Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-06-13

question whether that party Is not
the embodiment of opposition to the
institutions--the question whether
rational government can exist upon
the basis of denial of the distinctions
established by Providence. Without
distinctions there can be no thought,
nor any practical harmony. We have.
therefore, every reason to believe that
God would establish fundamental dis
tinctions,and the preservation ofwhlch
would be the conditions of human inn
provement; and that the abolition of
the unrestrained pride and ambition
Of men, would tend to the multiplica-
ion of other distinctions unrecognized
by Providence and inimical to peace,
to progress and to good Government.
Thus the great opposition to slavery
arose first in Great Britain. Why Z
Because in that country there are
many artificial distinctiens,and there,
consequently, real distinction can
not be tolerated. If the leading minds
of Great Britain were TO admit diff
ference between tho white and black
races, it would prompt the untitled
white man to deny the artificial dis
! tincuon between himselfand the Duke.
Hence you will always find the hanght-
lest and most proscriptive men the
greatest opposers OF slavery, ard the
most ardent sympathizer with "the
poor negro" They, you see, have
nothing TO loose, because they inter-
pose many distinctions, between them
selves and the herd of society But
the poor white man who has nothing
to depend on, except hmseli, cannot
be permitted 70 indulge pride of
race, because IN the JOY OF that pride he
might feel himself as good as an Earl
or as the imbecilc SOD Of a Queen. He,
therefore must be kept down by the
denial of any difference between the
races. In other words, artificial pride
abolisbes tho distinctions ofrace which
God has created that 1t may Introduce
Others which the Divine Government
does not recognize. Time will show
that the party in this country which
has abolished slavery is the greatest
enemy ofirecdom. To-day it Is en-
deavoring to consolidate the govern
ment and TO create an aristocracy 81
permanent office-holders through the
instrumcntality Of the public debt. II
, is seeking to establish precedents o.
b partial and tvrrannical legislation, and
has been permitted quietly to proc sed
/ in this direction to an extent Which
+. would have alarmed and aroused the
t proceeding gene ations of American:
through the whole extent OF the
E country. We quietly submit to thing:
| which our father would aot have suf
, fered to be proposed aad, at this II @
c tho day may cone when we woulC
r quietly submit 10 an aristocracy o
D blood to get rid Of an aristocracy o
party rule. The blood aristocracy o
!. England condcscendingly allows some
. thing TO the lYorer and untitled class
[ es; but the Black Republicans of thii
a country den, IL favor before God o.
d men 10 those who differ from them
J. selves either in spirit or opinion. |
: is the party Ct selfiskness gone mad
Sef-conceited beyond everythin!
y ever soen in the history of idiosyrcra
|. cv. it holds the most absurd doctriro
r with q tenacity which is due to estab
e lisheu principles alone.
o Hopelcssly debauchel in morals,
c would hang as criminals the best me-
Z, who should challenge its goddess su
ii premacy, and defend from oil punish
z mcnt the most unmitigated sconndrcI
d who should choose to be called by It
st name Heretofore men have associa
A. ted III parties with view to convC
y nience in carrying on the pracucs
politics of the coIntry, differing as I
{, measures of policy, but reccgnizin
certain established principles as cor
stituting the foundation and the sat,
guards of the government. But tn
new party denies all principles an
ST ignores all policy except the pursu
10 at all hazards Of its own abnorm;
greed. Other parties would nevC
N push antagonism TO the extreme {
1t unsetting the country and endange
e ing its peace. The Slack Republican
@ reloiced in their power TO precipital
N the country into war, and did !
h. o,tensibly to free the negro, but rea
" ly with tho design Of enslaving th
a. whites
$ Wherever there is variety OF race
a 10 country, the dcspot and the Al
al archst can be known by his biddin
10 tor the favor of the inferior race. II
"a knows their Ignorance and ierocit
&c and needs just such instruments
lie further his designs. In South Anne
ut ica, every new nsurper who wish'
" to put chain upon the necks of I'll
Is whites, ,commencesby preaching equa
OF ity to the negroes, and ends by pu
i'll ting the bayonet into their hands an
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