Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-01-08

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CtEAWlWp, pa
Wednesday, Morning Jan 8 1869
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Boglf the Goycmmont arrest. and con'
rucs enc Of ils citizens In q prifon, for the
.dmc Of trcnsou- ly what rule Of low
r right can It discharge them without d
rial Tho Administration is still contiu
uing its unholy crusade by orcsting per'
r5ns charging them with crimes, but ar-
ter wEile release them again, IL they
are guilty Of the crimes charged against
them they should be punished, If they
rre innocent let them alone.
We hold it TO be morally wrong and
wicked, in any Government to impeach
i,s citizens with any crime whatever by
nenaces and inueudoes, and refuse such
: one an opportunity to yinGjcate his or
Ier character Tho constant arrest of
.orthern men, and incarcerating them in
rone Fort or prison by the Government
no frivolous matter, and if done by an
Individual, it would be pronounced SLAM.
Ter and ouI courts would SO treat 1t. 1t
j, in bad taste for the government to do
,sclG for which it would punish an indi-
idual for doing the same thing SANDER.
iug his neighbor
When Floyd & Co., robbed the Govern,
r1ont they took lhoir gains and went
.nong their friends but those now enga,
sed in the same business under Cameron
i Co., as soon as they are found out put
trait for Europe, to ming!c with those
=. no tbroo,or IN to,hro.brs T,issoid boy.
ayer,that Gun, mings and his band Of forty
tlieves are only rojnp off IN "recprorotoU
raeir health, this NAV be the fact. but
'aeir robberies have been laid bare by
their own political friends. and tlev had
better stay with than. and receive their
consolation in their enreebled state Of
hca!th.
Oar readers will recollect that Bene-
'aH Arhol", also went 10 Europe 10 re
'unera'e' his health alter ne attempted
20 oe'Fay ms country ara there spent ms
'.Igot'eh gains ArncId act was accom-
iahied oy some sArewd mah@HFes, ana
%aHnG deeds, while the ireacbery OF Alec.
Cummings, and his compeers, is treason
IN two fold character robbing the gov,
'rnment in the guise Of a friend, and then
torsaking it too. Arnold did not rob the
treasury of his country, lie took his gold
from those he ended his days with, his
CONSCIENCE ieeulng upon the thoughts OF
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bS1- secretary Ch"Se mas dlrec'ea 'he
"olcc'o' al Inc foft oil ~ J. 10 Collect
me new taflit rates imposed oy the late
act oi Congress, upon Coffee, lea, sugar
ana Molasscs, that were in bond at the
"lme OF the passage OF the act, and upon
all such goods that have been Withdrawn
since for consumption,
Ihis net OF the Secretary has caused
great excitement among importers of
those articles, and they protest against
paying the duty, alleging that it was novo
er contemplated by the act. We pre-
sumo that tue dealers had better "dry
up as e" government necessity com
pens ''e s"F""u secretary 10 resort 10
Inns ii'e'uou OIL raising 'he '"lho IN OF
der 70 'eea 'he government robbers whc
are becoming father cIamerous because
the 'uhoS are getting little "shoit'
nEA. The Secretary of the Treasury ha
notified Congress that unless they pro
vide money speedily the machine" vii
stop. 1t is now proposed to increase tn,
duty on iron, spices, iermented liquors
tobacco and other luxuries in order to Sc
cure n basis TO secure a loan of SI5O 600
900, in the mean time the Secretary vii