Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-10-17

reasoh' VIC nave Deeh going through /
a revolution all this while-a rovolu-
tion in which many of the worst fea-
lures of the French Revolution have
been strikingly exhibited. The emo
tions of the masses have been stimu-
lated by ounningly-devised plans and
means, so that efforts to reach their
deliberate Judgment have been para
yzed. The reason of men has had
no opportunity to act upon tho oxhi-
bitions Of power recurring with such
frequency in the Legislatures of States,
and in the capital of the Federal gov
ernment. The war having ended.
the wrongs and tyrannies which the
war was used to justify, became ele-
ments in so-called governmental action.
The people were daily becoming ac
customed to learn that the poioer 10
gorern was the government. The
Rump Congress at Washington with
its seat in the "Senate House" and at
the Capitol, was abusing the inhe-
rent faith and confidence Of the people
in Federal Legislature. The Consti-
tuition of the United States, under
and by virtue Of which a Congress
meets and legislates, was secretly ig-
nored, while it was invoked as the
authority for its own destruction.
Usurped powers were grasped by a
minority Of representatives of the
people, and in order to shield them
selves from accountability to the peo-
pie, debate and investigation were
denied to those of their associates
who were opposed to revolutionary
action.
Under the plea of "reconstructing
States every principle of State
rights, and the liberty and freedom of
the people of States, were destroyed.
Under this same plea, an inferior
race was made to bo the political and
social equals of the governing race Of
this country, notwithstanding the OBJ
staeles which the Constitutions of
States arrayed against it. Under
this plea the powers of the govern
ment, created by the organic law.
have been almost destroyed, and this
so-called Congress has claimed to
make laws and execute them, thus
usurping the duties and powers of
the Federal Executive. These, and
other usurpations Of political power,
as well as plans for revolution in our
system Of government, were adopted
bv those ~i'0 -''vro ssa.iii,,iYt~-...-, .ha
politics of passion-either misleading
or deceiving the masses, and thereby
holding power and seeking to increase
it For five years past this has been
the condition of tho country. At last
the time arrived when the "policy of
Congress" could be examined Tax
alton, reputation, and impeachment,
weapons by which Congress was ma
king war on a people they sought
first TO subjugate and then to rule
with a military despotism, excited
and earnest and anxious attention of
the whole country. The people be-
gan to see and understand, that if
one State could be made a "military
district" and the negro given. the
right to vote, by military order :"
Legislatures driven from State capi.
tolls by negro troops; members of
Congress denied admission into the
House Of the Federal representatives,
by coalition of the members repre-
senting n minority of the States and
the people Of the States; if the Prosi-
dent could be driven from the Exocu-
tive chairj if the Supreme Court of
the United States could be managed
till it became political agent Of
party made up OF representatives of
minority of the people of half the
States; then, and thus tho people not
only saw but felt their government,
liberties, rights and freedom were at
the mercy of men whose only princi.
/ pie of action was based on the power
to rule. The patriots Of Connecticut
acted on this true revelation of the
real policy Of the Rump Congress.
The gold State followed Our State
has joined in the reaction with Ohio,
Iowa, and Indiana. The politics Of
reason have again their sway. What
was called the sober "second thought"
or the politics of tie Judgment, has
risen superior to the politics of the
passions.
Tuesday, the sth inst, was the day
which inaugurated this return Of roa-
son and pure patriotism. Five States
have awakened to the porils the
country was about to be placed in by
Radical rule. Civil war a war of ra
ccs, impeachment, the destruction of
credit and industry, were hanging on
the issues Of the elections of Tuesday.
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