Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-03-09

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it waves today the "1nonestonsd and nm,
opestionahle ensignu of mower IHer;u JJ,;on
faith. integrity Albeit some clonds lower
and the sky looks threatening. albeit. some of
the sister States have soupbt uniust cause of
quarrel AGAINST their sisters vet I nbate not
a lot of heart and hone for he future We
have problems enough, and difficult enough
Tor Statesmen to solve nevertheless i trust
IN God they will be satisfactorily solved. l
believe that, If at this hour, "a stranger touch
ed our institutions and our laws" from the
Gulf to the lakes, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific wa would AGAIN he a united neonle
The crowd of thronpinp memories which cone
up from the past would prove stronger than
hooks OF steel to bind US together, IN trnter-
nal union around that flag. No portion OF
the American people can look into their
hearts, and voluntarily seperate themselves
from the glory which rests like halo upon
it
oTbo, many mud hrch, ,,e tho s,,,s ,r,, ,,,s,,
In N. eng by our country unfu,lsJ
And the s,ripes ths, are swelling m majesty there
Like rain.bows adjoining the world
There ligh, is unsullled as those in the sky,
BY a deed that our fathers have done,
And. they mr.. learued in MS ,rus and os b.Iv
Aue as in that motto Of MANY IN oNE.n
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s'.1"' u'u ~ .ousn Gu. ,u's..I'on' .
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pio "ou.u oo q. onee 'a..eu o'.n u"u
Sou," ou. poop'e 1uo s ouo
w. oo"s s It;,ou S' W.. 0'0 i''
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"No fear, no Doubling thy sol ier shall know
Where here stands his country aud 'onder hi' foe
One look at the bright sun one player to the sky,
One glance where our banner hoat' glorious on high
i"e, "h' as 'ne young ,ion pounds o" MS prey
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lhe biography oil our country IN It's revolu-
tlonary era, is sacred theme. 1t is conse'
Grated oy the purity and sublimlty OF the
cause which was at stake f; aud followed by
the atmosphere OF virtue and high individual
morality which encompased 1t. ! am no
crooker, nor habltuai mournsr over the de.
Reneracy OF the times. But, ~ IS too paipa.
BILE TO be mistaken, the chivalry OF public
virtue is gone the romantic purity OF patri-
otism Is soiled personal integrity and morsll.
ty have found counterfeit 10 what are called
party claims and the reward OF approving
conscience the precious recompenSe OF u
duty performed beyond which GEORGE
WAsniSGIoN, never looked, has its substitute
in our day, IN the rewards OF party services
and the spolls OF political victory. With
what dispenser OF public honors and emolu-
ments would private moral and mental worth
now weigh down the BEEN IN the balance
with political influence. Let the histoay Of
the times answer
10 the personal worth aud private merit
oil our revolutionary ancestors, justice is
rarely done. They drew their swords for
opinions sake Tor, IN truth they we're not
haTshly governed aud, having drawn them,
thought no sacrihce too great fol the contest,
10 private iiie the majority OF them were men
OF stern morality and high integrity, whose
patriotism aud domestic virtues had the same
firm basis. Yet al! this, the fruits Of familiar
love, the delights OF the domestic circles.
mean the reward Of social aud familiar virtue,
the devoted affection OF dear families and
friends they sacrificed without murmer or
hesitation at the call of their indignant coun.
try. Is there then, no lesson for US 10 the
history OF their lives. IL our public men
could be tempted to retrospect of this lilo.
minated record Of our early history, and be
made to believe that it affords all attainable