Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-05
TINE saIssD lEolslAroH,


OF all tho crimes with which the Tempter's arl
Has backcn'd and dellsd the human hesrt;
Tho meancst meanness and the vileat vile,
Tho basest baseness and the deepest guile,
That ever iingei a conscious cheek with shame,
Destroyed character or damned n name,
The crimc Of crimes Is clearly that which must
Result, per 10, from vioLArEp TRUST.
Though trusts are various las all agree)
In weight, extent, Importance and degree,
Yet stili tho principle involved In each,
I'VE caro- not what Dishonesty may preach)
The principle is recognized as just
That EvEnY fairly delegated trust
Which, as trust, Is mutu1y believed
As such impaired and as such received
Despite ofall the arguments that waive
Tho scruples from tho conscience Of knave,
However deep In subtle tactics skilled,) -
SHOULD M IN truth AND noSrsry yuLrILLEp.
This is the doctrine Equity proclaims,
Sustained by lcarn'd and venerated names,
And this the doctrine 10 which Truth has given
The broad, approving seal Of righteous Heaven.
Destroy this sacred princlple--and then
Can Justice dwell among the sous OF men
! Could peace and cslrs Lere ssitens % ilu1n
Or would not Earth itself become He'll
OF all tho trusts which can to men be given,
Not to include the Ministry OF Heaven,
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To man considered in his social state;
Those ruBLic TRUSTS which always must embrace
The veal or woe Of thousands Of his race.
These trusts arc truly sacrod and, as such,
Coruption's vile, contaminating touch
Cannot pefycrt them, without spreading III
Beyond the bascst purpose Of the will
Sad ills, alas which In their scope must urge
Their dire KFFEcrs to the remolcst verge
or that society through which they SPREAD
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The Legislator who receives nniRE--
DREor on ISpiREcr-though all the tribe
OF casuistic quibblers should unite
Their deepest skin to prove that black is whi,s
That Legislator violates bis trust
Becomes deGled, and ceases to be just
'Ts true, no man can deem 1t very strange
When mere OPINIONS undergo change
But when opinions plainly manifest
The FAors and PRINCIPLES on which they rest,
| Aud TRUSTS are THUS conhded-cleary then
Opinions TEST the HONESTY Of men.
'Tis true the bribod apostato may proclaim
A host Of rAcrs to palliato his shame
Facts well PREPARED to meet his wrctehed case,
And mitigate the horrors of disgrace.
Ycs, he may prove-or try In vain to prove
That scruples rose reluctantly to move
His aItless mind, which had, alas to strive
Against the fact that TWO AND rive MAKE Five
| Thus to con illusions he was "forced" TO come,
And darkly wrote lis artful letters home
To prove his conscience Is not made Of Aint
He drops sy, preliminary HINT;
Suggests his doubt" which finally prevail
And then be halts In "matters Of detail
He deprecates the spirit Of the times,
And speaks Of "party" as he should Of crimes
He modides his motions day by day,
/ As for n total chnnUo hp puVaa tho Wavs
Is anxious still to justify his views,
And still defends himself, though none accuse,
And when he hears the biting, tauntng jibs,
This sensitive recipient Of bribes
Retorts and plunges deeper In the tolls,
And proudly bears his iniamy and spoils
Before high heaven he plays his frantic pranks,
Abhors corruption and supports the Banks
still for Democracy" he rants aud raves,
Nilest Of hypocrites and worst Of knavesi
Appeals to his Constituents ah, why
For they confirm his damning infamy.
II that base man detcstabe appears,
On whom the orphans cries and widows tear
Make no impression from whose callous heart
No sigh Of pity or romorse can start
Who hascy cheats the mute, conhding dead,
And drives the orphans forth to beg their bread,
In sorrow and wretchedncss TO roam,
Expelled by FRAuD from happiness and home
II fraud like TINS must ever be despiscd,
Can greater frauds, though artfully disguised,
BE less dctestei--less abhorred1 because
The fraud In MAKING, not In DREAMING, laws
Has been committed Then, u this be true,
The world may bid integrity adieu J.
Is that base man the guiticst Of men
Who fires some cottage in the lonely glenf
Is he not baser, Equity exelaims.
