Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-29

n leAf nom The Past NhoWihp who
were the Real nisuniohists
A hieni bas placed In or hands a copy
ofa paper called ~ Eutrtt dated march
10, 1887 and Published NJ Anamosa love,
under tie maine Of 2. u. Crockwcll pro.
prietor. That u was then the recognized
organ Of the Republican party Of that port
Of the State of Iowa IL evidenced by the
fact that, under the heading Republican
Nomination." are inserted the names ofthe
Republican candidates for the various Of.
fees TO DO filed at the then ensuing ,lec.
ton. From this sheet we copy the fol-
lowing infamous article entire and rcrbar.
IN, only printing in itdhcS certain sontenS
ces. to which the readers special atten-
too is invited
Apologies
During the last session of Congress Just
terminated, we had sometimes occasion to
notice a disposition on the part of a few
Republican members, to apologize for the
independence displayed by the North in
iElN ~ " lAiilhltu NilOuHhlA
votes for freedom aud q disclaimer on
their part that the North intended thereby
TO touch slavery where il has long existed.
The South knew all this before and il as
failing the North as intending to interfere
with slavery in the Southern States, mere
ly either gave vent TO their fears as guilt
often does or desired to obtain from the
north an apology for rebellion against the
authority TO which she-the North-bad
SO long Submitted.
Now such members as thus a~pologised
for the MOTH, betrayed their trust. What!
Fourteen hundred thousand freemen 20
down on their knees before three hundred
thousand slave drivers, and make apollo,
gies and beg forgiveness: When these
fourteen hundred thousand voted in Nos
vember last, they voted as men not as
slaves and their representatives ought to
be aware that the charges of President
PIERCE were not only false, hut so clearly
false, as to be wholly unworthy of notice.
In making apolog es they have gratifed
the low vanity of the slave drivers, and ems
couraged them 10 continue their efforts on
Kansas, and to practice fresh insult and
outrage IN the north. We have yet to
reap the fruits Of these apologies. Had
WEBSTER stood firmin 1850, the south bad
not Ventured on the experiment of 1854.
The slave power is weak, but united, steal
thy, cautious and cunning, and when the
time tor action comes il is audacious.
1t is fortunate that the north holds two
remedies in her hands. The first is dis,m.
ion Which is rapidly growing idea, anais prob,
IDIIg . tho cnnpnH a. oyr,l.a, IL, oI,,, ,,,,a
deddb aJohShing slavery, constitution or no
consultation. The north has the power TO do
either. As yet it lacks only the will. Pro-
gress however is constant and in the cons
ing quarter of a century, one or the other
will take place and if The first then the
second follows, for II rs the Union that keeps
slavery alive. The Abberville S. C. Specta>
tor says "diSSoLve the Union, and as a necessary
consequence, you abolish SLavery." In voting
for Fremont the north never dreamed o!
apologizing therefor. Let US have no more
crlnging, Of northern Republicans under
the southern lash. That is the a~ppropIi-
ate work OF sham democracy and dough-
faceism.
1t VIII be Observed that the purpose to
"touch slavery" not by abolishing it in
the District Northumberland by prohibit
ing it going into the territories-but
"where it has long existed" WAS boldly
avowed as one of the OBJECTS Of the Re,
publican party as far back as 1857 that
having failed 10 accomplish their pupose
at that time through the election of Free
mont, they consoled themselves with th'
reflection that two remedies" were still
left them, one or the other of which woulc
take place within the coming quarter o
a century :" and finally, that, in thei
opinion, it was 1.-THE Union that KEEP
slavery alive" One of these remedies
was the Dissolution Of the Union peace,
ably, perhaps the other, the plan now il
practice, at an expense of three million.
of dollars. ard hundreds of valuable lives
per day. 1t is just such trOitorous scamp!
as the author Of the foregoing that are now
calling upon Lincoln and his satraps tc
"shoot down as public enemies" all mer
who are even suspected Of sympathising
with secession,
But this article is interesting in anothel
respect; We are often told that the pre-
sent rebellion was the elimination OF
conspiracy long previously planned by thu
Southern shareholders for the purpose o
perpetuatirg slavery. But here we az,
told quite a different story-and on,
which we believe to be strictly true-for
( said the Abbeville, S. C., SpectaOr-th'
home organ of the late John c. Calhoun
"Di;8ol6e tie Union, and as a accessory coa5t
5 quence, you abolish Slarery."
seS" When our ~niggeheaded neighbo
again undertakes TO convict US of opposi
ton to the war, before its object had beef
, perverted from the purposes declared b.
the President in his proclamation of Apr
~ 1901 - l. - .