Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-16
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WEDNESDAY MoRNING:::::N :Norember 1G,
Is 1T AN ABOLITION CRUSADE ?

Is 1T AN ABOLITION CRUSADE? ?
The night after the election President
Lincoln and Secretary Seward were both
treated TO a serenade by crowd of office
holders in Washington, and each respond
ed with a speech. MIR. Lincoln is de-
cidedly inclined-now that he has secured
another lease of power for four years-to
fraternize with Democrats, and is espe-
cially anxious that Democrats should
unite with him in all his measures. de
makes no allusion TO the supporters Of
Mcclellan as "traitorous" party 4; as
"coppeIheads or as the "advocates of
secession )" or as "rebel sympathzers.'
There is no intmation of the sort. All
he wants is TO be let alone and supported
by all the men and money the country
can furnish in the prosecution of my
plan" The speech was well enough, con
sidering the source; but the word 10y
Ally" has a very unwh olesome sound to
REPuBLIcANs when coming from the lips
of a PRESIDENT. For Kings and Emperors
it does we'll enough.
But Mr.. Seward was less reserved. In
the course of his remarks he said:
During the first year Of the war the
African slave trade in the United States
was abolished. In the second year, ne
groes were brought TO be soldiers of free
dom. In the third year slavery was sbol-
ished in the District Of Columbia and in
the fourth, slavery was abolished in Mary
land.
of the Democrats think the war is a
tailure thus far, when Congress comes to-
gether, they will adopt a constitutional
amendment TO abolish slavery throughout
the United States. Cheers. If slavery
shall not cease, it will not be the fault Of
che Administration"
Many Of our readers will have no diff
Gully in recollecting that on a certain
occasion, during the first year of the war,
how very indignant the Aboltionis,s of
this county became when We undertook
TO 'iszionstrate that the "real purpose OF
the war was the destruction Of slavery :"
and that "however stoutly they may deny
his fact now, 1861, the time would
come when they would acknowledge it,"
This was then a terrible act of treason
in US. The JacObin organ here was per-
fectly frantic. So fragrant was our crime
that the valorous Abolitionists of Cur
'wensville threatened to roImtecr their ser
vices to como down and throw us into the
river. (They we're very careful, however,
not to come, or TO rolunecr to DO any other
kind of fighting And even the Pitts
burg Dispatch came TO the rescue, and ad-
vised our arrest by the U. s. Marshal of
the Western District for giving aid and
comfort to the enemy !"
How is it now? Is it treason 10 say
that the object Of tie war is The extermi-
nation Of slavery? If so, then Mr.. Sew
ard is chief of traitors. lie is unable to
point to q single success of the war, ex-
cept wherein it has advanced the cause Of
abolitionism. It is Failure" in every
other respect. So far as the restoration
q of the Union is concerned, il is fail
ure." So far ms the enforcement of the
laws is concerned, il is failure" These
are the admissions of Mr.. Seward, the
Secretary of State. According to him the
war is success only in encroachments Of
the General Government upon the rights
of the States. 1t is Success" only in
affording the General Government pre-
text to usurp powers not granted to It.
And when Congress shall pass law, by
two-thirds vote, aboishing slavery ,hro'
out the States, as Mr.. Seward saws the
next Congress will, then will the war have
been an entire success"
Will the Union be restoi ed thenY Mr.
Seward knows it will not. Nor does he
want it restored. 1t was not the purpose
for which the fire was so adroitlv drawn
upon Fort Sumter That was decidedly
smart; and if Mr.. Stewards cunning can
aid him to end the war as successfully as
he commenced it, it will be we'll for the
country-ruined, and desolated, and dis
graced as it must be-