Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-07-29
Greely and the Flag.

The Europeans have often reproached
Americans for their uustableness of char
acter. We admit that no people on earth
are more subject to "spirts and spasmS"
than our people, especially that class OF
persons blessed with an oyerWeaning
amount of philanthropy, the ardent adyo-
catos of The equality of all races Of men.
As an example, we select Horace Greely,
who TO day is as much responsible for our
national troubles, as jeff. Davis, with this
difference, the former is moral coward,
while the latter is not, but both are guilty
alike before the world
Mr. Greely for thirty years past has been
the advocate of peace measures, for the
settlement of all political troubles, but
noun no 10 tho hlnndiost Jaeobiu of tho
tribe. His own record will prove him in
consistent in the advocacy OF every great
measure, either in Church or State, that
has arisen in this country, unless we eX,
cept the project of dissolution of the
Union, a scheme that lie with 4 fcw others,
Abolitionists and Secessionists, have lar
bored to bring about for the past twenty
FIVE years. flow well they have succeeded
we need not now stop to prove to the
reader
In 1859 when our country was at peaeo
with all the world "and the rest OF man>
kin6"--when Flag was hardly considered
necessary to protect the citizen from
mob, this man Greedy published the fol-
lowing infamous TRADE against the Stars
and Stripes, which we hope he will yet be
called upon TO retracl Hear him:
All hail to the haunting Lie
The stars grow pole and dim,
The stripes are bloody scars,
A Lie the vaunting hymn
II shields pirates deck,
1t binds a man in chains,
II yokes the saptiyes neck
And wipes The bloody stains
Tear down the Haunting Lie =
Half mast tho starry flag
Insult no sunny sky
With hates polluted rag
Destroy H. ye who can,
Deep SINK II IN the waves
II bears felew man
To groan With fellow slaves.
Fur the boasted lic
Til freedom lives again,
To rule once more in truth
Among untrammelled men,
Roll up the starry sheen,
Conceal It's bloody stains ..
For in its folds are seen
The stamp Of rustling chains
The man that gave utterance to- these
sentiments in 1859, to-day boasts Of more
loyalty aud patriotism than any other
individual in the land, and processes to
have more respect for the Flag than
"Old Abe" himself.
As an instance of this theory we pub,
lish the following extract taken from tho
Tribune OF the Goth instant
CHANG Our rnE OLD FLAG.-The absence of
the National Flag in all parts of the city during
the past week during tho riot was a noteworthy
circumstance; but now that citizens have taken
breath and new start, let the dear old Flag be
flung to the breeze from every 1ag-staf in the
city, that all may thus anew give sign Of patriot
ism aud loyalty"
What a miraculous conversion How
different this language from
"Tear down the faunting lie ~
Grooly's attachment for the flag, being
OF late origin, we hope the.public will not
give full credepce TO his conversion until
he takes back his poetry. This last cons
fession and reverence for the dear old
Gag" having been drawn out of him by a
mob, who the day before had broken all
the front windows in his Office, should not
be received as the genuine offerings Of his
heart, until he pens longer article
on that subject
The potency Of mob, if Greedy has
really been converted, was never put to
better purpose, and this may operate ss
palliative for once.