The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-10-16


"Now, as l conceive it, gentlemen, patriotism
in an American, is simply fidelity to the Aneri-
can idea"
''Fidelilyto The American idea" So far We
entirely agn-e with Mr. Curtis. IF we can on
/ Iy ascertain what the American idea is, We shall
know exactly where to fix our LOYALTY, how to
be patriotic, aud have a standard by which to
measure The patriotism OF others. What, then,
is the American idea. The idea, think
clearly without which America could not be,
ohIch has made US a united nation, and which
keeps Us aiited to-day. The organized senti-
ment of Anerica, wherrSoeyer it is to be found,
constitutes b our thinking this American idea,
loyalty to which is patriotism. The place to
find it seems 10 20 be in the constitution franz
ed by Our fathers, sanctioned BY the country at
/ that day. aad at this hour unchanged in a single
feature, moi because the people have not the
/ power 10 change it, bat because they like it
best as It Is. Where, ii not here, is the great
idea OF thr nation 10 be- found? II "wp, the
( people OF the nited States, in order to form
more perfect union, establish juStice, insure do
nestle tranquility, provide for the common de-
! fence. promote the general welfare. and secure
! the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and our
! post-rity," say what shall be Toe great ideas Of
our government, who shall mpeach our power
I TO say So or dpuy that this deliberate utterance
nbosirs The american will? Loyalty TO the
constitution, thrn, conceive is patriotism:
aud IN 50 iar as any theory or sentiment, how
ever fne-spon or su5liuie, rrnsrS TO conform
10 that Instrument iuSt far IS i from the pro-
per standard.
But hear Air. Curtis: "And your duty as pa
triots is 10 understand clearly that, by all its
tecedrnts, your country is consecrated to the
cause OF freedom: that it was discovered when
the great principIr Of human liberty was about
to be organized into human institutions; that it
was settled by men who v ere exiled by reason
Of their loyalty to that principle; that it separ-
atrd politically from lis mother country because
that prInciple had been assalled and that it be-
I gan its pecu5ar existence by formally declaring
lis faith III human freedom and equality: and,
/ therefore, that whatever in its government or
policy teRdsgto limit or destroy that freedom and
equality is ant-American and unpatrotic, be-
canse Amefica and llbPftssage inspparable
idras.o
Tbis is plausible enou 5h, bilk i shameless
iaIsehood lies conceal teegui4ieF. this ''much fair
snrpch ',SFhateVesiisa sas,r gaserntpsnl ar ana
equality Is anti American and nnpariotic, be-
cause America < Liberty a arr inspparable ldras .
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and unpatrlotlc. the freedom and equality
Of the black race. The context shows that tins
is what he mrans-rvefy line OF his address
shows t-and we must do him the Justice to
say thai he Is not at any pains to conceal it
/ Now, Mr.. Curtis very we'll knew when he
wrote this iae paragraph that African slavery
R tpE rrtaX Tn
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"0PasrP''c' ~, we begin 10 see wnere he aud
we d'I'' Ine ld'a 70 Whlcn ne eXhosts men
10 Of i|a'' lie GOES not seek ID l"e ielier OF the
conS'iG'oo Hor N us $Pir'. tie ignores the
o'u l!oo'n'" "H'ch l'es al me lounda'ion OF
onF lHS'o'ionS' ana Is, 'adec4' the American
'aea, '',"' 'iT VIII "i Tue majority snail GOV
tFn' Du' 'nr measure Of patriotism win hlm,
IS ioya{ 10 4" aoS''ac' aod l"P'aetcaoie 'heo-
: ry OF HiFe'S"i ffuai1y: ana IN SO lar as the
consume" a''" me majority OF 'nr nation are
f at '.,.' '''o' ,''VoIH' ,,sI 50 'af are lhry
. Hn-AF''el' @"" wrong NO honesl man Will
40 40 a'"s," " " '''I" q l'io' "ee'' oe ashamed
!,. ne 'l''g "a" "' .,' '""o' 'naStancn as Ii
o't'i,G,, s ., 49, ou.'s ,a,oty' a@a conflicts
VIA - '''' 70 ""i'"'''""V' ne coHciu-
SION LOW ,''"' Il i'usL o' usoOrEto ana 50
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: 2" ~ ''"' ~ S4PI'OS" wax law Is, under