Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-20
Senator Clymer

Daring the late gubernatorial contest in
this State a slauderous charge was made
against Senator Clymer, which was pub
lished extensively in the Abolition press
at the time, and has been since, on various
occasions repeated. Recently Mr. ely.
mer took occasion, upon the iloor of the
Senate, to nail the lalsehood. We quote
his remarks as they appeared in the TEE.
graph
Mr.. CLYMER. hoped, sir, that / was
done with this question forever Weeks
ago, ] ondeayored to state to the Senate
succinctly aud briefly, what were my
views Of the issue pending between the
Democratic and Republican members of
this Senate. believed that the state.
ment was so Gear and simple that fool
might read and understand it. had no
fear that she people of this State, educated
harp wittod aud shrewed as they are,
could mistake it; have done now, sir.
And rise for no purpose OF discussing
the issue before the Senate, If there is
such an issue before the Senate, ] mere.
ly trespass upon the courtesy Of this SEN
ate in order to deny emphatically a charge
made in the heat of a political campaign
by the Senator from Lancaster, (Mr.
Champneys.)
Mr.. GHAMPNEYs. viii you ex-
plain
Mr., CLYMER. One moment, sir,
and AIN done. A charge made in a
political print, for special purPose--a
charge that was made with a particular
design, which, design failed-a charge
which emphatically denied IN tba organ
of my party in my own couhty--and a
charge which had thought would not
have been repeated, especially not oy one
whom ! told that it was false, and who
told me lie vas glad to hear that it was
false. was charged, Sir, during the last
campaign, with saying that if VaIlandig-
ham, Of Ohio, and Woodward of Penn
syivanla, were elected, they, in conjunc,
ton with Seymour, Of New York, and
Parker, of New Jersey, would recall their
troops from the field and thus stop this
war. said, months ago, that that charge
was Indignantly false ; Isay so now ;
and l say the Senator from Lancaster
knew it was faso aud said he was glad OF
il.
/ Now, sir, Tor the benefit Of those who
desire to hear it, viii state what | did
say on the occasion referred to- 1t is al
legged that made use OF the language in
a speech delivered at Somerset, in tins
State. The only remark made then
which could be tortured into such n NAL
icious misStatemcut as appeared 10 the
newspapers WAS this, thlt if Judge Wood
ward was elected Governor Of Fenusy}ya-
MIA Na.laudigLsn Governor Of Ohio, they
in conjunction with those two great pa
riots, Seymour Of New York aud Parker
Of New Jersey, woa!d compel this goy.
ernment to come back to lIc resolution oI
July, 1861, aud prosecute this war for the
purpose set forth in that resolution. say
/ ROW, aud | believe that it was the great g
calamity that has yet botaiien this cnun.
! try that those two men we're not elected
/ for | believe now, aud ever shall believe
/ that the departure from the purposes an
obiecls Of that resolution has deluged this
/ lhht az bApOh, tdt ShUblthC- i.Uu
made US a mournful spectacle amongst the
nations Of the earth l believed that then
| | believe il now +; and | e.asscrt that il
any true man had been elected Governo,
oi this great Commonwealth, this keyston.
of the A:ch, this nation within herself
this State of lhree millions of men, lhil
State OF iron and of coal, this State thai
sgreateF aud grauder than any other il
the coniederacy--tbat he would have lai.
his HANDS upon the passions which ruI,
this hour, and would have sud to the
waves of fanaticsn, Peace, DO still g
thou no farther Oh, oir, if we had
reverted to the trae doctrines laid down il
the resolution unanimously voted for il
July, 1861 peace would again reign with
in our borders. Whether it will eve
again, God alone in his infinite wisdom
can tell.