Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-05-23
The Right Kind Of Talk.

Among those arrayed in arms against
the Southern Despotism, is Gen. B. T.
Butler of Massachusetts, who for years
sided with everything demanded by the
South, however unreasonable. He was
member too, of the Charleston Democratic
Convention, and withdrew from that body
with the secessionists and co-operated with
them in their subsequent Convention, held
in Baltimore, when John G. Breckenridge
was placed in nomination for the Presiden-
cy. Gen. Butler sustained the nomination
then made during the campaign, and the
principles embraced in the platform of the
Breckenridge party. No man ever went
further to serve the Fire Eaters of the
South, and it was not until the attack upon
Fort Sumter, that Gen Butler and those
who acted with him at the North, got their
eyes open and realized fully that the Sc
ccssionists designed to destroy the Union
When the traitors could no longer conceal
their designs, the whole body Of their sym
pathizcrs at the North were shocked, and
for time, stunned by the breakers upon
which they had been instrumental in so
nearly precipitatins the country. Soon
reaction took place, and some of these
men, today, are foremost in the cause Of the
Union From the moment Gen. Butler
landed at Annapolis he took strong meas
urc5 against all traitors who came within
his reach, and while in command at Balti.
more, we felt quite sure many traitors
head laid down to an uneasy slumbcr At
Washington on Thursday last, in response
10 a serenade, he said
Fellow citizens: Your cheers for the old
Commonwealth of Massachusetts are rightly
bestowed. Foremost in the ranks of those
who fought for the liberties of the country in
the Revolution was Massachusetts,, and it is
historical fact, which | take great pride in
referring to in this hour, that in the Rcvolu
ton, the Old Bay State furnished more men
to 90 south # Mason and Dixon's line to
fight the enemies of the country than did
all the Southern Colonies put together.-
iUheers. And in this second war, if war
must come, to establish the Declaration of
dependence anew, and Ia secure the bless
ing of that Dccaration-the Constitution and
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is ready again to
furnish every man, aye. every woman, upon
her soil in this cause. Applause. Perhaps
NAV, for the moment, be excused for refer
ring 20 my own State. ! believe l speak to
many who have the love of the old Common
wealth in their hearts But we have this diff
ference from our Southern brethren: while
we love Massachusetts with the true love Of
a son, we love the Union and the country with
equal devotion. Good !" and cheers
We put no State rights, no State pride no
love of the old Commonwealth, before above,
and beyond the love of the Union. Cheers,
10 US our country is first, because ii is eur
country. Three cheers. Our State next,
because she is our State. and part of that
country. Our oath Of allegiance to the I'm
lon is the first binding obligation; our oath
Of allegiance to the State is the second bind
ing obligation never clashing, always inter
twning. He who does his duty to the Tn
i3n does his duty to the State "g0od," and
cheers and he who does his duty to the State,
does his duty to the Union-one and INSOFAR
able, now and forever. Cheers. Allow me,
further, to say that look upon this demon
stration of yours as prompted by that devo-
iiln which we all feel for a common causG-a
common country. This is IA great and good
Government of ours, so kind SO benign, and
60 benefcent that its hand has only been felt
in acts Of afectionate generosity, and is now
for the first time, raised in the act of chas-
Using its children.
1t has been attacked by those who should
have been the first to defend 1t, and as, in the
history of a mans life, many things may be
worse to him than death, so in the history
I ATc,vo oEorrr
ton may be worse than the shedding of blood.
Ny friends this Union established by our
fathers. cost them great deal of treasure, a
great deal of suffering, great deal of blood,
and by the bright heaven above us we will
not part with it short of the first cost, and in
terest from the day of the date. " Good"
and cheers The same blood which flowed
in our fathers veins still flow in ours the
same courage which they showed still trust
animates US we have the same power of en-
dnrance the same love of liberty and law Is
ours and we hold him brother who stands by
the flag of the Union, and we hold him en-
emy to the last degree who attempts to strike
one star out of that brilliant constellation
which floats over us. Three cheers A
voice, "a little more grape, General" Three
cheers for the stars and stripes.
But hear some one say, shall we carry on
tratricidal war? Shall we shed our broth
ars' blood? Shall we 90 to the extent of
meeting in arms those whom we have been
taught to call our brothers? To that an
swer: as our fathers in defence of their rights
did not hesitate to strike the mother country,
and fight against their mother, SO we, their
sons, in defence of our rights, must meet our
brothers as they met their mother. If this
wicked, unholy, and fratricidal war is forced
upon US, we can only say, let the responsible
lty rest upon those who made the necessity.
Our hands are clean, our hearts are firm, and
the Union must be preserved. Cheers.
AT every hazard, at every risk, at every ex-
1nOse ct tI,o -,o,;eoo &c o,-orr liFa tbio Sida