Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

ing will take an extreme position in
one climate or the other. The people
of this country ought to wake up to
the conviction that the late war was an
honest war; it was war based upon
honest differences. The people of the
South had been taught to believe in
what was called the sovereignty of the
States, but the first people who talked
about secession were the people Of New
England. The North believed ono
way, the South believed the other.
The North was opposed to slavery, the
South was in favor Of IL but yet the
South did not bring she slaves TO this
country. II was an honest difference
of opinion on the powers OF govern
ment and the rights Of property, and
each man who was faithful to bis own
side ought to command the respect Of
every man on each side and on both
sides. | like courage that is exhibited
in defense of honest convictions, wheth-
or those convictions be right or wrong.
/ do not like that courage that is loud
est when it is safest Human courage
under all circumstances is thing for
human admiration We are told in
classic verse that the very gods look
upon It with favor, and | admit that
those gallant men Of the North, Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike, who met
and slew The Hotspur Of secession in
the day of his vaunted power and
strength were the right royal heirs Of
truly regal heroism. But these men
,oho, thirteen years after this Hotspur has
been dead, are forever erhibiting their
Falsta6ian courage by sticking their
TONG URS WORDS in the thighs of
this dead Hotspur for no purpose but 10
claim uadeserued REGARDS and honorS
from deluded people, are not entitled TO
the respect Of either gods or men. do
not say that anybody is doing il here,
but this perpetual talk about loyalty
and disloyalty, thisperpetual talk about
rebels, is all wrong. 1t does not come
from magnanimous spirit. Mdgndn-
unity in victory is a higher viHue than
courage in battle. II is Of the rery essence
of Divinity itself And why cannot the
American people, North ana south,
wake up to realize the TACT that iour
million, or eight million il you choose
to call them so, of people in the South
honestly differed on questions oil poiltl-
cal duty and allegiance Win larger
number, twenty millions or more 10
the North, and unfortunately went 10
war on the subject : Inc war IS over
the Union Is restored ~ Is ume .nat
we should leave the passions Of the war
where propose 10 leave i's losses
behind.
But, MIR. President, ! have been Dc,
trayed INTO saying q great oeai Una.
did not intend to say. l merely intend.
cd to give my reasons or'eny why
cannot vote for this or any other IKE
bill. l will proceed 70 give another
reason. 10 pay some OF these piils ana
not all Of them, IS not only unjust IN
fact but unjust IN its enects' ihose
who are not PAID ana are equaily oe'
serving have TO be taxed N oroer tc
compensate those who are PAD, Now
there are tens Of thousands oi peoPle
in tho south VINO icst everything 10 tne
war, who were devoted 10 the mon af
far as sentiment could make them de
voted, and VINO were iaithless 70 tne
Union only IN opedience 70 c'rcum !.
stances they couid not contro' ana
power they could not resist. iney
lost everything are you 70 YAK ,1en
IN order 10 pay my ir'eho IRON Men
tuckyf why's SIT, througnou' Tue o1u.' !
there are tnousanus upon 'uousaaus =
soidierS VINO wen, 70 'no wAr anu WY %
lost everything, 'ost tne,r arms, los
their legs, iost tnef neai.n many y
them lost their hves. lney can neVe' :,
get anything ior tne'r losses .ney WI
never ask anytning Ior .nc'r losses J
NOBODY I'D tniS nan on ci'neI s'ue u
wouid pretend 10 pay one OF tnose ,ne'
or their WIDOWS anu orpnsns 'or nv. ,se'
losses. Inc manned oou.nern so'u'e
viii never come mere ana ask 'or y pen
SION his widow ana orphans wiz nev
erask ior q pension. Lney accoP' .no'
losses as the penalty Oh ialure' as pray
men ought Am ! 70 tax 'nes
people, these wounded ana iimping Sol
diers, their destitute wiuows anu ol
phans IN tne ooutn, g,ea. many J
whom have.nothing out tneir ianu, an
many have not that---am 70 lax ,nen
tor the purpose of paying these ciaim
ants that come here ana say tney mus
DO paid because they are ioyai, an
when my loyal irienas on .ne o,no
side will not believe they were 'oyai u
thatY II Is not right
The fact oil the business Is tna' To
war which we nave haa IN many *
spects cannot be judged py ,ne RUE
which have been established Ior oru
nary wars. IL was a pecuhar war,
war oil sectional cnaracter' ~ wa
a war between citizens o. .ne sem IN,
country unfortunately olv'oeu oy So
tionai lines. lou cannot repair VI !,
losses OF the war. lou could not q
i II you were 70 unaer'aSe 70 u u
II, ana, 10 my luugmen'' .no s1onor "
people In the south are taugh. not /.
be looking here 70 oovernmeh. w ior ' Va
reParation o' .ne,r ou'e', suv soo"s .''
they arc taught Una. 'ne on'y meal M
hy hlah thAV can ItDAH IntlT InHrt