Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-10-01
Tho Harp of single String.

Tho Harp Of single String
The Republican, journals Of this &eua,
,oria district, in their comments Upon
,uc candidate Of the Democracy, iuvaria'
bly, fiddle TO the samo tune" Wallace!
Bglr i-BgIri /! Wa!lats! Z! Take the
following from The Johnstowr Tribune, as
a sample Of tue whole;
"Hr opponent is the [politiclll student aad
servant cf William Bigler and who has heard Of
William Bigler, or any Of the name, orof Nm. 4
Wallace, taking an active pSrt in sustaining the
Government ogainst the reb0lhpn--of attending
war mCcungs, making war speeches, encouraging
enlistments, or OF giving money in aid Of the I'm.
ion causel On tho contrary, the homo Of Bger
aud Wallacs-ClearGeld-is notorious for the
number ofits Secession sympathizers. Biget in
fueuce nominated Wallace, and Is. gler influence
will he oxerted to its utmost to have him elected
because Bigler would then have one more vote in
his favor next winter for United States Senator
IN which capacit Bgler desires again to throw
himself in the way Of the present Administration.
Let the loyal voters Of hs Senatorial District see
to itthat this nice little arrangemen. Of this willy
Secession sympathiler is nipped in the bud by
tue election of Col. Hall"
We apprehend that. these astuto gem
tlemen will find, before they are done
with him, that Mr.. WALLACE has charac.
ter Of his own, opinions Of his own, and
friends Of his osen. lie has been rroctcing
lawyer for fifteen years, and by the vigor
of his intellect, his uuswerverlng iulegri.
ty, and marked energy, has attained the
'ront rank in his profession. lie is nei'
thec me Servant" or tool Of man or cor
Ioration.
1t wlil be news 10 all uf our citizens
Repubicans as we'll as DcmocrAts-tc tc
hear that Mr.. WALLACE believes in Srces
S,'1, for al x meeting of all parties, hello
in this borough as early as January, 1851
10 urge The passage or the CrittondCl
Compromise Resolutions; Mr.. WALLACE
took bold, emphatic and decided grounC
against the helesy OF Secession. Scores o
Republicans in our midst are candle
enough to bear witness TO this fact. From
that day to this he has been coosislen
and upright in the position then taken
He hes al0ays sustained the Government
and has giren as large a proportion Of his mc~,
as any RtpuJiitm N tho county, 'owards cver
measure initiated for the Suppression Of the Re
beihou.
We invite the scrutiny of the Tribune
ana all other yillifiers of Mr. WALLACE, t
his record al home, where he is be:
h. own. Como here and make the inqu
ry. We do not ask you to take the wor
Of Democrats but go to your Repubica
friends, and thoy will not hesitate to tel
you that your accusations are wickedI
slanderous.
We had supposed that the stale lie th'
"Clearfcld is all Secession" hi d been pI
10 rest by the record Of tho eurollmen
But it really seems that nothing is tc
mean or the use ofihese slanderers. "
have sent almost our full Qnota Of soldie
to the war. Upon the enrolment lists
the Commonwealth We stand far ahead
the Republican counties Of Adams, ALI
gheny, Beaver, Bradford, Crawford, Dat
pun, Erie, Lancaster, Lehigh, Snyde
SusG rehanna and Tioga We daily sc
lae soas and brothers Of our people bro
nome to rs from the battle, field eth
"cold in the embrace Of death, or main