Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-03-15
THE CRISIS.

! Amid general uncertainty and cclfu-
.i0u Of ideas on questions Of Yabllc exped-
ieucy, il Is well tuat there are certain Fixed
principles around which the scattered
thoughts and unsettled Judgments OF meu
may rally. To meet tbi. Or that emergency
oi tue uue IL which We live, may be diff
cul. but to reeOgu zs truths winch DO bot
vary through all time, and to feel the
claims OF duty towards Interests of para
mount sacredHess and utility, is compsra-
lively easy. Those who have the momeu-
tous work Of forming aud guiding public
opInion at the Present time, eaa not Do
better than to fx these grea, ard iniispu-
table facts firmly upon the MUD. of men,
I and thus promote their inward peace ami
c.lmue,s, aud prepare them faithfully and
promptly to perform their duty.
iAs aod G9yeIumeut have their f0un-
iailyu. u Ihe d d-epe-- principles aod De
css,ities of both tie Divine and human
minds. Tney are .Juudei ol the will OF
God. oa c,u.cleuce, and their adaptation
to promote the highest happiness Of al.
beings There Is nothing moEe sacred or
more precious, among human interests,
than those which are involved IN the
uaiutaiuarce Of Law aud Government.
! There is nothing more Leui.ns more vital,
or more GLORIOUS al0u: divine things
than the law aud government Uf Cod
There Is 10 surer symptom # depraved
nature, a nature utterly lost 10 good, than
contempt of these things Rebellion
against the viii Of Cd, violence 10 the
plain dictates Of cou-:ielce, aud disregard
to the highest happiness u man, are all
bound 10 in such q state. II, then, c7y-
eruMent, which Is pertec, IL lts JlstIce-
1 infinitely benevolent in its tendencies snj
woIk.u- s-aui perfect in its aimiuistr--
ti9u-is c5n;euuld AID resisted, that coz
tempt aud Ie-i-tauce becomes helEous sod
ma.isnaut; and de.erve to b., and ere
long Will be, Visited with fearful penalties.
Lstit be remembered, als', that ''Wh5so-
ever otf-uleIL il ore point, Is guilty OF all.
The best human glyeTlmtH's are neces-
sar!y imperfect 10 structure, and detective
IN execution. 1t the wls5si sIatesu al eau
10, establish system ut goyeEnmel. that
sLa!. be free from defect IL lis orsauizl-
tlon or working, What I bind and SC fish
mistake Is that which too often Keeps the
best men 10 community from active par
ticipati.a ~ the Affairs Of state, au1 thus,
through faulty administrator, uICeee>-
sariiy multiply lis evils. But uecesslry
imperf. ctiJn Uf Lum-H G5v-rum 1t, does
not rob it Of lis sacred character, a-r re-
.-9se Is from Obligation 70 Jt-y 1t.
Nevertheless, loyalty to g,Sernmeot
does not prob .bir. but rather encourage,
Us TO labor for the rem0ya! Il It's . fleets,
aud the general Improvement Of It's ctar-
acrer. This patTlyuc work can b. done 10
the truest -yult Of obedience, aud with ~
honest desire to make i, srl.i more nearly
CONFIRMED to It's hich purposes, and thus
worihier Of deeper reverence from lis
subjects Rebellion against such gov
erumeut, Is al uumitIglted crime. 1t Is
q cIieyuU. Ofiruec az lust society against
po,,er.ty. l, l. treason to the human
race. When, Indeed, gSerument is TO-
tally perverted from Its true ends, So a. to
entail only evil upon lis sltj-cts-shen 1t
trampl-s upon conscience, and compeis
men TO violate the plain commands o:
I q ID, it has lost it. foundations Of support,
and forfeited i;s claim either TO reverence or
obedience 1t Is DO longer government,
but U.urpltiou. Resistance then, becomes
ju,t.flble; and JUS; SO IA, as it has pros
pect of success, and Of the establishment
i,Lr n dur.
I The Government Of these United States
was established by wise, patriotic, pure
minded. q God-fcariug men. 1t has grown
up under the fostering care, AMI been Pu-
ried By the mou ding influence, Of Chris
tiau principles. F1F freedom, for elastic
i.v, TOR a wise adjustment of checks aud
balances, it is probably the best govern
meut the sun eve, shone upon.
Though It has been 10 operation less
than single century, under II conmu-
pity e thirteen colonies ia the remote
borders If ;be world has risen 10 power,
wealth, ani Intelligence. until 1t is second
20 no nation on the globe Millions OF
the subjects Of other governments less
peaecab.e, les, prosperous, less just, baye
sought its benign protection, and have not
been Disappointed Millions more are wal
ting thi. moment to follow IN their steps.
Under these Circumstances, language, con
ception even, fails Us in attempting to
portray the euormity Of those acts which
aim a. il. overthrow What unhsard-5f
de,u.ion must possess the minds of men
who think hey have found such ;ntoierable
evils in the character and workings o! iai>
soverument. as to call for its destruction
by violence. What low, inadequate, and
demoral;zipc views Of the sscredness Of
law, and the majesty Of government, mus,
they have, who are willing to lay violent
hands upon both, fox the sake Of avoiding
evils ouiy remotely expected, and sure to
be Infinitely aggravated by this process
when they come, if they come at al! !
What a fearful account will they have TO
render to pos,eri,y, whom they will have
certainly thrust down from the very fore
frontof Christian civilization aud progress,
aud made the prey Of internal ieads, the .
ambition of military leaders, or perhaps
subjected again to European domiraiion
Our Federal Government, preserved and
administered 10 it's integrity, Is wise,
strong, and good. If it be not worthy Oh
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