Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-01-07
CLEARFIELD, PA, THURSDAY, JAN 7, 1869

AA"0'AN vi lii AAN RAANA NAhiAANAi VI hto-
honesty, aud il an honest one did pro
coed there, bis voice was so feeble as
to be unheard in the mighty roar Of
plumber"
Adverting to the judicial corruption,
he boldly declared
"Corruption does not dwell only in
Albany; il travels in another direc-
ton 1t dcsecrates the last refuge Of
iustice-the courts. Yet so corrupt
are the courts Of law that the name
Of Judge stinks. ! say there isnoth,
ing arouses my Indignation, nothing
SO far beyond the pale Of forgiveness
as a corrupt judge. Strike him down.
The Judges plumber, and are known to
plunder. They make decisions, and
hold them mp for sale. They auction
justice and grow fat on bribes. Our
courts are becoming moro and more
corrupt and our judges more and more
Infamous"
Mr.. Beecher went on TO say that
his words would be reported by the
press, and might possibly arouse a
worthy public sentiment, but added,
In conclusion:
"The community is SO low in its
moral tone that Indignation cannot
rise in thunder against them. The
Justice of the courts, i regret, is rot
ten, rank and foul. | say we are IN
more danger now than before slavery
was wiped away; for truth, justice,
and honesty have departed Ourmost
sacred liberty and institutions are be
ing destroyed. Money rules supreme
and our courts Of justice stink with
corruption. We are in more danger
now than by being overwhelmed by
slavery. Money is our dangernnd the
corruption which follows it. Friends
and brethren, ] have borne my testi-
mony. / have not over-stated any
thing. / have not been extravagant
in marking out your line Of duty.
Your indignation must be aroused.
You must learn TO speak that which
you feel and be known by discretion.
Let right be pitted against wrong.
No matter under what circumstances
| it may come to pass, be true 10 your
feeling. You must do your duty IN
all public affairs / do not think we
are so far gone yet as TO be wholly
irrevocable There may be still light
ming in our community 20 strike forth
and annihilate the abuses that exist
We are not ignoble enough to perish
Give uttcrance to the expressions q
your indignation. Go forward fear
lessly, root out the corruption that
ubounds. "Rend the air by appealing
TO truth, and cling TO that which il
right"
/ Heartily do we respond Amcn
May other preachers follow Mr. Beech
or's noble example May they cry
aloud aud spare not show Gods peo
pie their transgressions aud the Hous,
Of Ierasl thoir aina
Last Sunday evening the same Rev
gentleman discoursed eloquontly ans
instructively on the injurious effect
Of the einordinate LOUcof Money. Afe
vivid description of the evils pro
duccd thereby, IN which he demon
stra,ed that il was the primal oaus
of almost every crime that was com
mitted, and that it was the ever faith
ful source Of vanity, selfishness an
pride, he asked-."what was there j
meanness or trcachery Of which none
had not been the principal agent
He then referred TO the present gan
bling system for which Wall stree
had become so notorious, and censure
the Spectators of that locality in n
, measured terms, cnntending that if
! remedy was not speedily applied, th
most dircful consequences might l
anticipated. He denounced Wa
/, street, as the very sink Of iniquit,
the hOtbod Of corruption, and III
magEet of ruin and dosolation' "a
the head Of that ensnaring and troacI
= erous street" exclaimed the preacho
"stands The high steople of grand oI
y Trinity, looking down upon the seem
of fraud below. Was The nature
! spectators so depraved, that, the
J, could look up TO it without feelings
y romorse p "Wealth,' he continue
"was not, necessarily, injurious, b
y men should not be over hasty in acc
I mulaung t. 1t was divine powe
butvcry dangerous, and needed all q
more, on that account, to be co
I. trolled." In conclusion, he warnu
\ his hearers, mostemphatically, again
y stock iobbing, and similar recklo
\ speculations, the consequences
which, he declared 10 be "ds sure
y tbcv were disastrous"