Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-07-01
NEW SERIES-VOLIII.-NO 50.

is Kicked into tho gutter TO starve, or o.
sent to the almshouse 10 die. Can oue
friends on the other side point 90 a-sing'
case OF this sort among tho blacks AZ a..
South? DO you not know as well RS vo-
know any fact, that the master Nrota &
and provides for thoss who cant o.. ty... Ia
for themselves, in sickness ard In heflfD.
in infancy and in old age? Wha, would
our friends have us 20 do to get rid OF tLl'
thing which they regar% rs so great
evil! How are these ministers OF grace,
these angels of mercy this heinous aboin'
! ination2 Immediate abolition, A2cording
~ ''U's alo tsb7,ii 10 tii7- uavvI oiEu tvuv,ly
for all evils, past, present and 10 come
| immediate abolition and that by compenn
satiou. TO turn an iudolent horde of lazy
drones loose upon the community would
be a cure all' with q vengeancol We
should have to build an almshouse at eve-
ry cross road, aud a penitentiary or gal.
lows on every corner. Our lands would
be covered with ruin and our altar stones
with blood aud desolatlon. The hawk,
when hepounces upon the trembling dove.
has as much genuine phllantArophy 10
his heart US the gentleman from iIuntiSgs
don. oppose his unhalloweI schemes
because they are equally unju4. TO the
master, cruel to the slave, and l.ypocritir
cal in themselves. There is not an Aboli-
ZIONIST in America but would hold slaves
tomorrow if he could buy them with
wooden nutmegS. Fo: years we have had
this class of men at the North Whose neal
and drink it has been TO keep up con-
tinued agitation. First the war cry was,
"Lo, the poor heather )" next, "Lo, tho
!, poor Indian" and now ii is, "Lo, the
poor negro" We can see some of the
) fruits OF their benevolent doings among
the "poor negroes" by looking at the
smoking ruins IN Virginia, and all along
the border States and II will not be their
, fault If similar soPnes are not witnessed in
f Pennsylvania.
Shall we, then, Mr.. Speaker, slumber
: upon the foaniBg cataracl's brink Of des'
, olaton? Shall we rest in supiueneSs up
} on the Howery turf, bensath Which vol
} cano Kisses? Would you have the rays
, of the last setting sun bean upon land
, of prosperity? Then, lst the watchers
] upon the towers keep atigeless Sigii--
= With unslumhering faithfulness view each
= sign Of the storm. The xettle that is
/ springing up in our borders must be gras'
: ped firmly OF it will sting. The frozen
r viper must moi be warmed in our bosons,
r its fangs are the engines Of death, Would
= you see an insidious foe in the garb Of a
spiritual friend steal upon the unvary and
v confiding, wind tho serpent coil around
Il the huhan heart, entwinng it's deadly
IS letters, its chain Of palsy with the very
k fibres OF lile2 Ii not land God forbidl let
not those who are the heirs of men who
is in an age of glory resisted insolence and
Is oppression even unto death, fold their
e arms in calm indifference, when the angel
Is Of desolation is sweeping over the hud
e upon the wings of whirlwind. 1t Eill be
i no time to cry peace and safety when the
shrek Of the maiden is ringing in our ears,
|. and the soil of our proud Stale is reeking
e with human gore.
,r am aware Mr.. Speaker, that have
u spoken in plain language, that have e1-
e pressed my opinion in strong terms out
" ! did il, not because to me it was a },loasnt
l. task, but because believe before Cod tha:
n | have spoken truly. The sirH5 Of the
y times are 10 me more ominous than mer,
ID language can portray. Still their auguy
r, les may be deceptive. Tho course o. g.
r. administration, of which ! have sp5kl ~
=, adversely, may turn out to be the brigb'
Of and shining way. Heaven grant that u
IL DIONt 81 II an lliCbDh1 HAS SNst- - ~
n, my brain, and have "supped rp,l ofio-r
ir ors" never to be realized, most happy shn'
RS be to know that have only q cam,
D But seeingas ] have seen here to-day, a.
ig feeling as have felt, have deemed it |
10 duty thus to speak with tho deep convic
" ton that if | shrank from duty merely be
W cause the course Of my remarks must con
ye travene the words of others, the very
I. 7
ly SHANE I" am sick and tired OF these ny
Of pocritical professions OF love for tho Union
De made by its bitter enemies, the Abolition
~ lists. How can they love the Union whei
their first professions of love for i. wsr
n made long after they had bitterly curse
lie and inaugurated the process for its des
ne truction Too well have they succeeded
gs in their schemes. But it shall not be "th
10 Union must and shall he preseve1," ans
a. the Democratic party mast DO 1t by ius
lis such resolutions as these under discussion
lis inviting the calm and sober patriotism c
s- the nation TO unite for its salvation. Loo
es for one moment at the huge heap OF troph
cy les piled upon the tombs Of our gloriou
at dead-our peaceful records OF greatne'
tn and maiesty--o our soil moistened with tb
Ia. patriots Slood-oGg atmosphere electri
he with patnonsm-ouf name relulgent VII
,r~ glory throughout the world, and say hay
m, we no trust 10 guard, no bequest to defenc
RS Shall the dawn OF some future day fin
en- our watch towers abandoned, our ALTA
lt- overthrown, our banners forsaken. OF
at smiling land, once the home Of the brly
ere anG the free, down trOdden BY foreig
of hirelinrs, or desclated bv internal strif
ng Look through The world aud show me
ng CLINE 80 proudly mstured in tho days
mt youth. Shall the freedom won from u
lat mightiest OF nations in our days Of teebl
ery ness be lost in our hour Of might2 ShR
ere our onward course be checked Z Shall OF
are nigh fortune be forever marrai, simply b
nat cause we lave poor, weak. wicked an
IA. miserable pilot at the helm OF Stato' Nc
be perish the thought forever!
he Mr.. Speaker, dark days are before 1
be-. when those who are in the possession
de- the immense power OF goV9 hmei' lit
thel ours can be found 20 uae ii so cruelly an