Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-02-23

"Ihc rcigning party ~ the United
States claim to bu the party OF moral
ideas They belong to sect called
Perioctionists They arc the saints
OF The land, and all Democrats and
Conservatives arc sinners. They are
pure aud chastc like tho Summers,
mild like the brakes, temperate like
the Chandlcrs and Yatescs, refined
and discreet like the Wilson's, disintcr.
csted and virtuous like tho Wendell
phllipses modest like tho llamlins,
beyond temptation like tho Fcntons
aud Camcrons--in u word, the very
saints of the land, and as such tho
original oflhat immaculate party who,
many years ago, met in the old Bay
State and resolved;
First, That the world and the full.
ness thereof belong to the saints, and
Secondly, That lce are The saints"
awe do not question that great
many Of the Radical leaders siucerel,
believe that they are the saints, and
that all the rest Of the world are sin.
ners. "See," said one Of them, "alI
these Democratic grog shops" "Be-
hold" i" said another, ''all these Demo.
cratic semi 'psuTers," and so these
Radical pharisees run the round of
self-riC hieousness and vituperalion.--
"Sec,' we might add, "the frightfu in
crease of corruption in Federal and
State Legislation, the rottenness Of
public men and public life, shoddy
contracts and work for the Govern.
ment and people" "Behold," we may
add, "the growing decentralization
since the Republican party was born
The Radical party may not sell as
much rum, but they drink as much
and present much worse example
They nre as profane aud indecent, as
immoral aud impure, as extortionatc
and unjust, as those upon whom they
put the band of accommodation. II
there is "a woe unto them who call
good evil, and evil good" they are
not likely to stand above their fc-
lows. Pretension is not virtue, and
preaching righteousness is not prac.
ticing IT, This is not the first epoch
in which we have heard the doctrine
Of universal brotherhood" from the
forum and pulpit. The same cry with
many is but another name for the old
C@sarism, and with others butanoiher
name for the old Panlheism. The
new name or new fact is, Federal cen.
tralization in the name of the people,
for whose real welfare it cares not at
all. 1t absorbs States, weakens free
Government, aggregates the people,
combines the purse and the sword, es-
tablishes military rule in place Of civil
rights, fights for power. maintains
power, lives on power, claims every
thing Of individual and civil liberty,
aud yields nothing"
awe should be very sorry to despair
of the Republic, or to be considered as
mere croakers in discussing its wei
fare but history, reason, aud nature
alike teach us that we are human, and
therefore not inalible. The thco.
ry Of our Government Is that of n
representative Democracy Repnb-
lie, The theory of a Roman Empire
was, upon the contrary, that OF a rep.
rcsentaiive despotism. But, as names
are not things, let us ask-in what do
we diffcry The Roman Empire had a
Senate, which was the depository oi
great power-and 30 has the United
States. There were political spies and
private accusors in old Rome and there
arc hosts of these in the United States
Augustus and 1'iberius were not
worse confscators of property than
Messrs. Seward and Stanton under
I Lincoln. Congress has made the poor
80 pun az tuc fVuvra' NeP't"'i - ',r
legislation and pernicious teach
ings as to be compelled TO distribute
money TO the people and this is just
what was done in Rome-Palrician
luxury for tho great in power and
the poor conciliated by corn and bread.
SO long as Rome maintained the au,
tonomy OF the States or Colonies, the
people wero comparatively free -
When the'dividing lines were broken
despotism was supreme; and so il will
be with us. Rapacity and corruption
were the great Roman crimes, and il
is the same with us. The old Pr@to
rian Guard was an incident of civil
war, and the military satraps of the
South have been the fruits of the same
sad precedent. The old Northern
tribes were taught by Rome that the
gates Of Whalhalla were forever open
TO those who presented thomselvc.
stained with-the blood of their van.
quished enemies. These, we read,
were converted into Christianity, bet
carried their old feelings into their
new crceds We have just this parnl.
Tel today, when we see Genelul Amcs
made, by his own sword, y. S. Sen.
ator from Mississippi General Candy,
after ruling Virginia, made the chief
of new Military Department aud a
monstrosity like General Scklts sent
to represent the U. s Government
and its Radical saints in far oil Spain
The emigrant carpet bagger' and
scallawags who Gil Congress ahd the
Southern State Legislatures ate but
the little stars that revolve around
the Radical planet, and with them.
too, as We could show, the history Of
the old world is but repeating itself
at home"
The foregoing editorial is from the
New York Express We give it prom
inencc because IL is able and truth.
ful, and reflects in our own views oi
the present political condition of thi.
unfortunate country.
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