Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-08-03

such condition. lie has no moro right
to call men into the military service Of
the country to change Que feature Of the
Constitution, than ne has to change an
other; and no moro right to ask them to
help him to change any feature, than he
has to their aid in establishing monarchy.
The reliions tetween the States, or the in
stitutions of the States, cannot he changed
by the President, nor by Congress and the
President united, nor by the Governments
at Washington and Richmond combined.
The States, and the States only, have the
right TO do those things. Mr.. Lincoln, in
assuming the attitude he has, asa an ultima
tum, has been guilty of a palpable usurpa-
ton of authority. His position is utterly
unlawful and revolutionary, and if adhered
to, cannot fail to lead to the most disas-
trous results to the country.
Had the President assumed doubtful
ground, in the line of wise policy, which
step could not be approved, there
would be much to eXtenuate the error.
But in the present Instance, the imrolicy
of the step is no less manifest than the
absence of rghiful authority to take it.
/, This Wtimatm-the overthrow Of slavery
, will go through the South, operating like
{ q panacea 10 all their ills. II will strength
= en- the weak and confirm the doubling
= and transfuse new spirit of resistance
= amongst all classes, old and young, male
and female. 1t is but another OF the
t many folles of this kind Mr. Lincoln ha'
+ practiced with his foolish messages anc
a procamations. Whenever the Southern
= cause has seemed to sink and lag, Mr..
i Lincoln has come along with one Of hi:
l. invigorating doses TO give it new life
,, This late act is equal to one hundret
O thousand men added to Lees army. JEFF
p. Davis and his Cabinet had not the ppwe
i to do so good thing for the rebel cause
y And then, how will it affect the North
r How many recruits will it SEMI to Grant
o army? Not one man. But its direct an
n inevitable tendency will be to keep thou
{, sands away. A few, and only a few, of NJ
- Lincolu's former supporters endorse hi
le new position, and they are the most fanat
u cal of tho Abolitionists, who take good cal
at to do all their fighting at home, But th
At effect upon tho mass Of the people
h all parties is too obvious 10 be misunde
III stood They are discussing this subje
,y on the highways and by.ways, on the co
le ners OF the strcsts and at the cioss-road
on They utterly deny the right of the Pres
TO dent to use the law TO drag them in
or an unlawful war. Outside of the law
,n has no more power than they have. Tb
id he has so placed himself, is conceded
n all candid men and having so place
m himself, he has forfeited all claim TO the
Ig- confidence obedience, or support. The
- h-a NJ ;,ooi> shalI reirn
w his steps, and accept THE USIoN rs Il
a object and the ONLY object OF the war, el
YRS lie never can have their aid and suppo
of Had Mr.. Lincoln designed to inaugura
oy insubordination and resistance III 4
,ss North, he could not have taken ST.
re better calculated to accomplish the el
nd than the one he has adopted On t
other hand, had he intended 10 aid t
.e- rebel cause, he could not have adopted
he more efficient means. For these gre
all wrongs he must answer at The bar OF {
Ii country.
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