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HAsrKsaFKRRr. Va.
March 20, 1861.

dAkfLEsf Knhr. VA
March 70, 1861.
Editor Of the Free Press.
Truths. would you teAeh. .-or save sinking land,
Al fG'-none aid you.-ard few understand"
-E,eT Kingdom divided against issn Is sroush,
'Hether the Law Of Christianity. ror the Law ofres-
son. requires TO prostrsis National Independence
Freedom. property and honor. st the feet Of proud
sectional oppressors."
IL 10 Government Of our o~ forming, and adrnnis-
tered By men Of the peoples choice .
Il was very justly observed and the aphorism
of"Polibius" il in every sense. ~ applicable
now 10 the mad and distracted people Of the
United States Of America. as il was. when il
was proposed and accepted a. true political
Ethics by him 10 the dscordant Leople Of the
Eternal city, and the Greek world Thus il ran
IF We may pay proper regard to truth. we
shall ind II necessary not only to eondemn our
fr'snds upon some occasions, and commend our
enen,es, but also 10 commend and eond~mn the
sams psrsons. ~ different circumstances may
require for as is 10 not To be imagned that those
Who are engaged in great Affairs. should always
Be pursuing false or mistaken snds and meas
duct can at all times be exempt from error
To ssve . noble Empire from rvin, should no,
the patriotism. the honor the feeling. the self.
interest Of the people, Individually and collect.
lively in masses, appeal to themselves, in tins
crisis and utterly ignore and lay on the shelf.
ambitious political leaders, and party hacks.
when they. day by day, behold the community
Of the whole Union. 30 far sa the people are in
tersssed and concerned, dragged, yes dragged.
into death like s,upor. upon the momenious
qurstions, arising out Of the crisis forced upon
themi
The writer for one, with this view constantly
IN h,s eye. will do his par, TO avert the evil Of
the day. and the madness Of the hour, and IL
that day and hour comes he will then have the
consciousness and the pleasure OF being able to
say with oihers, Il did my duty far As the
light given me justified and warranted
With unparalleled apathy. disearding the
nouthing Of the Press upon the subject. which
panders 10 the interests Of Proprietors and Pub
lishers, the People Of tho United States Thirty
fosr sillioesl behold, TO their emazement and
horror, indeed. the pillars OF the Government
tearing away-proPerty sinking in value.--tbs
whole country PROSTATE. at the feet of = fanati-
cal political. sectional party on the one hand
which is jubilant and sAulting IN its accidental
position by rrason of this very apathy eont,in-
ed with careless opinions on the value OF the
URsea. aud indifference, peThaps. mental pro-
elivitiss on this subject which produced it On
u. other hssd, sectional party. not Supported
By ths people of thsir section Of lie Country,
ssAsavorisE 10 psrsssds th~sn all how nueA
sAsy are outraged Aod ua~plsd oa-- shsirs ar.
sss rights Of person. prOpsry ssd AoaOgs
gHrssd and sostsd By tbs antagonists ord .
other ssetioa.
Nov. vha1 are he satold consequences Of
fhis state e a6sirs. sad ths.s thirty fo1r nil
l,ons of people have had sbou. - ittls 10 do in
tAs prsaisss. - thsy Asd 10 The eroSnipg Of The
Qssss of Tbs BAsdsish Isissds. ] will pro
phseyr-ApArchy = Niliaty Drspot.
isn is raP.dly aPpso~ehips. Win ths people
tolsrsls sitbsrt hsa 10 high po.i,,oa JtsieisIiy.
regardless q The dangcrs. eonaoa % the peo-
pc asi ths psestigs q cOsAoa eoaaisy asy
b srueEIiag IN ih-ir rsspsctive spheres Of Ae
tiOa. v KrapPle 70 snd ssiss on the Uoyernment
for thsiT ovn psrsoaal aggrAndissusut, o. 10
bFsak it up msreilsssly With the sane end Ia
viev, and spparsutiy dsterninsd that this great
Esiiaa shall 60 70 ---Psrdition. ssIsss they
can possess themsslres of ofseiai power .. one
OF tie oshsr snd Of The lire. aad With this Oh.
jeet. opPoss sad defeal, o. throw soups tcehnicai
ssisstioa is tAs way. of svsry meusarv ssleUla-
ted 70 Save TIE UAioa.~ beloved asd blssiing
ssssasy, tssa IL pieces ~ fnstioas. dssyssass.
sozvslsivs ssd Fuiaous strsggis. fos power.
Asrs.Slors ssjsying fhs ispssinabls blessings
II liberty u psFsoa. liberty - property ssd
libsrty u oPsaioa. - = dsErss sever ssCsedsa
u shs vosld. sppsais shFsusA yuur A~sbls ssr-
respon4-.s. "a tAs niIiioas q hvaas bsiaga
shs1sof. vhs asitbss hold ssioa. nos ssst sGios !;
hui uhe are asle sneoasoiossly ths passive ~
ssruasuas II thoss sso % sssk ihsna. sad wAs
do "a sssk fAssa, ssd wks vAiis ths aansssis
sroabls eostnss.. shsiy ksssiis- srs sads 80.
soufss,abls sd uahappy. ere snfssblsd asa
hrpl fraa UsioA rssti~aats snd Casa aesioa,
a ryatify shssuhision ~ = fsv .,sa tnss ons 10
Ghy theu.aaA q ihs peopisl
Tts,s ere ~ .sa No havs ksosxki ao fhs
vssy sszss q GsstrurtigE, beiisvs. lks i.ir,ss
Ahris q bunaa sss~n@ess, fhstss sAons -
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