Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06

death, without giving life and strength to the
fifteen, My candid opiuion is let the revolt
ing States return 10 their duty, consult with all
the States aud they will find aud secure in
peace aud union every right If YOU know of
any other way Of safety that does not threat
en- the destruction of liberty, let me know it..
aud l will gladly pursue it with you
] have never suffered as have in this de-
struction Of my country. would give every
dollar possess land YOU know that am ca.
pable Of parting with every dollar from princi-
ple) it could be convinced that the south
was right. | would most cheerfully shed nv
blood tor her if it flowed for the truth Apart
from my little family around me, have not a
blood relation VINO Is not in the south Ey
cept my little Susan Meade, every moulderiug
body that love as boae of my bone, is buried
in the south. | would love 10 fall, if fall |
must, near the graves of father, mother, broth
erS sister. But | cannot die for error | dare
not fight for wrong. dread to face nv God
wounded aud bleeding for such political soph-
istry as now drives Oh the south TO its ruin aud
our own
Do you really believe that the south means
TO palronze the slave-tradt? | should Judge
so froa the intmstioDs you give of Boston
and New York being ready to engage in it
by the way, have somo curiosity to know
what makes you call it Lying New York {"
am under the impression that the Herald
led you TO suppoSe that New York would
stand by you for the sake of the batten aud
fntten it would get in all your trade, slave as
well as the rest. Do let me know II Bennett
has fooled you, when you fad out that lie is
not always correct. but liable TO mistakes, you
will say Bennett fooled me, aud everybody
will believe you that kaowS him But it will
take good deal OF credaIity before intelligent
men This way will believe that Fillmore and
Stockton aud Stewart" have with tongues
bi!ste!ed with lying" broken their word Of
honor TO any
As to my views of State sovereignty and
rights" / reply: believe that The State never
yielded anything that concerned the existence
OF their sovereignty when the people made the
Union All Of sovereignty that they had be.
fore the Union they retain now. But the right
of union never belonged to state. l. is not
the right of unal but OF dual States. One
State cannot make Union nor force another
State to make it. There were no matrimonial
rights existing between me and my wife until
va created them. have 10 co-patnership
The Union creates new rights which could sot
exist without il, end it is sheer nonsense to
talk about diS>olvag. regulating or altering the
Union Ivy rights it did 10; create The bond
binds ne, aud in amending or disSoiying, the
consent Of the parties who made is necessary
to unmake. conid not Tpke them alone |
cannot dissolve them alone So OF State Rights
they could not Create alone, no. can they dis
solve contrary 10 the will OF the parties and
the condition OF the covenant without fraud or
violence Secession. revolution, must be found
ed not on State rights a State has no right to
secede, 70 revolt against Itself but no individ-
ual and mora! rights: hy appeal to iustice II
the claim be right, aud hv force If that right
claim be denied. As the States had 10 right
touching the Union except what are created
by the Union, it is foolish and wicked 10 talk
about destroying or even changing the CHion
contrary 10 its provisions aud wthou. the con
seut Of the parties who formed it, Until such
consent is obtained. all negiec; or refusal to
comply with Is terms IS wic.ed, snd the actors
" evil Goers " according 10 the Bible
You see then where yoG stand 10 the pres
ent form OF your complaint Yoa say. all
propositions for compromise have been reject
ed Well. what then? Have not the par
Ties interested the right TO hold on to the I'm
ion as they made il. without change? Bu,
South Carolina never even made proposition
never consulted State. much less the United
States-ueTer pursued one constitutional. legal
remedy FOR redress and when the parties in
tereSted in the Union insist upoG il tha. the
laws shall he enforced and the constitution
obeyed. and cali upon the parties 10 the Union
to 90 their duty. yOu take part with this iile-
gai secession, and without trying the remedy
;hst your life ans fortune and sacred honor
were pledged 10 the world 10 sustain, without
the vote OF yu1r State even. vou turn against
The Union with ioaihiug. and ira npie its aag,
tina, represents its principles, under foot =
Nav COP forgive you.
For my own benefit. if an to urlearn all
that have taugh. to be true. | viii thank
voa 10 give me the true meaning Of some
terms. SIc sergsr igraEEus lIhc Virginia
sea- Does It mean. Thus nav tgrauts be ev-
er trampled under foot and chains OF slaverr
De broken or, Thas NAV IL ever he by trraHts.
keep their feet upon the neck OF a man? Give
me liberty, or gire NE deaih7 Does il mean.
had rather Gis than be slave. thereby as
serting tnat slavery is a curse, more 10 be
dreaded than death or. does il mean. Give
me the liberty OF enSlaViRg Others, or death
with which to punish all who DENY NV right to
do so ? All men are equal Is il false De-
cause some men are shorter smaller. weaker.
whittier. wiser, stronger. richer. healthier. older
than others or, because Go0 has gwen rights
OF manhood to ore class Of immortal free sgeuls
and cenjed Them TO Others In other works.
is it trae the rights OF humanity bsloag alike
TO ell human beings?
90 rot Wanl these questions answered 10 I
any other than Iogical, classical definitions /.
When yoa convince me that men are not eoHal 4