The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-25
PATRIOTIC LETTER
HON. JAs. BUCHANAN
WHEATLAND, NEAR LANc IsTER,
November, Is, 1859.

WHEATLAND, NEAR LANG lsTER,
November, IL, lo50.
GENTLEMEN.
l.ha.e been honored by the receipt Cyot
very kind invitation, "ln behall OF the iIent
pf the Constitution and The Union, wilhou
distinction Of patty resident ia The City an
County of Philadelphia" )" TO attend publ
meeting, TO be held on the 2lst inst at lh
Chinese Museum rcgretlhat engagemeni'
which need not specify, will deprive me {
ibe pleasure and the privilege ofnnlting wit
The grear, patriotic and enlightened commu
nifty Of your City and County in maniestlni
their attachment for The Fonsli'u'un and tn
Uuion, in the present alarming crisis N ou
public af,irs.
On recent occasion, at the celebration
Of the opening of the Eastern portion Of GU
great Central Railroad, from Phi!adeipbia Il
PlIsburg, ! said that the cordial support O
that magnificent Improvement was paRorn
Oh which all Pennsylvanlans, OF every poiIi
ical denomination, could stand together II
harmony. The sentiment ELECTED an enihu
sitlc respors s from all present, whether
Democrats or Wings. | now say that the
platform Of our blessed Union is strong e.
lough and broad enough 10 sustain all true
hearted Amtricans. 1t is an elevated, a
glorious platform. on which the down-trodder
nations Of the ealth gaza wi h nope and de-
sire, with admiration and asoDishment Ou
Unlon is the Star in the West, whose genia
and sleadily increasing influence will, a
last, should we remain united people, dis
pelthe gloom Of despolsm from the ancient
nations Of the Would. lis moral power will
prove to be more potent than millions OF arm.
ed me cenares And shall his glorious s'ai
set in darkness before it has accomplished
halt It's mission? Heaven forbid! Let us
all excIalm liko the heroic Jackson, "fhe
Union must and shall be preserved
And wha, Union this has been. The
history Of the human r1ce presents no parn-
lei loit. The striped bunting "hicl was
80 be swiftly swept from The ocean; by the
Bntish Navy, according TO the prediction OF
a 3 itlsh Statesman previous to the war ol
1912, is now displayed in e,ery port of the
habilahle globe. Oar glorious stars and
stripes, the flag of cur country, now ptolcc 5
Americans IN every cline. Il am Roman
ciIiz4nm was once the prond exclamation
which every wheie Rhieded an ancient Rn
maa citzen from insult aud injustice Il
nm an American cilzenm is nov an excla-
mttion of almost equal potency, throughout
dhe civilized world. This is n uibue due
10 the puwer and resources Of these thirty
me United States. In a jusl cause we may
defy the world in arms. We have lately
spectacle which has uslOnlshed
even the greatest Captain OF the Age. At
abe cali OF their country, an irresistible host
of armed men, and men too skilled IN the
use of arms, sprung up like the soldiers OF
Cadmus, from The mountains and valleys OF
our great coniederacy, The struggle a.
mong them was not who should remain al
home; but who should enjoy the privilege Of
braving the dangers end the prIVations of a
foreign war in defence Of their cuuntry's
rights. Heaven forbid that the question Of
slavery should ever Troye TO be the stone
ihro~nsnto their midst by Cudmus to make
Them tHTn their arms against each other and
perish in mutual conflict.
Whilst our power as u united people Sc
cu'es Wv "s 'i's' h'e 'iJ"''teO w" "0'""''s VI
foreign enemies, what has been our condition
nj homer Here every citizen stands erect
IN the proud proportions bestowed upon hum
ny his Maker, and feels himself equal 70 h's
fellow man. tie ls protected by govern
mentot Jus' laws in the enjoyment OF life,
liberty and property, lie sl'S down under
bis own vine and his own iig tlee and there
IS none 10 make hun qraId. A vast conted-
er@cy, COMPOSED OF thirty one sovereign and
independent states, = open De'uro num- ~
wh'chhe leels himself To be every whefe al
home, and may any where throughout us
extended l'ml,s seek his own prosperity and
happiness in his own way. Inc most per
iec' freedom OF intercourse prevails among
pl' she states.
heFe The blessings oil free trade baVe been
reaI'zed under the Constitution OF the United
o'a'es, and by The consent OF all, to great
Or extent 'ban the world has ever witnessed.
pnr domestic tonnage aud capital enjoyed IN
ih's trade exceed beyond all comparison that
IN our trade with The rest OF the world The