Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-31
NEW SERIES--V0L. l3, NO. s.

which closed out the "Perpetual
Union" established In ITS.
There can be no question as TO the
object and character of the new union.
The title and FIRST three articles of re.
confederation make that perfectly
plain:
Art. I. Tho stilc of this confederucy shall be
Ar T IT. FacS s,sto rct"ios as ~. sovorsi,o,v s,oo
dom and independence, and every Power, Jaris-
tion expressly delegated to thc united states in
congress 3, Ir1 %''SI%oisd; p%o sSia ,,.. .., ,
into firm league of friendship with each other,
leses md S"r mutual 1pu and Isru General ,a Sn nsS
binding themselves to assist each other againstal
any of them, on account Of religion, soyersirBty.
trade, or any other pre,'noe whatever
no u'iiercnce pet"een inc artieles
u '"' "'" '"4 ''' io''"er u'''on %,
'"at 'ney were more compete, ana
"ero o"'y ueS'gheu 70 make lhe union
oe'"een tneso so'ereightles more per-
'ect' Inc perpetual sovereignty OF
e"cn o'"'o 10 ainrineu ana preserved
Du' 'neso secohu ar'lcleS oi cohied
er"''on were soon uiScoVereu 10 De de-
iec'i'e, IN some points oil vital inter-
est Inc war oil independence had
necessarily created heaVy debt, ana
Tue art'cie' Oh confederation gave
congress no adequate power 10 pro-
vide ior this. Ihey had no green
BACK presses. The year after the
peace with England was declared, IN
l'94, the "6rand Army" oil the United
states oi America was reduced 10 elgh-
ty soldiers, and Congress had not mo.
ney topay even these. Nobody want
cd the ponds then-' 5'lV IN gold and
no tax Mr.. Madison, speaking OF
this trouble, said, The irall and tot
tering edlhce was ready TO iall upon
our heads and crush US beneath Its
RUNS 10 relieve the country from
thls financial dIihcuIty, virginia pro
posed convention OF the states TO
devise some plan oil cooperation ana
the convention met at Ahhapoiis, IN
september, lioo, win only nVe states
attending 1nis small humoer not
uespa'f'n q maue an urgent appear lor
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