Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-10-05

Ead not also procured a South Carolina
disunionist. Before the war. almost olI
the disunionists in the country were in
Massachusetts, and South Carolina and
this day the worst enemies to a restored
Union are to be found in those two States
But let us return TO other speakers.
Gen. Patton, Ex-Congressman and Pres.
'dent OF the First National Bank of Cur
wensv'ile," was TIE first speaker. We did
not hear 1t. But we learn that the Gene
raj almost surpassed himself - which
would be doing great deal-n the ex-
traVagance and unscrupuousness Of his
assertions. lie was evidently on a full
blow "a perfect buster" Wonderful to
relate, he is going to follow up" Gov.
BIGLER. But how, whether through the
district, odh his greenJacks, or to the United
States Senate, he did rot explain. lie
was extremely severe on Gen. Mcclellan.
and upon all soldiers who were his friends
asserting that eccry returned soldier t0ho
had an honorable discharge, was for Lincoln.
This is nothing less than a dirty insult to
every Democratic soldier in our out Of the
service. But what else could be expected
of party that will make war, and then
get Democrats TO do the fighting? Such
declarations admonish us as to The kind of
tam play Democrats soldiers as well as
civilians are to get this fail, where men
of his class have power. But they will
tiud that the day for brow beating men in
this way has passed never to return.
Bucher S.oopc, laying aside his rcgi-
tnehtals and also his clerical robes, after
the manner Of his brother, the yankee
Chaplain, followed. 1t was a heavy drag
at first, for he evidently meant TO keep
was no 60. lie could neither amuse nor
interest his hearers. Even his obscene
stories about bulls and COWS, told in the
presence of large numbers of ladies',
failed to stir up" the animals. Swoope
could not get along until he descended to
his original element of detraction and
falsehood. His points were few and far
between. lie, too, could see nothing but
victories. The rebellion was in its last
dying agonies, and hirty days were all he
asked to clean it out THriy days! Hear
ye that, ye conscripts? Thirty days carries
us past the October election. In the
meantime, the votes OF all who can be
gulled by this stale lie can be secured, and
then they can run the machine" four
years longer, and thus keep up the war as
long as they please. But this game il
played out, Mr.. Swope Your masters
and your party have lied 10 the people so
often on this subject, that they have lost
their reputation for "truth and veracity"
Their testimony would not bo taken in
any court of justice, because it could be
successfully impeachod. And old liars
are not TO be believed, even when they
do tell the truth. AT first only "sixty,"
then ninety" then again sixty" days
were required TO crush the rebellion. But
you are now in the .tourh gear, and you
know in your heart that the strength
and the power of the rebellion are to-day
stronger, relatively, than they were at the
beginning. Talk about ending the war
in thirty days? 1t is an insult to the
understanding Of your hearers.
Nj Swoope also referred to the Congres-
sional contest Mr.. Scoheld was an ex
ceedingly great mau-had more influence
than almost any other man in Congress.
But he forgot to tell us that thls same
Scofeld acted with the Democrats on the
present conscription law, and that the
oaly uote he could influence 'caS that of lis o,0n.
An influential man, truly, OF Mr.. BIGLER
he had little 10 say. His course in the L.
s. Senate during the latter part of Mr..
Buchanan's Administration, he said, was
such as ought to be rebpked by every
voter at the polls. How widely Mr..
Swoope differs from the venerable CRITTEN-
DEN. BIGLER, together with Mr.. CRITTEN-
DEN, and other such patriots, " ere striving
to adjust the difficulties without war,
without blood and as last resort,
BlGLER appealed TO the Abolitionists to con-
sent to a submission of the question TO the
people ofhc whole country in the selection of
delegates to Convention of all the States.
And FOR this Mr. Swoope asks that "he be
rebuked at the polls" The Aboitionists
were afraid of the people. They knew
the people would settle peaceably, and
thus war would be averted, aud tbeir
grand opportunity for spoils ana roooe'y
be past forever. Mr.. S. also had some
thing to cay about "free fight" as prom
ised by the Democrats in case they are
not permilted a "fair ballot" He was
very yalient. But then he can afford TO
be. He carries his exemption papers N his
rockets.