that their domestic institutions, their
hearthstones, and their family aliars. are
sl 10 be assailed, at least by indirect
means, and that the Federal Govern ment
sto be used for the inauguration Of line
d policy which shall have for its object
ls ultimate extinction of slavery in all
he States, old as we'll az new, south ~
'el rs north, the southern people ale
Fppared TO .iush wildly, inadly, as
hink, into revolution, dlsunion, war, and
DEFY the consequences, whateverthey NAV
t, rather tian TO wait fUI the deyelop.
nent OF events, or submit tamely TO what
they think is II fatal blow impending over
Item and over all ;hey hold dear on earth.
hmsilers not, so far as we and the peace
dthe country and the fate of the Union
R Concerned, whether these auprchen-
lsns OF the Southern people are real or
1sginRry, whether they are we'll founded
GwhollY without ioGndafioa, as long as
hey believe them and are determined to
n upon them. The Senator from Ohio.
". Wade, whose speech was received
HIh so much favor by his political friends
he other day, referred TO these serious
EPrehensi9ns, aud acknowledged his be-
.el that the southern people were labor
Ng under thu Couv,cticn that they
'Ts well rouL ded lie was kind
nough TO add that bs did no, blame
ae southern people much for
what they were doing under this fatal mis-.
iTpretension bot cast the whole blame
upon the northern Democracy and refer,
I'D especially to his colleague and my.
MI, Tor having misrepresented a1d tal,i-
I'D the purposes and policy Of the Re-
Iaoican party, and for having made the
nllheln people believe our mis.epresen-
Won lie does not blame the southern
FoPIe for acting on their honest conyic-
@ns IN resorllng TO revolution to avert
EEI@pending but imaginary calamity
NO le does not blame them, because they
N.eye IN the existence OF the danger;
NhviI do no act 10 uadscsiye them ,oiH
ag"Htp 70 relieys their paigt1t aPprehensioas;
"~WJ1R'Sh no guarantees, no Secaylty a.
t'ahs dangers whieh they believe 10 eCiSt, and
"eSstence OF which he denies but on
%eonrary, he demands unconditional
omission, threatens war, and talks -
SlI armies, ravies, and military force,
W 'ae purpose Of preserving the Union
nltnlOrcing the laws | submit wheih-
Wis mode Of treating the question is {
calculated to confirm the worst ap, !
r'aenSons OF the southern people, and ,
zee them into the most extreme meas. {
'ti oi resstancel
regret that the Senator from Ohio, or {
y other Senator, should have deemed 1t {
a'a'lent with his duty, under present !
@Anstances, to introduce partisan poli, I
~ and attempt to manufacture parti' c
Aapiu out OF a question involving the q
@ and safety oi the country. repeat :
~. have said on another occasion, hat c
know myself, my action will be inhU-
.el by no partisan considerations, until /
EhaIl have rescued the country from '
EpeHls which environ it. But since t
SENATOR has attempted to throw the +
oe responsibility of the present dth- d
''s upon the northern Democracy and o
@eneed Us with misrepresenting and a
SWING the PURPOSES and policy of the 7
publican party, aud thereby dcceiying c
southern people, | feel called upon to ?
~ 'he charge, ahd show that it is with. q
"a shadow Of foundation. No man d
gWould rejoice more than myself in c
@,nyiction, if could only .e conyin- &
NJ VI the fact, that have misunderstood, k
consequently misrepresented, the f
y and designs Of tie Republican par. L
tnoduce the evidence and convince
my error, aud will take more Q
Safe II. making the correction and re- w
\, wy the injustice, than | ever have ta> q
y. ~ denouncing what believed to be d
TTgasi Ti:l I, and ruinous policy. ~. 81
na lhe view of asoertaining whether VI
y alsapprehended or niisrepresent, p
"e policy and puriloses of the Reniih- d