Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-04
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!, !, groes was precious to the Yankees an
,, , the King OF Dahomey. That was th
fruit OF their wars. But was II i
either case legitimateY Your grea
reverence for the founders OF your pc
litical school in Massachusetts,, to sa..
: nothing OF your respect for the author
ity OF the African Princes, or you
faith in the Koran, will probably impt
you to stand up in favor OF the ideas
which you have learned from then
But ! think can maintain the Chris
tlan law Of liberty in opposition to o.
your Mussulman notices; for God
great, and Mahomet is not His prophet
1t would be very unjust to deny tha
agreat many men, from the carries
period OF our history, were sincerel,
opposed to African slavery, IRON mo
uves oil religion, benevolence and hu
manity. This sentiment was strong
In the South, as well as the North
ana by none was 1t expressed will
more icrvor than by Jefferson himself
the great apostle OF Democracy. Bui
TINS concession can hardly be made L
the political Abolitionlsts. AS an al
most universal rule, the leaders OF that
sect were ribald infldels, and their con
ventlcles teemed with the most shock
ing blasphemy. They were, by theii
own ayowals, the most cruel barbara
ans oil any age Servile insurrection
and a general butchcry of the South
ern people was part OF their pro.
gramme from the beginning. The
leaders TO whom they gave their high.
est admiration were the men whose
rect were the swlftest IN running to
shed innocent blood. Seward won
their affections in his early manhood
by proposing measures from which
civil war would be sure to come, and
IN which he promised that negroes
should be melted to rise IN blackest
,nsurrection; They applauded John
brown 10 the echo Tor q series oil the
basest murders on record. They did
not conceal their hostility to the Fed
errl and State governments, nor deny
their enmity to all laws which pro-
tected the liberties of white men. The
Constitution stood in their way, and
they cursed it bitterly; the Bible was
opened against them and they revlcd
God Almighty himself know that
the mind of man, like his body, is fear.
fully and wonderfully made l under
stand all the difficulty of analyzing
human passions and admit that we
shouid not Judge harshiy oil motives /;
put now these heartiess opprcssors OF
thelr own race could have any care Tor
the freedom oi the negro passes my
comprehension: oniess you can ex-
pam II otherwise, tne judgment Oh ms
tory must iheVitapiy DC against the
sincerity Oh 'neir anu slavery probes
siohs' In the present aspect OF the
case, IL seems Impossible 10 pelieve
that love oil the negro was not assum-
ca as mere excuse Tor enslaving the
wmte race, Just as their ancestors put
oh .no Pro.encs o' pio.y 70 gra'ny
,is, ,ne'r aPPe.,.e ior .ne properly ana
,'oou - VI oo'.cr PeoP'c 'nan 'nc,i'scives'
lou must posltlveIy reconsider TINS
supJec. oeiore you unuer.ake again 70
Prcseh, tne Aool'tlonlsts 70 she world
!" ,nc rcsPec.ao,e = cnarac.er OF fanatics;
= .n,nh you WI, ma tnat the crew OF
'no ""ynowor orougn. over ana Piant
cu no germ oi ah iuea which mas
hourisneu Win mort Vigor thah lheir
ea'""s hyPoor'sy' u ailii
Hcre let me say again, that the
wees and wickedness OF the Plymouth
colonists are not to be visited on the
heads OF Their children, according to
the flesh Among them, in every part
oi the country, are great statesmen,
brave soldiers, true servants OF tho
church, ard vlrtuous, patriotic Demo
Gratis, VINO are no more responsible Tor
the crimes Oh Their ancestors than o
peaceable Scotchman IS for the raids
and roDDeries which IN past genera
nons were committed oy his clan upon
the English border Butyou acknowl'
edge that you get your political ideas
run !, .",.nyoa ',n p1as' L,' taa' youi patty
has no doctrines OF public law and no
nD.'ons ,',, =, - PSune p ua,y wrlon Tr wero nov
p,,'.ou ', NY, asn .pou'n, , inere'ole !. y
III. ',a o",y p'ops,, Das meoossaiy,s S " snow w
what those doctrines ana IDEAS were
pass Is now, now 70 la.er per,ou, s, lou ',
Say 'aa. ,,'sia 'ne,o VIZ. VIZ .mo 'au,ca'y un
,uren. .neo,''S no, "you' % vnc ha'urv , oi our
goSern'lvn' ~ hn,i, ,,. 'a' AZ nor'n run. oe',eveing ,g
,h anu no,u"!g 'na' we "cro U na.ioh,
she oSu,n : INSISTING Una. we were only
= =, oon,cacra.lon y VI sovere'g" S.ales, M
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