Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-28


plausibility they cited void statut,
and decision of The Supreme Cour
which had never been made. By rea
soning wholly unsound they made tn
conspirators believe that if they pu
their fraud into the "forms of law" /
could never be questioned,
Moreover, after tho fraudulent oil
teration of the vote had been made
they prouonced II q righteous thing
How far they were conscientious II
this, ! do not pretend to say. But /
a man approves Of a consummateC
crime, it does not require much iaitl
in human weakness TO believe that b,
might have helped it along while i
was yet in feri.
Again the chairman Of that visit
ing committee has since become Sec.
retary of tho Treasury, and control,
the appointment and removal Of Gus
tom- house officers at New Orleans az
well us elsewhere. Wells is surveyor
of the port, and Anderson is deputy
collector Are these offices the con
sideration, in whole or in part, OF theil
corrupt service in the returning board
What other claims to those lucrative
and highly responsible places could be
preferred by this brace of detected
criminals?
Though these facts make an impress
sion very unfavorable to the commit.
tee, they are but moral circumstances
The public is not yet in possession Of
any direct evidence which shows either
of them to have actually participated
in concocting porjured aflidavits, bar
gained for falsified records, or made
special promises of reward for corrupt
services. All OF them are men Of good
general reputation mostofthem stand
so high that charge against them OF
willful dishonesty, unless supported by
overwhelming proof, must be rejected
as incredible. Some, perhaps, were
tied to the tail of the committee who
had not knowledge enough of the sub.
ject TO maks them fairly responsible
for what they said or did You your
self are in no danger if you get proper
credit for your mental imbecility; at
least thlnk u can DC easily SHOWN
that great allowance ought 10 DC made
ior you on that score
1 come now to your abuse OF the
Buchanan administration. 1t is as
difficult to analyze as the scolding of a
ilsh woman But out OF your reck-
less and hall crazy circumlocution
am able to extract the following
charges;
i. That the President and other
members OF the administration were
in favor OF the secession movement,
and desired its success.
2. That TO make II successful they,
and particularly the President himself,
behaved treacherously and uniaithiul'
ly to the Federal government.
B. That the President combined with
secesslonlsts IN the .treasonable plot to
break up the Union, established an in.
dependent Southern Confederacy, and
cause II to be recognized as separate
nation by foreign governments.
4. That IN pursuance OF this plot,
and to carry 1t out, the President not
only abandoned but denied the right
OF the government to preserve itself
or 10 maintain us authority, or 10 ex-
ecute its laws, or 10 put uoWh resist
ancc Dy iorce'
o. Ihat as consequence OF .neso
ana other eVii oeeus, tne Duehanah
auii,ii'',a.'on D9oaun' aIol's1u ,.l -, as NV 'ns
oshiood I'll "a ,roasn,a W 80
" 7 J,oin Mi nn, t na,r ,v,.;,o nm ossoy on ,ho
l;a,o,,, nc,Sa, M ~" ,or;aI I o~ 80 80, 49, ,a,,
arsi iy ~ H. Iana,;op ., ,ha ovan,s ,sS;ch
tool nlace on Tho evo Of tho war I
~ whaIl,, On ,bo doesns;yo and nv
nrasont @ AN, 10 mcrels, ~ s,oie certain
i"o,s alroaJ,, ,vall known and wh;cb
show ,ho, ,orr cboroes arc talso and
nrorndIass
Wr Rncbono,,s reoulor messoce of
naoombar Ieeo oddressod 40 Ton.
'.noss =, ,rh;oL al no Nor,borr ana
Son,harn s,o,as ,yoro ronroson,ed ia an
,,.asa,na.atIa' ar,,n,an, ao,o;ns, az
'.;''h, rI or sen"ro,;oe and ,he mos, now
81 81 oaoar ~ So H. mar;oan ,,oppnIo pI
o'iu' appea I. Wy ,yaah;n,',n.,s c
Iii Iii .d,issis dis' I'D iooiSson,l urno,ar,s
,;on e "o, NJ ono can ,oad II notp wi,hoa,
Eli. % ~ ,So, II his w;se counseIs hod
,sen h~, eLaJ eI ,ha -, 90 ,Sa ponrhI;o
sS wonld % 6oro boen nrescyryed y !, lin in the bonds
oc %vsn las,;,'', ~oacp S''0 - wy 'NS
" 5 p lf
ohiy tnosc VINO KNOW, VI 'ncl, oWn
knowleuge' VIVA, reiae'o''s ac.ua''y cA,
isted between .no auh'nls'rallon anu ,,
inc ieaaing auVocaees oi sepa,a''on
can see now prepos.erous' 's .ne cnargo
OF conspiracy between mem rpr
many southern gentlemen tno ricsl'
uont' no uouo' nau war''' hicS.lon
whleh u was no. easy 70 .ear from
ms heart anu tne'r a.tacn'',o". 70
MN nau ouen iohg anu iailuiul, pu'
.ne moment nc assa'nep n,s punt a.'
tituue OF oppos,.'oh 10 ,ne'r 'noVenien,
,hoy ieli away ron nun 10 u oouy ana s
oecame nls .,h unan''nous AZ ,,',, one,,,vs Us ial
as tney % cou,a oc 80 Gons,i'ena,y ,',. Sa m'sa
'nolr lGspes. ,0' rus, n,s ",nnS"n.Isvu ,ha S"n,Ls'
pInamhors oc h;s Cabinet conld not rcc
nnc;Ie I, Win ,be;r nrincinlcs 10 hold
ot,,ce rnder him Tha great gnlf soon
~ | he s,led with blood and fire. WINS
already onened The administration
MAJ ~, ,,na lido Of !, and the socession.
;s,s on tbe other Does that look ike
a continuation ~ 10 effect n common nur.
noso hv concert ot action ?
No, loss absnrdlv Galse ia tho charge
that tbe adminisira,ion denied t6o
mower Of The Federal government 10
maintain its inst supremacy by force
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