Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-02-06
ARMY AND NAVY.
10 tbo ucncrably Discharged soldiers
and sailors Of the Late War for the

wAsnlsoroS, d. G., Jan. 6, 1865.
CoMRApEs: Inasmuch as numerous
balls are now being issued and circu-
lhted throughout the States and from
fhs city for soldiers and sailors
conventions, and, in order that our
comrades may fully understand from
whence issue these calls, their objects,
md in whose interest they are to
operate, this address is issued.
The following extract is specimen
From one Of the calls referred TO, now
being circulated, against which it be-
comes us to warn you:
"wAsnrSeroS D. c., Dec. is, 1867.
"At a conference Union soldiers and sailors
held in this city, Monday, December 10, 1867,
20 consider the proprcty Of calnga national con
yention, resolutions were unanimously adopted
Recommending that an invitation be extended to
1ll loyal persons who have served in the military
or naval service Of the United States, to unite in
,ssuing call for national convention, to be held
IN May, 1868, for the consideration of national
questions, and the nomination Of candidates for
president and Vice President Of the United States
"The disordered state Of public affairs, the res
toration OF rebels to power, the designing efforts
to destroy national credit the failure through
put thecountry to recognize the Just claims ofthe
reteruns OF the war; these, coupled with a desire
NJ pepetaate the fundamental principles Of our
~ overnment, are deemed sufficient reasons, that
the who crushed rebellion should coun-
Bel such measures shall tend to preserve
pad protect the civil and political rights Of all the
people"
brig. Gen. 7. t. CRITTENDEN, Chairman.
civilian A. SHORT, Secretary"
The support of these calls would
d cad many TO believe that these pro-
posed conventions were to be held
solely in the interest of the soldiers
and sailors. But do not allow your
selves to be deceived by expedieney
men and designing politicians. Under
y the pretext of serving soldiers and
sailors, they are laboring to delude
a you into their ranks, after which the
same fraud, falsehood, and ingratitude
will be practiced upon you that has
been SO signally evinced in the past.
"1he diSordered state of affairs" has
been broughtabout by the same party,
which has been in power for years,
and by system of usurpation and un-
a called for legislation, stripped the ex-
ecutive branch of the government of
all authority to stay the tide Of evil
inflicted by them, from time to time,
upon the country.
"Ihe restoration Of rebels to power,"
a paltry plea (only practiced by the
party in power, as lately exhibited
should call the blush of shame 10 the
cheek of the manly soldier, as he be-
holds PROSTATE and now starving
foe, ready and willing to yield to any
terms consistent with the honor and
dignity of great Christian people
and nation.
"7he designing Efforts to destroy our
national credit, will indeed be a small
inducement to soldiers, when they are
aware of the fact, that these couven-
tions are 10 be called in the interests
of party which has for its objects
the support OF a moneyed aristocracy,
which exempts from taxation, and
gives to the rich bondholder the gold
OF the public treasury at a premium,
while it heavily taxes every laboring
man and soldier, and oxaots that lac
should be paid for his services in a
Il deprecated currency-increasing the
\ rich mans dollar, and making the
poor mans less.
"Ihe failure throughout the country
to recognise the just claims OF the UeteT-
ans Of the uar," has nowhere boen so
openly aud wantonly exhibited as by
this same party in the United States
Senate, in the rejection and refusal to
appoint thousands Of our brave, dis.
abled comrades during the past few
years.
a desire TO perpetaote the funddmeRt- |
al principle Of our government, will no
doubt, appear to many Of our com
rades as intended for a Joke by these
conventionists, when il is well known |
that they have been laboring with,
and are now in full communion with |
the party of usurpers who, by arbi-
trary legislation, have established !
military dictators, inangurated sys.
TEN of tyrany, raised the negro to The
political superior Of the white man.
creatednegro legislators, negro judges,
and negro juries, suspended the writ
OF habeaS corpus, and are continuing
arbitrary arrest and trial in time Of
peace, for all of which they can find
no warrant within the fundamental
law OF the land.
We, therefore desire to ask you,
frankly:
Are you in favor Of the supremacy
of the negro race over two-thirds Of
our territory
Are you in favor of negro legisla.
tors, negro judges, and negro juries
Are you in favor of being taxed |
Ss0,OOO,0O0, annually for the support
of negro governments in the Southern
States
Are you in favor of having expend-
ed from your hard earnings $4,000 /
900 annually, in support Of the Freed
mems Bureau, for the ouragementt /
of idleness, theft and vice among the
nos-oss VI the South, while not a dol |
lar is appropriated towards the main
tenance Of the widows and orphans
OF your fallen comrades
Are you in favor of continuing a
financial policy which exempts from
taxation the wealthy bondholdcr, who
prospered upon the misfortunes Of the
fonntry, and taxing the laboring class
of the people, giving to the former
the coin OF the Treasury, and to the
after dcprecited paper currency.
thus exempting the rich from assisting
Up the payment Of the war debt, and 4
imposing it upon the poorer class
Are you in favor OF having your