Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-03-25

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We sat Our loyalty is p~ttcmineutly due y
the State Government As 60 The C1rtii
tntiou ofthe United STATES that lnsifu
ment 10 longer plioris protection 90 DO
citizens, aud the only barrier which nov
i]ntcrposps between the liberties OF thl
pcorle and the consolidated power of
centralized despotism Ut Washington, b
she sovereignty Of the Stale.
Let not the willing tools Of the recently
initiated tyranny in this country imagine
that the Press Is TO be deferred by th,
threats contained In this unconstitutiUna
law against all who interfere with It's ope.
ration. We have too much faith In thu
Executive of tie Empire State TO suppose
that be viii ever ALLOW 81 admjnistra
zion witch is sapping tho very foundation.
OF constitutional freedom TO seize upon hi
fellow citizens rs tive Russian auloetat hN,
attempted to do with the ill,fa,ed victim,
Of his fendish rule in Poland. The no
ment such an assault Is made upon citizen.
rights, the last links that binds the State
together will be rent asunder like 80 many
Cobwebs. The administration will then
find, when il is too late, that II is the
States that constitute the Republic, that
they ore sovereign, that it is the powers
which they have delegated that make ~
what is called the general government,
that they are as the pillars which support
a grand dome, and that the moment their
support is Withdrawn, that part Of the ed
fee must fail to the ground.
OF course the enforcement Of sush N
act, withall the rights Of TIE despotio
power for the iurtherance Of whose poll.
ey II was concocted, could not be accom-
pltshed without providing for the punish,
ment Of all offending against It's provis-
iDas. This was fully understood by the
men VINO framed lAis most ]tyrunnical of
III the %tyrauniGal &cls Of that VIGOROUSLY
= r|annicnl ~body-tho last Congressman
=, they inserted the following impolent
threat:
Sro. 81, Ind be Il jarthes enacted, That If any
person shall resist any draft of men enrolled I'M
der this act into the service Of the United States,
or shall counsel or aid any person or resist any
such draft or shall assault or obs.ruct any officer
81 making such draft, or in the performance Of
my service 81 relation thereto or shall counsel
any person to assault or obstruct any such officer,
Ct shall counsel any drafted men not to appear ut
ths place of rendezvous, or t0iifpi(y dtssuGtf them
from the Performance Of military duty, as required
By lao, such person shall BE- spJjcct 70 summary ar
so By tho prorost mdrshuk, aud shall be forthpih
deiiCersd TO NE crit authorities, and, upon conr.c-
CIV" thereof DO punished by q fno not erceediny fre
RSqdred dollars, or By imprisonment not etcesdigy
too years, or By both gtsaid pmnhmcnts.
If this were really a war for the COua,i>
tuition and the Union. and not for the
military subjug ,tion Of a portion Of our
follow country men, there would be no
OCCASION Cor a CONSUMPTION but We tell
the Chief Elective at Washington that
the oonscription- will fail, miserably fail,
and that its failure will be produced by
the very influences evoked by hi, eman,
eipation policy, and his other uhconstitu.
acts.
We do not think so msanly Of the Am
erioan people, despite Of their long pas
t!ence and iorbearance, rs to imagine that
they are yet ready TO tolerate u military
despotism neither do we believe that
they are in favor of the still further pros
ecution of this war, to carry out the de-
signs of a radical abolition minority. For
Il own part, no never could convince
ourselves that the Union would ever be
l'oAOstu uIbuH SuCl an OINtdI. W Z AZ
ways regarded it as a uRion Of flee will
and not of force and we have never en-.
tertained any other belief than that which
We now express, when ye say that the
sword will inevitably prove the cause of
it's d~isintegration.
That the Consumption Act is Cnconst.N
tutional is evident from a perusal Of its pros
visions but the Of its passage is
no less unconstitutional II the reports Of
the closing hours of Congress be correct,it
was Carried in the Senate by a tricks vile
fraud npon the people. This is apparent
in thefoIlowing extract, which We make
from the report
Mr.. Powell spoke until half past three o'clock
IN The morning, vixen he moved that the Senate
sdjourn.
Motion rejected Wy yeas &, nays 81.
Mr.. Baysrd commenced speaking AGAINST thu
DIN, and spoke until half past four O'Clock, when
ne yielded The floor to Mr.. Poneli, who agGiE mo-
we'd that tho House adjourn.
Motionrcioctod gyeas I, nays 30.
The question then fecurrot or n~greeiSg u the
report q tie CopJereRce ConHitee.
The vote was called and the Chairman, Mr..
pomeroy, declared IKE report agreed to.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to take up tho act relative
to the validity Of the deeds OF public squares to
the city Of Washington.
Motion agreed to.
Mr.. Powoll--I hope the Senate will proceed
with me confederation Of tho report Of the Confer
sAes Committee.
Mr.. Grimes-THAT Dill Is PASSED.
Ar Powel-0h, no. The senator from Dola-
ware (Mr. Bayard) is entitled to The floor.
Mr.. Trur5bull-IcaR the Senator from Roairck .
(Mr. Povel) to order. / ar on The floor, and !
mored 70 take W ano@sr ga, ezd thai notion bos
been carried
Mr.. Dayard--Neither the manner nor the Ian
gunge Of the rster from Illinois (Nlr. Tru nbulD
will cause the to yiei6 my right to the floor, to rLich
] an entitled.
Mr.. Powell-DO | understeu6 the Chairman
tpomeroy) to say that tho bill is passed.
The Cha THE bill il pusssd.
Mr.. Poweli-By what kind of jockeyingy
Mr.. TrumhUll-I call the Senator from Ken.
tucky 10 order.
Mr. Buyard-Doos the Chair decide the report
Of the Conference Committee to have been adopt-
ID by my vote Of the Senate
The Chair--I UNDERSTAND that thc report has
tSsa adopted.
Mr.. Powcll-Did 7 not most distinctly state
that the Senator from Delaware (Nlr. Bayard) only
yielded the floor 10 n motion 10 adjourn
The Chair DIT not hear the .S.Aalar IRON
Keatgcky soy hat The Senator from Delaiearc yiel.