Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-29
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seldom answered and II an opinion
is volunteered, il usually results in a
single individual expression. We al
lego, that the chief cause lies at tho
door Of the Black Republican leaders
They have for years recorded thoir
hostility TO Union, and are in their
hearts and desires as much opposed
TO n Republic, as the Devil is TO the
Christian religion. In proof of this
allegation, we call the "stern States.
man." Gas Thad Stevens is denomin-
ated by his loyal allies, to the witness
stand, to hear what he has to say on
this important subject On the 9th
of December, 1862, in his seat in the
Rump, he said
"Ths talk Of restoring the Union as il was un-
der the Constitution II is is one Of the absurdi-
ties which have heard till / have become sick of
Il. This Union can never be restored as il was.
There arc many things which render such an event
impossible. This Union shall never, with my con
1tAAf W ifrANftA hnNtt Aut Auuhliutiuu ns ~ u.
with slavery protected byit' Congregational Globe,
vol. A. part !, ?. so.
We cannot imagine how any sane
man, after reading this declaration,
made by the leader of the Black Re
publican party, can fail to answer the
question asked at the head of this
article. We could produce thousand
extracts from the speeches of Ben.
Wade, Ben. Butler and other leaders
of the party in power, equally strong
as the foregoing in hostility to the
Union, but we presume that every one
honestly seeking the cause of our
troubles, for the purpose of applying
remedy, will be satisfied; while those
who, like their leaders, are disunion-
lists at heart, will continue TO travel
the road to ruin, though one should
rise from the dead and warn them of
their crimes. To multiply proof for
the purpose of convincing bigot or
knave, is like casting perils before
swine. 1t is true, there are thousands
Of Thad. Stevens's followers who are
not disunionists in the sense that he
is, but they are, however, jeopardizing
the Union and their own personal
rights, by pandering to theories that
will practically amount to the same
thing in the end-disunion. For the
testimony on this point, we clip an
extract from the Salem, New Jersey,
STANDARD, the State organ of the loyal
lists in that State. The editor says:
"Wth five millions Of loyal blacks throughout
the country, and a million Of loyal black voters at
the ballot-box, we may let JET. Davis 20, and even
come back to the Senate to take the chair which
Seward promised to keep busted for him--we may
repeal the ironclad oath, and kill the fated calf
for the ex-rebels-we may endure the infletion Of
the administration Of Seward aud A. johnson till
March, 1868 nay, We may even forget and forgive
the perfdity Of Scovcl--for with the eufrunchisc-
mentof the negro race in this country, will 60
down forever ten thousand fathoms deep in tho
waters Of Lethe. that spawn Of sin the Democratic
party Of human slavery and slayemongering bar
bagsin, and the great and successful party Of hui
nan rghis-the Republican party--wiil be en-
throned for a century to come in the government
Of the United States and the several States, by an
afee,ionaie and grateful people"
This latter class, who boast of their
love for the Union and pander to
the infamous taste of negro equality
in their mad crusade to make
voters out of the negroes - for the
purpose of keeping their party in pow
er-inhict greater injury on their
country and their race than Thad.
Stevens, and with less honesty of pur-
pose; because they shout for the
Union, and support it in a left-handed
manner, while with their right hands
they are vigorously helping Thad TO
tear it down. lie proclaims against
the Union from the house-tops, and
deceives no one; while the bypocriti-
cal negro-enfranchisers shout as vigor-
ously for it, but at the same time fur
nish him with the very material by
which he can cfectualIy accomplish
his work.
Reader, whom do you prefer: the
man who strikes you from the front
and in daylight;sor the sneak that
strikes you from behind ard in the
nighti
Can man be friend of the Union
and its untold blessings, and continue
to vote for and support men who are
laboring TO destroy itl
Can a white man remain a patriot
and friend of his race, or desire the
happiness of his children, while he
advocates and seeks a political and
social alliance with African negroes 2
Reader, these are questions that
can be answered by either yes or no
and they may seem impertinent, but
you must answer them at the ballot
box soon.
The Patriot C Union says: For
noy's 1.-TWO papers, both daily" are
engaged in gathering up the testimo-
nv of Sandford Conovcr's unollev to /