Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-20
GOLDEN TRUTHS.
nonArro SEYMOUR SPEAKS.

of the New York Electoral College, ad
dressed il as follows:
The grave duty of giving, in behal
OF this great State, ITS vote for the mel
its citizens wish to place in the bigl
office of President and Vice Presiden
of these United States, has impresse,
itself upon the mind of each elcctor
We feel still more the Importance o
our action, as this Centennial year re
calls the first acts in the struggle whicl
= made us free people, and the eyenti
which led to the formation Of our I'm
ion ard the adoption Of its Constitu
ton. Our action at this time is one o.
the transactions necessary to the III,
Of our government; one without which
il would fall into anarchy and ruin
This day also reminds us Of the growth
Of New York. We represent NOR,
millions of people than lived in oui
country when our fathers fought The
battles Of the Revolution, or formed
! the government of our Union. The
ceremonies Of The year have excited
pride in our country, its history, and
It's government. Bat none OF these
have filed our minds with such deep
sense Of the dignity OF American citi.
zenship as the political action of the
last month. Upon a given day more
than eight millions Of men moving sim.
ultaneously in all parts of this vast
country went TO the ballot boxes and
gave the votes which told their will as
TO the men who should GIL the highest
offices in our government When a
majority Of more than three hundred
thousand represented by the proper
number of electoral votes, declared
their choice, all strife ceased and all
cheerfully yielded TO the will Of the
people Business began TO resume its
activity. public confidence grew still
more strong as we thus happily round
ed out the century Of our existence as
n people By this grand exhibition Of
this iaultless working of the meehan-
ism OF our government We proudly
challenged the admiration Of the world.
At this moment Of general congrat.
ulation the people were startled by the
assertion that there had been discover
cd In remote Southern States the cx-
act number Of electoral votes which
would be gwen 10 and would elect the
Presidential candidate who was not
the choice Of the majority Of the Amer
lean people. This surprise was great
cr because it was one Of the charges
made by the Republicans in the can
vass 10 excite the minds of the men Of
the North that the ''solid South" would
support the Democratic ticket. II was
also urged that every Southern State
had deep interest in doing this, be-
cause they meaHt 10 make demands
upon the National Treasury. While |
this charge was unjust, no reason can
be given why South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana should not act in nc.
cord with the overwhelming major.
ties Of The adjoining States. The pub
lie excitement reached the highest
point when il learned that the men
who proposed to give these electoral
votes TO the candidate OF the minority
had been for years past charged with
grave crimes, and that their personal
security against legal punishment de-
pended upon their success in falsiiying
the returns oi their States. To them
an honest count meant just punish.
ment cannot be charged with par
tisan predjndice for any terms Of re
proaeh may use in regard to the Of
ficials Of Louisiana. / have no words
strong enough TO describe their an
worthiness as set forth in official re
ports made by their political friends.
| caanot, il ! would, point the aversion
shown in the balls Of the Capitol by
honest Republicans, who Stunned them
as leprous men, whose touch and pres
encc were polluting. Yet, a few such
men, acting solely in reference 10 their
personal interests, and who believe
that the blackness Of their crimes
strengthens their claims upon the graf
iiude Of their party, have thus put in
peril the interests, the honor and the
safety Of the American people. We
have not the poor satisfaction Of feel.
ing that the dangers that threaten US
are even invested with the ordinary
dignity Of danger The piide Of our
citizens is Inundated, and their ieel.
ings Of security under our laws and
Constitution are lcs-ened, when they
see that the solemn verdict Of eight
million voters may be reversed by less
than eight Infamous men-men who
have been branded by the leading ora.
ton, statesmen and journals Of their
own political party as vile and corrupt,
in terms more vigorous than can re-
peat II under cur Consultation the
majority Of the electoral votes Of the
States had beet fairly given TO the Re
publican candidates, although the pop.
ular msjority Is against them, all would
have acquiesccd in their elections.
Such results are 10 be regretted, as
they do not give Administrations the
moral powers they should have Tor
their own dignity and the good Of the
country. To elect men to govern the
Union against the will Of The people
by Unfair methods Is revolution. Such
plots involve anarchy, distress, and
dishcnor. Those who engage in them, !
when they have taken the first steps,
must 90 on al all hazards They have
.,aked their political iortunes--i, may
be their lives or liberties-opon sue.
ress. Fear goads them on 70 darker |
acts Of treason. The hrst iAlse step
Iorced a reluctant Souih into rebellion. 1
ln the same way they now impel des- I
peiate politicians who upheld usurpa.
lion il LOUISIANA in the past 20 stand !