New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-01

Pennsylvania, constitute the political center OF
this glorious Union Of States IN which you sre an
impregnabe empire, out Of which you would be
an en- pire doomed 10 woe, distraction and decay.
How are these your grave responsibilities to he
met How are these your solemn duties 10 be dls-
cbarg6dl If this noble arch Of liberty shall be
undeimi ed, or shall crImble the crash ofthe Key
stone will be the most fearful and falkland II ought
10 be can never touch the soil of Pnpsy ANA
without nvounta lily recurring 10 tie stirring Incidents
Of Der history which, instead of being shaded or Or
scuredby time are inevitably az years roll on, TO be
brought ~ IN stronger, clearer and more Plorioua
light, Within her borders the Declaration OF ln1e-
peDdence was drafted signed and proclaimed TO the
world To The memorable Convention OF the Tn ted Col
OLe- on the 18th Of June, i776, she declared through
her delegates net 10 provincial conference IN favor OF
absolute sepa alton from the mO'her country. NithIn
Der bOTdeIs the Constitution under which we live was
framed, adopted and signed by the "Eather OF his
county and those associates, whose patriot
LAHORE, like tie own, viii never De forgotten,
though signatures may fade and parchments
PERISH Oh how beautifully have the unca-
cuang courage and personal sacrifices OF the fathers
been required to the children by the co1ntees
common blessings which that Constitution has 20 law
isbly conferred DO not, my fellow citizens convert
it to purposes not embraced IN lie design DO not
depart from the strict construction of lis granted pow
ems which has secured such harmonious action and
degree OF progress happiness, and security, socially
sno politically Of which the history Of nations fur
niehes 10 example DO not for moment indulg &c the
desire or harbor the thought that you may enjoy the
privileges which the Constitution confers without ac
cordDg 10 each and every of the sister Sstes Of
the confederation all the rights and immunities which
it designed TO secure to them! AS honorable men you
cannot colt. So long you are con-eDt TO live under
the compact maintain il sac-edly in all psrts-in Its
letter and in s 81 init Without cheerful, practical
obedience TO all lis obligations, the Keystone, firmly
us it be set may be shaken and ire nble in It's
place. Your past however, is the best guarantee for
The future. From the days OF William Penn, emf
ntntly peace. loving ana peace culuvalng peo-
pie, you have shrunk from no responsibility, and
fsere1 before no oanger which threatened our CON-
mon country. This sInhly verified In the strlg-
gle of the Revolution, IL the War Of 1872 and IN that
late war, wren at the first blast Of the summOning
trumpet, your sons FASTENED 70 their weapons, and
forming themselves in serried columns rendered more
reg imonts TO the Republic than the Government, with
prOT er regard TO patriotic enromens IN her Saes
could consistently accept But there s another class
deserving if possible still hi yher praise mean the
fathers Of those gallant Sons, the men who own and
cultivate the and-the unobtrusve Union-loving,
law abiciDc agricultural community represented
here to-daythat great Astounding interest, compared
with which all others but fractions. And now in
cor clusiOn felow-ciizens, permit me to say tina:
wherever fortune may direct your footsteps, It Will be
the of just pride that you hail from Pennsyl-
vania but individually your highest pride and steadi-
est consciousness of security az home or abroad, will
rest in the fact that you are an American citizen