Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-26

to be dragged off to prison by file of sol
diers, If we do nothing and say nothing
Hear again the wisdom of Solomon:
"The man who stands by and says nothing
when the peril of his government is discussed
cannot be misunderstood. If not hindered, he il
sure to help the enemy"
Now, if two gentlemen were engagedin
discussing the perilof the government" /"
and an unmannerly bystander should in
terrupt them with his opinion--no mat
ter whether it be for or against the war,
they would serve him right to show him
the door; yet according to our modern
Solomon, he should be arrested, if he
remain silent as he would be "9ure TO
help the enemy - In this case Mr.. lin
coin shows the backwood's S breeding, and
his ignorance of the true principles OF
the government.
The man. who stands by and says
nothing cannot be misunderstood W Did
human ignorance and folly ever exceed
this? Why, suppose that Mr.. Seward
Chase, or Greedy should be in company
with party discussing the peril of the
government" does any we'll bred man
suppose tina. they would do anything but
remain silent, unless they had been adj
dressed by the party in discussion ? But,
according to Mr.. Lincoln's doctrine, their
silence would be conclusive evidence that
they were traitors at heart, and would
hel Up the enemyw
Again, we are neither 10 be allowed to
express our opinions on the acts Of the
Administration, nor to "say nothing :"
the consequence is, that the democrats
and conservative wings must hurrah for
Lincoln and his "Digger war policy"
.praise his ignorant and inefficient Gener-
ais say that they have been defeated, and
swear that this war is waged solely to res
tore the Union, when we all know that it
is waged to free the negroes, auG to desc
late the South, regardless Of the future,
or we are liable 10 be arrested ard nca.-
cerated in an American bastile "t'll the
end Of the war;" which will not termiu-
ate so long as the Republican party can
retain political power by protracting it.
What reason, think you reader, are Civ
en- ny the leaders of the Republican party,
and by whom the Government is guided
in its policy, why we all shall not be arres-
ted fnd imprisoned or banished Is il
because they do not consider il right? Is
it because they do not desire to do it?-
Not at all but here it is, as published in
the New York IriJtmG, from the pen of
Horace, the immaculate:
"And Just here, Mr.. President, is the mistake
Of arrestingV Vallandigham or any # his school-it
giues the Pro Sidrery Democrats The excuse they
seek for opposing, embarrassing, enfeeJiing, and
paryiizing The efforts Of the GoUernmem 10 put
doUn the rebellion
Which coyertly means that there is
danger o. the people arising in the majes-
ty of their power and hurlIng these ianat-
ical tyrants from offices they have SO
shametully disgraced.
1t was only mistake" when Vallan-
digham was aroused at midnight, by file
of soldiers, battering down his doors and
rushing him off in the dead hours of the
night, as the thief does his booty, lest an
infuriated populace should rescue him
And fellow-citizens, if the guillotine should
be raised here, aud the blood of thousands
of our Union-loving patriotic citizens,
should run like water, IN the cutters,
there would be no other mistake" about
it but the danger of the actors in this
bloody drama, losing the political power
which they now possess. True, honest,
patriotic principles are not in their creed
Sertim snts Of equal and exact justice to
all the membels of our Union, as it was,
never had a resting place i'll their bosoms.
Fidelity to law, the foundations of peace
and prosperity in all republics, has been
secuted by them as dogma Of olden
times.
But, what OF the future? Oh ye dark
and impenetrable future. Is there ono ray
of light driven through the dark aud
bloody pail that now shrouds us IN mys-
terious lorebodings of coming events p
[ see but one star-the polar star of our
liberties, which may guide us TO better
days-to reunion of the States, and to
final prosperity Jaiiot-bor. If we fail
TO free our country of its present rulers,
by that means we are doomed people,
Our liberties of which we have bOasted for
many years, will be wrested from US, on
every occasion should little civil com
motion, or dangers Of foreign war ensue,
Do Democrats fully realize the dangers
which threaten Us | fear not. We
want thorough and complete organization,
aud a determination on the part OF the
Democratic party leaders everywhere, 10
carry the next State elections. Every
man who is willing to read a democratic
paper if he is not able 20 pay for it, should
haze Il free Organization IN every city,
village and hamlet alone, can elect this
object. OF what consequence is the pat
try SUN from each man Of means, which
it would require to effect so important an
o, ecl Indeed, of what value is life it,
self under a long protraoted abolition
rule? If conservatives, of all shades will
pun together, the Union may be restored,
and our country and our liberties yet
stand. The man who even hints at
division Of the Democratic parry, in these
times, should be branded as traitor to
the welfare of his country. No matter
what our individual views are in relation
to "peaGe" or war" when we come to
the polls, but one sentiment should per-
wade all-the election Of men OF sound
principles, who, "knoloiHg them dare main
tain them" ~
AN OLD LINE wHIG.
Clinton, n. Y.
The officer who doesn't COM