Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-09-03

OF the masses 10 uele3l SOHle measure
which threatened their personal pos.
sessions not the assembling Of par
ty, at its leaders mandate nor was
it the voice of a faction, blindly pur-
suing some fantasm, without an end.
A majestic principle, touching the in
most springs Of mems better nature,
called forth the people to the polls,
and the full outgushing of generous
hearts gave the response in tones as
still, and vast, and solemn, as the mid
night stars, aud sent it blazing and
burning over the startled world, TO
gather new power and intensity at
each advance, until its mighty voice
blends with the music of eternity.
A lone series of outrages, a million
of wrongs, the vILLAISIEs OF FOUR
LONG and desperate years, concentra-
ted and eliminated in the Lecompton
Constitution, and was capped with
the skulking servility of the English
bill. Every wind which blew, how
ever, only served to fan the smould-
cring flame, which flashed up. anon
and anon, until at last it blazed out
in q bright, broad, shining light, on
the second day Of August. That was
the triumph Of Truth over Falsehood;
Of Right over Wrong ; Of Freedom
over Slavery of Sincerity over Syco-
phancy and Deceit. With scorn and
wrath the people have arisen in their
might, and trampled the base spawn
of rlupt Congress under their
feet, flung defiance in the face of a per-
jured Executive, and laid bare the
corrupt heart Of an Institution which
seeks to conquer by fraud and wrong.
There are many truths cnunciated,
many lessons tlught, many morals
contained, in this contest. 1t thun-
ders forth the truth, that no oppres-
sion can conquer a Free People. sim
cere in their purpose, and with Right
as their cynosure. 1t inculcatcs the
lesson that thrift will not follow
treachery and corruption, or success
attend attempts TO bribe people to
do a great evil. A corrupt Legisla-
ture, an imbecile President, an aris-
tocratic Oligarchy, may cloud liv-
ing truth in a shroud of sophistry, but
they can never extinguish its light, or
blot out the flaming syllables which
are written on the heart Of man like
the handwriting on Beishazzers wall.
For every outrage committed, for
every wrong done against the cause
of Freedom, a thousand defenders of
the right will spring into birth, and
rally around the oriflames and shout
their battle cry until it rolls away
like thunder through a thousand
presses.
The long, stormy night, is over
the morning breaks bright and glori- I
ously. The sun of Freedom has risen,
in a blaze of splendor, TO set no more. !
1t Eliminates Kansas : it pours out a
stream of light over the Indian Terri
TORY it blazcs with corruscating
brightness in Missouri it shines like
q beacon fire in distant Arizonia it
spreads far over Texas and throws
its lambent light into New Mexico
and Utah. In these countries, the
result of last Mondays work will be
seen, and heard, and felt. \ frontier
fortress is gained {; a highway for the
march Of Freedom established. The
surrounding Territories and States
will soon be overrun by Freemcn of
he North, who will pour over Kan
'as with irresistible power. Freedom
Slavery in every Territory
n the country, when she gained her
1ictory on the virgin soil Of Kansas.
It was Waterloo struggle, fought in
| single Territory for the mastery of
| Continent, and Slavery has met with
/ Waterloo defeat. Its course from
his time forth is backwards, until
very Territory shall he consecrated
o the necessities of Free Labor, and
Slavery only known by the remem-
,rance Of its frauds, its outragcs, and
is wrongs.
TOSeph Addison on the HOOp Question.