Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-13
A STIRRING PROCLAMATION

The proclamation OF Governor Yates, of
Illinois, issued on reseivirg the recent order
Of the Seeretary Of War, contains those stir.
iiag passages:
"lliuoisns the war IS or your hands-the
enemy row, ii barge nnrtihsrs, Is marching
rowsr+l ~ tordsts EsHy prominent point
on vonr ;ecrs is tbresieuei with attack
ShslI i he said that lie numbers, whose OBJ
isct II Is 70 su>tsin u government as good as
ours. aro moi ou,-thirsi so large as those which
are in arms 10 put it dowu4 Shall the hand
full of cur irst volunteers be required to OPP
pose vastly superior numbers7 How long shall
the brave Siegel, 10 The unequal conflict, be
forced to retreat2 How long shall the bload
Of the NOBLE Lyon cry from the ground una
vcoged? How Iang shall the fatal blunder and
foul blct & NJ Eassas stain our eseufcheont
"rhe cansa in which yoa are TO engage IS
good one Yol ale . fght for Government
you love, lie very besi Governmeut on earth,
cnieared 10 ron by rso bouudlessness OF the
blessings it eanfers; which has protected sad
aursed you with al tie fondness OF q mother
for her child; which has secured our country
restset at home and abroad and made the ti-
tie american citizen prouder than that of
Roman citizen IN the days OF the Scipios aud
Caesars What undying memories cluster
around it. What joys, what fears, what tears,
what smiles, what des inies, What hopes are
associated wi,h ii, The eift of Washington
the hope OF oar ehildren-tha asylum of the
oppressed OF every nation on earth; TO aim for
its perprtui'y i tha lott 81 summit OF patriot
aspiration, and to vindisa'e II the most shining
height of h3uan achievement. To fight for,
10 live for, To die loc suci Government, IS
glorious.
awe fight for our nationality, for the life
of liberty itself, for cur Unlon-for the States
to be one and undivided, now and forever; to
establish, now and always, that there Is a pow
er 10 Government of people, founded upon
the equal rights OF all aud upon the rights OF
a majority, to defend itself against all traitors
az home and all enemies abroad. Cost what
il may then-an empty excheqner, ruined cred-
it, PROSTATE commerce, and fearful loss Of hui
man life-tbe war, at any cost, will be cheap;
aud history, in all her ample chronicles, shall
indite no sublimer event than the spontaneous
uprising of this great people to establish the
proposition which all he ages have not settled;
that free government can be strong enough
aud vigorous enough to sustain itself, aud that
man is capable of selt.goveeume0t.
I "lliiuUlfus, traitors arc WdIc0lpE upou
your National Capitol to tear down the flag
which Washington planted upon its dome, aud
which for eghtysfvc years has waved 10 the
battle and the breeze the emblem Of our na-
tional sovereignty, and the proud ensign Of
our national greatness aud renoWn. Let uI
meet them, never giving ground, never yield
ing an inch, till the jubilant shouts Of triumph
shall 90 up from all our charging columns and
al our victorious legtons. Let there be no
compromise till the last traitor shall lay down
his arms and sue for peace.
"lllino;ans. we are soon to make record
of our State. Each State will be justly emu
lous to inscribe her name highest on the
scroll of fame, which the historian Of this war
has already commenced to write. Shall not
the star which answers to illinois be brightest
in The galaxy of the thirty foura On many
field of glory she has written an imperishable
record Of her prowess, and while tho names Of
her Harsin, her Bissell, Der Shields and her
Baker, and the gallant men around them re.
maiu, ber fauna is secure.
s.Let Gs now SEND her prondest chivalry in
70 the field, and do nothing to mar the glories
already achieved. Let us raIse an army which,
10 numbers, discipline and prowess, shall OF
itself be sufficient to sweep the last vestage of
treason from the Mississippi Valley, aud TO
oear cur flag in triumph to the ends Of the Re-
public.
ORCHARD YATES,
sGoyeTnor aud Commander in Ckie:"