Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-23

This disposes Of their first ground of de-
fence. We will now probe the second rea-
son assigned for their revolutionary con
duct.
Who is accountable for the absence of
Major White, or rather, who is to blame ,
that his seat was not filed on the first day
we met?
II isalleged that Major-White resigned
his seat in this Senate, that resignation
having been received by his father, Judge
White about the middle Of November,
1868. 1t is to be assumed (the under5ign-
cd reserving their individual opinions
thereon) that the resignation was genuine,
since in furtherance and in support OF the
usurpation inaugurated in January, an G.
lection was ordered thereon 10y the SpeaE-
or dc faclo of the Senate, and new mem
Der elected and sworn. AssuminE 1t TO
be genuine, hose fault is il that an elect
ion was not ordered Immediately on its
reception, which would have given ample
time to have put his successo. in his place
on the first Tuesday Of January? Surely,
neither that of the undersigned, nor Of a
nv Democrat in the State the blame must
rest where it rightrUlly belongs, upon the
Republicans ofthe Senate and upon their
abbettors,
The excuse offered is that the resigna-
ton was not filed, in order that efforts
might be made (lhe incentive being the
necessity Of Maj Whites preference to Re
publican ascendeucy in this Statel for his
exchange. Without stopping to inquire
whether this ascendency is likely to be
beneficial to the people of Pennsylvania
we will merely remark that If the fate o
Major White h;d been different or more
. deplorabie than that of thousands Of 9th
er brave and gallant men Who are endur
; ing the untold horrors Of captivity in or
der that tie negro Dlly be r1isci u tie lcrcl Q
| tic wAaa man, then, indeed, might som
. such excuse be tolerated, But Majo
10 Whites condition, much as we deplore it
p is no worse tEan that Of those who are
carnered harvcS! Of brave men rotting il
prison, victims to the malignant heres:e
9 of those who advocate the soeia2, po'a.c1
! and military c7mEy Of the JA',E anil rLi's ra
c:s.
4 That Maj. White became prisoner
= his misfortune; that he is not released
0 the intentional and designed fault Of b
= political friends. in either view, he an
they are alone responsible for the "dea
; lock" caused 10y his absence.
; After the Republicans had secured
clear majority, they still persisted in the
course of usurpation. In the earlier day
of the session, by unanimous vote, an
j. by participating in twelve ballots, they az
? mi,ted that it was their sworn duty
i proceed to the election of Speaker, Whe
they had secured the power TO do so, thei
II in violation Of the Constitution, Of prec
e Of law, and Of their own admissions, the
for ten days persisted in their revolution
d ary conduct. But from the Goth OF Fe
+ ruary, the dav when Dr.. St. Clair WI
d sworn as Senator from the Twenty-hr
u District, until this 9th day Of March, Il
- undersigned have resisted as before, by g
u, means in their power, every attempt
Is " the part Of the Republicans to legislat
"' Baffied and defeated, they have on ii
day yielded the whole question in issu
~ The SENATE OF 1861 HAS ELECTED ITS SrE
KER.!!
=, Thus, rellow-citizcns, have the ConstiI
- tiou, precedent and law been sustaine
81 and the course of the undersigned win,
H. Gated.
nt We have thus narrated the facts OF Il
.- case, and have cndcoyorcd, and we tr,
1rs successfully, 10 cxpcse the fallacy of the
is tensible reasons assigned by the Repul
Of can Senators in support Of their condu
he We say oslensib,e for we do not hesit
We to declare that the entire proceeding
Iay but a part and parcel Of a program
In. which proposes to break down and d
so. trey every barrier standing between tn
,w. and their lust for power and place.
nat In the past, we have presented del
ka- mined and unbroken front. We h
5 G. done so during the trying times Of
lp. present, and sustained by your confde
sti- and support, we will continue to do 81
ave the time TO come.
,ad We have presented you the record
s55 il we are willing to be judged.
ln- ITicster Clymcr, VIM. A, Wallac,
'ts' Geo. II. Buchcr, John Latta,
his c. NJ. Donovan, Geo. W. Sline,
'ne A. Hiestand GlatzJ b. Stark,
i, az =, VIM. Hopkins, B. Reilly
Tres D. B Montgomery. G. Smith,
lin II B. Beardslee, c. A. Lamberto