Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-08
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I NhG e''Nh 'iAI9NA'i AlluN - btl'. T. lllt lGOS
pie Of this war,smitten country. We have
great political question to settle. The
Aboli,ionists all think that slavery must
go down, because it is the sole cause e
this righteous war; and the Democrats
throughout the country think that Aboli-
tionism is the sole cause Of this unholy
wa!, and that Il must go down. Now let
US be careful, and draw our conclusions
fairly-thot we may give unto Caesar the
things that are Caesars" l. for one, am
opposed to the forcible adjustment Of the
institutions Of the South-rotwithsiand-
ing our Col6ne!s speech. think it has
a bad influence on the principles of free
golernmentf and will have a tendency to
blast the hopes OF the liberty loving peo
pie throughout the world. The sad intel,
ligence will fly to foreign lands, that in
America one State must be slave to ano'
ther and liberty to enjoy their oonstitu.
tional rights is played out
Now think the Abolition party is the
sole cause of tn s hellish war; for before
the Abolitionists were, slavery was and
we enjoyed peace5 but as soon as the era
zy Abolilionists came on the stage troub.
f commenced, and now, if Abolitionsm was
dead, peace would again return to bless
our unhappy land.
So you can readily see what my views
are about tearing up the institutions CT the
South. think each State has perfect
right TO regulate such things, and the peo,
pie of other States have no right to trou-
Bile themselves about it. The whole cause
Of this war was the constant slang, and
continual meddling Of the crazy headed
Abolitionists. They went into the South,
and caused trouble among The servants of
Southern mon and if had been pester-
ed like they were, with the Abolition fac
q ton, | would have got out Of patience too.
But the South was not right ut all times
they were too fast in plunging US into this
, war; they might have waited one year,
! and if the present Administration had dea
prived :hem of their rights, then would
> have thrown my life with them But,
says ore. the Abollionists would have got
every thing, and they could have done
nothing There appears to be moro truth
than fiction IN this, since we knoy what
the Abolidonists have done. Before this
war they sent thousands 10 Kansas to wgest
it from the South; and sent old John
Brown TO Virginia 10 get Up an insurrec,
ton; and since that they have forcibIy
freed the slaves in the District ofColum,
bia and finally, 10 show their real design,
they abolished slavery throughout the
South by proclamation - all verifying the
Southern expectation. ! once ventured
to say, that the party now in power would
not violate the Constitutor-but said
what was not true. came here TO sustain
our Government o. 1T WAS; and it now
, appears that the institutions of the South
o are more like what we came TO fight for.
e than the forcibly abolishing of slavery,
. and paying for a lot Of worthless blacks.
}, | am satisfied that the party il power
e don't want this war to close till they break
9 up the good old Government, and make
= a one man po,or-or something similar
t The idea Of calling US "Copperhcads" is
t Il novel one. am willing to be called by
j that name, for the copperhead is the most
D dangerous snake there is. When Linis
: Mac-one of the copperhead species las
e the oowardly Blacksnakes call him)-
= after the Rattlesnake he soon made the
4 Rattlesnake git" The South call them.
Q selves Rattlesnake; we are the dangerous
|, and deadly CoHpcrheads and the Black
! Republicans are the Backsnakes, whose
, character il is to get among the toad spe,
cies and deyour them. boy, with
switch, can chase it all through tho mead
t ow. But all hands off the Copperhead-
, # is not to be triAed with. "Nulf sed"
, about snakes.
The officers of this regiment say there
= should be no peace party-but all war
, meetings They thus evidence that they
t want the wor to last. ] am private, and
t want the South back without more blood.
shed. can't see how it will be easier TO
r settle this trouble after killing off hunr
f dreds and thousands more Of the poor
2 privates, than now. If we were killing the
e leaders it might 10 some good. But the
men that make the trouble stand aloor.-
g If | could kill such men as Horace Greedy
{ and jeff Davis, would think was doing
= good but to kill poor innocent priyates
n is not according to justice and mercy. /,
for one, am in favor of bringing the States
: together on equal terms and the plans Of
I, Gov. Seymore and Vallandigham are bet
e ter and safer than the Abolition plan Of
whipping them in. 1t would be better TO
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