Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-01-24
NEW SERIES-V0L. 7, NO. 81.
History Repenfs nsclG.

That political cobbler, BenWadc, is
not very complimentary TO the states
men of the past in this country. He
is against compromises. The com.
promises of 1920, 1888 and the com.
promises of 1850 were wrong. The
slave power ought TO have been crush
cd then; as it has been now.
There is one striking difference be-
tween the statesmen of the past an6
the present. The former established
a Government in peace and maintain
ed il in peace. Life, liberty and prop
erty of every citizen were LETT secure.
The Federal Government had the
thearty corporation OF all the States
in supporting its authority. The Gov
ernment was cheap and the people
prosperous
The world has been governed too
much. Our experience under the pol
icy Of the past illustrated the truth Of
this maxim. We neverfclt the FEEDER
al Government, except in its blessings
Thanks to the memories of the past,
we had three quarters of a century of
prosperity and glory.
What have Wade & Co. done? They
have reversed the picture They have
not compromised. They have sacri-
feed the lives Of half a million Of men.
They have incurred a debt Of three
thousand millions of money for the
toll and sweat offuture generations to
pay. They have sown the seeds of
permanent discOrd, distrust and hate.
They are now striving to change the
Government so that a majority of one
section of the country shall rule the
whole, without regard to the interests
or wishes of the majority, or one en-
tire section. One section of the form
er Union is impoverished, robbed and
ruined, and the other is still bent on
upholding arbitrary power at WASH
ington. They have got up an ire
repressible conflict between the Pres
ident and Congress, involving still
more perils and dangers to the peace
and prosperity of the country. They
are claiming for a mere quorum Of
what oonstitutionally makes up Con
gress, unlimited power, with no checks
or restraints that are efiectual, and
they are trying by force to clear all
obstacles TO absolute power out Of the
way.
Such are the exploits of Wade q Co.
Let an impartial world look at this
picture and then at that, and say
which they prefer
1t is the destiny of all governments
to fail. History is full of the wrecks
of nations. Their lives have been
prolonged by wise statesmen who
knew when to cOmpromise-who had
the skill to steer the ship over the
breakers. Our fathers avoided civil
war, and blood and debt by the CON-
promise OF 1920. In fact, they had
Stunned the breakers Of 1889, when
they compromised upon a Federal
Constitution.
The statesmen Of 1850 wisely ad-
iusted the gravest questions by CON-
promise The ultras were displeased.
They wanted strife and bloodshed
then, but wise men held the check Of
their evil passions.
And who was injured by these CON-
promises Did not the country 20 on
in pence, freedom and prosperity
il the statesmen OF the South had
been wise the rebellion would not have
taken place. If the statesmen of the
North had been wise, this blood and
debt would have been saved
Oh, we are told by these ultras. to
excuse the calamities we have suffer
ed, the conflict was bound 10 come.
What II il were bound to come some
dayl 1t is appointed to all men once
TO die; but that is no reason for com
mitting suicide to-day.
All the governments now existing
are bound 10 perish. So all human
governments have persisted in the
past; but the rulers prolonged their
lives as long as they could, and sue
ceeded as long as they could oompro-
mise.
We mover heard or rcaG OF tree
government that was not all a com
promise No one man or set of men
have their own way in government
unless il is n monarchy or an arisioc-
raCy.
The men of the past are beyond the
reach OF the ultras North or South.
They made and sustained q glorious
andfree government, that lasted gen .
GRAFTON or two in peace, Freedom and
harmony Hisi0rywil bless the mem
ories OF those wise, moderate. compro-
missing men, aud oxecraie shallow par
ty malignity and ambition thar sacri-
feed by ill-conduci all our fathers had .
won. If their work has not endured
il is no fault of theirs Those who .
thir work and their example .
must take the responsibility Theirs
is the guilt or the incapacity. IL does
not do Tor the cobblcr 70 succr at mas !
ter worlsmen over his own hoiched
performances.
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