Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-13

Csssius NJ. Clay, of kentucky, Min.
lister to Fussia undor Lincoln and an
original Republican Of tho abolition
typo, wrote u letter to the liberal con-
vontion in Missouri, from which We
make some extracts, not to show that
no is n Democrat, but TO bring in his
forcibly given evidence in support OF
the position held by the Democrats.
IL is concurrent testimony from the
opposite side Of tho soundncss OF
Democracy.
Upon territorializing the States as
an original Radical plan, he says;
In 1861, | was consulted by leading
Republicans, anticipating the over
throw Of tho rebellion, about tho doc
trino which some years afterwards
was developed aud known as "terri.
toriulizing the States," and later in a
letter published in tho Louisville Jour
nal, / protested against the same
scheme. held that the States were
indestrucliblo, and that when rebel
lion was put down the States survived
in all their original sovereignty and
equality in the Union. The Consti-
tuition was based upon the vital integ-
rity of the States, and their unhappy
overthrow was not necessary TO the
suppression of the rebellion or TO the
liberation OF the slaves, or to any le-
climate purpose for which tho war
was wagcd.
Tho sad experience, by which eleven
years Of proscriptive rule on the part
of the Grant party leave the North
and South in hostility, and the subju-
gated States in anarchy, proves that
my fears Of such policy were not ILL
founded.
On the Ku.Klux, he says:
1t was the disfranchising Of the
leading minds of the South, and the
fatal attempt TO subject the Saxon
race--tho majority in numbers--to
tho minority Of the African freedmen,
which bred that foulest excrcsonco OF
slavery--the Ku.Klux Klan.
Iremcmber no instance in all history
where the servile race have been sue.
cessfnlly set to rule over the former
masters nor do / believe that now
such attempt will bear any other
fruits than diseord and ruin TO ono or
both parties.
Now for the dcnunciation, truthfully
strong:
! dcnounce the attempt TO weaken
us by studied policy Of arraying the
blacks against the whites | denounce
tho design Of barbarizing us, by tho
corrupt and irresponsible rule OF men
from tho North, who have no com.
mon interest IN our affairs, who di-
vide our people, and waste our sub
stance.
/ denouncc the attempt to reverse
tho natural order of things, by subju.
iecting, by constitutional charges and
ingeniously contrivcd laws, the intel.
ligenco and property of the South TO
ignorance and pauperism.
| denounce tho enmity of the
Grant rsle to tho independence of
Cuba, because they know that Cuba
must ia interest finally gravitate to.
wards and belong to the South.
i denouncc the union of tho powers
of tho executive, Judicial and lcgisla.
tive departments, in the military head
of the nation.
l denouncc the nepotism, favoritism
and corruption and prescription Of the
Grant administration.
/ dcnounce the scheme Of subjocting
men and measures 10 the sole end Of
re,electing military chieftain.
And last, and above all, l protest
against the unconstitutional and des.
potic interference with tho right Of
peaceable assemblago Of the people
and tho ballot box by the frequent
and alarming use of tho cartridge-box.
The denomination and re election of
Grant is 10 consolidate all these usirpd.
tions and abuses and open up a high.
lody to The orerthro,o Of all their hber-
ties.