Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-22
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lfnnybody doubted that Grant was
the passive and unrtusoning tool Of
Sumner, Phillips, aud the extreme
wing Of the Mongrol faction bis mes.
sage must have dispellcd the last
doubt on that subject Take, for
instance, the following extract in rela.
ton to the territory Of Georgia
",Sidte" it cannot be called:
"Gcorgia held an election, ai which she rstncd
her constitution and selected o. Goyofuor, Members
OF Congress a State Legislature, and an other
Officers required, the Governor wns duly installed,
the Legislature met and performed nh the acts
required Of them by the Reconstruction acts Of
Congress"
Now, the poor nincompoop, Grant,
is not himself tho author Of this abom.
Unable stuii-ho is only its tool. 1t is
precisely the UNANIMOUSLY extreme Mig
gerism long ago advocated by Sumner,
Boutwell,, Croswell, and Phillips. 1t
is the dregs OF old John Browns S
ianaticism and viIlainy. Grants mes
sage admits that Georgia did all that
"was required Of her by the Recon.
struction acts of Congress-" but he
adds that, after she had performed all
this then, acting in her capacity as n
State, she denied the negro perfect
equality with the white man. This is
his ground for advising Congress TO
keep Georgia out of the Union, and to
keep her still under the harrid rule OF
foolish and brutal military satrap.
But New York, New Jersey. and a
majority of Northern States refuse
the negro equality with Il good deal
stronger hand than Georgia has Why
does not this poor tool, Grant, order
these States out of the Union, and
resolve them into satrappios! lie
might do it with as much sense and
logic rs he has done il to Georgia.
But his masters have not ordered him
TO do il. We wish they would. We
wish they would attempt to use New
York and New Jersey precisely MS
they are using Georgia, and apply
their principals to every part Of the
Union, and to all the States. In rcla.
tion to Virginia, Grant says in his
message:
'In Virginia the election took place on the 9th
day Of July. 1863. The Governor and Lieut..
Governor elected, have been installed, the Lcgis-
laiurc met and did all required by this Ia con-
grcssonal) resolution, aud by the Keconstruction
acts Of Congress. ! recommend that her Senators
aud Representatives be admitted, and that the
State be fully restored
Now, this is Just what he says Of
the action of the State of Georgia
Each did all that the reconstruction
acts Of Congress required. But while
he recommends the admission Of
Virginia, be advises the rejection of
Georgia. Whyl Not because Gcor.
gia did not comply with the "recon.
struclion laws" as literally as Virginia
did but after it had thus complied,
Virginia swallowed the negro whole
and Georgia did not That is the
difficulty with Georgia, Then Georgia
is Democratic, while Virginia Is under
Walker Mongrels. This is big diff
ference, 10 the estimation of Grants
masters. Ii they dared do it, thoy
would strip every Democratic State
of its existence, They have rejected
every Democrat from the "reconstruc-
ted" South a seat in Congress. This
is the only reason for their rejection
they are Democrats. II the Demo
cratic leaders had any conception of
the wrong which they arc submitting
to, in this abomination, they would
"make Rome howl" They would
have great and laundering Indignation
meetings in every State, until the
Democratic masses were aroused to
such pitch Of wrath, that the Mon
girl leaders would not dare to show
their heads in any street. 1t is an
easy matter for the Democratic party
to stop this reign of Mongrel despot.
ism, il the leaders and the press will
properly seize the despotsm at once
by the throat, and teach the scoun.
drels that they must respect the con-
stitution and the laws. II q thief or
an assassin breaks into mans house.
the assailed party does not wait for
process to eject and punish the
villain The law is then in mans
own good right arm. Now, take this
case Of Congress. Enough Democratic
members are rejected, in violation Of
law, to keep an overwhelming major.
ity OF Mongrcls there The Supreme
Court is in the way. Enough Judges
of the Mongrel stripe must bo added
TO destroy judicial justice in that
body Whatever is wanting to keep
the Mongrel party in power is done,
in violation of the constitution and the
laws. And the leaders of the Demo.
cratic party sit still, and counsel the
people to sit still, and allow the revo.
luton to march on without being
resisted anywhere o, that we had
even one man Of patriotism and pluck
to raise the watehword of resistance
to this horrible and illegal rule :
What resistance? Why, any and
every kind OF resistance which may
be necessary to restore the conslitu.
ton aud the laws to full force every
where!