Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-24

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q committee 10 iqueStgatc tie facts altenainy
the attack upon Euper'S Fcryy, IN the fall
q 1859 commonly kaown Is tie "Jouy
BRowN RAID"
Continued
So much for giving literal construct
ion to the Declaration CT Independence.
So much as 10 getting at what the Re
publican party would do who claim SOW
ereisn power over the Territories, You
talk about freeman, and yet this man
who Is free and equal, according to your
idea OF the subject, is not permitted TO
come into court Of justice Us a compe-
tent witness againsta white man, is not
permitted to stand in the IGuks as man
mt to muster, Il not permitted to inter
marry with a white, Is not permitted to
vote. What, then, does constitute free
man? Oh, yes, | suppose he enjoys lib
erty. Liberty. y. Deprived of every pri,i-
legc, he yet enjoys liberty lie is a free
man, and yet can exercise no franchise
that pertains to q freeman He worse
slave, in fact, than the African who is in
the South and in bondage; great deal
worse, for by these restraints and restrict
ions he is made a slave he enjoys the
Su.oo" an" 'L,e L"ui' o' oetnS freeman
out Is s'tlP9ed OF all the tIauchlses that
constitute freeman. lie IS a slave, in
fact, withou! a master; and think his is
grea! deA' worse cohu"oh IAHn mat oil
/ a slave who has a master
/ In connection with this point, the SEN
2'or mas thrown out another idea which
do not know whether cIoariy apprehend
. or not q. course that is my fault and
no, his Ta s,rs ;Y oo,,n.r ,.,r,i,, or
. sf, src.rr
We wa! IeipetuaI9 rec government
/ ny continuing 'he lllnc'p'os .haI ne ad'o-
Gated. bHl' SIR, What beyond Ihal! no"
/ mas IL come from gentleman upon that
/ s'.e OK loe house, 10 tel as we must not
c'I' ourselves Republicans, when they a.-
sumo 10 eab tAemseIEes l'ewocra" =
pemoeIat9 Ana tu9 lAusll3t.on Oh your
tbocIpe' uahocIacy, Is inc supremacy OF
an "IN, N,Nctacy "I sI''eAo'HNEs IN ms coun-
/ NY any man can o' u member oil 'ha
H'oi,yI"NC parry VINO VIII "H"p' your
cree" On 'Ae suujtct OF '"e Si'e'u o' s..-
very, an" 'he upno'"'As OF sI"v. HoIding
lH'u'uuohs III 'hls country, "h'ch con
S''" ul!eC'Iy to' one man ID ts,iA'y OF ma
/ i',"'"'t"u 81 '"'S '"'''' "'' u 'he
party tu9t H"7 a'."s"'el 10 Use" me
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/ If understand him correctly, lie PRO
cegis upon the idea that any Cue car Oo %
/ Democrat who is in favor of the spread or
/ the mom'anlnce Of slavery; he seems to
/ lay lElt down as an essential or sine qua
a.l OF being a Democrat Now, wuea we
come to look. al the broad principles of
/ the Democrats party, 1e find that, so far
as the institution of slavery il concerned,
/ /, constitutes a very small portion Of the
/ basis and principles on which they in
/ tend and eXpec. to administer this Gov
| erumcn', and have administered it here
! lolore; bat the Democratic party assume
/ 20 he national party Tho Democratic
party assume to maintain the C0nslitu-
/ ton and all its guarantees as ii is. They
assume that this Constitution was ale
and handed down TO us by our rorcathcvs
guarantees the institution of slavery
! gherovcr found within the United States
/ Tbey in adyocatinc the Constitution of
mo coon,rv No il ia stand br his institp.
lion c,lIoi slavery il heinz rec7onizrd
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