Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
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WEDNESDAY MonNING::%NoremJer 30,

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WEDNESDAY MoRNING:""N0rember 30,
Another Attempt 10 Betray the People
It, is now evident that we are TO lave
repetition Of the smart trick" by which
lhe rebel fire" was drawn upon 'Me .fog'
at Fort Sumpter. Tia. succeeded most
admiralty. People forgot that that same
flag" had often been fred upon with
ou. upturnirg society, and setting every
body orazy, They entirely forgot that
that sNu'e "fag" lad been wontonly fired
upon by "old John Rrown" hut few
yesrs before. and that LAT very few peo-
pie, comparatively, seemed to feel very
much hurt about il. or that Anything was
going wrong, But when the stars and
stripes were assailed at Fort Sumter, every
BODY felt the wound, and there was q uni
varsal rush 10 arms. Not 10 "invado," "
or 'sutjugate," or "exterminate" sover-
,eign States. O. no; nothing Of the kind.
It vas only 10 project tke Capital, enforce
the laws, &c 1t would have been dan
gerous-yea, fata!-to the hopes OF the
Abohlionists-to have talked Of 'sutjuga-
s.ion" then. But It was smart move on
the political chess-board or made so by
the credulity and theughtlessness OF the
people. Democratic leaders we're greatly
10 blame then. Many Of them were on
tirely faithlsss, captivated by the love Of
gain and distraction. Others stood aloof,
oew.ldered and perpleSed; and Aboli-
tionism succeeded even beyond the hopes
offs mos! bloodthrsty yotaries.
Now similar move is about to be made
upon the same board with what success
few months, perhaps weeks, will reveal.
If It succeeds as we'll as the other, the
fault will be in the players, who must be
tlind indeed.
Much is said a1opt peace that Mr.
Lincoln is going to make the same offers
to the Richmond authorities that Gen.
Mcclellan would have made had he been
e!ected-exoept that there is TO be no
cessation Of hostilisies-aRd thai, if said
proposal is not accepted, they are TO be
notified at the sane time thatwe will wipe
them ont exterminate them root and
branch. This policy was ioreshadowed by
Gen. Butler, in speech delivered in New
York since the election, and which is
being copied and approved generally by
the Abolition journals. Butlcr would say
10 tho rebels, "Come back como back
This is -tha-!asissriti du 10 ===- o. Gemco. y
This is The plain English of Butler's plan
Does any body suppose terms accompanied
With snch tdrea.s Will be accepted? Or,
don't every body know that il such propo
sitlen is made, it will be made viM n,
perfect knols!es}ge that il pW not Je accented
If made the only purpose in making it will
be to inhamo the Northern nina as in
The spring Of 1851, Nothing else.
is high timo the people of the ad
herring States would come TO their sense.
as to their real condition. If they would
only reflect that tho people Of The rebeI
States are just like hemselyes-descond
ants Of tho same revolutionary stock
though less contaminated with The ad
mixture of foreign emigraliop-havinl
the same hopes, prejudices, and mpuItes
and. me7ed by The same PASSIONS and act
accordingly, one half the difficulty in the
way OF reunion would be removed. Not
even thousand Gen. McClelIans, backed
b. Democracy sweeping every nor,horn
State, could approach peaceful adjust.
ment OF the difficulties between the wv
sections on tue plan here proposed. 1t is
the people-nOt the leaders-who are 10
oe approached. Can this be done withou
Cessation Of hostuities Thea al efforts
at negotiation, and oil preteusions Of O
desire for peace, are deceptive and de
Iusory-a mockery and cheat.
But Gen. BaterS "tharp, quick war" is
to be against these "deluded' men
'wnEHEvEa' they may bo found. OF
course this means the Northern Democ,
racy-a 'oorporal's guard" only about
I,ooO,oOO strong. Wolb Gen. Butler
SHOULD be thanked for his timely warning.
10 be "forewarned, is to be forearmed."
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