Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-11-05
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what IN former years we proudly
called "ihc great rcpnblico Of The west
crn world now silRi' Nf shodoie Qf a
migku name and what 90 intelligent
men everywhere appears mos, strange
is the fact that those parts of tho coun.
try which have made the greatest show
In educational institutions have shown
tho most earnest determination to
crush out every true principle OF re-
publican government loss than q
century has elapsed since the people
of New England took up arms against
their government rather than pay a
tax upon "tea and paper and painters
colors;" and now the people of that
part of the country patiently submit
to the most onerous taxation upon
their food, clothing, and comforts, inn
posed by a moneyed oligarchy for the
purpose Of reducing them TO the level
of negro slaves.
That men whose time is all employ
ed in unending toll to procure tFo sub
sistence of their families should quietly
submit to such oppression does not
excite surprise but it is a matter Of
especial wonder that those now pos
sessing wealth, and knowing how
rapidly the wheel Of fortune turns in
our country, should disregard the
interests of their children. most of
whom must earn their bread, and aid
in establishing the meanest form of
despotism which has ever cursed a
country
Men in fever do not see things as
those who are cool and clear in their
perceptions view them and it is man
iiest that for number Of years past u
mental fever, caused by the long indul-
gence of bitter party and sectional
hatred, has so far become chronic
among the more wealthy portion Of
the people of all the Northern States
of our country that it may properly
be regarded as political insanity, for
men in a sound condition of mind
could not be deluded as these men are.
Suppose they succeed in what they
are striving for, and that they estab-
lish the power of their party LEADERS,
can any of them tell what kind Of gov
ernment they will live undery Most
probably they will call il a republic,
and they may have all the satisfaction
which can be derived from living un-
der a nominally republican form Of
government = but there will be moth
ing republican about IL but the name.
Every important principle Of our
Federal system has been abandoned
by them. The reserved rights of the
States have been ignored the right
to tax unrepresented communities has
been established the authority of q
majority in "Congress" TO impose pen
alties upon individuals and communi-
ties which have not been convicted OF
any crime has been sanctioned; its
authority to compel men TO enter its
armies, and to take their property, has
been enforced; tho authority of that
majority TO disfranchse all who are
not ''loyal" to their party is now oxer-
cised. All the division of powers in
the Federal government has been abol-
ished, and an irresponsible oligarchy
calling itself Congress" has assumed
supreme power.
We should be glad to have some Of
our cotemporaries undertake to define
the kind of government the Radical
leaders design to establish We doubt
much il any of them know. 1t is Ger.
tain that its inevitable tendency is TO
anarchy, which is the disruption of all
government, and men of any intelli.
gence should know that all the con
servative influences in community
are destroyed, rich men lose quite as
much as poor ones. In their overween-
ing desire to oppress hated political
opponents, the wealthy men of the
country are inviting that condition of
disorder which must destroy their Sc
curity, their property, and probably
their lives, and surely the victims of
their oppression can lose no more.
Sensible men know that the only safe
ty of community is in system Of
jnst laws which will restrain rulers,
Legislators, and congresses, as well as
individual almen. Our Constitution was
the best fundamental laws ever estab.
lished, and, in superscdiug it, the Ja-
Goblin leaders have destroyed the very
foundations ofnational freedom. They
have undermined the Republic, and
they have not shown the ability ncces-
sary for the establishment of we'll
regulated despotism.-Daily Nctos.