Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-25
GENERAL ORDERS
FOR .THk STATE OF pENNsYLvAx1A.
Lancaster, 18th Sfuly. 1907

Lancaster. 18th .fuLy 1907.
THE President of the Uni ed STATES HAVING
required d ait of fifteen thousand six hunuree
and thirty hive men, IS the quota of pennsylva-
MA, towards detachment oil one hundred thou
sand nlli'ia, tine Governor hasiens to perform
! the ou'y winch the constitution and laws have
assigned TO him, with al the sensibhity and zeal
that The occasion IS calcua ed to inspire.
Alter lapse of no,e than thirty years the
rtoNoR, the LIBERTY, and the lSpEPKHDRNcz
OF the UNION, are again 1t stake, upon 4 { n
'est with the same power, over whose arms al d
ambition the patriots of America tIiunphed, IN
The war of l77S. The resources of patriotism,
and vaiour, which were then employ d, to ssta
biisn our existence as nation, riust new. there
tore. be displayed. in order 10 preserve. it The
sacred 'rnst deseends upon the son OF our reV1-
'utIonaty heroes and statesmen | j. for them.
at the present Crisis, 10 embaIm the memory of
the many, who are dead to enilven The decline
ing day OF the few, who survive; and. in short
to deserve the inheritance prepared for them.
While the gory Cf the Kevou ion excites a
laudabie emulation, The justice of our cans,
VIII give confidence 10 every effort for ne ,cn,iug
unpfVvoked m ul'. and repeiliug unexpected ,o
erosion i he memorable declaration OF lnte
pend' nee had placed the people Of Gtea Brian
on The same footing with the people OF e cry O
tner Country" as erenIes ~ Jtdr- as iends in
PeGes;' and from the momen, thar the ,Yeat,-.
1t 1893 terminated the revolutionary confict. !,
became the duty, and It has been obviously, th.
desire OF the American government, 20 preserve
AN harmonious intercourse between the tSvo ma
ions Blu, far different policy seems 10 have
&C ua'ed the government Of Great Britain. #,
@oud be difficult 10 trace in their ccnduct. r. anv
instances OF good will $ while tie ], drcati,n,
OF wounded pride, of arrogant po~ e., and Of DO.
II zeal as wei as commercial Jealousy, are every
where TO be seen. IL must be remembered t6a
ven The faith OF the treaty of peace was long
dLTegatded that our seamen have been crueIn
impressed, abused and slaughtered thar law
less sfoia io"s, committed On our commerce.
have enriched the Bri ism navy (; that the iu,Is
dic'ion of our coast has been violated. and If.
ha'bors, in eiiec,, blokcadcd that our towns and
terriorJ have been actually menaced and tina
the rights Of neu'5 aliiy, founded upon the Law
nations. have been arbitrarily subvertrd 70, gin
is.eT ard selfish purposes.
In The consumn.aGOu Of these outrages (aceu
mulaung year after year, we beheid al leogth.
a prG mednated, dirtct insult 10 the flag q the
union For while peace existed. AID fiiIndship
was proiessed, pubic ship oil war nc the Uni-
Ted States, has been attacked ard subdued nv
su'pizei many OF her crew were killed. and woun
dfd ard four OF them (na'ive citizens OF Anne
real have been forciby seized and carried away
his IS not the case Ct plundered proyerty-of
private wrongs or Of doubtful iurisdicti |
winch may admit Of peeuniary repsration, or of |
1iP omauic arrangement tut II is the case Of pub
ne war, ueacheTousy waged, uEder The sane ion I
Of British commission: And every bail fred !
BY the Leopard at the .apeske infiicts a |
wound upon the hesrt Of eve,y American
1T the government Of Great B,ilain has infer 4
ed from our love Of peace, an indisposi,ion 10 /
var, upon any provocation they will BE- unde-
eived by the vigor aud ioriitude Of the r.
leTal administration, who jusdy estimate tine no.
'or ct the nation TO be more precious, even than
Is peace. IL the government OF Great b tain
las imagined, that our domestic oissentiun, on
Iiuosl questions, have destroyed, OF impaired
ne national unity, in relation to foreign coun-
res; the opportunity has already occurred, to
earn THAI the patriotism Of America, when