Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-02-17

nOnOraOle client has nov notified to tlp
negro troops al Norfolk, and to the white
women living there, that no protection
against outrage will be given to anv wo-
man who has not taken the oath of allegj-
ance, that is to say, all women who remain
obsLinately loyal to the State Of Virginia
are given up to the brutality of the negro
rabJie, on whose backs Mr.. Lincoln has
thought fit to puta uniform that has been
worn by Mcclellan and Rosecrans. Nor
is this an idle threat. Two women who
refused to belray certain guerillas INTO the
hands OF these black scOundrolS were by
them stripped naked, ilogged and kep:
exposed for whole night to the inoIement
winter weather. Tho subordinates OF
General Butler openly proclaim their de-
.Sirc TO let the negro troops loose on the
white population, with foil permission TO
massacre and pillage, and negro meetings
are held to discuss the eXpediency of
commencing such a proceeding without
orders.
They house where they will, they take
what they will; and lately, dying man,
with a family Of eight children, was turn
ed into the street by them. Schools we're
broken MP, women insultea in the streets.
children imprisoned for daring to make
remarks offensive to negro vanity; end
finally. TO complete the misery OF the pco-
pie, a conscrlptJon is threatened which
will drive the few able-bodied men that
.still remain there into the ranks of their
% tyrants to fight against their couutrvmen.
. All these things are done under the eye
OF the Federal Government, and with its
full sanction and approval. What opin-
ion, then, must we form Of the character
Of the man who is at its head, with abso-
lutte and uncontrolled power and by whose
command these dastardly crimes are com
mitted
We may see in these atrocities u pyac-
tical confession that the Federal Govern
> ment utterly despars of the Irolessed ob-
ject of its efforts. If it really hoped TO
conquer the South in the only way in
q which the cOnqutst Of a great territory
was ever ehected-~by beating and veXiug
the people into submissi1n--it would not
proclaim to them that if they submit they
shall be treated with more brutality than
savages are wont to show TO their van
Quished enemies. When we see the ne
!, gro encouraged to lord it over white men
and to scourge white women: when we
at the mercy Of a rutiian like Butlc~. We
know at once that the North is simply
seeking vengeance, not victory. 1t is
impossible for any people willingly TO
yield themselves to such a fate as this.
Knowing that this is in prospect for
them if they give way; knowing that ev-
cry Southern city will share the miseries
Of Norfolk, and every Southern family be
at the mercy Of a liecntious and brutal
lied negro sOldiery- for the North ayows
its intention 10 garrison its conguests with
negro troops knowing that The Federal
Government will seek Buffers orulelhcm,
and rather stimulate than repress the ma
tural brutality Of such rulers; the men Of
the Southern States will certainly fight to
the last drop Of their blood, and if ever
tue Federal armies could hope to overrun
the COnfederacv, they would find nothing
but smoking and blood-stained ruins, no
spoil to divide, and none but women and
children to suffer the inhictiou Of their
deyilish hatred and dastard!y revenge.
, DTrcULTY WITH FRANCr.-The Wash.
ingtou correspondent of the New York
E World says it is rumored in high official
o. circles that we are upon the eve OF a war
D. with France, owing to the singular diplo-
macy Of Nr. Seward touching the ques-
tIons, growing out Of the building Of Con
federate rams in France. II will be re-
membcred that Mr.. Seward assumed a
very bold tone towards the Eugii,h GOV
ernment, after he discovered that the Bri-
tish cabinet had determined TO detain
Laird's rams and keep the UelCe with this
4, .,l,g
were all written after the change in the
English cabinet was definitely un-
derstood. EmbOldened by his blood
less victories on paper, it is under
stood here that he assumed "A similar tone
towards the French Government, touch
ing the Florida and the escaped steamer
Rappahannock, and also with regard to
the rams which were known to be build
ing in France for the Rebel Government.
His position was go incaulious,y belliger-
ent that he has received q reply from
Drouyn de L'Huys which has put the adj
miaistration in q cruel predicament. The
United States must either abandon its
pretensions or 60 to war 10 maintain them.
This 1t is stated, is the only Interpretation
which can be put npOn the reply Of the
French Minister. Hence the call for five
hundred thousand men, and the orders
which have been sent 10 various naval
stations to fit out the iron-c!ad steamers
instanter.
ARMs GATHERED ON THE FIELD or GRrTYs-
BUHG.--lt is stated that $4,000 muskets
have been gathered up on the field Of Get
lysburg. Of these, $4,000 were found to
be loaded, 10000 containing two loads,
, and 5000 from three to ten loads each 49,
IL many instances half a dozen balls were
driven on single charge Of powder In
some cases the former possessor had re-
yersed the usual order, placing the ball at
the bottom Of the barrel and the powder
on the top.
, A GREEN OSE. An exchange tells q
X good story Of an innocent countryman
b who ohanoel to he in one Of our cities on
S Sunday, and concluded to 60 to church
X Arriving there, he waited outside Tor
, moment, when, 10 his profound surprise,
1 H. 800, >, .,r,,l,. IN from a. hioh he nm