Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-20
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 90 1864

tner disposition to dissolve this Upior--
= WAen the charge was made, member, in
j me irseats responded thatit was'not true
70 Now. SIR, know from NV own certain
= knowledge that in my own county in iSjf
! 'nV1o Na' nov TO be seen campaign lag
= ca''Icu Dy 'he Fremont party with more
tnah sixteen stars upon it-not one; and
) "h9n lhey had an old flag in which they
Cou'a rot get rid Of the obnoxious stars
lhey TOOK black paint or ink and spotted
= them put, Besides that, every map of the
D counts which was circulated by that party
, curing the campaign exhibited the south.
efh portion oI the country blotteJ out
ALL lhe states south of Mason's and Dix
on line were bIotted out, as being n sort
oil sahara where slavery was tolerated
where iIourished those "border rulIians .
VINO were attempting to force slavery up-
on the people Of Kansas.
In connection with this subject. desire
also to read a magnificent piece of pootry
f which was published in 1919, in the epaner
winch IS The great moulh-p:eco Of the Re
publican party. 4 gentlemen of that par
'y passing my desk today, remarked to
me IN reference to that paper, that he
slept on it when he was at home, that he
could not live without it. When any new
dogma or principle is announced by the
Administration, the members Of the Re
publican party scarcely dare to open their
Ups upon II until they find what the New
York IrtlHc has to say about it. When
ever it speaks, the whole Republican par
'y speaks. Sir, | propose now to read
some lines which were published in the
New ork Ihi5lTc, in 1919, in reference
to the StarSpangled Banner. Tbcy are n
hitting offset TO the poetry which NV
Trend iiom Chester rectCd the ether ey-
ening:
AL hail tho Haunting lie
The sta-s grow pale and dim,
The stripes are body scars
Lie the Wanting hymn.
Il shields pirates deck,
IL binds a man in chains,
II yokcs the captvess neck,
And wipes Ike bloody stains"
That, sir il the language of Horace Gree
ley, the elitor Of the n. YOrl; TrI,uc 10 /
illustrate the fact that these sentiments
were entertained not only by him, NAV
mention that in 1850, in our own little
town, when we were suspending q Hlg a- |
cross the street, called the attention orI
ny Abolition friends to it-a man who
had recently became renegade Said he /
! es, 1t IS a pretty national flag . II isa|
glorious thingYop have rot hanging there = /
In looking at 1t, have often thought that
the stars mean the negroes down South, !.
ana me STRIPES mean the stripes upon
the!r packs. 1t IS pretty thing for a ma
tionaI emblem - That is what m Aboli.
tonl't thought on the su hioct of the fac
at that time. But these verses continue:
"Ioar down the Haunting lie!
Halt-mast the starry flag!
Insult no sunny sky
with hates polluted rag!
Destroy it ye who can
Deep sink II in the waves,
II bears fellow man
10 groan with follow slaves.
"Furl furl the boastcd lie, (
Till Freedom lives again,
10 rule once moro in truth
among untramnclcd mon
Nou up the starry sheen,
Conceal its bloody stains;
For in its folds are seen {
Inc stamp Of ru5tIi1s cLnins." !
This, sir, is the language Of the parr, c
yho to-day profess such reverence for tLlt ;
glorious Old Ndg-the party who to-,I,,
,a'm TO possess all tho loyalty, all the pa- /
all the love for the Union-wboI u
ire endeaYorlug to make everybody be- /
ieYc lhot they are the only loyal men in VI
ne country, the only party no have anv o
espcct for the Union. We we're told by q
me OF the gentlemen upon the other side l,
nat there were many people IN penusyI- !.
ania who 20 day love the rebel fag. tbe J.
tars and bars, better than lhcy do The u
tars and stripes. On the part OF the Dem II
cracy otbennsylvania, repel the charge ,,
ut say the evidence is indubitabe and u
extends over the last four or five wears. q
o show that this Abolition party has ha- I
Gu inc stars and stripes, and believe ,.
nat IN their hearts they do so TODAY but al
ley dare not say so policy compels Them "
, profess love fer it, otherwise thew r'
ouId trample it under their feet, as thev
ere taught to do by their leader in 1919. !,
hey DO not love the flag, and l tell 10 10
Oh, II this Union is to be preserved. il re
Iust be preserved by the good men of all
lFtiess, coming together and uniting for NJ
'e sake Of the Union. For three wears l,S
10 party 10 power have been irving to \.
reserve this Government by the policy ="
men thcy marked out How near are
icy to success? Are they any nearer the &c
stotatlon of the Union than they were e.
lree years ago2 If they are, confess IL. III
lat ! cannot see it, and do not suppose NJ
lat any other gentleman can. a,
But, sir, if you will not come back upon cb
e broad platform OF the Constitution, III Nh
u will not join with the only party that
n save the country, the party that loves re
e Union as it has always loved and rev. m,
ed 1t, doug everything in its power to il
'engtben and defend it-if you will not IN
in hands with that paTty-thon it will dj,
volVe upon that party to do what IL can m,
thout your assistance. Ours will be the II,
1rious task. We intend to cling, as we
ways have done, TO the flag of our coun- ST,
Z. We do not intend to Join with YOU tot
supporting a mutilated banner, which
Il have dismembered Of half its stars do
J, sir, we intend to remain by the lar of ~,
r fathers, the flag Of our Union, in mo
Itch every State still finds its emblem. ~,
which every heart may fv its love.