Who wraps a city In devouring flames
And II waiehman who his guilt can tell p
That LIGHTS THE roRcB, and utters, "ALL IL wrLLw
Aud 20 the Legislator II he would
Take every Ill aud countervailng good
Which man enjoys or suffers here below,
And justly balance human veal and woe,
We must proclaim that man to be the worst
The most detostod-tho most accursed-
Whose actions tend, directed by his will,
To leave on States the greatest weight Of III
The bribed apostate, who on States would draw
The greatest curses in the forms Of law
The sad effects his yillainy imparis
May reach ten thousand times ten thousand hearts.
All think of TINS, in weighing public crimes,
Which injure other men In other times
All think Of this, with jealousy and fear,
Nor deem the writer wanonly severe.
Crimes which TO sorrow, slavery and scorn
Doom freomen's childrens children yet VPborn;
These are not tribes" triaes light as afr"
As bribing bank directors are aware
If these be irihes, why did Freedoms son,
The great, the good, the God-like WASHINGTON,
Devote his life to vigilance and toll,
To rear Temple on columbia's soil,
Beneath whose high, and bright and hallowed dome
Freedom might find shelter and home,
Where every lovely virtue might appear,
Bright as It's native heavens unoouded sphere,
Whence Peace aud Order might protection draw
From Truth and Justice, Liberty and Law
IL these be dreams-or tffcs, u you will
Then why did Warren bleed on Bunker Hill
The JuDGE the MAGISTRATE, we don't describe,
Nor cen the Enron who takes bribe.
The DIFFERENCE consists In this brief view
The evil each WITHIN MS SPHERE, may do.
The rRixcIrLEs the same, It's understood,
From libel suits to gallant Clleys blood
Pure blood by HRBEs and have corruption split,
While nnIBlNG BANKERS faunt In pride and guilt
In pride and guilt, while 10 the widows tear
And bark the orphans whiings strike the ear
All who but God can estimate their pain
They cry to lIeaven--nor will they cry in vain
The man who takes BalBK would strip the dead,
Or rob the orphan Of his crust Of bread
So lost to justice, equity, and right,
THis NAN would steal the aged widows mitc;'
Il well prepared for every kind Of fraud
Would sell his country, or bctray his God,
Pillage the palace Of the King Of kings,
Or strip The gliding FROM the angels wings
On sad events, NOW PASSING, do reflect,
freemen he firm, and stern, and oircumspeot!
Let mono be trusted who for Office pants,
To pamper vulgar, ARTIFICIAL wants.
Let ev'ry idle, vain and vicious drone
Lyc--if be oan--but rRusr NOT such one.
Remember what Times faithful record saith,
That Carthage fell, and fell by "PuSIc rAIrn. !"
The Man who Ia unfaithful to his trust,
However small. Is vitaliy unjust,
And he who Is unjust In little things
Would be a william In the courts Of kings.
Present HnIBr and down bis virtue falls,
In courts, or camps, or Legislative halls.
Tnr MINED ArosrArE Blot his hateful name
From each and every scroll Of honest fame.
Let no man trust him--nonc iorbear to she'd
Contempt and deep dishonor on his head
Let Scern still point her finger and her jbcs,
Aud say, Esi,- Behold the CONSEQUENCE Of brides
Let guiloless children, as he passos by,
Shrink from his touch and shuddor at his eye.
Let lovely women loath him In disgust,
And shun him like The reptile in the dust;
And, while he viles, let infamy alone
Claim the BnlBgD LEGISLATOR as her own
until he dies, and sinks into the grave
To poison worms that feed upon the knayo.
There midst storms, let hideous Furics foul
Hold nightly rcvels, and In concert howl;
Let kissing scpcnts make that spot their home,
And be the watchful guardians Of his tomb
And when he goes to Hell, lei Devils stare,
And ask him, "Wno rnE DEVIL sESr You BERri"
And feel the insult deep, severe, and keen,
10 SEQ hcnd pro-eminently mean,
Midst better Devils rudoly ushercd in
A foul, appalling prodigy Of sin,
And in helfs hereesi, hottest furnace crammed
Let him be damned-superlatiysly damned
And why not damned for such transcendent crimes'
Yea, damned eiernally ten thousand times.
EnrSsnuno, Pa, March 2s, 1898.
She was brushing his hair and he
enjoyed being fused over amazingly. |
Rolling up his eyes, he said "My dear,
why was Columbus, when he landed