Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-09-24

was oxcusablc, the appointment Of
tsustrcl was the wrong but 'n TINS
capc there Il no particle OF excuse
Tho attaintcd judge was competent
and II he were not, his dcsertion nom
his colors. with which they have moth
inc 10 do. did not deprive the voters
oftheir rights. Mr.. Dclano, who was
certainly an honorable man before the
new teaching tainted his morals, stu
retains something Of bis former sell
respect he refused to bc n candidate
for recollection, ashamed 10 look an
honest voter in the face. lfhe would
restore himself TO his own good opin-
ION and 10 that of those whose opinion
he values, let him resign at once n
position which he illegally occupies,
and suffer the voters of the district 10
elect q member for themselves.
Two other cases occurred near the
close of the session, not equal in afro
city to this, for they were, as far as
disclosed, simple acts of arbitrary
power, unmixed with fraud or false
pretcnses. One from Missouri, elect
I'd by about / 900 majority, ono from
kentucky, by about l,4OO, were re-
moved by a vote of the House because
they were not acceptable to the party,
and men who were not elected, but
who were acceptable, were appointed
in their place. A late election In Ken
lucky shows how acts like these, the
mere wantonness and insolence of un-
restricted power, are estimated by the
people.
Senator Morton is correct in assert
ing that intelligent men of the South
are NOT fnndly, attached To the adven-
turers whom Congress has sent, at q
heavy public expense, to rule over
them, act as spies upon them, falsely
report them TO the Northern public,
and finally, misrepresent them in Con-
gress. A very recent example is wor.
thy of note. The Governor Of Louisi-
ana, greatly in want Of a military force
TO control the coming election, and if
not that, at least Enfield rifles TO arm
negro militia of Loyal Leagues to
keep suspected voters from the polls,
reported q condition of perfect anar-
chy, with more than one hundred and
iorty murders in brief space of time.
This seemed serious. The Freedmen's
bureau were ordered TO inquire and
report, and, being composed Of mill
tary officers not yet taught in the
now code of morals, they found and
reported fourteen murders in all, COM
mitted by negroes and whites, in the
Time named by the Governor, being
considerably less than in the same
Time in the peaceable, law-abiding
State of Indiana. 1t is, therefore,
quite probable that such men as the
present Governor Of Louisiana, who
lave been sent among them to gov
crn, and libel, and misrepresent them,
however prompt to fulfil their mission,
may not have secured the entire con-
iidence of the people. Out of Con-
gress, as well as in, there has been
much progress in teaching and learn
ing the new system of morality, which
consists in men freeing themselves
from educational and legal restraints.
Whether the war is tho teacher
know not, but the fact is clear. There
is, however, less proportional increase
of crimes of violence in the Sonth than
in other portions of the Union. The
best men among them, though shorn
Ofmuch Of their influence, use untiring,
and, to a great extent, successful Of |
forts TO restore order and repress
violence, doubtless in tho hope of be- |
ing restored soon to the blessings of
q regular constitutional government,
for the reckless sacrifice Of which they
have suffered, and are still suffering,
Il terrible penalty. Crush this hope |
and who can foresee the consequence
l looked over Senator Sherman's
speech, delivered in Hillsboro few
lays since, in which he fails to men
ton impeachment and his vote upon
it, but solemnly warns us of the dan
gers of renewed secession--a further
'cvolt by the discontented men of
the South. Hc is right; there is dan
ser. An effort is making to bring
congress together in adjourned ses-
sion in order to manipulate and con-
troll the elections in the Southern
states. Those whom Congress and
The military have appointed to repro
sent those States in the two houses
are alarmed at the prospect before
hem, and call loudly for assistance.
they want troops and they want
arms, to coerce votes and keep i'm
practicable voters away from the
polls; and when Congress meets they
will want money, either in the way
Il appropriations to the Freedmen's
'ureau or in some other available
form, TO buy votes--such, If there be
Sny, that cannot be secured by mill
tary coercion. If Congress meets in
llme, their demands will be complied
with by an unwilling majority, who
VIII lack the manhood To resist them.
From this may probably result armed
collision. 1t were better for the coun-
Try, better for the party, that you do
not hold this adjourned session. Your
boldest and ablest leader, who while
he lived, never spared, in his diving
moments, almost with his last breath,
expressed hope that it might not be
found necessary to hold it. He saw,
rs all must see, that it would proba.
hly lead to disastrous consequences.
You cannot safely trust yourselves.
when assembled under party drill for
legislation. A great majority of YOU
IRE driven forward by bold, bad men. I
not retaining the power to Judge of {
The prudence or justice of your acts '
II you meet before the elections in |
,he Southern States, you can not, un. I
less greatly changed for the better bv l
few months intercourse with the I
people, You cannot fail TO interfere by
.orce or fraud, or the application Of {
the public money 10 control them. I
our pride will be at once appealed /
TO. What did we meet for9 Certainly 8
Tor some important object; and moth
ing requires dispatch except timely d
lnterposition to control the elections. b
AVOID It, pray you, and with it its O
rooable consequences. The appeal