Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-07-30


the union Of all classes in the insurgrnt
States and while that union lasts thewar
will never end until they are utterly ev,
hausted We know that at the inccptiou
Of those troubles southern society was di.
vided, and that large portion, perhapsa
majority, were opposed to secession. Now
the great mass OF southern people are un.
tied. TO discover why they are SO we must
glance at southernssociety, and notice the
classes into which it has been divided, and
which still distinguish IT, They are in
arms hut not for the same objects thew
are moved to a common end, but by diff
erent and even inconsistent reasons. The
leaders, which comprehend what was pre-,
vlously known as the State Rights pIrty.
ard is much the lesser class, seek to break
down national independence and set up
State denomination.-With them it is a
war against nationality. The other class
is lighting, as it suPposes, to maintain and
preserve its rights OF property and domes1
tic safety which it has been made to be.
lieve are assaied by this government
! his latter class are not di, unionists per
Sc; they are so only because they have
| been made to believe that the the admins
lstratlon Is lnimlcal to their rights, and is
making war on their domestic institu,
tions. As long rs these two classes act TO,
gether they will never assent to a peace.
The policy, then, to be pursued is obvi,
Gus. The former class will never be rec
oncled, but the latter may be. Remove
| their apprehensiOns satisfy them that nc
harm is intended to them and their iustir
| tutons that this government is not ma
king war on their rights of property, but
it is SIMPLY defending its legitimate au,
thorty, and they will gladly return TO
their allegienCe as soon us the pressure O..
military dominion imposed by the Con.
tederate authority is removed from hem.
Twelve months ago both Houses of Con
gress, adopting the spirit of your message.
| then but recently sent in, declared wi,
singular unanimity the object Of the war
and the country instantly bounded to...
side to assist you in carrying il g.
the spirit OF that resolution hai lo..
| nered to we are confident that we ,..r.
before now have seen the end of l
! ploraOle conflict. But what have we ...
In both houses Of Congress We ha,el
doctrines subyersiYo Ofthc principles
The constitution, and seen measure
measure founded in substance on It,,
| doctrines proposed and carried th.or
which can have no other effect than
| distract and divide loyal men, and ,,.
| peratc and drive still further from u.
their duty the people Of tho feL.luo.,
States. Military officers, following these
bad examples, have STEPPED beyond ne
lust limits of their authority in the same
direction until in several instances Won
have felt the necessity of interfering to
arrest them. And even the passage of the
resolution to which Jou refer has been
ostentatously proclaimed as the triumph
OF a principle which the people OF the
Southern States regardas ru,nous TO them.
| The elect OF these measures was toreteld,
and may now be seen in the ndurated
state Of southern feeling
| these causes, Mr.. President and not
to our omission TO vote for the reso' sol
recommended by you, We soleun.y be.
Ileye we are to attribute tDe tcrrOIs ear.
ne.tncss OF those in arms against the gov
ernment and the continuance of the war.
Nor do we (permit US to say, Mr.. Presl-
dent, with all respect for you) agree that
the institution of slavery is the lever of
their power but we are of the opinion
that 1.-THE lever Of their power is the aps
prohension that the powers Of q common
government, created for common and
equal protection to the interests Of all.
will be welded against the institutions of
the Southern States.
There is one other idea in your address
we feel called on to notice. After stating
the act OF your repudiatiop of Gen. Hun
ter's proclamation, you add
"Net, in repudiating it, gave dissatis-
faction, ii not Otlense, to many whose sup
port the country cannot afford to lose.-
And this is not the end of it. The pres
sure in this direction is still upon me and
is increasing. BY conceding what now
ask you can relieve me, and much more,
can relieve the country in this important
point"
We have anXiously looked into this pas.
sage to discover its true import, but we
are yet in painful uncertainty. How can
we, by cOnceding what you now ask. re4
lieye you and the country from the in,
creOsing pressure to which you refer? We
will not allow ourselves to think that the
proposition is, that we consent to give ur
slavery, to the end that the Hunter proc
amaton may be let loose on the South.
ern people. for it is too well known tina.
We would not be parties tu n.r such
''tN.''. '''fi "''NA w llt'Nb wv iluCu FNE.I.II
Tot YOU TO imagine you would n.1,.s. r..
Can it mean tina by sacHfciua our inter-
est in slavery we anNep.a .uo spirit .hat
controls that pressure. o.lag rt 20 bawJ,L-
drawn, and rid the country of tho .e..l.
lent agitation Of tha slavery question:
We are forbidden so to ,hiuk. .or tua,
spirit would not be satisfied with lu. lib.
Grafton Of seven hundred thousand ..as.
and cease it, aglt ton, while three miI
lions remain in bondage. cu1 s.. Mnr
that by abandoning slavery in o.r states
we are removing the pressure uom }ou
and the country, 10y preparing o. anv
alton on the line Of The Cotton -H...
We are forbidden so TO think ..
is known that we are, and ~.
you are, uualterably oppp.
ion at all. We would pre.s
you desire this concession
our support, and thus to o..
Withstand a pressure which w.
d