Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-09-24

were pIpo'n''n commute o." 'eeolu'lo',s'
y. W, Moore' Dr'J'"' 'ot'f, ID nan
non D. D. lNoup'on, VIM l. u"O''"
EphnroIm Shirey' JOSIAH H. Reed.
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NV" y va" s''''''""' "o "'
WIN 'ou"u' VI "pP'"usc' l"o "u"s' !'"'
been laooring under severe indispo6itlon
for several days; but, thanking his fellow
.citizenq for the honor conferred ppor
liz, ho ,-.ooaoJoJ - doIiro, o,o or Cha
n,ost noin,od c,olin, and olooron, od.
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"'c'So' e'o' '''aiu III 'n'7 pace "''o
was no politics IN It, But as m e%horta>
[ on 20 obey the laws, and uphold and
.,,.,.o.yo ,I,o C,rs,i,,,;o, :; ,,,s r,s,,r-
P'N'' |n
passed NO pubic a'"'ess ever gave oe'-
ter satisfaction 10 those who head w.
III, breyitv was ils only r,uIt
Wien tho JpdCe ,elired Dr. Bower
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o"' '""u'''''" 'o' ,i'0 i'e s''''''0''' ""'
lohaIy called Tor, ana, taxing the s'ahu'
! delivered an address repIete with sound
docfriro coIlino forth rounds of gpDlguse
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the" feporteH the IoIIo"!HS pIeo"Ao'c al"
IresoiGtious, the rending of which were
r,.,,,,o,,+lv onnlouded and thew were nm.
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Sn''i'oUsy ''"op''"'
Among the distinguishing features oi
American character IS the right OF the
people oeaceabIy to assemble, and freely
express th6:r opinions on all questions
touching the pu"Ac welfare IL we com
mence away back at ~" N'S' S,ar'I'IIeH' ", >, oI
tho "Wilds Of the Western " ol!d, We
will find that this tSatrt was confined to
no particular locality, or class Of people,
but Was exhibited wherever the Anglo
Saxon ha, y foothold, and gradually grew
until II became to all intcnts and purpo
poses an INSTITUTION OF the land, second
oDlv 10 those kindred priv ileges of free
men. the"Right Of Petition, ""Freedom of
Sracch and Of the Press" and eventually
,nIm,nq.ed in the calling Ola Continental
krrnrrcs.. the Declaration of Independ.
erc%. and finallv-as the crownng act of
these regeneraLors Of q down, lrodden
! Wor,d-in the formation ofthe Consttu-
ton Of the United States therefore
ResoLrel. That we view the Constitution
! of the Uni;ch States-whose adoption we
| this day commemorate AS the sheet'an
chor Of our political safety, ms the written
chatter Of our liberties, as the BOND OF
union between these equal and co'oldl-
,uate States and that the intractlon OF It's
sacred guarantees, either as regards the
Preserved rights OF the states or OF 'hePeo'
pie thereof, Whether bY the Executive
tLeglsntiye Gr Judicial Depariment'oi lhe
lGO'ernmcnt rs most dangerous 10 our
woll-bang rs nation,
Rtsohed, That the Constitution aiore-
said recognizes no right OF Secession that,
therefore Secession IS rebellion, TO sup
press which all the legitimate authority
civil and tnilitary, OF the Goysrnment
ought to be used, and properly EXERCISED
would always be sufficient; that IN the
lprosecuton OF the present war, the loyal
Democracy Of the loyal States, have ever
welded a cordial and efficient support to
Ievery Constitutional measure adopted for
its prosecution to a successful end, and
that We can only account for the failure to
acComHlish this high purpose 10y the Ire
lquent resort to measures caIculat"d'h not
Deliberately designed, TO PeNeit the oo'
jects Of The war from a restoration of the
Union az it was and the preservation OF
the Constitution as it is.
Resolcea, That the practice OF the press
ent Administration in arres!ing and I'M
prisouing citizens for alleged violations OF
law IN the loyal States-"l'aont IeSal pro,
cess and conhning them for weeks and
monrls, without hearing and then SET
ting them at liberty without trlal, were
n plain intractions OF the Constitution a
a violation of It's guarantees,and such acts
as clearly define the tyrant-and Tor "hic..
the recent order OF the war Departmen'
forbidding such arrests IN future VIII no'
DC heid as a sqiic'ent Po''a'iVo oy "e
American peoPIe' c ,rc,.u. :.
hGSosVeI' lh"U III zen NLIl'''''''' a., -
r commune" 'ne proper t'o'le'l.s VI w ~.
SoIaIer anu 'tAueSu'""' "uoSo ''o1vo"''' !,
, oil Tue war IS 70 pFeSerEe 'ne o"'o,',
ana not 20 ue9uo( ~ e,iG 10 %.'oSo .oi,, T,,'
yieIuIhE lI'll"eSS ~ 'eII'''"S 'ro w,
tlODlry schemes OIL lAG ADOllllOlllStS-