Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-26
The Case Squarely Presented.

llOul AuO +hObllo Aht,f'otN'f a INHCA NhlhN'A
by Hon. Jons FORSYTH, one of the ablest
men Of the South, and tue man, too, whom
the scamp FOrney, as late as 1860, extoled
TO the skies. lie is now, like Forney,
Greedy, Thad. Stsyens Il Co.. laboiing to
prevent restoration oi the Union and
the power which they most fear and
dread, is the Democracy of the North
If Mr.. Lincoln can only prevent the cleo
tion of Woodward in Pennsy lvania, aud
Vallandigham in Ohio these Southern
Secession disunionists will lie almost viii
ling TO lie down and worship him. 1t is
the best service he can do them, and the
success of these men will be n scverer blow
10 their grand schemes of disunion than
would the taking Of dozen Nicksburgs
Read it Read it! and then say who are
the friends of treason.
1--WE thank God from the depth of our
hearts that the authorities at Washington
snubbed Vice President Stephens, in his
late attempt TO confer with them on in
Iternational affairs, without form or cere-
monv. Ii has long been known here that
this gentleman thought, if he could get
to whisper into the ears OF some men
about Washington, the result might be
terms OF peace on some sort of union or
reconstruction. lie seemed To forget that
Douglas, with whom he used to serve, is
dead, and notwithstanding his mantle has
4allen, by dividing it into four pieces, up
on Richardson and Voorhees,, Vallandig-
ham aud Pugh, still the Democratic party
ia not in power now, and we may thank
God for il. The prospect looked gloomy
to the Nioo President, whose intirmity Of
body, no doubt, casts a shadow over his
spirits and be said that one OF two things
must he done either some terms must
be made, or the whole militia of the Con
federacy nust bc called out aud an imme-
diate alliance propose sd with foreign pow
ers. President Davis gayo him fW po,cers
!, 10 treat on honorable terms, and started him
of to the Kingdom Of Abraham. But
Father Abraham told him there WAS an
impassable gulf bet"con them, and the
+ Vice President had to steam back TO
- Richmond, little top fallen. We hope
this will put a stop .t0rtrer TO some croakers
about here who intimate that there are
people friendly 20 the South, in the
North, 10 restore the Union as it was. -
| And we also hope the government at Rich
mond will not huml;ate itself any more,
but from this time will look only TO The
one end OF .dfnal and substantial independence.
b The North is not less set on IA purpose OF
. final separation than we are. The Re
publican party are no. fighting to restore
this Union any more than the old Ro-
mans fought TO establish the independence
of the countries then invaded. The Re
pubicans are fighting for conquest aud DO
uli,1iaH, we for liberty and independence
There is only one party in the North
who want this Union restored, but they
) have no more poSer-legislaiive eXecu-
, tive or judicial than the paper We write
OH. It is true they make show Of Union
and strength, but they have no voice oi
authority. We know that the Nallandig-
, ham school wants the Union restored, for
he told us so when here in exile, parta
king of such hospitality as weextended to
a real enemy TO cur struggle for separation,
banished tn our soil by another enemy, who
, is practically more our friends than he. -
[ And if Nallandighsm should by accident
or other cause, become Governor of Ohio,
we hope Lincoln will Keep his nerves 10
the proper tension, and not allow HIM 10
I enter the confines OF the State. His Adj
) ministration would do more TO restoTe the
old Union than any other power in Ohio
could do and therefore we pray that he
l may be defeated Should strong Union
party spring mp in Ohio, the third State
in the North in political importance il
irl,f So 10 f.,n To-
ern State, and give us trouble. But as
long rs the Republicans hold power they
, will think OF conquest and dominion on
/, ly, and We, on the other hand, will come
up ia solid column for freedom and indie
pendence, which we will bo certain to
achieve, with such assistance as we may
no,o latter the refusal OF the Washington
Cabinet TO confer cohdently expect, be-
fore the Democrats Of the North get in
power again, and come whispering IN our
ears, " Union, reconstruction, Constitu-
ton, concession, and guarantees" Away
with all such stuff We want separation.
Give us rather men like Thaddeus Ste
vens and Charles Sumner. They curse the
old Union and despise IL, and so do zee. And
now we promise these gentlemen that, as
they hate the Union and the accursed
Constitution" let them keep down Val
lsndigham and his party in the North;
then they shall never be troubled by us
with such Uhiaing about the Constitution
ana Union as they are sending up"
R@~If Mr.. Seward could snatch a
little time from his public duties, and
would employ it in stating his present
impressions Of relations Of the aahipber
law" to the progress of events in this
country, he would CRAFTY a great
many people. What we would espec.
tally like to know is whether the "high-
er law is higher than "military ne
cessity.' Both are "higher than the
constitution" but we desire to be in.
formed as TO which is the higher of