The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-10-16
THE REBELLION.
An Address to the Young Men OF LyeOmi0g
County.


County.
Citizens of Lycoming county al time like
the present every man mo matter what his
party predictions may be, should do his
whole duty. Some may wish that duty
defued-lhis is readily done; there are
three duties in this life which are para
mount TO all Others, duties which all able
bodied men must perform, or lose The res
pect and good will of their fellow men and
sink below the l-vel o! The brute The first
duty we owe o our country. the third the
duty We owe 10 our fellow man. These
three are natural obligations resting upon
all human beings possessed OF minds sutfi
cenl 10 comprehend them; they are obisa-
tions which never conflict one with the
other they are, in fact, one and the same
thing; for the man who performs his duty
10 God fills the measure for the Two remuin
ing duties and is patriot and man.
Citizsus of Eycoming county, our below
ed land is now passing through crisis the
equal OF which the world never Witnessed;
crisis whose effects will cause millions TO
mourn, not alone in This land, bul in far
disian; lands where The name OF America
was as a ray of light in their otherwise dark
and cherries homes.
Will you, young men of Lycoming, you
who are looking forward TO happy future,
W i'll You remain al home bound by an apron
string, or some, thing else equally as trivial
/ at time like this. time when the great
heart of the nation beats for action, sure and
speedyl Men! more meh are called for,
and the Keystone State must furnish fifty
regiments more. We can do ii the young
men can can do it, while the old and middle
aged men can remain al home and look
after the interests of those that are absent.
Areyou willing, young men of Lycoming,
thai posteriy should say, there is man
who, in the prime of life refused TO serve his
country in the hourwhen that country lifted
ND its voice, which vas heard all over the
land for help % Are you willing that
Stigma backer than the deepest pit OF
Tophet shall rest upon your name for gen.
efa,ions ItelI you, young men, all Of you
who refuse to assist your native land IN
some shape al this momentous period in
her history, will live 10 repent such course
in sack cloth and ashes all The days o
your life will be bitter aud filed with regret;
the past never retnrns.
Daring this rebellion the call for men has
been mainly responded TO by citizens o
cities and towns miners, mechanics, arli>
sans, and day iaborers from the bulk OF ouI
forces. How is this, farmers of Lycomins
have YOU no interests al stake, that you con
tinue on in your regular routine of busi
ness, not caring how the country succeed:
in getting men or If caring. in such Car
less and lukewarm manner as 10 do harm
instead of good Suppose :he rebels shonlt
succeed in gaining a foo:hold in our State
who would suffer the most! You. farmer
would be the man your fine iences ans
| costly barn, yoCr comfortable house, ant
all your savings therein stored would bt
The booty OF the foe; and YOU deserve sucf
tate, for you had one two, four, aye, some
of you six sous tall, s,out, able bodie'
{ Young men but not one could liii an arm
in defence of the great legacy lefi Us by lht
immortal fathers OF the Revolution, The
d founders oil The great Republic erected as
glorious heritage for freemen and their pos
terny iorevef.
Rebels and felons in a portion OF th
/ country have dared to raise the axe OF iy
ranay and despotism at the roots Of our nd
! tional tree: the Tree which was planted bl
4 Washington, aud waiered by the tears oil
whole nation; the tree OF liberty. who's
giani limbs cast friendly shade over hi
broad land, and which had kindly grreIini
for all OF Ear,h's weary and oppressed chill
dren. Under its wide. spreading Blanche
4 nation grew from three millions 10 thirty
I Her fame filed the world, and the lowlies
peasant midst Alpine solirudes knew tn
name OF our grand and beautiful country
| The hopes OF The oppressed OF all land
are centred here; all good men pray by da
and night to the Almighty God TO presrry
the Union; and can you, men of Lycomin
and OF The State, stand by and hear IN
ciink of The rebel axe, as, il hacks ava
piece by piece from The structure cemenie
: by the blood of or fathers God iorbid.
know my State 100 we'll; her noble son
will YET stand forth 10 battle with The srrar
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