Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-17
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Tfreokfng IN.

The ovot shclming defeat OF Gen.
cants Administration w North Car /
olinn foreshadows its downfall IN all
the former slavcholding States. For
n time after the war tho rule of the
carpet baggcrs in the South, was
matter of necessity. The Old domi'
nant class did not take kindly to the
new order Of things which fprang
from the success Of tho Union arms
Tho inroad of governing element
from the North was the natural re.
suit; and that IL should bring in its
train body of adventures was al
most thing of course The folly ot
the late insurgents in listening TO the
advice of Andrew Johnson, aud nr
raying themselves in political hostiIi'
ty to the Republican party and ills
plan of reconstruction, gave these ad-
vcnturcrs the vantage ground from
tho very start, and soon opened the
door for the more INSCRIPTIONS among
them to become plunderers aud rob
bcrs.
The fruits of the carpet-bag reign
of the last five years are what might
be searched in vain for governments
40 immoral. 50 shamclessly corrupt,
so hopelessly rotten, MS those now pre-
yailing in the South. Politically they
may be changed but this cannot cure
one Of the sorest of tho evils already
inflicted. These scamps have run the
States they rule ruinuusly into debt
The Legislatures controlled by them
/ pledged the States to the discharge
oi pecuninry obligations of crushing
weight, TO the future redemption OF
an enormous amount Of bonds ana To
the imposition of enormous taxes
through series of years. THIS has
4 been done in furthcrance of all sorts
of schemes whereby the authors reap
r present wealth and anticipate larger
gains in the immediate future. These
, burdens have already seriously EN-
:, barrasscd all of these States, and well
# nigh bankrupied some of them and
I to save them from ruin, the reign OF
4 the carpet bag robbers must be speedl.
!. ~ brought to an end.
4 There would seem TO be no good
q reason why the honest men in these
e sorcly plundercd States should not
n band together irrespective OF past
{ political differences, and wrost then
out of the hands of the thieves that
/, despoil them All the issues which
e made their advent even possibility
= have been settled. Let the better
e class of old citizens accept the situa
d ton in good faith, and assure the ne
d grocs that there is no disposition e
II deprive them Of the newborn privi
|. lcges. aud there will be an uprising o
/. the people that will drive out thes'
- ravenous williams, aud restore to thu
Is States what they have not had sine
/, they plunged into rebellion nine year
J. ago, stable, thrifty, respectable gov
a ernments.
.e These corrupt carpetbag usurpa
y. tions are the outlying supports o
Ks Gen. Grants Administrations. The
n sustain him by their votes, and b
10 maintains them by his bayonets. =
Their downfall will herald his over
"a throw But let those who invoke
is change repudiate all idea Of resort
G. ing To violence 1t was the threat q
is the Tammany Presidential Convcntiu
of of 1858 that their candidate, if clcci
% ed. would break up these government
n by force. which made his defeat bot
of a necessity aud a certainty. The pee
n. pie will tolerate no such slogan nov
e. any more than then Orderly prC
or ccedings through he ballot.hox wi
he prove to be the efficient, as they ar
an the only tolerabe, mode Of efiectn
this REFORM " Y Sun.