Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-06-15

necessary consequence, he dreaded
the dishonest and destructive rule
which be foresaw that you would be
sure to establish as soon as you could
His democracy did not cease when
the war opened In the summer OF
1861, when your anti constitutional
principles began TO be practically car
ricd out by the kidnappings of limo
ccnt citizens, by the suppression of
free speech, and by the enslavemcnt
of the press, he imprecatcd the ven
gcance of God aud the law upon the
guilty authors of those crimes with
as'much energy as any Democrat in
III nation. Only a shor; time before
his appointment as Secretary of War
his love Of liberty and legal justice
im,elled him TO curse Mr.. Lincoln
bittcr curses. Ho called
him by oontemptuous names, and
with Simida. if not with "swinish
phrase soiled bis addition" ! admit
that he changed these sentiments af-
terwards, but / deny that he had
adopted your way Of thinking while
hc pretended to concur in ours. His
conversion was real one, produced
by what hc regarded as "good and
sufficient" and it was accompanied,
or Immediately followed by a CORE
spending change Of bis party attitude.
lie was not what you make him out,
a mere lawning hypocrite.
what cargoes Of deiamatory false
hood he must have consigned to your
keeping! You do not break the foul
bulk, but you give us some samples
which deserves some examination.-
lIc denounced Mr.. Touccy as false to
his country, inspired Dawes rcsolu-
ton against him, and expressed the
belief that he ought to be arrested
Let Us look at this moment.
To Mr. Toucey's face Mr.. Stanton
breatbed no syllable of censuro upon
his official conduct as bead of the
Navy Department. To the President
or Cabinet he expressed 70 doubt OF
his wisdom, much less Of his honesty
lie met him every day with face
Of smiling friendship. Toucey Ger
tainly bad not the remotcst idea that
Stanton was defaming him behind bis
back, or conspiring with aboitionists
TO destroy his reputation. He would
as soon have suspected him Of an in
tent to poison his food or stab him in
his sleep. Can it be possible that
Stanton was the author Of the Dawes
resolution
That resolution is found in the "Con-
grcssional Globe" Second Session,
Thirty sixth Congress, 1S6O'Gl, part
second, PIP l423-24 The proceeding
was begun, no doubt, in the hope Of
finding something on which the
charge could be founded of scattering
the navy TO prevent il from being
used against the South. But that
failed miscrably; aud the committee
reported nothing worse than "a grave
error" OF the Secretary in accepting
without delay or inquiry the resigna-
ton of certain naval officers. Even
this bad no foundation in law or fact
It's truth was denied and the evidence
called for; none was produced. The
right to explain and defend was de-
manded, but the gag of the previous
question was applied before word
could bo said The accusers knew
very well that it would not bear the
slightest investigation. Mr. Sicklcs
said truly (amid cries of "ordcr') } that
"ccnsure without evidence disgruccs
only those who pronounce it," Mr..
Tuuccy's reputation was never injur-
iously affected by it in the estimation
of any iair.miudcd man. But you
/ fish ID up from tho oblivion TO which
it has been consigned, and try to give
it doccncy and dignity by saying that
Stanton inspired it, You do not up.
pear TO perceive the hideous depth TO
which your assertion, if true, would
drag bin down. II is not true; the
whole business bears the impress OF a
different mind.
] tikc it upon me to deny most en-.
phultally that Mr. Stanton ever
"wrolo a full and detailed account OF
that Cabinet scene by which you can
hayrhhc least hope of being corrob-
oratb | can not prove a negative
but lcan show that your assertion is
incredible. That he should have cool.
ly itlitod a letter, even though hC
|ucvct sent it, filled with foolish brags
ofhiiown proves, which half a dozen
men then living could prove to be
ialsel was Inconsistent either with bis
prudSnce, vcraciy or taste. Besides
. ho olon spoke with me about the
cvcrs of that period, and never IN
my hearing did he manifest tic slight
est disposition TO misunderstood ol
misrepresent them. On the contrary
when statement resembles your
ahouihhc Cabinet scene was publishc,
in london paper, ] suggested thai
he oight To contradict il aud lac re
, piled, explaining how and 10y whom i
lad been fabricated, but said it wa
, rot worth contradiction, for every
lian OF common intelligence woul,
/ kbow il to be mere tissue Of lies
, ybu cannot destroy Stanion's charac
tlr tor sense aud dccency by citin,
lis own authority against himself
, Nor can You fnd any other proc
! 10 sustain the story. Il is the veal
invention of some scurvy politician
q Who sought to win the patronage u
4 enc administration by maligning an
= other.
Some busy aud insiuuatng rogue
H0mc cogging circniuE slave TO get some oiAc
G Hath devised this slaudcf.
r Tho odious charaojoryou have give
r. Nr Stanton is not merely unjust i
D itself but If uncontradirtcd, it mus
Il lead TO othor misconceptions of bin
n Besides the offences against law, jos
e lice, humanity, and truth which yo
d have enumerated and assigned to hiI
N Tor bis glorifcation, he has been char.
e. cd with others which, If established
u must expose him TO universal eNecr'
e ton. For instance, it is asserted tbs
.. in the winter of 1861, when be was
el member Of the Cabinet, he gave