Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-28

Hl..a a laDlyo and tc.llant of thfs
county, ID h not nO,ta.aty Gov ust1 ok,
rlru l.. to o., Hir0l iouc..lan O. I.
IL is enough lh1t go assume ya, t%oa.les
That 70 Fg genuine in every rarlotht end
that thl author WA ono Of the msa, mr..
don't. enthusiastic and devoted supporters
orihia mmc Con. rArroS aud old AOe
lu the campaign o! 1850.
WAautSoroS, y. c., Deo %, 1862.
Ocn. JOINS pATroS.
SiRi-l take this liberty to lot
YOU know how / feel ON the great question
that ia tearing our Republic to atoms. |
am u man OF observation, and when /
look over this great country and oyor this
yrcut people; aud over tho disposition Of
mon in g|cnornl, | fool confused in mind,
and in the simple language OF II Soldier,
bothered IN head" But ono thing is
certain, wo are in one Of the greatest wars
ever known, and since / observe the do
ings Of our leading men, think tho blame
is on them. II you look at all the causes
you will think as | do, In the beginning
Of lhia trouble. tho South wanted a small
proportion Of the Territories. 1t IS right
in them to claim u share Of the perrito~
ries, for their msnoy was spent, and even
their blood has been shed, in the purchase
Of tho So ! think this is one mis-
take Of tho present Administration. And
again, TO provoke the South to q lighting
pitch, tho Administration abolished sla>
very in the District Of Columbia. This
showed the South that the policy was 10
abolish State lights, and the institutions
of a great and important share of the Res
public. Then, for fear thst their insIltu-
tons would not be broken up, the Pres
ldent gave out a proclamation that the
slave should be set free in Jan. LIST, 1863.
This was q great mistake in my mind, Tor
it desperates the South and makes them
fight with greater energy, and makes
them sure that the policy Of this Admins
~istration is to abolish their institutions
Then, after all these things, he, TO despe-
rate tho South and dishearton the North,
has put moro of the bothcrSome questions
before US that is, to buy tho NIggers.-
This IS the most contemplate PROPOSE
ton Of all. Now, WREN our nation is al.
most ruined by largo tax, and trouble
about the Negro, we are led TO think that
we are so ight for the Niger, dlelor the
Niger and then our children must pay
for the Niger. This policy will not %,
for il takes the border States from us,And.
thereby makes the Southern C~onfederacyN
Ia fixed fact. The Administration ought
10 do all il its power to satisfy the border
States. If | was in Congress | would take
great pains 10 give TO the border States ali
that the Constitution will admit of,for the
majority in tho late elections is evidence
that the people Of The North and the Dor
der States arc willing TO give all that the
border States Car ask for. For il we can
save them, tho Southern Confederacy ia Il
farce and we are q great nation. But to
loso them the thing is played out-as The
boys say. | havo said, and hoard others
say, they would rather fight with the
South than to pay for the Niger, or 10
die for them.
You should keep III in mind that the ar'
my is all democratic, and Ggtudy doom on
the Niqgcrs and AboLtioniSS for we begin 10
feel that we are lighting 70 liberaio q peo>
pie Thai are too indoleut 10 raiSo n hasd 20
libeIalo themselves and when We look At
these things, VIC havo a weak noryo 20 g.
into baltic and die for such q poor cause.
Tho cause IL unjust on our slde-ior men
that arc in bondage should suffer and die
FOX their own liberty, and not those that
are not in. The Mig, is slow to r'sk his
life. If | was in bondage ] would fight,
and even do for liberty and if you came
10 free me, or help me get my liberty,
would try and l,ay you for your trouble ;
bu: tho Nig. is not Of that disposition, he
wants high wages 10 is GOT satisfied with
forty cents q day, snd il is rs much IS ia
white men get. so that our lives md
property are lost on a poor hing rs pr'n'
cipal. Tho way tho Nigs ought TO get
their liberty is 10 tel; their masters mat
they won't work without pay, and due ra'
lhGr than work for nothing. The Whlte
man end Indian cannot be cnslayed, ma
if we do libcrato tho Negro he will soon
be in bondage again for men that cant
get their liberty can't keep it when they
have it; or at all events they are not
worthy Of their liberty. | know this to
be true, because / am o man Of obscrva-
ton. Last spring, when ! was at Freder'
Iicksburg | saw lola Of Niggcrs there that
wcro too lazy to work they lay round in
the woods like swine, and when thoy got
hungry they cauo out and gathered The
crusls out OF the slop hole the cooks had
to throw their dirty water in. Men who
act so arc not fit to die for and ! think
you would not DO moro willing TO die tor
them than | am. But You will say | am
not dying for the Mig, but for the Union.
This is not plain to my mind, for the
South was willing to stay in tho Union, il
the North had given them their State
rights. think your constituents are oil,
or tho majority, willing TO let slavery 60
10y tho board, and put in tho CoGstitution
that all the States might have slaves that
want them. Then Copgrcss must leave
the sinking and filthy thing alonO-and
willing to passthe Crit.cndon proposition
and thereby secure inc border States.
think the homestead bill is enough to sat
iSfy tho oboliticn party, Tor you told US IT
would hove a tendency to II slavery intc
the ground You was right in that NAV
ter. hut ,cben Won told mo the Sou.!