Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-12

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This ciisis No State aud nation io 10 any
thing which mnj put IN ieopsidy our sue,
ress, aud have inkon this step hoping 10
do ny my jart towards removing causes
of stfic. which Will w0i disaster To- ut nll
in future, Unless satisfactory adjustment
Is made now Facts have been submitted
TO prominent gentlemen of your body That
cannot nnd viii not be Ignored in the iu,
luro. No excuse Of ignorance Of facts can
be pleaded in mitigation Of neglect to give
; them full weight
Now, IN deliberntiou, whether disaster
may occur, rs assurodly will, il warning is
'unheeded il is due TO mvseli and such
; gent lemcn Of the Convention rs wish to
benefit your country and the interests OF
the loyal men you truly represent, rather
than the pecuniary or political interests OF
a few men, that the responsibility OF tho
future be placed upon the light shoulders
Truly yours, JOHN CoNODE.
The extent of the feeling of hostility to
Curtin may be imagined from the follow
ing brief sketches cf the discussion
Thomas Marshall Of Allegheny, asked by
what authority Curtin's name was used, us
he had before him Il solemn pledge OF his
that he would not be q candidate.
A, Cummings, (Phila,) wanted direct
vote on Mr. Remnants resolution. II be-
ieved Curtin would be nominated, but
he wanted TO shov the fearful issue they
were going before the people with. II
Curtin was the clear choice Of the people
be Tould acduiesce in il. Curtin's decli
nation Of denomination vas hailed as a
harblnger Of peace all over theState. lie
charged that they had been cheated by
! his declnation. Vaccinations had been
set on foot that threatend 10 force him
again upon us with all the entanglements
that have visited US in the past Should
calamity befall US the people would hold
them responsible he said Curtin could not
secure the support Of either his own party
or his office holders
McKennan's resolutions again coming
up were rejected, 50 yeas, 46 nays.
1t was thus clearly evident that the
friends of Curtin were largely in the ma
jority, and were as deter mined to force
him upon the minority yetin the face OF
this certainty the vote stood 90 for Curtin
for all others, A. An effort was then
made to make the nomination unanimous,
against which some 20 votes we're cast
amidst hisses from one side and cheers
from the other.
RsS-Thursday last, The day appoin ted
10y The President for national prayer and
Thanksgiving, was observed III this place,
not universally, but enought to give it
distinction. Most places of business were
closed during portion OF the day at
least, aud religious services were held, and
appropriate discourses delivered at the
Presbyterian aud Lutheran Churches, and
services more political than religious, at
the Methodist Church. The discourse was
so thoroughly impregnated with the ne
groNcquality doctrine as 10 cause several
OF the lady hearers to feel themselves nS
suited to be thus called TO the House OF
God to be instructed why and how they
should treat the negro ns their equals
and several Republicans nave been heard
to say that the dose was entirely too strong
for them.
Alas for our country There is no hope
for her as long as such men and such doc
trines have influence. They seek to put
the negro on social equality with the
white man. This is impossible. God has
50 ordained. And yet they want no end to
the war until this is accomplished.
The separation of q negro family in the
SouLh,--uo matter from what cause-was
crime Of the most horrid character, and
the Preacher seemed at a loss for words
TO depict it in all its enormity. The most
approved theatrical style OF getting up a
sensation was resorted to, and tears were
actually shed 10y tue more impossible Of
the softer sex. To prevent the recurrence
of these sad scenes--so really affecting
when properly delineated on the stage
his hearers were earnestly exhorted to
encourage the war, to fill up the ranks,
to pay their taxes, and submit to all the
hardships that military necessity" may
require of them, until slavery ceased to
exist, and until all men without d:stnct-
ion of color, occupied common platform
both in our social and political intercourse.
The object was worth the sacrifice. Why
did this preacher forget to picture the
family OF the poor ,ohite man. whose bones
lie bleaching on the bloody fields of the
Peninsula, Antietan, or Frederick sburg
The widowed mother tottering to the
grave with heart broken by the despair
ing cries of her suffering children would
be a very proper theme, There are ihoHr
sands Of such instances in our land They
are to be found in every neighborhood.-I
There s reality in their sufierings Then
why seek for imaginary wrongs to the ne"
gro to get UP sensation, and make a,