Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-01-12
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a S0femn r'otes or Warming.
That gallant Union soldier. General
Morgan, now member Of Congress,
boldly charges the leaders of tho rad.
ical republicans with combined effort
to destroy the great Republic, aud, I,
upon its ruins, to establish The central
lied despotism Of a monied oligaruby.
Hear him:
Ffom the Globe. December 20
Mr.. Speaker There are those, and
they are numbered BY thousands, who
at the time of the outbreak Of the war
which closed iiyc years ago, believed
that II was the deliberate purpose of
the leaders of the so o.called republican
party TO force this country into war
for the express purpose of subverting
lis free institutions. | was one OF
those who were reluctant so to believe.
| was willing TO contribute, 10 the
best Of my humble ability, in suppress.
sing tho armed opposition to the gov
crnmeLt. But, sir, with my hand
upon NY heart, in the presence of the
great God who rules all nations and
now watches over ours. here declare
that | am now convinced that the
single object OF these leaders of the
republican party was the subversion
OF our free institutions and the desire
of war 10 that end. The charge that
! make is bold one--a charge that
should not be lightly madc--a charge
which. when made on this floor,
should be sustained by proof What
are the proofs
feel bound in candor TO say, sir,
that in the charges | have brought
and am about 20 urge ngainrt those
who have usurped leadership over
what is called the republican party,
1 do NOT include the thousands Of honest
dnf patriotic men who hare mistakenly
acted nth that organisation.
But charge that there is conspi-
rncy in our cOnntry TO break down
our free institutions and adopt gov
ernment similar to that OF Great
Britain. ! Charge this: that there is
u purpose to rob the Executive Of his
constitutional powers charge this :
that there is n conspiracy to rot the
Supreme Court of the United States
Of its rightful authority, AID to confer
upon this House and the Senate Judi
cial powers; thus concentrating IN
Congress executive, Legislative aud
Judicial powers. ] charge this that
the action Of this Congress is revolu.
tionary charge this that il sets
~ defiance the Constitution Of the
Uuitcd States rs the Long Parliament
sct at defiance the English conSlitu.
ton. aud as the Assembly Of France
usmrped all The powers of government
This wide spread conspiracy aInong
The republican leaders, necessarily
includes in ils programme the crush.
ing on, of State sovereignty. Con.
gress have, during the hast four wears.
been trying their hands at that sort
Of work among the SouIhern States,
which they have made aud unmadr.
moulded aud unmouldcd. according to
The whim of unbridled and rcmorselcss
despotism, and regardless of tho con.
stitution, the laws or tho promplings
Of the Voice of justice. Luok at
Georgia. again in chains listen 20
the muttcred threats against the
further existence of Tennessee ~ a
State, aud tell us il the downfall of
Ponnsylvania's sovereign power is
not mere question OF time. Long
before that time of territorial vassal-
age shall have Ovcrtaken MS, what will
have become Of the corporations and
their stocks which owe their existence
to the sovereignty Of Peg!gsylyAnial
of our telegraph lines, most of which
owe their value TO their local import.
abrcy They will have fallen victims
to the rapacity oi' the great Cougres.
sional Rlngl They aud their dircc.
tors, and their stockholders, and their
stock, aud their dividends, and their
State Charters. will have given place
to the huge corporation OF the man.
moth Congressional R,ILg" !"
They will have gone the way Of fhe
State Banks, with this difference, how.
ever, that most of the State Banks
merely changed their allegiance, but
retained their cash. while our rail
roads aud telegraph lines will have
lost everything except the bitter
recollection that, in supporting the
republican leaders in their scheme of
Capitalization aud their dark designs
against the existence oflhe sovereignty
of the States, they aimed deadly
blow at the source of their own exis-
lencc and dug the grave which was
TO receive the dishonored fragments
OF their mutilatcd bodies Was ever
such blindness displayed by men who
enjoy the reputation Of being the
shrcwdcst among the shrewd! They
nurture little rings" in their own
State; they contribute their thousands
to carry out the plots of those rings,
aud thus prepare for the permanent
installation "f the hugo "ring" at
Washington, which, crc long. like a
boa constructor, will swallow them all
up. and leave nothing of them but the