Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-10-24
BY DAVID OVER.
SOUTHERN COMMON SIX EF,-aRs
TI0NAL VIEW OF TIE DIstN1oE
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1Att rs i.
irhel q Journal Ike tic Rishsoad Tn.
q:ircs assumes 10 itself tie right to sneak
aa'aor;f.'ivcly Ter tda whole soatb. i s.
eonas tie daty Of such soulhern members
Of tic e9sfelstaoy IS repaa;.se ii, a.. 5.
4i'aa'oa . declare iLsir ssalty to he ar,i.
e!a Of confederation ii language lsies, can.
not 6o n1statea. So e,r rs respects ,bc
iatagtityof sae Federal B9al, ii matters po.
WAC Is elected Presideu.-at,aryland will
stand lg tie Uuian. She has preferences.
and viii indicate theu By her vote; bat, !!
tae statesinau wi.am she regards most wer-
thy Of being CHOSEN Chief Magistrate, should
uotgrtuaate}g be suralansed BY more 20.
pa!ar candi'iais. sho wii initiate the exam
r'oof iha Gae old English Admiral Blake
vao lad no lave iar tie pso,ectorate Of
Csoawel!, YET telt it t. be his ddty 70 serve
bis cogatry, 10 patlev who held the reins Of
saseraa.at.
Maryland VII stand irinly b. the Union.
~: that her citizens are iascnsible to the
perils By aAich il Is eaeompasScd, but be-
oeusrs ASA ine,aber Of the ceufsderacy,
wla,evtr power she posa esses may still be
exoriol to pramota tha ends Of good govern
m.a', ani re-essatish feaee and fratesaal
coaeosl, ani beeaa also. when once the
S,usa@ aeraies froal Tie North, The process
Of djsintgration between the several States
Will have conaenesl, anI VII continue un-
IL each STATE, fos same real or imaginary
o6saaa SETS aP q Republic Of It's own, with
its peay fortaiiees-its Insignificant navy,
SIS earporaI's guard Of army, and with all
'igss guavias ioalons;es ghicA are The con
sequences Of rivalry afnorg pett5 sovereign
,ias
Moreover separation involves the aban-
aaun-at Of aatioaal;sy--a rending asualcr
@. 'aas giorioa> aag which now cemmonds
reslert IN very SEA, aud is a signal Of pro-
lection 80 commerce which girdles the
ws,'d with wealthy aggosies. WHAT nation
-TaFeH nov srzra1g IT uwe -0r-rrr t-nllvii
Stsgs would care To do homage to any Of
tlo pe,ty Republics Of a ouoe glorious con i
jejeraey.
sa9t f5ll5, but sheer milsanmer mad
rsss to tal. Q. separating from the confcd-
sraey, vtisb ia Uaion is all powerful, TO
lseome as distinct governments the scoru
ana contempt Of IL. whole civilized world.
Mask further what follows. The Govern
meut Of ibe United States during the press
ure Of the Me1;san war, raqeirea loan
It vas taken at once aud Al a high premium.
Rs.eatly the STATE Of Virginia tg merely
rarcaieuing disunion, found her bonds uu-
aajca5le in foreign markets, aud if she was
capab1e ct carrying cut her threa,, they
7.oa.l 4et command purchasers at any
Price
Bu; IS the Enquirer, While baEling is de-
noueia,ions against all who differ frona it ia
opjpiou, qaite certain It speaks tie sentiment
Of Tirgioal There Is hardly trapsmon-
lana population within the limits OF that
STATE which notwithstanding The fierce png- /
naeity displayed by our cotcmporary, can
u,yer be ioused 10 join its retellious CRY
S.ia less could Il be brought 10 carry OFT,
il practice, the treason which the Enquirer
proaeacs. II any secession a all takes
place, it viii be the secession Of Western
Virginia froa. tue seaboard oonnties-but
nat from the Uni7n.
Carolina ffe-eatc-s have pointed ont, 10
mogniloquent. sentences, the admirable ca
pa5ilities Of the South for carrying on de-
fopsive var. They have shown bow batter
ries, placed in this pass, and riaos bristling
on that hillside, could work destruction on
an advancing foe. Col. Brooks, has more
over ADVISED, ia tie event Of Fremout's elcc-
tiou, that gallaat army Of Southorners
equipped With bagie-knifc and revolver,
shall march in grim procession TO Washing
ton, and sieze Hpon the Government arch
Ives and treasary. Our impulsive neigh Dor
cf the Euqpiecr straightway blows bagle-
b!asf, ana raises the war-cry of the osd
Covenaniers, ssto ycug teats, Q Israeli =
Ba. neither The defensive capacities Of the
Southern statos, nor the tempting sugges-
Tons oi Colonel Brooks, nor ''thc windy a $
piratious os forced breath Of the Rich
mond Eaaairer, can stimulate patriotic
people proud Of their national renosn, glory
lag IN thcir national prosperity, reyorenelpg
thelr rational distiny, aid sensible OF the
poxer which that nationality iosures, to sal
forth on. SO Qaixotic an expedition, Or
csen 10 attempt 10 brush out the memory OF
tbe.past, and the hope of the future. by an
Get which would entail upon their posterity
bittcrsr destiny than that which befell the
child rem of Adam under the weight Of the
primcyal curse. Still copcedipg, for the
sake Of afgarnent, that tue Sorta is largely