Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-01-26
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Dr. BreekipridssAiAs 'Usele Of III. sepss-, {"
os' lost sfiiies ssrs Is,ser 10 the Vice Pre-
tdeat tmpsof,ss hin 70 be uue 10 The Unioa 10
hsss dsJsOi usssonable baggage. Il gov. ell
over -se patriotism. We ezn osiy give the clos
lag pstsgrsphss
ia 10 The fuf thesi possible iron be ,ns true thai
ne seeess'on VI q pofii0n vi the slave States OF
ne aisfn ioh oil The Union On the slave lire 70 q
necessary, wee. of even a. allowable -sisefna-
I've. IL 70 use the states are sovereign si.Ie..
bsth equally uue that til nation ~ q nation
Inc Anti'ean people people. Grzi nsiioas
esnnOt ssod .oly cDapprafi isr e!sac o; in>scts;
eof do po~ eftui ast"s sInes i.d< asy ,i,ks The
hossf of the grass II Ioos he Romsn Empire
thousand tesSs to die, and The Hsbfrs nan. q.
atty has survived through ali tn. p.,.ihis .,ttub>
VI touf Thousand year,
To ttnd q sail"b IN IVAN a q Tar pofe tsrrible
pfoeedu 'hsn tot nation 10 recover tt,slf by an
it1fhat tupgxie 'Nothitg can be more cetIsIa
'hse NAV slavery eahboi bt tpStustsd IN =
eosnneb' 5y m-shsUI the teactHk OF The nAtios.
WIN sihEe. ns'iobsin, tke OVrs, internal
ruufs'es, no matter huv OF ien tnsy msy occur
esa ever lie ETesut piousCtrG, and can never
islsly sf'es' IN Pfoffr>. q sociegy. But 10
Pf'elseiJ sueh case a. O0ts, the pefmahrnl
reading o. the nation 10 caiAsiIophs-the pro-
Ete>s vi which PROMISES oihing 80 a.s1IsdIy a.
the mutsal dissolution tf both the part.-sod IN.
end OF which can ptcduee sotA,hs mote certainl IN
thso the Total defeat oi the sso-ed object OF ITS
pefpetTspou. The hfm det.<n tnstion of every
portion OF the Union To- man sic It's rights within
the Union, under every rIuemiIy, would soon
put an cad 10 all necessity Tor any portion Of IL To
elect bttwten terrible means OF doing 40. n A
the holding IN reserve Of the ids OF Isadier IN,
hatoo, % - the weakening Ol the idea Of our elo.
fi0se nsionay, that gives vigur % not eIis,~ ace
To 81 many IDEAS which can escape being usiio.
roos onlv By denying that ve are . people or nave
say nationality In the trsiOtsiion OF thai rrra,
idea. there ), moral iorce competent TO save the
country oy ordinary means, even IN such efisis a,
lhn. VI, ~ there ~ not, there Is practical tore,
10 u eonPeiebt 10 save the eosnIy by Anna,
whenever 10 IL silent, ssc arms are the only
femedy II ~ horrible ~ reflect thai The ehildr,
of>lhe kevoluiion might be obliged IL shed each
Others bloOd. How much NOR horribI, To ,h,d
IN such q manner that oceans OF u could never
restore chat ss had destroyed, while every drop
OF u you'd be an eternal testimony aEain.t our
fOlIT.
ROT my part, Am not ashamed 10 confess III.
deP'h - my love tor my whole country and IN.
m'hged sorfJu and Indignation Win which 4
~inrss every auemp to weaken amongst the
people, the sense IT What ue oSe 10 the mg,b.T ~
Us all. No people ever did anything Ktortou,
Who did not believe in God Who were no, tsithioi
,2 oAlh', and who did not love their sopntr, -
when reject 90 what God has already doo, IN,
as, and sfiesdy done By rs Tor nj. own gIo,y ,n1
lot The advsnesment OF human race; ~hpn con.
s'atr shai OUT Posilion and iu ueac. mon r.t
me ostioi . OF The esnh Rusl he when ne become
ahuhu'eu miIl'on,i vhsn Try To- appreciate he
msleslr OF ITS bebehctbt and irts,i,Iibtt sr,te,.
hes' nv We heau thrOcs With OysT-po srtns low
shd riaHaiion that such a desIiny IL re sry,d ioI
my people that such refuge And inkrtnat,, n,
heV 10 sioie ioi msn Ithsns God continually
'o~' me dosl 81 nv sbcesl0fs mug giles with IA n.
SOL 'hai the nasds Ot 'oy kindrrd bags isbos,d
on ,bese sublime mouume : that The EaI,r oi
NV "'rhds va pstt o. the cosi by which a "A ha,
oeeh secuted and thai the lot Of ID. inh-ntaner
" nv pOai-itv appcTlSihs 10 such land and
such p-' PIE A. ter ihr SuIth taEen in M.
sHe,' srase God has al NY I"l here aud k,y,
eees loyal to hri al The more loyal natl kav,
peen ntuhef blind To her errors nrT iguofsnI 4
heT p-rls. As tor krntpcsy, ~ have i,u IN
.oae sEJlhinE could have 6oue Tor hrT honor
net n'sT,si' OF her Q 'ofy, she kno~s how inyfuL
~ u0ui redeem that lack ui service Hut mn
liove nv country; sIiil sm an Au,e lean c,,i1,n.
Ahu deny vim upl'i Ell L-nis al nsht Of .ny
se1fi shS Pes drutsns Ccuryr,,s sn, SAT-, any
omeinAi'OE OF sIa'rS undrf heaven 10 st-oi ,.s
nom anoofd men hat highs.t OF al human
nle,. have wofn IA a. ctouu all M ia ..
eAI'h' And impi"Ie you ~ our common bIooo
and eomnon hsm- by all the love 30 MAJ, nobI,
neafs oeAf Tor yOu and u the hopes the, cherish
concerning yoa SO To euit yoursei. 10 th,s dsy Of
uAi and Tebese, that you shan bear that iitie
proudly 'obs shsf my gray hai's are Urdsr IN.
greco ,oa RO. BsscEIssiDsE
bredslbans, XIV. Jan On 1850