Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-09-19

circulating through the State, and
endeavoring TO place in the hands Of
Democrats, a lying document, appeal
ing TO the pecuniary interest of the
voter. We give it entire, and also
annex some comments upon it. Read
il and notice its falsohoods
Facts for Government Bondholders,
AND THE HOLDERS OF aREENBAcKs.
Read, Renect--and Hand TO your NeighbOr
In 1861, eleven States seeded and
since then only twenty-three have
been represented in Congress, until
the admission of Tennessee in 1866.
All the United States Bonds-5-20's
1905 and 10-40's-all the grcenbacks
and all the National Banks, were ere.
ated by this Congress of twenty-threC
States.
President johnson calls this an
'dSsumed CongresS"-therefore not 10
gal His supporters and the Demo
Gratis call it "rump Congress" and @
"usurping Congress" and hence, not q
lapfuI Congress and the great effort
has been TO elect Congressman in the
North, and admit enough from th,
rebel States to enforce this "POlicy.'
If a Congress, representing but
twenty-three States, be not laicfu
Congress, then every United States
Bond, and all our greenbacks, And
National Bank notes are worth moth
ing; because an Hnldpfui Congress
could not make ldicfuI Bonds or Lalcfu
money.
The mad effort, 30 recently made
by the rebels and their sumpathizers
to destroy this Government by fore,
Of arms failed. Thus far, the attempt
to do the same thing, through Congress
has also failed, because of the action
of the loyal voters at the ballot-box
and the last effort at destruction IL
now beng made THROUGH THE Courts
Witness the recent attempt by Dem
ocratic lawyers TO induce the Supreme
Court of the United States to ISSUE
an injunction, nullifying the Recon
struction Laws of Congress in Missis
sippi, Georgia, and other rebel States
Read also the opinion Of George
Sharswood, the Democratic nomine'
for Judge Of the Supreme Court o.
Pennsylvania, in which he gravely
denies the constitutional power o
Congress 80 make paper money I
legal tender. (Borie rs. TTott, Legd
Inteliigeneer, of March 18th, 1864
page 92) Judge Woodward anC
Thompson of the same Court, an
nounced from the bench the sam
alarming d3ctrine, in 1865. (iSee Mer
uine Us. Sdilor, et. al, Legal Intelii
ligencer Of June l6 4 30-1S65, page
ls8 & 205.)
And this, too, in theface Of the fact
that the Superior Courts of every
loyal State in which the question ha
been raised, have sustained the powe
: Of Congress.
1t requires, therefore, but littl
knowledge of either arithmetic o
law, to estimate the imminent DANCE
of putting any more men Of Judg
Sbarswoods opinions on the Suprem
Bench of the State
If you believe the present Congress
: to be Wniapfui, or desire our Nationa
, currency and Government Bonds :
be declared unldefUi, vote for Georg
omar swut!u
II you believe the present Congress
to be ldpful, or desire their action Of
Currency and Bonds 10 stand GOOD
; vote to sustain them,--fo the part,
that created the Greenbacks and th
Bonds,-the party that sustained th
war, and compelled submission to tn
National authority,-and that stand
pledged TO keep faith with the Bond
} holders, and to maintain the Nations
credit-vote for Henry w. Williams
the worthy and honored nominee Q
this party.