Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-04-23
REPUBLICAN INTOLERANCE.

The Republican party has had a very
briet existence, but brief as that existence
has been, il has exhibited more tigoted
| intolerance toward all those who differ
with it on questions of national policy,
than any other party that ever had an
existence in this country This is the more
Iinexcusabe from the fact, that it cons
/ menced its career with the lOudcsL
professions in favor Of the largest amount
Of liberty to all cllsses, conditions and
races Of men, taking into its freedom
loving arms all the world and the rest Of
mankind II battled through its first
Presidential Campaign with Free Speech,
Free Press, Free Homes and Fremont as
its motto emblazoned on its banners all
over the country.
It passed through its second campaign,
if possible. with even greater professions
of floye for freedom. Members Of this
freedom loving party were seen 10 turn up
their eyes in holy horror, at the idea Of
Southern men preventing abolition fana-
tics from preaching sedition amongst them
and netting their slaves 20 inSurrection,
pronouncing it terrible outrage on free
speech.
Well, this party got into power 10y gul-
Ing the people with lying Professions
And now, how do they proceed to carry
them out? BY making good their pro-
fession and granting unrestrained liberty
or spsech and press Not bit OF it
But If some uniortunatc-in an unguarded
moment happens to criticise some act OF
the administration in power, he IS imme-
diatcly spotted as a traitor, and Mr.. Sec
retary Seward has him arrested by telegraph
and lodged in Fort Lafayette. Or II he
express the opinion that the Republican
party is not the pura amt best party the
world ever saw, he is denounced as a Sc
cessionst dy pack of newly fiedged pa
triots and Union Sliders,' who never telt
genuine patriotic emotion stir IN their
breasts. Or if newspaper Editor lnti>
mates that the management OF the War
Department under the Administration OF
Simon Cameron has not been as scrupu-
louslv honest as it might have been, he Is
put down as an enemy ofthe government
Or if he gresumcs TO suggest that this is
not the exactly right time for fnaugera'
ting the first ball ever given in the " hito
House he is politely informed by some
jdiof, fanatic thai his establishment Is to be
tern down by mol tioieyce. and his paper
suppressed by the government. Such,
gentle reader, are few Of the practical
illustrations Of the Republican doctrines
of free speech and free pess.
But thank God, better day seems to
be dawning upon US, the reign Of terror
and fanaticism is rapidly drawing to close
reason is beginning to resume her sway,
sensible and intelligent Republicans now
look at things more calmly and that kind
of work is left oItentrely in thehands
Of few Bug bols who reached their maturi,
ty at ten years Of age.
God spec the day, %hen Northern "a
natieism and Southern treason shall find
a common grave, when the glorious Stars
and Stripes tho banner Of the Union
shall wave in triumph from Maine to Tex
rs when sectional hate and animosityshall
he banished from the country, we trust,
forever, and when we shall again 'kuolr no
North. no South no East. no Wea,, but a com
man Jond m common brotherhood. 49, TaHy
Spirit