Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-05

; intolerance, their dictatorial beariuc
their abnegation of all charity, thel
Wholesale slander. Why, they charg
treason, one of the highest crimes, upol
all men and women in the church or out
who belong TO the Democratic party an
Who IN this election support George J.
Mcclellan.
That is the monstrous anti-Christiar
spirit manifested by tho conference of d
vines, and it deserves condemnation an,
must receive the reprobation of fair mind
ed honest Republicans, as we'll as Demo
Gratis. Such spirit aud sucn languag
is not religion, but bigotry It's not tn
gospel nor its preaching, but the loves
form OF tanaticism and the most danger
Gus kind Of deyilJry. It's only tendency
Is TO breed contention, animosity, hatred
and civil war. Men are not 10 sit tamely
down aud be sent to the pits as criminal,
! by conference of ministers because the,
cannot, in the discharge Of their duty
vote for Mr. Lincoln. They will and
must resent the insult it is not in human
nature to bear il We as Democrats, are
honest in our politics; our opinions are
seriously and religiously formed We be-
lieyo, religiously believe, that the highest
and best good of the country demands d
| change Of administration To this end
we work as patriots We see in this course
the only sure way out of our national
| troubles, the only certain and safe pal
to honorable and lasting peace. Weseek
to save and perpetuate this Government.
10 this end we support and intend to vote
Tor General Mcclellan. ln all this we are
sincere, earnest and honest and then are
we to be told by your body of priests that
we are all traitOrsl No. a conference
who will thus resolve are beside them
selves. 0Ibey have fallen from grace,
turned aside from their legitimate calling,
and allowed their political partisan zeal
to master their christian charity. They
are no longer Il religious body, and no lon
ger entitled to reapec, as such. They are
a Republican caucus or convention, and
have substituted for our leader aud teach.
cr "Our Abraham" as one Of the number
calls Mr.. Lincoln.
Am too severe do ! ezaggerate; do
bring into contempt this body of minis
ter, and oyegslato their position, their
policy and wrong doing Read again the
resolution of their exact position. There
Is no eyading it, they resolve, in confer.
eace without specifying ANYTHING out OPP
position 10 Mr., Linc0ln's reelection, that
millions oG their fclloN-citizeus of the
loyal States are vie crImiuais, taitv.,
liable TO death ADd if honest, can these
gentlemen stop here? Can they make
these grave charges and then stop if they
are sincere aud honest They must ar
raign every Democrat who belongs to Lin
CON and eXpel them as traitors. 70 this
it must come at last, il these men speak
the truth and mean what they say. Nay.
more, they mast prosecute them in the
courts, indlc,, try and hang them rs trai
tors
These men are like Saul as fired with
zeal he went from Jerusalem TO Damas.
Gus. In his view all the followers of Jesus
we're traitors, deserving of chains, prisons
death and his party sent him out on his
erraud of destruction, but he was then
no Christian minister then he was apar-
tisau OF the Jewish Sanhedrim II he was
beside himself with fana,icsm- he was
following an administration, bowing down
top)wer and although he might have
been very honest, he was certainly very
wrong:Nud when the High and Lofty One
touched his heart, when the scales fell
from his eyes, and he saw the truth and
became lmbued with the tomper, spirit
and faith Of Jesus, he acknowledged his
error and made confession of his sin, and
how unlike was Paul, the Cchristian hero
aud minister. and Saul, tho bitter, unre-
lenting partisan ard bigot' Again, let
these ministers of the Genessee Confer.
ence contrast their own harsh resolution
with their Masters Sermon on the Mount
and see if in their zeal they had not for
got the teaching, the example and spirit
of Him "Yho spake as man neyerspoke.'
! have no doubt these mistaken men
will blush with shame, confess IN sorrow
and repent when the excitement of tEc
canvass shall be over, and when religion
reason and right thoughts shall resume
control over them, and that their folly
will appear as it is and they viii ask the
Great Head OF the Church to forgive them.
You will mark that my compIaiht Is not
that these men are Republioans--that
they vote for Mr.. Lincoln--that is their
priyilege but it is their departure from
all dccency, Christian courtesy and charl-
ty. and their wholesale miserable slanoers
and denuncalions ofmen As honest as
themselves and whose oaly otlense is a
difference in political opinion. ,
am often met by this class of clerical
politicians with the assertion why you
are oontendng for slavery; you seek to
uphold stupendous system of moral
wrong, aud we can but denounce your
coursel Honest as these men may 5e in
this, they are entirely mistaken they
mistake and misstate the real issue-as
we understand it, We contend not for
slavery wage no political campaign
for it; purporting to support Cen Nc
Clellan with no latent to uphold slavery
or give it aid or comfort. We strive for
the maintenance of the Government-.the
free constitutional Government of our
fathers-for its maintenance with all its
blessings to us and our posterity, we fight
this political battle and 80 so earnestly
into this election We see in the election
of fGen. Mcclellan hope for our own coun-
try, through and by a change of admins
tration. We expect to restore the Union
to stay the carnage and suffering OF war,
onJ ,s;ro hail 10 oil O1r ppnple law. order