Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-13
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is, 1864.

might search the whole of these counties
through, from one end TO the other,
and you would find no such person in
those counties. But | doubt not, upon
the other hand, that you can find-the re-
turns Of the last election show that you
can find-many who do not consider the
policy of the administration Mt Wasting
ton right, and those men, according 10
our intensely loyal Republican brethren
on the other side, must have been guilty
of some "disloyal practices" at some time
or other.
Now, Mr., Speaker, this is the reason
why we object having this resolution for
ced upon us at this time. Sir, if you fol-
low out this line Of policy--if you
intend to pursue men-to stigmatize and
ostracize them merely because they differ
from you in politics, when is this thing TO
end? You propose to apply it now TO a
few counties along the border Of Pennsyl-
vania. Very soon you will apply it to the
counties in the interior, and speedily you
will extend it over the entire State, and
say that the men who have been guilty of
the high crime Of opposition to the ad-
ministion in power shall not enjoy the
blessings Of society or good government
in the State Of Pennsylvania-shal not
have any of the oHiccs-that they shall be
ostracized, because they will not fall down
and worship at the shrine of this Aboli-
ton Mooch.
Nov, sir, who are the parties who iuvi-
ted the rebels into Pennsylvania? | pro-
pose to exhibit some of the individuals
who constituted The inviting party. We
all remember that during the memorable
campaign Of l6G0--the campaign that in
augurated this reign Of terror under which
the country is to-day sufiering-the Dem
ocratic party, with tears in their eyes,
pleaded with the men now in power TO
desist from the violent and destructive
schemes which they were then urging,
and which threatened to force the country
into civil war and rebellion. We asked
them to cast off the heresies Of their plat
form-to come up fairly and squarely up.
on the broad constitutional PLATFORM
We asked them to pause and rehect-not
to invite the rebellion which we have TO-
day. They laughed at US they laugh
ed at our caIamities," they threatened tc
"mock when our fear came" What was
the result? They have gone on and ar
ray ed one section of the country against
the other. By establishing their section
al heresies, and carrying them into the
administration Of this government, they
have precipitated the revolution from
which we are all suffering to-day. 1t is
they who have virtually invited the rebel
raids.
Was not the government, as We had ii
1 F., 4, |, a
respect was it inferior to the government
for which you are striving to-day? The
then President Of the United States, the
acknowledged head of the government OF
that day, was despised and hooted at by
you. The government as we had it then
did not satisfy your notions of propriety,
because an Abolition President did not
administer it. We we're willing TO resign
the administration Of the government to
you; the force of public opinion compell-
ed US to resign it; but when you took this
sacred trust into your hands, we implored
you to preserve this government. Have
you done it? Have you carried out the
principles on which The government was
founded? No; you have not even car
red out the principles of Mr., Lincoln's
inaugural Address. | think that slight
reference to the language Of that address
will show this to be the fact. Mr.. Lincoln
used this language
"E have no purpose, directly or ind!-
rectly, to interfere with the institution OF
slavery in the States where it exists.
believe have no lawful right to DO SO,
and have no inclination TO do So"
Again he says:
81 take the official oath to-day with no
mental reservations, and with no purpose
to construe the Constitution and laws by
any hypercriticll rule. And while ! do
not choose now to specify particular acts
of Congress as proper to be enforced. ! do
suggest that it will he much safer for all,
both in official and private stations, to con
form to and abide by all those acts which
stand unrepealed, than to violate any OF
them, trusting to find impunity in having
them held to be uuconstitutional,"
Now, sir, has Mr.. Lincoln kept his pro
mise? There is no use in asking the ques-
tion; there is no use in attempting TO an
swer it,. The Emancipation PROCLAMATION
of Abraham Lincoln is q sufficient answer
! to that question. Has he kept his prom
ise? No. sir; he has violated it and the
truth of history will show that he has Vi
oated every other promise that he made
when be assumed the Presidential chair.
lie has been true only to his political an
tecedents; he has been true only to the
Abolition teachings Of his earlier days; he
has been true only to the doctrines which
he inoulcated during the early days of his
political career, ard which he professed tc
have cast aside. When he came to Wash
ington he promised that he would admin
ister this Government just as he found it
he said he would "run the machine jus
as he found it," Now, sir, has he run
the machine as he found it" Who wa'
the engineer of the Government when hf
went TO Washington? James Buchanan
n man who has been stigmatized on the
other side of the Hall as traitor. Ht
was the engineer Of the Government; ht
was the man from whom Abraham Lincor
took it. Mr.. Lincoln said he would rur
il just as he found it. 1t must then have
been good enough. Did he run it Just q!
he found it? l think the truth will show
| that ba Iil 40 g,,,b Mr. TinaOlf