Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-14

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il in the highest niche of their besot.
ted pantheon, resolve TO draw all men
with themselves unto it, Fortunate
" they cannot degrade human instinct
or conquer human will, but, unfortunl
ately, they can in some cases contro
human action, and wherever they
have the power, they are exercising
II in manner that might arouse in de-
mons a yell of triumph. And, greater
misfortune still, they are plying their
pernicious vocation among the help.
less and endeavoring to instil the
poison of their debauchcry in the
minds Of the youth Of the land Fail
ing in persuasion, they resort TO con
straint, and by enactments in the
iorm Of law, exert their might to corr
pei equality and fraternity between
those whom the Creator by His un-
mistakeable and incradicable badge
have "put asander" They are put
ting the scions Of their deity in the
public schools and compelling the
poor white youth of the land to re.
main in ignorance or submit TO the
disgusting ASSOCIATION. They are open
ing the doors Of churches, and hotels
and railway trains to the unrestricted
access Of their young gods, and thus
everywhere exerting their might to un-
do nature or to disturb natures laws.
Having progressed so far in the
course degrading, it would be deemed
impossible that the promoters Of this
philanthropic "reform" could do aught
that would astonsh those acquaint.
ed with what has been done, yet, the
past fortnight has developed step
still in advance.
On tue prov of one Of the most pic.
turesque peaks that adorn the pictur-
esque Hudson, The predecessors of our
philanthropic rulers, seated what was
fondly hoped would become one Of the
most noble institutions Of the future
America. A nation devoted TO the
arts Of peace yet known that in time
Of peace VIC must prepare for war,
that armies are nothing without Of
ficers, and At West Point erected an
academy where might be prepared
the lives to bo devoted to the coun.
try's service in the hour of need
Years passed of mighty progress TO
the nation, and Of a commensurate
progress TO IFS soldier chicilains.-
West Point graduated soldiers whose
accomplishments astonished the world
and gentlemen that Bayard might not
eclipse 1t was the glory Of the brave
men and the pride of the fair women
of America A father sought no no
bier badge Of his citizenship, than to
usher his son through such a portal
into the service Of bis country. a
mothers bosom swelled with no fond
cr pride than when the darling of her
life returned, after the curriculum had
ended, with the badge of his country's
acceptance upon his brow, and the
vow to devote bis life TO that country's
service cnshrincd in his heart. And
well might the parental heart throb
with the fulnoss Of its Joy over such a
consummation. A West Point grad.
uatc was an object Of national pride
At no door did he knock and fail OF
admission. At no shrine did he kneel
and reap contumely. His cultivation
was Of a part with his patriotism, and
bis dcdicatory course harmonizcd o
mind endowed with the accomplish.
ments of the soldier, with life nc.
customed TO sacrifices and privations,
and heart at,unod to all the noblcr
impulses Of chivalrous rectituede and
honorable ambition. America was
fond Of West Point, but could not rival
the fond pride felt individually by
those who had shared its bounties and
profted by its lessons.
Such was the West Point of the
past In an evil hour, the same evil
hour that fastened the iangs Of phil.
anthropic Radical reformers on the
vitals Of the governments, West Point,
too, fell victim TO the caprices Of the
same inscnsato crusaders, Ere long,
the car Of their peculiar progress over
took it, and the seeds of their "oquali-
ty" obliquities were planted in that
sensitive soil. The West Point of the
christian soldier and scholarly gentle.
man was reformed into a charity
school for degraded semi barbarious
and hot.bod for tho fungus growth
of negro equality Negroes knocked
at its portals, and the doors Of con
scrvatsm and selfrcspect were bat
tered in 10 give them admission. The
recitation rooms where the nations
lights had fed their flame, were dc
graded to the primary tutelago of
Afric's narrow brains. The mess
room, rcdolcnt no less of precious
memories Of the great leaders who
had gone out thence, than Of the camp
life it initiated, was made the arena
for undisguised social commingling, -
Aud the dormitorios-wo forbonr.-
Has il come to this that whitc man
and negro mast lie down togeihcry
All, not there does il stop. Thus
far it is only equality. There is a
step beyond. The white man must
learn that he has "no rights that a
negro is bound to respect" and where
so iit a place to teach it, as whore
lessons Of patriotism are the daily
pabulum2 Who so it to take these
degrading lessons as they on whose
gratitude TO and love for country,
that country's iaturo may depend p
Where so happy asphorc for the Illus
tration Of these elevating convictions,
as here where all depends upon the
exalted scope youthful thought may
takol That the philauthropic ro.
formers were satisfied with the arena
and the subjects, the sequel has sadly
proven The member chosen to opcr-
ate upon was the vital one Of the ma
liona system, and a nation filed the
amphiihcatrc All eyes arc fixed up
on West Point, and, what happens
there, the whole people, jealous Of
their future, and solictous for the
nrO0rasa of lie on,brvo Uuardiaus. will