Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-03-13
VOL. VI, NO. 5O---31Os

compromise. We believe that the com
promise. Of the Co7s.iu,ion looked TO the
destruction Of Slavery and no. to i,s es.ab-
( llshment.
! The esen, justified the judgment. Al
though incidental causes conspired to give
slavery new growth, while our country
was swelling and coming into manhood
yet ii soou become apparent tina, beth
systems could not long co-exst.
There are good and easy souls. no; per-
turbed ky over deep medite,ions, whc
think that men make all TIL, national up
roar. They are gullt.ess Of suPposIng that
cur institutions are the agilaiors, iha; our
civil Po;ty is the fanatic whose hretrands
ntiame the Union. This movemen, Of the
spirit Of the age has made the men. BOT the
nIcn Il. We are its children. While the
North and the South inyeigh against each
other. and fanatics ere lou9.mou,hed agains:
fanatics, calmeF aud deeper men see that
both North and South are drifting, and
fighting as they drift, il G current whose
secret springs lie deeper than mems vcll.
tloHs whose force God both ordained and
"! augment, until old things are passed
away, and he whose rish, it is sinai. reign.
Why then should We stop the contes,l /,
must coma 10 an issue, which spirit shall
animate our Constitution. the spin, Of
Bondage and the spirit OF Liberty, when
both are living spirits. can not dwell to-
gcther. Moses rod must swallow the en-
chan;er's, or the magicisn's :od mus, s"sl-
low the prophets. Tbs SouIh have found
oct that slavery csn not live and stand sill
Liberty grows the fastest has the bez,
roots eats out the ether; aud if slavery !s
stationary it wi be speedily Oyerrun end
smolhered by the rampant wins os freedom.
Il mus, thrust cut It's roots il must borrow
Yjgor fror? fresh soil. Southern rlsu are
perfectly consistent in Itjeciing comPro
mise which only confirm, old righs, bei
positively grams 40 extension.
The South now d.ma Ids roo., and righ.
lor extension She asks the North &c bs
a Psrlner. For every Free Slate shs
demands one State Tor Slavery. One dark
orb must he swung into lis orbit TO g-oin
and travail in pain. for every new orb Of
liberty over which the morning stars shsli
sing for JOY.
On that question we hold there can bs
10 Compromise. Every years delay vii,
iggfavaIc The difficulties earlier day
rad been better than this but this IS bet
er than any future day. II is time for
good men and true 10 gi-d Up their loins
md stand forth for God and for Humanity.
70 Compromises can help Ii, which dodge
he question certainly none which settle
. for Slavery. We are :olj that the ques%
ion is momen,ous and bese, with the mos;
srious difficulties. Neither in the affairs
f individuals nor OF nations is there any
.ffi;uiry ~hen n:en are willing ,o dc right.
Our Southern brethren often complain
hat we don't understand their condition or
ympsthize with their real difficulties.
.ven SO, too, We complain that they &c
OF un3ersrand our situation and sympa.
nzs with our difficulties. There are hun
reds OF thousands Of men 10 whom con-
cience is lava law notwithstanding
he sneers OF those who ffout at the idea Of
onscience. There is stern and growing
ceiling in the Free States. not yet expressed
y any distinctive organization, that The
me has come for stand against any fur
her national inhumani,y.
py as much az Liberty is deaTer 10 Us
han Slavery, by so much should We bd
more active in its behalf than its adyer'
aries sre in behalf Of Slavery. If they
an toll nigh, aad day, dig deep trenches.
enr burdens cheerfully TO sink the rocky
ounda,ions for the towers Of Oppression,
hall We hase no bulwarks and no towers
or Libertyi Whenever and wherever q
,iow is struck for Slavery, then and Tiers
nu.t be double stroke for Liberty!
We will compromise any measures ten
ling to prevent the extension Of Slavery.
We will compromise as to tho particulars
Il i,s death, laying oat. and burial. Bu.
very compromise must include ihs adsan-
age Of Liberty and The disadvantage Of
Slavery. Compromises dictated by willy
politicians, made to serve pinch in party
a:tics compromises issuing from men
y hose ideas Of patriotism are summed up
in giving their adversaries a grip ard
to whom spoils are virtues and
offices religion or those betier.In'enied
which seek for peace. raIher
lhan lor humanity; from such comPromi-
ses, xuilele.s though they see"' ana g''ced
ill they shine like heaven, e'ermors may
we BE- delivered Henry Uard Beeeher'
An our acts take hold on eternity.