Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-09-23

! N'l'hi lHenl, a man
your principles must be compensated {,
ms loyalty, and remuneraled for his tro,
BILE OF coming 70 Washington TO ezpye
those principles. Lincoln, | thank yo,
cant express my gratitude, Oh All
take my hand, | shall labor 10 promot
the general welfare OF your party, and Z
forever adhere TO my sacred PRINCIPLES an
those OF my grandsires, spoke Ben.
VIII execute my oihce TO the best of m
ability, and when that is exhausted | wi
, go to Greedy bis knowledge box is oper
GO ye and draw therefrom. Poetry nrair
Well, nov let me mediate | bardI
know what ! have done. Wait n li,tl
TIL | reflect. Ees-now I've got nj IL
I've written long hydaigo of fiction, tha
nobody believes, and that is the sequel O
all fictitious writings. They are tosse
and tumbled about by the unmercifu
hands OF the public, until, al last, like th
cotyledon they perish, and decompose
and then the germ, the rmperishabl
germ springs up, propagates and grows
and what kind of plant have we got p
The plant Of disbelief What! did [ cal
IL piaut! IL is no plant Ii is mon
ster animal which takes the author he
! tween mis- JAWS, and chews him up auC
spits him out mass of disrepule. Bu
now let me reflect again, Let me see i
this story is built entirely out of fiction
In the first place, Lincoln is made TO ask
what Bea's great grandfather was. and
Ben Is made to say, he vas a tory. Now,
mad wa not tories in the times spoken of ?
ard, were they not the ancestors of the
leaders OF the Abolition party? Trace
back their genealogy and you will find it
so. In the second place, | find Ben is
asked aholt his grand-hther. Well, he
answers he was " blue lights man."
Now, have onl y TO point you to the
action Of the Federalists at New London.
Connecticut. When Stephen Decatur's
heet lay blockaded in the harbor. only
mention the facts, aud you eau consul,
history icr the rest. III take the third
question, What did your father do p"
How Will my answer correspond with his
(Ben's) own? Wen see When our
brave soldiers marched into Mexico 10
aVenge an iusulted flag, Tom Corwin. the
avowed champion OF the Free-Soilers, in a
speech, made use of the following lam
guaGe, 81 hope the Mexicaus may welcome
our soldiers with JIosdy hands to hospita-
Die graves" What a Q'orious reception
And yet il is just such a one as was wished
10y an American Citizen and il appeared
10 be contagious for every newspaper that
was not Democratic caught the words, and
heralded them throughout the land ev-
cry man who did not adhere 10 Democrat
&c principles caught them as thew fell
rom his lips and shouted them so loud
mat they are still reverberating between
Ihe hills and mountains OF America.
Then Lincoln propounds another qses-
ION: What have you done to merit my
confidence y 1t is answered in the lam |
'uage OF w. Lloyd Garrison, who said, |
The Union is lie rhe American Un- |
on is an imposture!. A copeaant wth |
'edth, and an agreement 10Th hell!
am FOR its overthrow % Garrison is the
biggest toad in the Abolition puddle. lie
las snid more than "olG Abe'j himself. /
ou!d 90 further in my review, but it is
lot necessary. ! only intended to show
ou that tictleious tales sometimes CON
ain great deal of iruth--which is .'strap-
er than fiction" itself. Ii
Garrison thinks our Constitution is
covenant with death, and an agreement
'iih hell" and Lincoln thinks il is no,h-
y dtdH. lie has set it aside, and swears
amt worth a curse-only piece of sheep
kin parchment, &c. Now, didn't he 90
hot ard strong after he took his seat
think he did. He twired his cane in
ne ar towards Charleston threw down
IS over-coat, laid aside his gloves, took
! bis hat, (put his spectacle on it \ seiz- !
ms pen, and went TO work writing
Toclamations for Greedy Loveioy, Sum
er and Wade-all shining names. By i
'tle alteration !Aey would make as good c
SET OF scare-crows as ever was set up in t
rnheld. Where have they dragged our t
'untry Why, to ruinl We are now G
rawling on our backs in the mad and /
ISL OF tyranny and the unhappy mortal u
no should perchance look above him. S
ouid see lreland-the hitherto laughing f
ock OF the vorld-looking down upon us
pity, and laughing at Us; while, iC we o
ouia look to England, France, and other h
Villzed nations, they would seem so far a
oVe us that our eyes would be dazzled by 81
ewing Their retulgence and glory. Like e
ltterlng stars they continue TO shine Il
HE America -once the brightest star Il
iong them - has fallen into degradation. s.
nj what makes the matter still! worse. OF
are digging and probing, with our ly
ords and bayonets, to deepen and widen Il
miserable hole that we are now in &C
ncoln and his minions have, by their W
llty works, destroyed the noblest coun- pl
that was ever reared by the hands of d,
IN. tb
Reader, let me ask you one question, f,
1 will conclude, for have drawn this la
out to length that had no inten- co
oi when | begun. Perhaps it will tire bl
worthy friends, the editors, so much
y 'hey will not print it, but what I is
'e, they will not have 10 write, snd III tb
.he question anyway: Which is the Tia
a.est h9Itor, Lincoln or JET Davis, m,
ne nrst destroying the Whole country de
second trying 10 save rortion of IL an
~ is my question. Now, draw yonr. in,
arences, and make your answer. Here be-
nine. If was to take The nl,ce nf dis
TO- and these men would appear On
before me, and that question would an,
e, ] would decide in favor of JEFF; Td are
A l..nNOln 10 TarNn.,,a