Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-06-21

ceal nor disguise his weak head, an,
the commonplace sub,erfuges in whicl
his knavery rcioices. He is one o
those trifles which, as a great write
tells us, "foat and are preserved il
the shipwreck of the State, "whil
everything solid and valuable sinks {,
the bottom and is lost forever IL,
rose, in time Of revolution, by re
volutionary means, by incendiary prac
ticcs, by depraved associations, ant
infamous resorts; he seeks to buoy
himself up now in time of peace by
the same means that gave him prosper
ity when everything else was recling
with the drunkenness of war passions
He seeks to makecontinual the shame
ful success which the history of Indi
ana shall blush for and has no ambi
tion beyond continuing his politica
career as he began it, upon the infam
Gus principle that "lies are swilter o
foot than the truth" He is bigl
Senatorial instance of the truth which
he neglects to beievc--that n mar
docs not necessarily acquire liberia
knowledge of the world by frequent
ing the stews, nor tho best practices
of wise craftsmanship by cultivating
the society of rogues, perjurers, and
suborncrs He would initiate Robes
pierre's jaundice, but not his leader
ship nor his incorruptibiity; and,
while he possesses all the vices of lago,
he decidedly lacks that worthy's tai.
cnt aud his wit. But he is dangerous,
nevertheless, because he is tireless
incendiary, ruthless malignant, a
vile conspirator, and the most unscru.
pulous demagosie of those unhappy
times. He supplements his bad head
with a depraved and vindctivo heart,
and a viperous purpose to coil himself
about the new kindling cordialities OF
the people, and sting them back into
palsy and death. He has a passion
for destruction, and he does mischief
as much because he loves it as because
it helps him upward His soul is
deeply cankercd with the Iusls of un.
licensed power, and while he is "in-
capable of the liberal rcsentments of
gentleman" he nurses in his bosom
the black, secret choler of ono equally
infrm in mind and body, the green,
cowardly, deadly envy of the assassin
and the poisoner. Mean, cruel, false,
and conscious of his meanness, cruelty,
and ialschood, he pursues the dark,
cunning, deceitful paths that arc nat.
nral to such deformcd, insidious minds
He conspires and prompts conspiracy.
He juggles and stings like the scor.
pion, with a rearward, treacherous
blow. He plays the stormy Clodius
in the Senate, but the themes he rants
on have been first prepared to his
hand by his own spies, pimps and
panders lie is vulgar charla,an,
sterile, hide. bound, pretcntions, bla.
tant, but with malignity ingrained,
throughout his nature, and fulscness
embalmed in all his shallow soul
Ravenous, viscious, plant amid his
bluster trucking and subservicnt
while affecting to be bluff, he is the
vilest and most cnvious sycopbant of
the day,
"Who trimm'd in forms and yisagcs Of duty,
Keeps yet his heart attending on himself;
And throwing but forms of service on his lard,
Does we'll thrive by him"
This is the man who is to be, so
rumor tells, tho incoming PREMIER
Let General Grant beware how he
puts Mesrour, the executioner, in the
seat Of Giafar, the vizier. Let Gran:
beware for himself before ho elevates
this false and specious hpyocri,e so
high that he can afford to kick away
the props by which he has risen. Let
Grant remember HenryS. Lane, whom
Morton stabbed in the back, while
owing to him all his early advance.
ment. Let Grant remember how
Morton con 'pired to dethronc Lincoln
and prevent his denomination; and
how he leads the smiling Colfax, an
unconscious captive to his snares, to
do his Illicit bidding, and participate
in his rcvcngcfui plots.