Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-09-09
miscellaneous.

woman by her finery.
seTThe last conundrum Which
is the quickest, heat or coldy Heat,
because you can catch cold.
saTThe profession of a clergyman
is sooner learned than that of doc
tor; it is much easier for most people
TO preach than to practice.
HS-Somebody, writes more truth
fully than POLITICALLY, says ys:-"An an
gel without money is not thought so
much of nowadays as a devil with a
bag full of guineas.
BegaThe World remarks that b
seems an unfortunate letter for u.s.
We hope its malignaty is exhausted
in Bull Run, Balls Bluff, Bethel,
Burnside and Butler.
STATE FAIR.-The Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Fair will take place
at Norristown, on the Goth and Both
days Of September, and the lst and I'd
days Of October, 1868.
Bag~A large sea gull was shot on
the Cambridge Mass bridge one day
last week, and in its mouth was a
good five dollar bill, which the sports
man found no difficulty in.passing.
EayGen. Hooker, who few months
ago passed for fiery eagle, with a
terrible beak and talons, seems now
to be u barn door fowl, with neither u
comb to his head, nor spurs to his
feet
Bg~Thc States do not hold their
constitutional rights by tho courtesy
Of Congress. Congress is the creature
Of the states and of the people ;but
neither the states or the people are
the creature of Congress.
RB~A passenger of one of the Phil
adelphia city railroad cars sued the
company for one cent, which the con
ductor had detained in default OF
making change. The plaintiff gained
verdict and the company paId the
costs
Bs5' The proclamation of the Presi.
dent, pretending to abolish and de-
stroy the local institutions of nine
States, in as much of a insurpation
and revolution in the Government as
if he had assumed the Imperi-crown
and declared himself Dictator of A.
merica. 1t is complete overthrow
Of the Constitution he swore to pro-
tect and defend.
The SOLDIERS FOR THE OLD UNION.
The fierce Southern rebels say they
will never come back into the Union.
The fierce Abolitian leaders of the
North say they never will submit to
live under the old Union again.
The soldiers are away South fight
ing under oath for the old Union.
The Democracy of the North are, to
u man, working to restore the old
Union
When voting day comes the soldiers
of the Union will stand by the men
who sustain the old Union. No other
party Is to-day doing that but the
old Jackson Democracy.
hee~Compromiso is the first law of
combination-I had almost said OF ma
ture' 1t is the law of all society-all
governmental united action. Part
ners in business compromise, members
OF political, religious, charitable, use
1ul societies compromlse-kings COM
promise with each other-they com.
promise with their subjects, or lose
them. Wars end by compromise tho
family circle is a compromise. Hus.
bands compromise with their wives;
fathers compromise with their disobe-
dent children and if our holy religion
is true, God Almighty compromised
with man when he accepted in his be-
half the atonememt of His Son, and
shall we refuse to do what nature,
reason, religion and history all com.
mand Hon. G. II. PeRdleton.
An ELOQUENT ExTRAcT.-Generation
ltter generation have felt as we do
now, ana their lives were as active rs /
Dur own. The heavens will be as
bright over our graves as they arc
round our paths. Yet little while
nnd all this will have happened The !
throbblng heart will be settled and /
we shall be at rest Our funeral will !
gcnd its way and the prayers will be
said, and we shall be left in the darkness
Ind silence of the tomb And it may
be that for a short time we shall be
'poken Of, but the things of life shall
proep on and our names shall be for
gotten. Days shall continue 10 move
pn, and laughter and songs will be
beard in the room where we died
and the eyes that mourned for us will
be dried and animated with Joy, and |
eyen our child will cease to think of
v, and will remember to lisp our
names no more.
. now saddoning are such reflections
shI now they sober desire and blunt
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