Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-15
what the Democrats Hope 10 DO when
IhnN Rhl TITO pnMnt

The A%boltionisls who are how Inc Iced,
Ing radical faction, nto constantly telling
tho tcntle, That the great object NJ the
Democratic party IA 20 nuke M iru min.
ious reace with the Confederate. We
have more lbnn once denied the asper,
sion, and have charged back upon the
A]Joliuonisls that, as they have by their
foualicism and obzlinacy brought tho
country TO its present lumeutable condi,
ton, 80 they now prevent, by the intro.
ductton OF new issues, AN honorable set,
Element, which should restore The Union
as IL vas, and maintain the Constilulion
as 1t is, and was intended for yosterity 10y
its trainers. Their sole object is the abo.
lition Of slavery and if they cannot sue,
ccCd in that, they are now, as before the
war, prepared "to let tho Union slide"
Not one OF the Abolition organs, which
daily teen with ISLANDERS againsttbe "Cop,
pcrheads, " has yet answered Mr.. Yallan,
digham's statement, made in his Ohio
speech, in as clear and positive a manner
as it was possible, to provoke m answer
from his calumniators.
Here it is;
On the 18th of last December, when
from the city of Richmond information
came to the city Of New York that there
was q disposition TO compronl 80 and re-
turn delegates TO the national Congress
and be obedient to the Constitution and
Laws, and thus restore the Union as it
was, the President, on that day, rejected
the proposition, and the damning eyi.
dence of rejection exists in New York
over his yn autograph-but there Is an
obligation Of secresy at present, end the
letter has not yet been given to the pub.
lie.
Now, why has this distinct and positive
charge, both in regard to facts and per,
sons, never been answered? What is The
meaning of the incessant cry of war for
the purpose Of subjugalion and oxtermi-
nation when peace WaS offered on con.
.dition of restoring the Union as it was,
under the Constitution ? And why, if q
speedy conquest is intended, have our
best generals been interfered with by the
Jacobins, and recalled from their rom,
mands? Whv-are these Jacobins labor.
ing so hard TO destroy the reputation of
men like Mcclellan, F.tz John Porter,
Buell., Franklin, Sc, and build up the
5hoddy renown Of Pope, Fremont, and
others? Why has the War Committee
exposed The President to the imputation
Of having divulged the secrets ofthe camp?
Why did it reveal the fact that the CONS
]mander>in Chief, Sen. Halleck, not being
sufficient Of an Abolitionist, does not pos.
sess the full confidence Of the President :
all these things can have no other tens
dency than to protrnct the war, and give
the disuuion Jacobins a chance Of becomS
ing rich at the expense Of The laboring
classes.
We will now tell the people what the
Democrats intend 20 do when they shall
have possession of the Government:
!. They will restore the liberty o! the
press.
2. They will restore freedom Of speech.
3. They will restore personal liberty by
restoring the privilege Of the writ OF la,
Teas corpus.
4. They will re>establish the supremacy
t the law, by suRjecting the military too
the civil authority of the country.
). They will dismiss the army ofproyost
marshGls in the loyal States.
6. They will not allow the military to
be drawn up in line at The polls, during a
popular election.
7. They will not allow the voters to be
bribed or inundated by Government off,
cials.
s. They will call shoddy contractors,
~rascally Government agents, and middle
men to a strict account, and perhaps
make them disgorge some of their profits.
Q. They will dismiss certain New York
Custom House officers who, on a salary of
n thousand or twelve hundred dollars per
amin, keep horses and carriages, and live
in brown stone houses.
10, They will stop all arbitrary arrests,
and hold the party who have caused them
to be made, auswerable for their CRIMES,
notwithstanding the unconstitutional bill
of indemnity.
IL. They will endeavor by these and all
other lawful means to restore the Conshtu.
ton. And, finally,
u. They will use all their power, and
all the craftsmanship which they can mus.
ter to their aid, to restore tie Union as i vas
before an insane, fanatical party endeav-
ored to carry out the unconstitutional
Chicago platform.
Now, we call on the Abolitionists TO
give us their platform. Let us see wheth,
er they HAYS anything else in view than