Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-10-12


-"militdry aeccSSty"-instituted in
theplace Of the law Of the land
Volunteers at once ceased torespond
to the call Of The Administration
Men everywhere began to take ground
against this new war policy-or rath-,
er, this open confession the original,
but concealed design, OF the war, The
President was authorized by act Of
Congress to suspend the privileges Of
the writ of habeds corpus at his pleas
ure and by another act of Congress
tho President, and all officers acting
under him, were pardoacd for all the
crimes they had committed, or might
commit in the future, against the per-
sonal liberty of the citizen.
Our armies were rapidly diminish
ing by the usual casualties of war, but
especially by desertion /; for in April
last the totalnumber of desertions was
reported at 10000
AS our armies diminished, the rebel
armies were increased.
As the people of the North became
dirded, the people of the South became
united.
As Volunteering ceased, and Con-
scriptions commenced, in the North,
Volunteering commenced and Con
scrptions ceased in the South.
A Conscription of 100000 men has
just been completed, without adding
even ftty thousand men to our armies.
Another Conscription Of 600,0 men
is now about to be called for. Suppose
it puts 100000 men in the field? This
will hardly keep up the supply; and
by the time they are mustered in, the
numerical strength of our armies will
be less than it is to-day.
And what has been gained? Have
we implanted Union sentimontsin the
hearts Of any portion of the people of
the South? No Have we restored
any Of the Seeded States to the I'm
ion ? Yes, if we count Kentucky and
Missouri, now held at the point Of the
bayonet. Our footholds along the
coast, and along the Mississippi river,
amount to nothing. The very mo.
ment our armies are withdrawn the
people will be as rebcllious rs ever
We have gained comparatively moth
ing. Oar progress in the suppression
OF the rebellion; or, as some call it, in
conqucring the South, has been sue
cessful only in causing the greatest
loss of blood and treasure ever before
known in the history Of the world.
Our Capitol is not even now safe
1t was but last week that Moseby's
cavalry captured wagon train with
f in ter miles Of Washington.
This is our situation after thirty
months of war, at 4 loss Of half Il mil
lion of men, and at cost of over tioo
thousand millions Of dollars.
II Shall we proceed on this highway
to certain destruction? or shall wo
return to the original purpose of the
war, and thus make the " RESTORA,
.TION OF THE UNION AS II
WAS" UNDER "THE CONSTIIU.
TION AS IT Is" possible? ?
II These are the questions that should
govern the votes of the Frecmcn OF
Pennsylvania, when they approach
the ballot-box to morrow Those who
desire no change-those who wish to
cndorsethe fnonstrous crimes upon civil
liberty by the present rulers at Wash
ington-those who rein favor of en-
dorsing the present negro war policy,
will vote for Andrew G.. Curtin, the
Abolition candidate.
Those who desire the war policy
may be placed upon sound national
basis, in order that the restoration oj
the Union may be made possible
those who desire that our Govern
: ment shall be administered in nccor
: dance with the Constitution-thosc
! who desire the perpetuation Of free.
0 dom of person, freedom ofspeech, and
o freedom Of the Press, will cast then
a votes for orGEORGEW WOODWARD
the candidate Of the Unionloving ana
4 "Union-saying,' National Democracy
q ,.-y..rrlo Grand army of the pOtO