Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-09-03

Such Is the caption Of long odito.
rial IN a late number Of that refined
and truthful % Journal, the Christian
Advocate Until we read The article
We had set down thc onscrupnlous
Grow, Chairman of DE Disunion State
Committec, as the greatest liar Of the
age, and last week 50 posted him; but
we now ask his pardon for charging
him with being the author of first
class ialsehood against the Democratic
party. The article in question fully
exonerates Mr.. Grow from being the
autbor OF the SANDER he retailed in
the shape Of an address His effusion
was the second edition, as the extracts
below, taken from the Christian [what
bIasphemy1 Adpocdte fully prove the
editor of this Isbmaelitc publication
TO be the author of the slander. Read
what the whitellivered hypocrite says
-Four years ago the National Convention Of th'
Democrafic party pronounced The war Tor tn'
! maintenance Of the Union ~ failure aud de-
,,anded nm Immediate restoration Of peace. Ih'
neace thus demanded implied the granting 70 th'
robels In arms all they demanded and were night
;.s, their separation from the Union--ior on
no other terms were thoy willing, 70 make peace
1ha neonle Of the loyal States declined the pro
nosed peace policy, and reinstated in power th'
marty that declared in favor Of peace to be aehisye'
bv the sword and based upon liberty. -Four event
fu wears have passed over the country, and egaii
the people are called upon % choose fresiaen
md feongrcss. and. IN 80 doing, 10 determine th
future governmental policy Of the nntion; an'
strangely enough, now as then, the parties are al
vided upon questions Of peace and war.
II - N
/ But now the party that asked for peace, whei
il implied not merely the humiliation OF the nation
but rather its dissolution, proposes 70 relnnngufai
intestine war In formal resolve the hate Demo
cratic National Convention declared the work .
rcconstruction and the governments lately institu
ted IN the Southern States to be Revolutionary
unconsiitntionai, and void" This declaration wa
inserted in the party platform at the instance Q
one of the most violent of the southerd rebels
Major General in the Confederate army, lWad
Hamnton)-who also ostentatiously proclaimc'
his unchanged adhorcnee 10 the principles 70
which he fought against the Gag Of bis country
The Dcmocrntir party goes into the canvass a:
Revolutionary faction; It's success would be th
signal for a renewal Of the boodshed and slaughte
Of the ever memorable and -deplorable thong
perhaps eventually salutary) war Of the rebellion
This country can never have pence hut by th
concession Of impartial justice and equality beior
the law to all classef Of the community. To pro
scribe any considerable class Of citizens Is 50 hh
grantly opposed 20 the genius Of our institution
that II cannot be done without disturbing the &C
ton Of tho body polite.
The knavishness and ignorance Q
the author is 50 completely develope'
in the foregoing, that we need file M
specifications; but, with reference d
the last clause, wherein the writer s.
vehemently advocates impartial jus
; tice," wo would merely ask whethc
he is really seeking Impartial justice
while be proscribes eight millions Q
chites and embraces four millions 9
niggerss Can this outrage ''be don
without disturbing the action Of th
body polite = or is it no outrage i
disfranchise intelligent white peopl
and enfranchise british negroes?
The Democrat who can patroniz
this lying sheet must be Methods
indeed. but Il Is. to our mind. pecr
liar christianity that leeds and sustain
such an ardent supporter Of the fathe
of lies as the journal in question prove
to be.