Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-01-25

, Calhoun, Jackson, the modest Taylor, aud
Scott (who rises Ia greatness under the burden
Of years,) aud Franklin, and Fulton, aud
: Whitney, and Norse, have all performed their
parts, .et the curtain iail
While listening TO these debates, ] have
sometimes forgotten myself IN marking their
conlras,-d effects upon the pas. who custo-
marIiy stands on the daIs before me- and The
venerable secretary who SITS behind him.
/ The youth exhibits intense but pleased emo
ton IN the excitement, while at every Hres-
! er-ni word that Is uttered against the Union
the eyes of the aged man are sufiused with
tears. Let him weep no more Rather re-
l,ice, for yOuIs has been a lot oi rare ieiIciiy.
. lou have seen and been pait of ali The
greatness of your country, the towering ma
| tIonai greatness OF all the world. Weep only
YOU, aud weep wilh all the biuerness Of an
J gu>h. who are Just stepping Oh The threshold
Of iiie for that greatness Petishes prema-
iuIely and exists not Tor you, nor lor me, nor
any that shall come after us.
/ The pYblic prosperity. how could il sur
yive Ihs storm lis elements are industry IN
the culture of every fruit; mining OF all the
metals; commere at home and on every
I sea: material Improvement that knows no
. otsiarle and has no end; invention That
rdnLrs throughout the domain OF nature (;
T IrcIea>e Of knowledge as broad as ihe hu-
man mind can explore perfection OF art as
hign a. human genus can reach; and social
refinement w0rhiH2 Tor line renovation oi the
word. How could our successors prosecute
these noble Utlects III The midst al 6Tu'a Z
. Ing civil conflict Vi hat suaranlees Viii cap
iiat invested lor slch purposes have, that Will
outweigh the premium offered by po.tca
and military ambition Nhal leisure viii the
cltkrn hud for study, or invention, OF att.
under the reign of consCrpuon nay, what
interest IN them will society feel when war
and hate sh Al have taken possession of The
national mind ! Let the miner IN California
. take heed; for ms golden wealth Will become
the prize Of The nalion that can command the
most rcn. ! ct the borderer lake care; for
the Indian Will again lurk around his dwell
ing. Let the pioneer come back into our
drn>er settlements; Tor the railroad, the
pos. road, and the telegraph, advance not
one iuTlong further into the wilderness.
Win standing armies consuming the sub
stance oi our people on the land. and our
Navy aud postal steamers Withdrawn from
the OCEAN, who Will protect OF respect or who
will even know BY name our petty conieter-
acleS
The American man-ofwar IS noble spec
tacle. have seen 1t enter an ancIeht port
in the Mediterranean. All the world won
dered al it. and talked of II. Sairus OF arui-
lcry, from forts and shipping IN The barbor,
>aiuled It's flag. Princes and princesseS and
merchants paid 1t homage, and all the people
blessed II a. harbInser ot nope for their
own ultimate freedom. ! imagine now the
same noble vessel again entering the same
haven. The das of thirly-three stars and
thirteen stripes mas been hauled down, and
In us place sigma! is run up, which naunis
The device oi lone star or palmetto tree.
Men AK, .N no i the stranger that thus
steals into our waters ~ Tne answer con
temptuou>iy gwen u, "She comes from one
ci the obscure republics Of North America-
let her pass on.
Lastly, pubic liberty, our own pecHliar lib
ertv, must laDsuish tor a time. and then cease
TO 1--we. And such hterty, free movement
everywhere through our own land. and
throughout the world: tree speech. free press,
free suffrage; the freedom of every subject
agent who e1puunds. administers or e1tcu'-'s
Unstable and jealous coHiederacie>, CONSTANT
liz appreheudIng assaults without and urea
son wlIhIn. fuImIdd bic only IN each other and
cuDtempuhle to all beside how long VIII IL
be before. on the plea of Public safely they
Will surrender all this lnc,umahi' and une
auaied liberty. and accept the hateful ahd lh-
lJlerabIe espionage ot military de>po'lsm
Whm Cuusss The Sac, gre.
And now. Mr.. President, what Is the cause
for Ihis sudien and eternal sacrifice of 50
much safety, greatness, happiness and tree.
DOM Have ioreign nations combined. and
are thsy coming m rage upon Us No %
far from being enemies, there Is not na'ioh
on earth that i mt an interested, ainlrlng
friend Even the Lunton Tm''. by ne means
rarlIal to ", says: '!l Is qu'Ie possible that
ihe problem of 4 demucrauc republic may De
solved by lis overthrow IN few days IN a
spIru ot folly, SrihShreSs aud shcrt>ishleh-
ness" Has the Federal Government become
Nrannicsl or oppressive, or even rigorous or
unsuuud, Has The CONSTITUTION lost IT'S sPi-
rIt amt all al once collapsed INTO iIirte>s
letter. No; the Federal GuveInment smiIrs
more henisninIiy, ard works to-day more
b.nefrialIy, than ever The Constitution Is
even the chosen mot iel foi the orsanlzalion o:
the newly rI>IrS conleieracIes.
The E,cfion Of Pre,ident.
The occasion is the election Ct President
Of the United States who l. unacceptable To
portion Of rne people. | state The case accu
ratrly. There was no movement Of pisuniui
before The baiiot> winch expressed that choic'
were cast. DlsunIon began as soon as IN.
result vas announced. The Qualification Il
assigned wds that Abraham Lincoln nae
been elected, while the success oi either one
of three other candidates would have been ac
uule>c.F in. Was the election Illegal No
II !, UHImpeachdhls. !, the candidate person
aliy oif-uSiyel No; he IL man Of unhiem
iShed virtue ard amiabe manners. i al
election Of President an unfrequeni or extra
ordinary transaction No; we never had