Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-02-27
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
The Debate on fke Sfanfos Rese-
IfrftOuS.

Fisher, while the restoration OF Stan
ton was under consideration in the
State Senate. During the debate
Senator Fisher attempted to prove
that Democrats were traitors, and
that niger was as good as himself
To this latter no objections can be
made but when the sentence was so
"reconstructed" as 10 refer to white
people, wo deny it. Fisher will be
recognized as the late Colonel Of the
9Th Reserves. His descent into me-
gro equality has been rapid, and is
quite visible. Every man who en-
braces that infamy betrays it in his
countenanee and if not debauchee
before, soon becomes one. But hear
the white niger; y,r
Ma. FISHER SAID;
/ state these facts TO prove this one
position and 10 contradict the state
ment unwittingly made by the Sena-
Tor from Cleartield Mr. Wallace He
committed unintentionally, presume
The President of the United States
paid no attention whatever 10 the
politics Of the men whom he placed
IN command, so that they were williog
and able TO do the work that was rc.
auired to be done, But how was il
with regard TO the general officers ap'
pointed by the PRESIDENT
The Senator from Clearfeld MIR
wallaee1 and the Senator from Berks
TMr Davis and all those gentlemen
seem to squirm under the idea that
an impression would be left on the
minds Of the people that it was the
Democrats that opposed the war. On
the contrary, they said it was the
Democrats who made up the army
Now, somebody opposed the war,
somebody opposed the draft, some
body in Clearfield county killed the
provost marshall Who was il.
Ma. WALLACE. A Republican.
MR. FISHER. | put tito the Senator
from Clear6eld now | ask him who
1t was
Mn. WALLACE. | will answer the
gentleman. The man who shot th'
provost marshal had never, until af
ter he killed him, voted = Democrat,
ticket; he voted always for the Re
publican ticket.
Mr.. M'CoSAuGHY He has votet
the Democratic ticket since, | suppose
Mr.. Wallace. He has, since, pre-
sume, because you drove him out 0
the country. He has not been inou
county since.
Ma. FISHER. l will take the gentle
mans answer; that might be so. Bu
who opposed the drafts, and denounce,
the war, and refused to vote supplies
say ninety-nine out of every hun
dred of those who belonged TO tn
Democratic party although there ma,
have been one whose Republicanisn
had become benightcd by his associa
tion with the Democracy Of the cour
ty of Clearfeld. II is all madness
and folly for them TO tell us that tn
war was carried on by Democrats
The ilrvts III not bv.s ths-. ost. ys
20 into the counties Of Schuylkill, Q
Columbia, Of Clearfeld and otheri
and you will find that troops had .
be sent there. II was military ne
cessity for the protection of the live
and property of the people that troop
should be sent there TO guard ther
against outrages by outlaws. VIII
will tell me that the army was mad
up OF Democrats, and that Democrats
fought battlesi
No, sir; although many BRAY
and noble and gallant Democrat
weot into the war, We had more bldc
men TO fight our battles than there wer
Democrats who came back as Demo
Gratis.
lam trespassiug much longer upo
the time aud patience of the Senat
than | intended TO. / only wish
say q few words Of General M'Clellar
And / now say it had been much be,
ter for the army had he mover bee
born, and much better for the countr
had Secretary Stanton removed hin
Immediately the day after his appoin
ment.
Ma, WALLACE Mr.. Speaker, II ws
not my intention TO speak tonight
but attacks have been made upon m
to which | must reply. When | argu
APPOINT speak with warmth but
endeavor 10 respect the feelings ofm
brother Senators, aud certainly yer
seldom attack their constituents, an
never intend to wound their person.
feelings. The Senator from LancastC
Mr. Fisherl has attacked my peopl
my county has been pointed out |
having been found iaithless in Il
hour Of distrcss. Sir, | have had
refer to this subject before. The r
ports ofyour Adjutant Generals Q
Gee will show that we sent into tt
field ms many soldiers in proportion
our population as any other count
in the Commonwealth. AS BRAY
soldiers as ever went into the Pen
sylvania Reserves came from m
county many Of ihem we're in Il
First Bucktails, the Fifth Reserve
and the One Hundred and Forty-nin'
Pennsylvania, or Second Bucktail
They were always in the advanc
Brave soldiers, all of them. True me
We were accused resisting the dral