Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-17
NEW TROUBLE BREWING.

NEW TROUBLE BREWING.
IA il possible there are men, cnIling
ctizHns Of the United States,
who desire 10 coax on farther bloody ilghi-
ing? ]. is our duty 10 say TO certain
officials that their actions seem to 'ehu IN
Tins direction. ~,
ston's army surrendered-Du iroul one
and the other, many thousand Oh men
,oithdrtw- denying the right TO surrender
them, and drawing oil, ION their own
hook 10 watch the shape things woa'u
take. r
II n policy of Cancellation and OF mag,
panimily is inaugurated. these poweriui
fnrce, are likely to fall iuto the new ord
er, They are tired of the exhausiinS war,
if they can quit it with set-respeo''
The war NAY be over, With wise meas
ures taken, it cannot be renewed. hHt IL
man be rekindled 1t will not bo IN the
name of the deluuCL Contedercy. !haL
!. done with. But, It may be IN hehaii OF
vested interests in Texas, aud that region,
be, ond the Mississippi.
| l.ousis Napoleon declined to interfere
in IehalG Of tho Confederacy OF The SOUTH
Besides his apprebensi on that Their was a
secret treaty between the Washington and
ENGLAND. in case he did intervene, he
foresaw that nco American federa;ons
would, in regard to all European ques-
lions. ac, togethCr-ana even moIe power
fully than II nominally united. lie did
not choose to run risks to build up
stropqei system that would.supervene,: he
held off. But, one OF the French Emper-
or's Napoleon ideas" has ever been that
France should in some way, retrieve the
cession of Louisiana 10 the United
States.
After natteriug the late Confederacy
with false hopes, II seems, now, -'apoIevh ;
plan TO otieg TO Texans, refugees, ana
Confederate soldiers, guarantee OF lex
Ias. ard perhaps Western Louisiana, as
resort that French arms viii defend. Ma
roleon, proposes to mako head against
, ,hs IrnIted States, when the latter are
exhausted and wearied with the long civil
war. Il is not new Coniedcrcy, or an
indenendant people, that o proposes 10
p .hrlninto existence, but French ",yrgk
eacL lie thinks, in hatred OF Inc United
, States, that he can caInI on nearly one
; hundred thousand Confederate veterans.
10 carr, out his chemes IN this continent.
% Now, does he count right or wrong: This
is n question that Louis Napoleon Csnno
answer, but President johnson c.u. With
the Federal army devoted ~ him, and to
| his friends Grant and SIR. man. Presilen,
> Johnson can arrange NilR generous, and
contenting terms fIr those lately styled
'rcJ,5. II he de..is softly, and generously
, with them; te wins to them the future OF
the county. If lie deals haShy with
; them. thousands will DO oil 10 Texas, 20 re
new a desperate fght. with tho deuslon
"a, possibly, the fact Of an acIive and en-
Z Arusiia ail of Franco o.. 90. 49,, .....,.o,
J. and Napoleon, ate commit ed, is in Tho
y scale. 1t is only q question Of time. The
= conflict is coming on. We re ;rei it. Bat
= we cannCt close our eyes to facts.
- In view Of this threatened conflict ct-aot
u Of the deruncl ConfeGoIaay, but Of Texas
and a war with Frlnce, how crazy is Tia,
u opinion" OF Attorney General Speed
an1 the action OF certain war officials il
. regard to the lsie pToieS Paroles ara del
: iCate things. Is respects .ha govern
> ment that accepts them, they a"e to Ue
, construed strictly. AS regards the men
who give them. they are 10 he interpret
ed HbtyaHyi "Pryl!eges are to Le enlarged.
4 ReslricrIons arGto be narrowly interpret
ed" That is the ancient dlctum of law,
especially applicable in matters Of war.
The opinion Of Mr. Speed, met by a
counter opinion" of somebody else. vii
f be taken as the igtrac'ioa Of tho parole on
the part Of the Government and the
/ whole body OF 2aroled Confederates will
l be declared free of their oblga ion
lpr (,pl'S galya lnt tho ,,,pst ;,,
Y depreciation be accorded to the pnroled
t Confederate soldiers! If this is done.
t thousands of them declaring themselves
r deceived and wroused may 20 10 Texas,
| to fight United S,otes troops, not any
% longer under the Confederate flag, but
under the banner of France.
Let Attorney Gen. Speeds "oplnion"
; go to the dogs, and let humlne and
niagnanimous policy DO pursued towards
e. the parolod and surrendered prison
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