Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-27

sumter in tho spring Of 1861, is distinctly
remembered But IL 10 seldom thought Of
, that tho lng thus Oaoilcd belonged aa
much to the Ossainnts as IL did 10 US
But tho fact should not be lost sight
that that was not the fr8it1,c our national
emblem had been ossailod and that such
. national insults had not always led to war.
Tho following incident in our national
history is related in a recent speech deliy-
cred by EX-Gov, Thomas II. Seymour, Of
Connecticut at the celebration orJeller-
sons birthday, Perhaps it will be assum-
ed that President Jefferson did not under
stand his duty as well as Mr.. Lincoln
that his loye Of country and national
pride were less ardent? Be this rs it
may, the fact is notorious Tint Mr. JelIec-
son did not think the assaulting our flag
compelled resort to arms
desire to speak particularly Of one
event that occurred during his Jctlcr-
sons administration, We have heard
much Of firing upon the flag, and no
doubt when the news of it first reached rs
'lL excited somewhat of feeling OF gencr-
nj indignation; but, gentlemen how diff
fsrent was the course of Mr.. jefferson
from the course of Mr., Lincoln, uuder the
same circumstances! 1t was during the
administration of Mr. Jefferson hat the
affair of the Chesapeake occurred, famil-
lar to every schoolboy. The rrlgate Ches-
Iapeakc, as YOU remember, " hilst cruising
81 A
/ a British man-oi-war and fred into. Three
of her sailors we're killed and eighteen OF
them wounded. Being unable to resist
/ for want Of the necessary arms and com-
/ |pement Of men, she struck her flag
and it came down to the deck and was
wet with the blood of the slain. The Brit
| ish officer then sent a crew on board the
! chesapeake and took from the deck of the
vessel four American seamen, under pre-
I tense that they were British subjects. II
appeared subsequently that they were nat
uralized American citizens. What was
| the course of Mr.. Jefferson in reference
to this subject? History informs Us that
there was a general clamor for decara-
ton Of war. Did he yield to the clamor
of the people? There was n demand for
calling Congress together Immediately,
but instead Of that he delayed until four
months later. when the nub'jc ferment
had somewhat subsided. 1t was conclu.
9l 9ea 10 49, Ie'Gr men, .no mater 10 neso"uon,I ei
on this utject:
Had been personally hostile to Eng
land las was charged by the FeIeralists)
an" o'ascH N !@'or ol e!'hef IAe ch"ac-
,r',,a, ,I - -. "'I'',so.,St
War in INV hand. had only fl omen !,
and let havoc loose. But if ever was
! gratiiied with the possession OF power
anu o' 'ne oonH1."Go ,, ol moe VINO aao
wbnn wss enabled TO nso both for tho
lpreYention Of war towards which the tor
rent Of passion was directed almost ire.
It''aoII' -!. e anu "nen , no oIatr person ~ the
,v and rowar conId bavo resi.,od IT,
/ IF the affair Of the Chesapeake was ever
avenged 1t was not until live years Later,
",.s " . a; ere oo'Ey" {oo 20 60 20 c WAR; eur eur
sea, and them il vas that the South, whom
it IS now proposed TO exterminole, aud
whose lands it j, proposed to divide 4
,no"s n T',oM, S. SI "m'1Sr' % 'r "vi' 'nto 'o
and New Tnojand honor e " - w
40. Q'''h' -0"' n''s''Oo' OF '"'ue'
Que y. MS ~ s'"'''', "'o'e '' u,u'l'" lot
o''0o,i"sy y'"'',' "' 'n0 'O,'li'' - lis per,
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lished that the community cannot mistake
the "ear-marks" of his productions-oc-
on,io. almost whole oo1nr,, oF fro ,vno
"'I y ~
IN tHe last '"co'" organ 20 prove what
why, that the new and nauseoIs doctrine
Of miycsyclqt2n. AS advocated Jv Abolition
len, ,n1,r ..oor,oi, ciror,,.,onoos ,, ,I,as
,''''' '''','.' o-, ", U'o'
Ho' tel'""u " "o'u oi IeouNe' lhlS is
precisely what we predicted in our issue
Of the 18th. when we said that "soon aC
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