Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-12-09

CLEARFIELD, Pa.
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 9th, 1853

Wednesday Morning, Dec. 9th, 1853
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SGyThe "stray sheep that has lately
broken toto the editorial pasture Of our
neghbor across the wsy--ond which we
noticed lhst week as having perpetrstad
ihe trrt truthful sentence on The subject
Of the war that has yet appeared in the
editorial department that paper-brings
forth Gov Brumleite, Of Kentucky, IA his
witness to convict "a rdisloyalty, and for
ihis purpose produces one or two extracts
from q recent letter attributed to that gen.
tleman.
The objco! Of calling this witnesa is TO
reCute our charge that the war as non pros
ecWcd ID not for the restoration OF the
Union, but for the destruction Of negro
slavery" Gov, Bramlette says but such
IS a0t the object" Who is this witness
What authority has he to say what the
object ia, or il not? We will answer -
lie was elected Gov crnor Of Kentucky on
q platform that was opposed by every Abo-
lition member Of tho Pennsylvania Legis.
lature last winter, and app2rtci by every
Democrat and he is the man the Phila-
Ielphia Norh American styles IS grcH
Coppaiezi as Coz. Seymour, cf Nt0 York :"
and whose official organ in Fmukford gave
notice few days ago, thOt the attempt on
the part Of Nr. Lincoln to enforce his pro-
ject of conscrlpting negroes in that State
would be resisted by every ,uncond i,ional
Union man Of Kentucky" This is the
character Of this witness He il pronouno-
ed Copperhcnd by the most influential
Abolition journal in the State. And WY
Simply because he won't consent to "im-
partial freedom with negroes by con.
scriptins them into the Union service.
But let u, sec what other witnesses
there are on tho point that The war is now
for tho freedom of The negro ;" Mr.
Seward, Secretary OF State, ought TO be
good authority. What say. heH 10 bis
speech at Gettysburg the other day, where
thousands OF afflicted mourners assembled
20 conseciste the dust Of their departed
Telatives-Mr. Seward used the following
language:
"Hs anticipated. forty yclrS ago that the Bat
Il; f.freeaOm wOuI be fought upon his Srouad.
and hatSLlvery .oouli de- Loud cheers.
There had been great issue between
The people Of the country North and South,
and Il '2a, not0 being determiacG IN this contest
lie was anxious TO see slavery die by
peaceful means, and by moral means, II,
possible, and now he was destined TO see
II die by the fate of war IApplause,] /
The great issue" hore referred TO vas
Kept up ty tho AboiitionisIs alone, the
people" Of neither section had part nor
lot in it, But by the deyilish cunning Of
such wicked mel as Seward, Lincoln &
Co, " the people were entropped into a
war, and they are now insultingly told
that those who hare fallen, or who have
ye! to fall, in this war, fell not in defence
Of ihe Union, but that Slavery might de-"
Our next witness is Hannibal Elamlin,
the Vice President, who occupies tie seat
on the throne next to Abraham himself.
BE ID Of equally good authority; and
with two such witnesseE any man might
saiely rest bis csusc. In speech made in
New York, Just before the late election, he
ssii
"Scme persons talk Of having the On.
ion as II was. Ws4, thty can't have IT,
We might go still further, and quote
remarks recently made by " Honest Old
Abe" himself--at least they are attribu-
ted to him by his friends plainly signify
ing that the Union es it was" i. not to
be, but that The great work in hand ia the
extirpalion Of slavery, and that he is the
instrument ia the band. Of The Almighty
10 do il.
If the struy ygle raS for the rcIloraton Of
the Union 30 our fathers made il, we
would not say Co but would use that
olher word.--so miserably shunnod by our
intensely loyal brethren -" CONE. boys
70 the rescue Of our glorious inheritance"
But when the evidence is piled up noun.
tain high that such is not only not the
purpose OF our rulers, but that the accom-
plishment "i their ends will render such
ablessing utterly impossible, we ask in all
candor 1t we are not pei fectly justified in
declaring that Patriotism can take No
Democrat 10 the feldS
ELECTION OF MAYOR or NEw YoRy C,rv--
THs PEACE" CANDIDATE TpIrNpu,vr,v