Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-06-03

ance. Tho voice Of tho Barons, the voice
OF John Hampden, ana the voice of Pat.
rick Henry, crying, give me liberty or
give me DEATH" will all be concentrated
in the voice of the people Of this country,
in the ballot. box, at the next Presidential
election"
| have said the Constitution is the Gov,
eminent If this be true, then he who
violates that Constitution, as ! have en-
deayored to show that the Abolition party
have, must also be a traitor to the Govern
ment. This i, but necessary ana natur'
al deduction of reason. Bet let Us admit,
| for arguments sake, that these acts refer
red to, are not unconstitutional or as they
say, although unconstitutional, are justi'
| fed by the necessity" of the case. Who
makes the necessity? They do theh>
selves. How? answer,by wagug an un~
constitutional var of subjugation upon the
South, for the Abolition of slavery. We
might as well say that the man who went
into crowd and picked q quarrel, and
then killed the one with whom he was
| fighting. in order to save his own life,
would not be guilty Of murder, upon pres
cisely the same plea OF necessity" The
great, but lamented Douglas said, 'war
is dsunion-fnal. eternal separation" If
this he true, and the history Of nations
forbids US to doubt it, then he 'ho is an
unconditional war man, according to my
method of reasoning, must also be an un'
conditional disuniOnist and traitor. What
then, is the conclusion Sc arrive at, from
all The facts before US? 1t is. that this
party. now in power. who are so eager
| ,or war, and who are carry ng I on IN
! MANI or peculiarly their own, are not now,
aud never have been, the friends OF the
/ Government.
Having thus briefly and inperfectly
shown who are the enemies of the govern
meut, let US now consider who are its
| friends and supporters. ! aliege that
these consist oI the loyal Democratic par
tv, and all others who are in favor OF q
speedy and honorable return to peace and
unity. Yes, and for this wo are called
traitors Peace it is the grandest, most
sublime and holy cause that ever produ,
ced a traitor, and if like causes continue
to produce like effects, they will be the
( test traitors the world ever saw Would
to heaven this couotry were full Of inem.
! Peace the brightest Jewel that glitters
along the pathway Of life, to the christian
IS we'll a. tho statesman. Peace! the
/ dearest promise thot adorus the pages OF
/ Holy Writ. Peace the offspring Of inN
noceuce, the life of the nation, ana the
hope of the world. 1t is an old and wise
adngc, "in time of peace prepare for war,
and it should be an equally wise one, in
time of war prepare for peace. War can new
er res tore the Union as it was nor produce
a permanent peace. admit, that in some
cases, the majority have arisen and put
down a minority" as Abraham Lincoln
declared they had a right 10 do, but twas
where nature had fixed their bouudmie5
and every circumstance was favorable 10
such peace ; and even then II required
vast standing armies, maintained at an in
tolerabe expense, to quench the flames
of rebellion, that burst forth afresh upon
every suitable occasion. But here, in this
country, where it would seem nature had
decreed we should live together as broth
ers of commOn househo!d-slaying the
angry waves Of the Atlantic and the Pa
cite, upon our Eastern ard Western bor'
ders, ! hold it would be impossible. A!
we'll might the Great Master, when called
% from his slumhers to quell the aurgni
pillows of Genuesaret, have commanded
one mighty wave 20 follow after anothe
and enCulfit, in order TO produce a calm
as TO say that war, upon unconditional terms
will produce peace. No, never -neye
"A long as Americans remember their an
cestry,
am opposed TO war as Democrat. |
, has never been the policy Of my party. |
is true. they have carried on war, but ]
was with a foreign foe, where sooner o
later peace must be the result. Because
o. then. they could treat with each other anC
: make peace, but in this struggle, the pre-
sent Administration will receive no prop
r ositons Of peace from the South, Nothing
but an unconditional surrender OF every
r thing upon their part their States to bt
converted into dependent territories
their forts, to be turned upon them thei
= arms 10 be used in their destruction, anC
q their leaders 10 be hung-will satisfy tht
Administration at Washington. Wher,
7 wjllyou find people as rich IN everything
. that makes a nation great, as they are
WHO will submit to such humiliation ?
Certainly not in America. | am opposed
Y &c his war, because believe it to be im
y practicable. believe, il the North wer
united as one man, and the Administra
, ton could get all the men and none.
). it wanted, (which it has had, however,
G and every man, woman and chile IN the
loyal States WAS for war, il could never, No
NEVER subdue the Sou hern people ant
9 bring them INTO the Union, with the hop
. of retaining them. And here It might b.
' asked what would we do would We trea
. with rebels with arms in then hsuds ? II
the language of certain peace Demo
= crat. whose name Gi~romember, | answe
] most emphatioally YES, if treating will
: them will take the arms out Of tbsi
hands, aud rest ore the Union"
, am opposed to war politically, be
cause il never has been, is not now, ant
t never can be, the true policy Of the coun
: try. Under the policy of peice, we ros
t from thirteen feeble Colonies, TO a grea
4 and mighty nation. For more than tire
5 quarters of century we stood living
r moving, brilliant evidence that "all met
were created egual," aud that free govern
:, ment was no longer an experiment, but al