Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-05-25
GEN. FRANK P. BLAIR.

WHlCH nc arralgned the Hon. Salmon p
Cnase' Secretary of the Treasury, for high
crimes and misdemeanors. At the same
time we expressed the opinion that the
President must have believed all the Gen.
said in relation to the Secretary, or he
would not have reappoinled him to a high
command in the army. Gen. Blair evi.
denlIy has no misgiyings on this subject,
form bts recent visit 10 st. Louis he con.
Times his denunciations of the RED Re-
puOIlcans OF the French revolutionary
stamp" rs he calls the Radicals Of his
own party. lie repeated substantially in
his ST. Louis speech what he said in Con
Sress He said
81 think the day of rctribution yerv
near Tor these people. If they get power
ana sway in this country we should see
some highly periumed young gentleman,
with boquet in his hand, step forward
IN Congress and play the Robespierre, de-
manding the erection Of the guillotine. up-
on which all men shall be executed who
DO not agree with him in opinion. THcu
arc q tie Red RepujEcm Frcich ReUo2udoq-
I dry stamp. Cries Of good !" and cheers
They are men like the old Directory
like the despots Dantou, Robespierre. Ma
rat, who cared not TO face the enemies of
france, but ensanguined the streets Of
Paris with the blood of its citizens
Cheers. In Congress, | have heard
, them utter the same sentiments which
came from the secessionists of the South.
have heard Thad Stevens say that the
South had vindicated its independence hy
the force OF arms, and was in effect for
eign nation and | know that Mr.. Chase
was IN favor Of q separation and letting
Inc south 60 IN peace, and cutting our
country in twain. know their object is
to annIhllate the Southern States and re-
duce them TO territories and then by
Congressional legislation, such as they
hope for, they will enfranchise the negro
and disfranchise the white men of that
country. Voices, Never, never" Ne
yer ! Well, that is their design, That is
what they are seeking to do, and they will
use the negro Just rs the STAKEHOLDER used
him in former times, They will use tue
votes OF the negro as basis by
which they can elevate themselves in
power, and be will sustain the same rela-
tion to them that he sustained TO the
STAKEHOLDER in years past. That's SC"
and cheers. There would be serldom
instituted over this race on the cotton
plantations.
am for maintaining this country for
the benefit of white people. Cheers il
am opposed, while these negroes soiourn
among us, TO giving them rights over the
While citizens OF this country Cheers.
lam opposed to clothing them with the
privileges Of suffrage. A voice: "Let
them fight" Laughter and cheers II
have no objection TO their fighting if they
Will tight on our side, NJ
But say the doctrine OF these radicals is !
the doctrine OF determination, horrible |
AID atrocioIs doctrine, unworthy to be |
tolerated by any people protesting to be a
civilized people, with feelings OF humani- |
ty in .heir bosoms' The idea of exterr,- |
mating 100000 cf white people OF our
own race and olooG; Of disfrancnis;ng |
that large class of people, and carrying on |
against them q war of exteI mination, is |
horrible. lfthey have nothing TO expect |
from us, no forgiveness, they will fight to |
the last. But there is no forgiveness for
a rebel with the radicals. unless be will !
lay down his arms and Join the radicals
then he ls better than any fellow who has
fought for the Union from the beginning.
Laughter And these are the only peo-
pie they will forgive. Those who will
Join their ranks they seem disposed TO
take to their bosoms, and allow them
the benefit Of the Amnesty Froclama-
ton.
General CAN'T, of Arkansas, a gentle
man who renounced the Conlederacy after
that State had been captured availed him
self Of the amnesty proclamation, and 4
has Joined the radicals, aud
mas been accepted by them. But, gentle
men, this is 4 serious mattor-a matter
worthy Of all consideration-how are you
10 terminate this war; How are those
men to be subduei, if all those who wish
% lay down their arms and make amends
Or their past rebellious conduct n-e not
% be forgiven, if no amnesty is to be ex-
ended to them? Why, if they have
lothing TO expect from US, as n matter Of :.
course they will fight TO the very last, and
his war will continue, with its enormous
OF treasure, and what is ten thou
and fold worse, that vast expenditure Of
he precious blood of cur noble soldiers in
he field, who are struggling for the main
enance of the Government, end we will
nave 10 shed more and still more OF that
precious blood and fight them TO the last,
I We refuse them an amnesty. The Jlco-
,ins are for the prolongation OF the war.
hey 90 not wish the amnesty on any
erms unless they can have the African
ranchised and the white man disfran-
.hised.
This is exactly what the Democrats
lRye said in reference to tho coniscation,
Of States, and determination
doctrine of the Radicals who have ruled
be Administrator, and for which they
rave been more bitterly denounced .han
or anything else. Ana yet here is Gen.
frank Blair, a devoted friend of nr. Lin
oln, who denounces the radical doctrine,
negro equality, wherever ke
.oes, and not an Abolition paper in the
tate dare find fault with him indeed
he central organ has gone so far in the
ontrary direction at to endorse the wkols
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