Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-12

to the field, and money to the treasury
Of ,aler; and wisdom to the Congress %
the Colonies, were IJt Surpassed BY those
O. any other State. IL wzs her sons who
crossed the Delaware IN the dad Of winter,
under the lead of Washington, AID for
time tGrced tie tide Of var. Again, in
,hs struggle Of 1872, FIR tie --rs. z
American citizenship, and in tia, of 1916,
for American koaor and Vra=resg, sta c75I
tribu;ed with ! profuze generosity. t.
contest amongst ter so1s vas not Is t9v.
shoull have the rigL, to say ai b5me, -
Who should have the privilege Of 2 sing il. {.
he E-li. Bea.iag this honorable pert IN
matters Of foreign war-sLe has L-i -
less erviahle participation il a,Isyiag L.
rncstic STRIFE Whenever the exigeucy
seemed 70 require i, she has stood firmly
ty tie Constitution anl fLe Cai5a, al
ever eoa;el5el fsr the rict.s of.,l sar,icuI
+ the County, All al classes aat d,a9u-
;eati7us Of the people. Such Is cur Sis.,.
T I've -1i die within Ler l;rni.s, AM 70
have b-rus cTen : very humble part in
Lsr c;7i! service aai in her history, sL,I
ever es:eez asa P-ocl F-iyi'sge-oce tAsr,
as i draws nearer = is c,-ze, sve,ls uy
hear; ~;'h gratitude to her PsaP!e, 4, tbs
recollection of tie namsryus proof, Of eou-
f3su.e have e1Patis=c.d At their hands.
Tie flllness of II e11I:ation in the
character and happy condition Of our Be-
loved Commonwealth, and tae sra:tIle I
have expressed, leave n .7oui in ny b.
som tlr even lingering rsgrst At deci-
sion IF NJ f-lloE-ei.;zsu-, which is soon
to relis7e ne from the elr-s and laboTs u
p-tlic Hfs- Is traasien; cxci;emc-.
have already beau f5-sot,en, anl is alien
aiions, I any, forgiven. I shall rasu-,,
IT! Ila.a in tie ranks Of tie 2, pc, win
a e-,r consciousness q hay.u. .lzars
so1gL: . aiv.o:e ;hei- best Interests 10
tie ez:an: Of NJ ability; a1l Of never
hz7iug y;e,lei NJ co17:e:iols Of right.
ether il satsaEyielea TO aay sclf,h T---
pose, or any r2-rov a1i uzT-s;Ly P.., =
dee.
We bare before Us the plain, written
eouuac, Of our fathers, TO Which the- re-
t,ectiag,y corSs1tei and Subscribed, and
% bound Us who have succeeied ttern. Ia
blessings aIi is benefits have tesu / IL
tlrou=hou: lon. years Of fun,zamF-ei p-oss
periiy. II Ee v9uli change an o: is
provisions, let us, with Z. least eonmou
honesty aal nlnliaess, Vgrsus the mode
Il amenimeri which i pointed oct, with
admirable precision, in the noble iastrC-
nert ;tse.f But, uatiI ti-i5 IS i1uc, thosc
amongs: Us who, II Il whatever motive. OF
under whatever p-etext, ether openly -
T-3.a.s 2nc CT Is plin provisions. or,
c5vertly re;roa:ir. u-le- tie clrak 4 Z
seer: orgaa.zaIi1n, seek t. vi-,-;ei i spirit,
OF avoid conp.i1ace with It's cl- ST beHvsts,
d;shonor tie faith Of thcir f1;he.s, aai
deny their Own paip1o., .ad sc,cma obli-
s2ticas- Entertaining tAsse v;evs. how
can any American p4.-i0: reslrl. WITH tie
ieast degree @: eoupiaceucy, the co1:i Iu.i
and bitter excite Ulcnt Of one sec..5a + tbs
country against the domestic Institutions
Z suJ, aeF: /: c, the more recect c-sau:r1-
ton Of seero: societies th-0rghos, ihs
Uaicu. basel upon the doctrine Of czcla-
sion All prescription, utterly :, var VII,
ou- National and Safe eons-.,a,ioas, -ni
Oouozious 70 the .i6era! spin: Of Arzs,ieau
What admire of The VEN
Grated Father Of rs G5un,Ey. but rna>.
NOW feel, with ras:siless free, his solemn
against secret societies fJ. Tol5I-
ca eni>, a pl-c:a= powerful engine n
tie hands o. the >-,i>h AID t,si-e:a-.
.ui enabling them IL: only % aeqn.-1
power unwc.tA.,y, IL; ai>o to So an IL
ssrsy the uos: sacred Ps.ae;..cs Of ,ss
government
Il ;Les, E.a,-,:aas upon o,rtain Political
7rsani:4.ions, L IrisA''y comprehend ~
,vn motives, I am ae.al,oi h TO msre
partisan hostility CT 5szcn ment. WI
o say !.ss 4: the Pr->en; moment. I shcrl.
.tife nv e,,arss; convictions r risl., al
.hr.lk from duty os9 t. Ii. &c 4
'snrsyl->ais, vic have 50 rsaer t.sly So.
aimed me in various public rc!-:: rs IN 'L>
.ast- Nay, more; I should, y sileare il
MS regard. fail proP=g,y to ref c: III:
ons'aney and uaswerTin5 fifth -hieh ou-
;ol!o C9anoa~oal:h Us eve: e7iuceI o.
va7is the principles ci our na'iona. com-
act, in reference 70 The frs.ll;n Q: scD-
ci-ncc and uaive.sz, r-,:-i Us liberation;
N also to the wiss 3r-trices Q; P13si.r
III State Sovereignty, aaI tie ialcr.u.
light Of sc,fgoy,ramsn'-
Drring tie tri-f v-..o! wlieh -sm.in.
+ ny otfci4. t-r.a, shall readily and
he,rfl'ly CO operate WITH the C-Ec.ay As-
emily IL az proper measures, = @lvaacs
he public veal; AMI I earnestly iavykl
Pou car labors, and the i=tc.s Of th3so