Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-02-08

come Win an III STnco iToIu
those who used to disgrace their manhood
by holding their midnight orgies in hen
roosts and pig-sties, and swearing men to
discard their own paronts if they held TO
a certain religion, or were born in for
eisn land. But all this is but additional
evidence of the perfidy of tho men who
are now seeking vengeance on the peo-
pie of this county because they would not
follow and sustain them in their Aboli-
lition treason. II there are, or ever were,
any organizations, secret or otherwise, in
this county, under the control OF Demo-
Gratis, that advised resistance or defiance
to the laws, We know nothing OF them,
We hear that information Of the existence
of such organizations has been made to
to the authorities; and that the large
number OF arrests made are tie result OF
information thns9given. How this may
be We are not prepared 10 sny' But when
the whole truth is made known. 1t will
be found that not single citizen OF the
county, not previously amenable to vio-
lated law, will be adjudged quietly Of any
intentional breach Of the law. That
some Democrats have been indiscreet,
and allowed themselves TO commit acts,
or use expressions, that are in violation
of recent laws, we do not doubt. But the
criminal iatention-always necessary to be
proven before conviction-is wanting
Surely, if so many men as have been ar
rested we're guilty of any design against
the Government, or against the laws, some
tangible, some substantial proof of their
guilt could be found. They would no: To
thus organized without being prepa-
red ir some shape or other, to execute
their purpose. Tho authorities are
now satisfied that the reports about forts
and breastworks were ba Sc iabrications.
They should then weigh with great eau
ton the tales Of the inlormers, most Of
whom are the only guilty parties, and de-
tail their lies with the cowardly hope of
thus screening themselves.
We might adiuce further evidence TO
prove that the soldiers were not brought
here 10 "enforce the laws" We might
refer to the repeated threats Of the Jaco-
bin organ at Harrisburg that the copper
heads (meaning the Domoorats) OF the
North would be attended to rs soon as
the soldiers could be spared from the
'front.'" These threats were repeated by
every Jdeobin organ in the State, and re-
echoed from every stump, and nowhere
with greater vehemence than in our own
county.
And again, we might refer 10 the fact
that we h ad been threatened with This
military visitation a. different periods
for more than year previous ard il oul
JIcoJn leaders, who were so overwhelm
Iingly rebuked at the election of '63 anc
6i, had had the naqspse !hsS q. imagns ~
is but little doubt that "war iu Clear field
would have commenced many month,
sooner. There pas no dcfciencyin o,r quot
then. lfso, will our neiahbor explain VIII,
these threats were then made {? But the
killing of Butler ian event, oil the at.
tending circumstances being the same
might have happened 10 any other commu
nity) gave color TO the exag gerat ions Of
these leaders, and the authorities, Fer
haps honestly impressed with the BELLE
that an instruction, or something of tha,
sort was about to take place, yielded tc
their demands, and the troops were sent.
From the foregoing considers,ions, a.
we'll as from many others that mig hit bt
produced, did our limits permit, we are
constrained TO repeat our question ''icaY
not Mc sending Of soldier, 10 Clsarfen a .trauc
upon the Government
| JOHN RUSSELL. qOdin-The address M