Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-05-14
THE IRREPRBSsIBLE CONFLICT
WHERE is IT.

oeeu some two hundred thousand armed
|, Americans facing each other Oh the Poto,
mac and ready at any time, should either
army venture an advance. TO slaughter
and eNterminate each other. And as
they are all alike Americans. and led 5v
the most skillful and accomplished BODY
OF oiticers in Christondom, and, moreover.
equipped with the most perfect and dead.
ly arms that modern skill and military
science have supplied, an actual collision
. OF these vast masses would probably result
IN more terrible destruction Of life than
the world has ever yet witnessed II is
probably pure accident that has alone pre-
vented this collision for, unlike the great
military movements Of the Old World
where armies fight one day and negotiate
the next, and often, like Napoleon al
ChatlIIon, manUuvrc simply TO force ne,
gotlalIons or 'cOmpromse," NJ one has
dared to propose the latter in either army.
since the battle OF Bull Run Indeed so
Tar rs the North is concerned, gentle.
man OF this city, who sought to obtain
names to peace memorial was actually
arrested, as if he were dangerous to 3ocio,
ty, and not safe to 90 at large, Now, what
is The cause ct this deep and deadly hostil>
ity So vital and all peryading batween
these armed hosts, that nothing but blood
and an awful destruction OF life can dis
pose Of; indeed, SO deep, aud deadly, and
irceconcilabIc, that no ono dares to pro.
pose negotiation or compromise, and the
bare attempt Of citizen to get up a peace
memorial, was punished byimprisonment
They ere alike American citizens, born
and educated IN the same principles, and
nave all the snuIe interests, IDEAS and Aab.
its and not only harmonizo IN all other
respects but especially SO in respect TO
that one grea. sectional question that is
now the su3jeC. in dispute between the
North and South.
The southern or "CoHfoderlte" army
know that the four millions OF negroes in
the South are in tEei7 rormal condition
and natural relation to Themselves, and
! the welfare Of society demands that they
shall always remain thus, and the white
man so debauched and degraded a. to
| wish TO abolish this condition. and force
( the white citizenship into impartial free.
! dom" with these subjeo' negroes should
| be sent to a lunatio asylum, for u,h
crazy fool or deludcd wretch has nc ritAt
to live among white mon an ho3r. SIcb
! IS the sod'heyH view, and with possible
Ipyo.rti,n r,.,, ., ~ ,I,,,, r,,.,l, :: H. 60; 90.
IF r,,,l, ,i sI, -, a., 80 % 't'0 Lo
II 10 LoIrral ,Lat La,h Go,o,sl ir,C'aIi,,-
aud tho S.,or.t,r, or rar ,o,.5 -, IT,.
| last aI.c,i,n vi,L tho ,,n,, o,.,,os;,,. t,I,,
arols Inln.,o,, and G,r;,h e., IiroaI.i i.,;J,,.,
and Lonn
The ,,1a,C,ro, of Rrocl.;rr;d.,, o,d 1,ro
was sirnuIy tbs Fcdor,i Cams, s,;,',t;,n ''' ~, |
internretGd h, tho Crrroro. C,rrt AMI ,ii .
tho bmcric,n pro.,dantg fror, WasLi,,',,
ton 10 Rrchona, II corstrnoI ,b, Cn- /
stltution To mean white mon olono all os
whom were. Of coprsc On led ,o ooYaj
Iriohts-tot tbe same ,r,,ac,io,, C,r ,rcnd,t,.
invested in the labor Of their ne,roe! tLa. /
wos dnn,an-lod Gor otbar nroras,,. ~
fortunately. the ionor,nc. f,iIy GsI,sirr /
land ac,unl 6.sISra.,v cf ,-o i,n-r,I,
preachers and roli,iriare rr'o N,r,h
prevented The nao,Ia from, ,,-t,;nr, cor,oct
conventions IF soIinty ir ito SINH o, or
Iuuderstandjnr the Rra,ki-ri,o ,I,'r,,.,, /
and ,herprorc tho mon r,r,r;,, ,Io r,,a'c
Iorthe Federal army f,.laj y1fo f,rI
B cckirritlre and Lane RYt rr,rIv ove-v
orc wolld nave voted for them If ,boy
had understood " hat tbey rcprsgcr,ed Or
course no white laborin, man rolIJ ba
.opposed to southern society , ia f,yor'
Of negro eouulitv. Charles Cumne, old
.G:ddings, &c.. can afford TO be in favor Of,
impartial freedom" but for the white
labornc man to amalramate his Gbcrty
with negroes, to voluntarily degrade him.
self to a level with subordinate rocc
to 20 to the polls alongside of the vooIv.
headed African. ond affiliate with Tho
subject negro or Sambo womb be n crime
against his own manhood So obhorrent onl
impious, that it cannot he supposed to
ever exist. ard therefore of the hundred
thousand American rreemen now under
the command Of General Mcclellan. there
Is not one among the rank and file whois
opposed to slavery" or in favor Of I'm.
partial freedom" with negroes Here,
then. are two hundred thousand Ameri,
cans, who for months have been confront,
ing each other and ready at any time 10
engage in the work Of slaughter and death,
who. instead Of any cause of quarrel, are
perfectly harmonious, both in interest and