Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-01-18

quarter repair to the detachments of the army and
to this garrison. to declare their allegiance to the
King, and 10 offer their services arms IN sapport
/ Of has government. In u1aRs instances, thea hare
Drought prisoners their former OPpressors leaders;
and may venture to assert that there are fetD men
IN So1h Carolina oho not either prisoners or
ia arms tcifh as.
| South Carolina has not neglected to furnish
witnesses of her own 10 corfoborate the state
ments of Sir Henry Clinton While be was
writing that letter, the patriots of Charleston
were writing such letters as this
TO their Ercelteactes Sir HENRY CLINTON, Knight
Of The Bath, General Of His Majsstys Forces, and
MARIoT ARBUTHNoT, Esq, Hice admiral Of The
BfHe, Has MaJestys Commissioners 10 restore peace
aud good government IN The several Colonies IA re-
beltioB IN North .4mefica
''THE HUMBLE ADDRESS OF DIVERS IEHABIrANrs
OF CHARLEsTowN
s.The inhabitants of Charles Town, by the arti.
cles OF capituation, declared prisoners on pa-
role; but We the nnderwritten, having every in
ducement to return 70 our allegiance aud ardentIy
hoping speedily to be re-admitted to the character
and condition of British Subjects take this oppor-
tnnity of rendering to your excellencies our warm
est congratulations the restoration of this capi-
tol and province to their political connection with
the Crown and Government uf Great Britain, an
even. which will add luStre to yOnr ExceIlencies'
characters, and, trust, entitls you to the most
distinguishing mark Of the Royal favor. Although
Tue IlSut ol taAlng America IN Parliament excited
considerable feelings in the minds of the people of
this province. yet let it, with religious adherence
to truth be affirmed, that that they did not enter
tain the most distant thought of dissolFing the
union which so happily subsisted between them and
their parent country and when, in the progress Of
that fatal controversy, THE DOCTRINE OF INDEpExD-
ENCY, WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE MORE NoRTHERN
COLONIES, made its appearance among us, QUA Ma
TURE REToLTED AT THE IDEA, and we look buck
with the most painful regret on those commissions
that gave existence to power of subgerting aeon
stltution for which We always had, and ever shall
retain, the most profound yenerAtion and substi-
tuting IN rs stead RANK DEMocRAC which, how
ever carefully digested in theory, being reduced
into practice, has exhibited system OF tyraanic
domination only TO be found among the uaeivilzed
part of mankind, in the history of the dark and
barbaEous ages of antiquity.
owe sincerely lament that after the repeal of
those statutes which gave rise to the troubles in
America, the OYertures made by His Maiesty's |
Commissioners, from time to time, were not re-
garded by our late rulers To this fat inattention
are to be attributed those calanities which nave
involved our coontry in state Of misery and ruin
from which however We trust it will soon emerge
by the wisdom and clemehcy OF his Maicsty's aus
picious Government, and the influence OF pruden-
tial laws adopted to the nat1rA Of tho evils We la
bor under ani that the people will be restored to
those privileges, in the enjoyment whereof their
former felicity consisted.
seAnimated with these hopes, we entreat your
Excellency's interposon, in assuring his Majesty,
that We shall glory in every occasion of manifest
ing that zeal and affection for his person and Gov
ernment, with which gratitude can inspire a free
and joyful people.
ssCHARLEs- Town, June 5. 1850.