Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

and the other nine tenths would as soor
have polled all the mad houses Of tht
country, aud selected the widest luna
tics they could find TO rule over them
as TO have given the Now England
Aholitionists the reins Of their govern
ment. They got their power by Q
series Of base frauds. Thoy went int
the Chicago Convention declaring
themselves entirely satisfied with thC
exclusion Of slavery from the terrific
ries. Although that would not make
one slave more or less, they averred
that the pleasure of insulting and dc
flying the judicial authorities, by got
ting a decision Of the Supreme C0Wi
reysrsed by a convention OF boss moi
ticians, would WRAP them up in
measureless contentment." They
agreed to a solldcnying resolution alb
ljuring all power and all intention to
interfere with the rights OF the States
on the subject Of slavery or any other
subject. How did they keep that
pledge2 If any Republican would
now dare TO stand on that plank OF
the platform, he would be bullied out
Of countenance.
But it was necessary to gain still
further power by another false pro
tense. When the war broke out,
thoy-tho same men who had plotted
The dostrnction OF the Union for thirty
years-shouted ior the Union so loudly
that nearly all believed them sincere.
That shout for the Union thrilled the
heart of the whole Democracy, and
they crowded all the ways to the battle.
field as if they were going TO festival.
When the disaster at the first battle Of
Bull Run made another uprising neces-
sary, they put on the records OF Con.
gress a solemn declaration that the war
was not for conquest or subjugation,
but solely for the Union az it was be.
fore the war, and for the Constitution
with all the rights Of tho States and
people unimpaired Again the Demo.
cratic response was universal, enthusi.
astic and efficient
These repeated pledges were shame.
fully broken. Tho Aboitionists went
to the President and insisted on having
proclamation which would openly
trample them down The President
remsed-rofused for many good rca-
sons. The argument by which he
justified his refusal was certainly the
most respectable one he ever made in
his life. 10 became necessary, there.
fore, to impose upon him also. They
promised that if he would issue the
proclamation, nine hundred thousand
volunteers would be forthcoming to
strengthen the army. | am not aware
that a single man Of these nine hundred
thousand ever made his appearance.
They socn threw Off the mask entirely,
and got a conscription law to compel
others to fight the battles. When the
draft went into Massachusetts,, that
State, with the "hardy population" "
of which we had heard so much, sud-
denly became the siclIllcst spot on the
continent. Forty-seven per cent. q
think that is the proportion) were
afflicted with divers diseases, which
rendered them incapable Of doing
military duty. The others, when they
were drafted, either ran away to
Canada or else paid their commutation
like the rest OF u.s.
1t is by these repeated breaches OF
faith that the Abolitionsts got the
power which they are now abusing,
The Republicans, the Democrats and
the executive administration, have
been successfully oyerreached by
them aud they have used their ad-
vantages always against the Constitu.
ton and the Union. There are men
among us who would be very indig.
nant If they were cheated in a horse
trade or delrauded of ten dollars by a.
false token, and yet they look without
emotion on the impostures by which
the nation ia swindled out Of its life.
Not only that part of the Constitu.
ton which effects the relations of the
States is in danger but those common
liberties which every freeman OF the
race we belong TO has enjoyed for three
hundred years, are in imminent peril
need not enumerate the outrages
perpetrated on individual rights, The
Democrats have steadily protested
against them, and resisted them
wherever they could. Every patriotic
Republican has seen them with sad
ness and sorrow, and il the Abolition
lists have approved Of them, it is only
as part OF their general system Of in
suit and contempt for the Constitution
and laws
Though none justify, and few viii
even try to excuse bold and open
outrage on the laws, there are those who
tell You thatit is unimportantatsuch n
crisis as this in comparison with other
great interests at stake. Do not suffer
yourselves 10 bo caioled out Of your
liberties in this way, Every willlul
violation of law is a thing of transcend.
ant importance if il Is not instantly
rebuked and punished. Grimes against
public liberty never stop whore they
begin. Those who commit them get
on down-hill track where there is no
hatng place unless the people them
selves apply tho brakes. One Outruge
bcgets another. A single individual is
kidnapped, and twenty others are
taken for complaining Of it. All Is in.
sufficient if the habeds corpus is not re.
pealed, and the Executive must, there
fore, take upon himselfa power which
the Legislature alone can exercise.
The officers who stand up for law and
Justice must be doposed and imprison-
ed--and if majority of votes can be
Influenced neither by venality or fear
the right Of suffrage will be iorcibly
violated. Then we arc wholly en-
slaved. The trucst man may be
dragged from his bed at midnight and
torn away from his shrieking family
to prison or TO exile. The most re.
spectacle woman may be taken, as
Mrs. Brinsmade was in New York,
thrust into q dungeon, kept there for
weeks, debarred of all communication
with her family and friends, and was
exposed to the daily and nightly insults
of the beastly knaves who had her in
their power. If you think that your
local courts might still give you pro
lection, remember the case of Judge
Carmichael, who laid down tho law as
be conscicntiously believed it 10 bc-as
ii certainly was-and as he knew the
peace OF society required that it should
be-and, because the law did not
please the Abolitionists, was dragged
from the bench by q band of ruilians,
knocked down with the butt ends of
their pistols and carried away TO
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