Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-07-23
The Spirit Of Disurion.

we now have their official declaration '.otr
position defined, 50 that we have only a..
Jet them speak for Themselves. The f5,.
lowing resolutions (June l5 1862 were
accepted by the Essex county Mass. Ans
ti.Slayery Society:
IL. Hcsolcei, That as aLolitionists deyo.
ted to the great work Of oyerthrowing
slavery, we renew and repeat our old
pledge No Union with Shareholders, No
support Of any administration or rovorr.
mont, ihat permits slavery on any portion
OF its soil and we value this war only no
we bIieye it must lead TO cmancipation by
order Of the Federal authorities. or IN a
dissolution Of the Union, which must
speedily produce the same result
=. He5o.rt3, That thewar. as heretofore
prosecuted, Is but wanton waste of pron-
cry a dreadful sacrifice Of life. and worse
than all, conscience and character, 10 pre.
serve and perpetuate Union and Consti.
tuition which should never have existed
ana which, 10y aIi the laws of Justice and
humanity, should, in their present form
be at once and forever overthrown."
Enough said We want no worse fato
to b2taIJetf, Davis or Floyd, than the men
deserve who support those resolutions.
Let us be honegt men, and if we arc.
( lighting for the Union as it was and the
Constitution as it is, let us mark gs enc,
mes, and the more dangerous because
/ within our lines, the men who preach such
doctrine as this.
Then read and iuwardly dioost tba fol.
lowing editorial remarks of the C5norsaa.
hoHalia cne OF the most prominent Ioli>
gIouS organs in New England:
"Let our army ba ,y;tL,I,o,,.. r.. 49,
So,tb lawn, }o,.,.,' "',iNI"Mn ,,.II from the
IL will he inTos.illo = Iio, i 10 sui anu
aIty of onv sIavohoido,.. i."'o ;, ne uiSIoyN
c,~o 10 n,L"no, ''.Il.'oI l'hPossIoIe there's
or,in.t re,I troitaI., CIV Vi CThh'cation
securitv 70 GooJn,o,, 81 'Fc'Io'sIC'e /" give
a,,i ,,,!,.o ~ ''e'u'.ieu VI Ihe colored race
Northern mem ot tba -" eo,, oII.oie 10 protect
and ininrv '"o .''"''i from insult
"The ngcr,Io ,,,,,,, do,;l..,,
are frbtino for lLo ,g.tGo MI'o'ner lhey
slave Codo or .hn Sont, V,''.'"tIon OF lor the
law of the Land 1bo oaI' as VIC supreme
that onn.tion ord 80 g''i way 70 ueciue
ton loreyer raromon,I ''HT onI ',,o ConS'iLu'
IS 10 eytarmiroto sio,,,, ''''N ,'H"'S"iIaOie'
M ncosuro Las' r.,t LaIS A"o ior thls,
50 wise co Ca,siIylo ~ 81 .I Itopc9ou SO just
the seeded Statos os lo,.o, l"U ~ IL, oCoupyIny
'~"NN '''"'So hS iuDseu territories, in
wyhlch slavery is OF course illegal,
throwing those Territories open to free
emisra'5on, under the act Of confscation,
ana Gnaer ooih the civil and the military
!tU'ec''oh pr, ol Tue United States. The war
"iII not terminate slavery, but will only
eAucetoa'e It's spirit unless the Govern
nota .lyyary d,,,i,,,. % 70 eNterfnh
nae SIu!'ry during the war"
;lI ;lI" lnl' uiici exposition two distinct
'uT"' ,,1 "Te announced:
l. lnat our armies must not be withs
u'""l' rom tAe held till slWery is exter,
and
=: mat the Union as it was is not tho
Ohlom winch these men are seeking to
estaoiiSh'
Inio draws the line distinctly between
!he !!l ,rlehas OF ,C5onstitutional Union, and
daily, and i will be fought a long wav
this side Of the Potomac
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