Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-12-06

HlSnt VI IOpoS uOOul tnclT NecKS, III Is
because they are as much fool as
knavo.
The old, stale, and oft repeated
charges, about resisting the draft, en-.
couraging our brethren at the South,
has neither significance or sense, and
serves only for u set of poor, unnoticed, 4,
unnecessary, unimportant, and worth
less fools, (who, from fear ortho draft
or for large bountics, went into the
Abolition army,) TO keep alive their
great military achievements as pa.
Irons of sick hospitals, OF which can't.
Ku Klux" was no doubt distinguish.
ed member. If it were not for these
occasional outbursts of cheap patriot
ism Of our c0mpatriots Of negroes in
tho crusade against the principles Of
'7G, the trainers and supporters of the
Declaration oflndependence, the rcso
lutions Of '9S and the Constitution OF
our country, even the few ignorant
admirers of these sneaks would cease
TO rccollect their daring deeds among
the women and children of the South
and the hen roosls of all who were
unfortunate enough to live along the
line Of their raids. believe | have
mover yet been craven enough to deny
my true, sincere and heartfelt sympa.
thy, strong, fcrvent and abiding, with
the Southern people. 1t was not lack
Of courage, Mr.. Anti.Ku Klux, that
prevented forcible resistance to the
merciess and Illegal drafts, but pru.
denco dictated, not by cowardice but
wisdom, being then under tho iron
rule Of jospotism and force, innaugura
ted by the tend Lincoln, (thc Haynau,
half devil and less than half human,
begotten by tho Prince of Evil, and
spewcd from the cancerous and rotten
womb Of crime in the revolving lap of
civilzation) The diarrhGa corps,
called the "bravc soldiers" did not
bother any one beyond injecting all
with whom they came in contact with
lice and stealing whatever they could
lay their hands on.
Your boasting uitoranccs about the
late Abolition war have no meaning
There can bo no parallel between il
and the next war, which your party
seems anxious to hasten. Tho first
was n conflict Of one entire section Of
the country against the other; but
the next, il it must come, will be
blow Of Democrats and conservatives
against the Mongrels, or a conflict be
tween white men and their friends and
negroes and their friends. 1t will not
be any more the North against the
South, but the Constitution against
the "repudiators," law against revou.
tion. Your party profess that they
are ready for the tight. Well, if they
succeed IN bringing it on, ! hope they
will be prepared also for death. When
such conflict takes place it will be
soon over, for the nigger party will
be soon under. Then your wind bags
will not have the Irish and the Dutch
and the Democrats to fight their bat
Ties as before. Yours will be in the
main an army Of old sneaks and young
counter jumpers; an army for the
most part all tongue and lcgs-mighty
of tongue and pretty soon swift of
leg. But for the Irish and Democrats
the whole of the late war would have
been Bull Run affair from beginning
to end Then let the war come, If it
is the only way out Of the negro dun.
geon. The sooner il arrives the
ouicicr will be our dcliverancc from
the foul presence of the illegal rump
Of Congress which now posters the
people
Reference is made by "Anti Ku
Klux" to the tories OF '76. Unfurtn.
nate allusion Go, poor dolt, take
any ordinary school history not per.
vcrtcd by puritanic dcvilishncss and
lies. aud see who were the men in '7G
that redeemed this country from the
tyrant, George tho Third aud his
| hirelings--the Washingtons, Marions,
Sumptcrs, Lees, &c All, but they
were rebels, and the brutal George
/ like the brutal Lincoln, offered many
rewards for their heads Where was
your party then? Not with the rebels
aud patriots, but with tho tories and
COW boys, seeking as you have ever
since done, to sell the liberty of the
pcoplc Where was your party in the
war of 1912? Then you were FEEDER
alists 10 yOur lcXican; you had no
such term as American rights. Then
your party tamely "bowed and kissed
The hand that smote them" Then
your party signaled the British ileets
with blue lights, to warn them of
danger or to assist them to ravage our
consts. But, in the face OF Hartford
Conventions and American toryism,
the great Democratic party stepped
forth and propped the reeling glory of
the country. In the war with MoAIco
your same INSCRIPTIONS party de-
sired to have our brave soldiers wei
coined with bloody hands and placed
in hospilablc graves. Tho Fcderalsts
of ISL were the Wings of 1916. The
defenders of our national honor in
1872 were the perpetrators OF II IN
1916. They were the Democracy.
FROM lcOu w lopy g'H' l"'Nl ," ~
continued record OF scditon, dsnnion
and revolution, and your success in
1860, was the death knell Of the
Union, the foulest record Of which has
not yet been written. You ask, "Do
YOU say that man may do whatever
Inc will in destroying peoples lives and
propcrtyl p Please ask the question
of your rulers, aud tell ihcm that the
Constitution says "No person shall BE-
, deprived Of iife, liberty orProPerty Ufh'
, out due process Of idio" This IS suit
. cient answer.
Sheridan and Mayor Mason, of Chi.
cogo. at whom all civilized mankinl
points the finger of scorn, OF the
. former future history will have much
, 10 saw. The latter puerile and insis-
) nidcant party loo brutal murder Il
5 he has the common instinct OF hn.
, manity in his heart, will be punished
r enough, although thousand scoil,rs
n a., cr,me NAV applaud him, and stupid