Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-10-26
VOL. xXXVE-WHOLE NO. 1880

WcWt.
About the same time, as if by concert
we find in the North american:
This war has already shown the aJ
sur@ty q a Government With limited pouerS
II mas Shoa0n that the popcr Of ererv Goyern
went ought TO be and p,sst 6e UNLIMITED"
Such dostrines as these would have ME
with retuke even at the hands of In,
elder Adams; but they we're Tie pa,ura
precursors OF the war power" which ba
been made 10 override the most expiic,
doctrines OF the Constitution. The yer,
wrongs, in fact, complained Of 10y oul
ia'hers, and enumerated il, their declara
non against the English monarch, Lav,
been revived upon their sons. This Au
ministra,ion has willfulIy vlolated its owl
's'h-oound pledges. and sought "pretexts
OF innovation upon the established priuci
pies OF the Government )" it has .o.tereo
ssPirit oil eDcroachment which tends tt
consolidate all the departments of the
government in one, and thus CT eal @. what
ever The forms may be. a real d.spo,ism. u
1t has rendered The military suterior "a
the civil power" 1t has SUI erseded in 9
reign OF iawless foIce the security pre,
scrioed by law against seizure and lmpris-
onmen. without due process of law D
1t has verify created multitude of new
offices, aud sent among Us swsrms of Off.
GERS to barass our people and eat out ,b.i,
subsiabce." BY an iniaui,ous Conscrin.
ton law. it has disrlouted lis apert I,
among the people, backed by hay one,s
end clothed with discretionary powers
over the liberties, if not the lives of our
citizens. 1t has quarterad large armie.
OF troops amongst US" Ii has "iniposed
taxes upon Us without our consent. y"
Finally, ,-its chosen and purchased advo.
Gates are now clamerous for a stronger
Government, that "our charters may be
taken away, our most valuable laws abol
ished, and tue powers Of the Government
altered Fundamentally" These we sub
nit, tellow-citizeus, are all of them iea-
lures fairly exhibited Of that stronger
Government which Our toretathers, an.
pealing ito the Supreme Judge Of tue
world, eighty years ago, pledged ",heir
liVes, Their fortunes, and their sacred
honor TO put aside forever.
We have tefore spoken, fellow Citizens,
OF the depressed condition Of the coun, ry.
The mountain of debt which has been
piled up so reck klessly. cannot he less than
three thousand millions of dollars, when
all is fairly counted. Or this, Pen nsS Iva
MAS share will be at least one tenn of
the whole, or 100000 900. The annual
interest upon this sum (more easily esll.
mated than paid) will bo about eighteen
millions of dollars. This, added 10 the
annual interest of our former debt, makes
an aggregate of interest now, aud hence
forth, TO he horne by the people OF tins
Commonwealth, stated in round num-
bers, of twenty millions Of dollars We
cannot heighteu this picture OF the stern
reality, which an inexoruble arthmeLical
calculation gives. Some make even q
deeper debt aud darker prospect of The
future.
Taxation always falls heaviest upon
labor; it will now grind the poor to the
very earth. And yet the mock rhiian-
thropists OF the day are increasing the
taxation, and urging on syslem OF uiea-
suIes, which, unde. the pre;ense Of anne
liCratng the condition of the African,
will. il carried on much longer, practically
enslaye The labofiDg while man, aud
starye his family. Aud besides this If
the forcible abolition OF bondage at the
South should succeed, 1t will culy be TO
bring the white working men and women
OF the North into competition in the saUe
paths Of labor aith the African they have
been taxed and beggal ed 20 bring here
and support amongst us
The favored capitalists, who has money
10 lend 10 the Administration gets his
bonds, upon which there is no taratiOn and
thus is increased the burdens OF the labor
ing and middle classes. But we foibear
to pursue this melancholy train of facts
aud reasoning. aud turn 10 the more
grateful consideration OF how we can do
something for The correction of these
evils.
1t mast te plain, fellow citizens, that
the only hope that conservative men can
have Of saving the country from impend-
ing anarchy and ultimate ruin, is oy uni
ting with the Democratic party the only
party now left that is truly national in lis
character and CONSERVATIVE in ils aim: /;
the only party in the county that has
ever been able 10 govern it, for any length
of time, to the satisfaction, OF the people
at l-rge.
This party Las now presented for The
Presidency aud Vice Presidency two men
of the most unspNted lives aud Spbien-
ished reputations-every way unassailed
and unassailable, except by the corrupt
and mercenary creatures in the pay and
promise Of the existing Administration.
In regard to Gonrge B. Mcclellan, we
shall not pause here 10 write his history.
That is already engraved on the hearts
and consciences Of a grateful people. We
feel confident, also. that lis admitted
ability, integrity, and Independence, tho
manly 6rmness he has always exhibited,
and especially, and above all, his heroic
devotion in the darkest hours to the true
principles OF the Constitution, will draw
around him now the nations confidence.
This confidence, reposed in suoh hands,
would never be betrayed, .....
He stands at the present, as he has al
ways stood, wholly sloof from intrigue.
He ia allied by no ties or contracts with
mercepary adventurers in political life.
He seeks not the office sor which be has
been named but has all along held ''ths
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