Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18
GEoRaE b. GooDLANpKR, Editor.
CLEARFlELD, PA.
Thursday Morning, April l8, 1867
n Ccnfession--W'hO Caused the
Htar.

succeeded in making q large number
Of our people believe it. But like
their other crimes, they will within a
few years, If left alone, confess that
they themselves were the authors.
The greatest "bcast" among them
Butler-charges portion Of his breth-
ren with numbering n woman,-Mrs.
Surratt-and little as this political
highwayman and coward is disposed
TO do nm honorable act or tell the
truth, be blundered into it when he
made this charge, and history will SO
record it.
Great rogucs invariably quarrel and
expose each other. Hence the day is
fast approaching when the crimes
committed against liberty, person and
property by the leaders of the loyal
lists, viii be laid bare by those Of their
own kith and kin. Butler, Conover
and detective Baker will yet develop
tho crimes committed after the war
commenced, and Forney and the rest
of the buzzards will detail the cause
OF il, and who commenced il. In fact
the latter has already given us the be-
ginning of the alphabet in the lesson
he intends to impart TO his readers.
lilo is so impregnated with crime and
toadyism that he has commenced de-
livering himself of very small doses OF
his knowledge of the great conspira-
Cyl" about which he has written and
knows so much.
The ollcwing few lines taken from
the Philadelphia Press of the 18th, is
the entering wedge to future confess
Son. Read it:
Anegro has been nominated foT Mayor Of Lynch
burg, Virginia, and the Southern rebels and North
crn Democracy are holding up their hands in hor-
ror. II this black man could nave been nominated
70 this Oiice seven years ago the country would
have been spared fearful war, and Virginia would
have been spared the military district bill.
The fact is thus plainly and unc-
quivocally stated BY the Clerk Of the
Rump Senate, and amounts just to
this; Had the people of the Southern
States, previous to 1861, nominated
and elected negroes to office, no war
would have been waged against them.
and the great sacrifice of life and
treasure would not have taken place.
We have always believed it, and
now boldly declare it, and tho future
will fully establish tho fact to the
minds of the most skcptical upon this
point, that John Brown, Abe Lincoln,
Horace Greeley, VIM. Lloyd Garrison,
Ben. Wade, Charles Sumner, together
with an association of British aristo-
Gratis, and their confederates in this
country and Europe, eonspired togeth-
er to bring about dissolution Of the
Union, aud to this end precipitatcd
the country into terrible civil war.
But the great vitality Of the country,
and tie deep seated love and affection
Of its people for Democratic institu.
tions defeated these bold, bad men in
their "great conspiracy" and as yet
the people have only become partially
debauched, Notwithstanding the coun-
ter influences of war, military tribu-
mails and the knavery and bypocracy
of those who have unfortunately ad-
ministered the affairs of State for the
past seven years But the end is not
yet. These conspira,ors having failed
in their object--to dissolve the Union
through the instrumentality Of war,
have only changed tho scene. In
stead Of feasting the minds Of the poo
pie on war, plunder and its exciting
concomitants, they have resorted to
tho secret caucus system in the Rump
and our State Legislatures, and in this
secret manner conceal every thing from
tho people. Having failed by the
open and exciting acts of the bold
highwaymen, they arc no7 trying the
strategy Of the midnight burglar Ev-
crything pertaining TO the union and
harmony of the States and the people
is passed upon in seciot by the Dis
union leaders. Public debate is sup.
pressed, except by accident. Military
rule is thrust upon one section of the
country for the purpose of feeling the
public pulse. If no restiveness cxhib.
its itself and tae people are foolish
enough to keep knaves in the govorn.
ment departments, these leaders will
yet accomplish, in a milder form, that
which they attempted by war, arson
and murder. Although every loyal
throat was rendered honrse over
shouting "the war for tho Union,
yet the whole aim aud object of the
actors at Washington was a war for
disunIon. We hope our readers will
bear in mind the above confession oi
the Press. Neither war nor military
district bills would ever have been
iuaugurated had the people Of tho
South made Mayors and Congrossmen
Out Of negroes Vide the Press.