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

| see tnaI you were rlght, had rather Ole with
! you, than to live without you. But as Henry
Clay had rather be right than to be President,
| SO had rather be an Outcast from among men
than to be an accnrsed of God, as most GER
tainly should be. if. with my present conviction
| of truth should defend the suicidal measures
/ Of the shareholders. Shareholders Yankees
| How differently these terms sound in different
ears J Yankee Doodle is reputable gentle
man all over the world except among secession
lists. Shareholders +" is a tern OF reproach
everywhere, except among slaveholding seces
sionis:s. Strange that 20 one understands the
/ Bible, nor State right, nor the rights OF mau,
but secession shareholders.
! You see what kind of hereto your uncle
| is. Will you let him go to the grave of bis
mother in Virginia, and upbraid her for teach
iugs that have led him so far estray from truth!
and make him bless God that be had rather be
YaHkee than q stakeholder fused 10 mourn
that my father Hogs was buried in Ph;ladeI-
phia instead Of Virginia. Now | mourn that
NY mother is not sleeping at bis side. | could
then stand aud weep tears OF gratitude for all
the instruction | received from them without
danger OF having my mangled corpse drawn
over their graves by hands that would glory
to be balhed in the hearts gore OF her husband
il he were living, aud dared 10 teach what he
died believing.
Better times will return. Inevery sin, it is
said is the seed of its own destruction The
soul that sins must die, is Gods universal law
Some men destroy the Union, tearing that
South Carolina will not permit them 10 sell
their slaves TO her, if they remained South
Carolina denounceS the Confederate States
. nF Il no Sl9C aHa h. will
it, if Boston aud New York will not help her, If
she can, aud then she will not give living
price for slave breeding. Where are you then?
Both from principle aud interest opposed TO
the African slave trade re: stick 10 the Con-
federate slave States You have mob0ed out
of your State, already. some OF your bes, men.
leaving their property prey 10 the awless.
" The outside PRESSURE that bore SO heavily On
every Union man." will asSuredly crush out
every Union man az your unnecessary ap-
proachiug election. for you have already, with
out vote OF the people, renonuced your ale
giaGce to the Union /; Professionally Joined the
Contederates glory in South Carolina and
committed depr.datons on tue property Of the
I aica. and are 10 armed open rebellion aZainS.
what was your pride ouce 10 call your country
Where is freedom now in Virginia Who
dare rrflse 10 join your home guard, to vote
for Cuion. 10 preech what they believe 10 De
the truth about politics or slavery or anything
else, If the - rough riders co not Ike it ? II
the Wheeling district i; can be done. They
will secede, aud yOur doctrine OF nOn-coercion
nil meet you there and the unequal taxation
in favor OF shareholders wI be settled without
your Convention. Long ago old General 6 Abe
came near burning Richmond and numbering
ts men. and dividing IT'S women amoGg his
followers There were no abOiIiouisIs then
Old Nat Turner is not forgotten among you
He said tae Bible made him f.ht-uo one ac-
cused the abolItioais.s OF urging hin on. Three
several times thc Ciacks OF South Carolina
made lis whites turn wRiter with fear long be-
fore the north agitated iihe subject Of slavery
Old Dams head is yet unOuTisd 10 North Car
o.na. II there was danger then, it Is 10; Gi-
miuiShed now
Old John Brown was q vile seeessiolst-
lie wanted to destroy the | uion 10 SCI I'D for
himself. lie bore the first marx of secession
According 10 TIE new notion lie had o rigdI
10 set up for hiuseli and none had the right
10 coerce. lie was hung for doing en- s small
scale that which is being done now among you
on a larger Que. All the John Browns are
rot dead. Fifteen OF them. with four negroes
and ltteen white men each, could keep yonr
~hcie coGeeeEacy IN a continual uproar aud
turmoil. How can you preEeG! il Your
coufederates have looked vita 40 evil eve u9-
on our commerce. ana set your pirates a; work
TO steal i. Ohe of the greatest difficulties we
now have. IS, 70 keep The people from taking
the matter into their own hands There is q
fearful outside pressure. which Won saw We
g,BE
ample aud yield 10 1t and turn il agaius, Won
That spirit IS pressing towards lue South
Those who murdered sons OF Massachusetts
mothers, going % the Capitol caunot expect
mach sympathy tor the mothers whose sons
committed the bloody deed Let the cruel.
wicked work OF robbery, piracy and murder 60
on, aud you will see trouble that you never
dreamed OF. Ii the men yoa are so abusing
would only get out OF the war, one fell sRooU
would be made iBa; would cause hell Itself 70
own II was ouidoae, both north and south. 10
deeds OF TinieCce. Already crowds of slaves
are sad TO De passing ibroagh ,his State. urg-
Ias the free blacks TO join them and lead them
against their former masters LAST week ser
eutE I'VE blacks were iouad armed ami train
ing. and burning to 20. |, is horrii. Itmases .
toe blood run cold 10 think what NAV come
Inc blood spill. IN Baltimore, aad the violent
aggreSslO's N the frs; place. from the firing .
on the StaE cf tie IFZsf TO the stealing Of Har-
per's Ferry, i provoking whole States to Sc I
eede, If they are no: permitted 10 revenge snd +
aTenge- Whist can we do 10 prevent il? Up
10 the taking OF Fort Samter, 10 one here
thonsht seriously OF EaF- Firing oa the S.ay
Of tss Hes: did some mischief but still We al
desired peace, and many OF rs deeply sympa-
ihised with gcu. But the giving OF fery stones
iRstead o: bread to Msior Andersoa and his
men, 6fly lighting for lhirty-tix hoarx against