Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-06-13

patriots, our deiverance will come
but, for Gods sake, do not let us our
selves rivet the chains on our own
hands.
In order to radicalize the South,
and stir up antagonism between the
two races, and set them to cutting
each others throats, Republican emf
saries, black and white, great and
small, are travelling all over the South
ern States, and making the most in
cendiary speeches ,organizingsecretso-
cieties, and forming "Union Leagues. "
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, gave
the people of Charleston, the other
week, a specimen Of his tactics and
political strategy. Nothing can be
more diabolical, or less likely to pro-
mote the true interest OF the black
man, than such a course. 1t will,
however, go very far toward estrang
ing the freedmen from us, and build
ing up a strong and powerful Radical
party in all the Southern States. If
left alone the negro would act in har-
mony with his former owner. 1t is
his interest TO do so. But of this
thero is now little hope. Every day,
by means of this Radical agitation
and misrepresentation, he will be less
and less under the influence of his
true friends and neighbors. At pres
ent, out of the towns and villages,
the Eegro cares nothing about his
right of suffrage, and knows nothing.
Unless Influenced by bad men, he will
not trouble himself to register or vote
This, however, will not always be the
case. If, therefore, we are wise in
the coming election, true to ourselves,
and have the true interest of the ne
gro at heart, we may defeat the call
of convention, and save the State
from Radicalism and agrarianism, and
war of races in the future. Itnever
can be done afterward.
1t is said that the adoption of the
Military Bill, with all its consequences,
is not more dishonorable than what
the Southern States have already
done, by abolishing slavery and adopt
ing the Constitutional Amendment on
that subject. This is a strange asser-
ton. Wha. dishonor is there in set
ting your slaves free 7 Can there be
any? But there is dishonor in pla-
cling yourself under the control and
government of those slaves after they
are made free. The surrender of Lee
and Johnston was an acknowledgment
that slavery was abolished. The Fed.
eral armies were here to enforce it.
The slaves, too, had become so much
demoralized that almost every one
was willing to give up the institution
and no one now desires to see it re
stored. But is this an argument foI
giving up selfgovernment, republican
principles, constitutional liberty, thC
rights of the States, and placing our
selves at the mercy Of our freedmen
When South Carolina abolished sla
very, she had an assurance, 100, thai
she would be forthwith restored Il
the Union, with all her constitutions
rights unimraired. Now, we are told
after all this humiliation and degra
dation, If South Carolina will radical
ize herself and elect Black Republi
cans. they may be admitted to thei
seats in Congress Who wishes to b.
admitted into the Union on thesi
termsY No act or deed yet done ha
sullied the fair escutcheon Of the Pal
metto State. 1t is TO be hoped tha
none will be in the future.
/ have been charged with incon
sistency in opposing the roconstruc
tion of the Union. | am not opposed
to reconstruction. No man in Soutl
Carolina, or the United States, more
earnestly desires to see the Union re
stored as il was before the war. 1t ]
the nearest and dearest wish of m.
heart. But ] will not dishonor my
self or my State, or bring ruin on m,
country to obtain such Union as j
now proposed. ] have been charged
too, with Inconsistency in going witt
my State after she seeded. | cal
only reply by saying that my notion
of duty, honor and patriotism diffe
widely from those of my accusers. l
is true that | was a Union man, an
did all that l could TO preserve th
Union. For thirty years | defende'
It, with my pen, with my speech, an,
with my right arm. But when SoutI
Carolina seeded from that Union,
said to Governor Means, who desire
, to know tho course intended TO take
"That the State was going TO the devi
, and / was going with her" From tina
r dav to the end of the war, / was o
jealous and earnest in her defence a
any son she had. / regarded it m
duty. imposed by honor and patriot
| ism, to aid 5000, 900 of my fellow-cit
izens. who had united, whether wis
, ly or unwisely, in their attempt t
establish that sacred right Of seli-goN
+ ernment proclaimed in the declaratio
of independence. South Carolina wa
, the land of my nativity, the HON
of my family, kindred and friends. l
J her bosom reposed the bones Of m
! forefathers, and / should have been
traitor TO her interests, honor an
glory, had / raised a paricidal arr
, against my native State. A rebel, r.
, luctant and unwilling, Ibid becom
NV father was one in '76. But ira
Z tor never can be. B. +. PERRY.
"Mark Twain" says that to "sec
; lovely girl of seventeen, with her sa'
die on her head and her muzzle o
behind, and her veil just covering tf