Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-05-02
GEeRor B. GoopLANpER, Editor.
CLEARFlELD, PA.
Thursday Morning, May 2, 1867.


Senator Wilson, Judge Kelly, and
lot of other loyal humbugs, are
stumping the Southern States in favor
of negro suffrage, declaring to the
people of that section that if they ac-
cept the conditions of the Military
Despotism bill and send loyal Aboli-
tionists to Congress, they will at
once be restored to their original po-
sition in the Union. To this pro
gramme the club-footed Jacobin (Ste-
vens) objects IN the following plain
style:
Such articles as this arc calculated TO do much
harm. They throw obstacles in the way Of future
reconstruction, being quoted and relied on as
pledges by the Republican party. Hence much
trouble arose from certain expressions contained
in bill which was reported by the Reconstruction
Committee Of the Thirty-ninth Congress, though
never passed. 1t was perverted by faction and
folly into an argument against the whole party
and Congress.
This generally arises from the carelessness Of
the reporters, and sometimes, doubtless, from the
inadvertence of the speaker. No man should
make promises for the party By what authority
does any say that by the election Of loyal del
ogates they viii be admittedg By what authority
does any one say that Virginia will elect two loyal
Senators, while in truth there is no Virginia
Much is to be done by the people and Congress
before any representatives, or Senators, or State
can be recognized Who authorized any Senator
to say there would be no confscation, as in anoth-
er place
These things are too Aippantly said. think
they had better be gravely pondered. Who is au-
thoriIed to travel the country and peddle out am
nestyi / would say to the most guilty, expect
punishment and then quetude, but FIRST a mild
oUnhscation to pay those who have been robbed
by disloyal men. These are my Wishes and mine
only, perhaps. tfH~I
Thus the people have another reve-
lation on reconstruction from the
commander-in-chief Thad. had bet
ter withdraw the pickets, Wilson,
Kelly & Co, and give them their or
ders. The old hyena is crazy on con-
fiscation. He, under this title, would
ms soon rob the widow and orphans
of their farm in Virginia as a common
horse thief would his neighbor of his
horse, with this difference He would
get the Rump to authorize him to
steal by promising to divide the plum
der, while horse thief might not be
so successful because of the insignif-
canee Of the business, and would
therefore be compelled to suffer if
caught by the civil officers of the law.
Under the tutelage of loyalty larceny
is rendered respectable by terming it
con6scation-getting your neighbor's
property without paying for it. This
is what Stevens and his hackers are
at, and if they fully succeed it will be
a joke on "grand moral IDEAS Un-
til the Southern people consent to
give all their property to Thad Ste
vens and the negroes, there will be
no Union. He is as crazy on confs-
cation as John Brown was on eman-
cipation, and if he does not soon tack
about his soul will march along too.
1t seems very strange that while SEN
siblc men are alive, a fanatical fool
like Stevens should be the leader of a
party. Yet, this is the fact, however
unpalatable il may be.