Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-24

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\ To right those wrongs come wenl conc woo
To perish or O'ercOmc the foe"
Alter tue battle of Bunker Hill. inllam
atory and patriotic appeals were made
throughout the length and breadth of the
land. Fathers and sons left the same
homes to fight the same battle lpdcpcn
dence was now the theme which inspi ed
the tongues of Henry, Adams, Otis and
hundreds Of others. The declaration was
made sealed, signed and read from the
pulpitS, from the house tops, and at the
head OF the army, and all who heard it
were aroused 70 greater cXertions that
they might realize tho consummation of
all their hopes and anticipations. viz; lib
, cr,Y or demh-trec,hom trom the HraLiom NJ
Great Brj6aH--trcciGm Of Spcech-FREEDoN
OF THE PRESS and above all freedom to
make and to execute their own laws
/ but these could only be obtained by fight,
ing, manIully fighting disputing every
inch OF ground. and every man To throw
himself into the breach, as though h9
considered himself as an instrument in
the hands Of ~, violence to assist in the
acheY cmeEt Of glorious independence
or as though he considered his life as u
voluntary offering upon the alter OF
American liberty; that whether he might
fall amid the carnage Of the hlOOd-en.
sanguined field, or VIII 1ther he might live
to see that Independence consummated,
he had the cheering consolation that if
1t vas his lot to fall, he iel! fighting for bis
family, his country and his God, that his
children might enjoy the advantages of
constitutional liberty, and with the emo
tiOns Of pride, point TO the historic page
and say, "behold the blood of that parent
whose blood now circulates in my veins,
was offered as rich lIbation at Bunker
Hill, at Concord, and Monmoth, at Sara.
toga orat Yorktown, aud that his life was
offered up on the shrine Of American lib,
erty, that his children might enjoy the
blessings which we now possess"
When we take n retrospective view Of
the Revolutionary struggle, what a scene
presents itself Tor the orator, What an
example for our statesmen, WHO can
think Of the suit'orings of our bare.tooted
soldiers ut Valley Forge, without drops
ping n sympathetic tear? Who can re,
cur to the march of Arnold TRAITOR rs he
subsequently proved TO bel and his little
army to Quebec without admrag the in,
u'H''HolS u Ch'IEy "''' IS''N' iN''"S W
that little band! W no can pom, 10 the
names Of Adams, Hancock, Jefferson,
Henry, Green, Warren, wayne, PUTNAM,
Lafayette, and other guiding stars OF the
hevoIulion, NlihoIt admirlnS thelr pa
tuollSm, their undaunted bravery lhciI
ardent zeal, Their heroic SacrlhceN, tucE
ueteFnlHeo "a, hostii''! 20 hrl'l>h u?"rl'htl"n'
',.e'l uot "No 'ii''' % u, ''io "'"'o' '"''''''
VI s'o''"u' i""' l'i'''o"'''
IL mattered not whether, IN the coun>
scIs OF the nation, or upon the battle h@Id,
Their llolto was 'gNe US llbcliy or give
US death, ana VINO Mr. lfeSld'nt' wllI
bear the na-le "I NaSH!hGtoh-he VINO
was 'hrst III war, hrot III peace, ana VINO
VIII ever be llIsI III lNe hearts Oh ms couh'
tIymeh VINO can thlhN o' ms "l'lhteF-
ostcd patriotl, m-hlS love OF country, M
acknowledged proves MS mllitary SKIN
ms patent perseverance ana lhueIIu'
Saole eN'r'io"S III inc cause .. our in'e>
penueNcej OF VINO can el'J"y S''e o''ss'|S9
Wnlch we no" ENJOY Us ''e l'',ts " HiS
la1CrS ana tue consequences o' ms eA",C
ed PATRIOTISM without eNcIalhi' take
MN loE All III an ne was man. We s"a'I HoV
look upon us IKE again. ms name IS e.
tcrnllyi MS reSilehCeCIe''Ioh'u' as 'oh'o 'he
hearts OF ms coun'rymGh an" ms inoh"'
ment hlS country ana "iiiie lioel'y mas
one single refuge on inns g'ooe' INC name
OF W ASH Nj ION sna'l oe me "@'ch'
Tord OF all future patlio'S, ana me ueath
kne!l to tyranny lhc uay "h'cm Whlch we
now celebrate, was Inc lmmGHEie cause
OF our independence, ana ia" l'oef'IGS
which we now ENJOY It's consequences. IS
Ii not right and proper then, ana cmi"
nently becoming paIrlols' 10 give 10 tue
names and memories oil 'HoSe VINO nave
gwen us these oieSairSS' no s''l'ei ana
measured praise! lAey were no ordinary
men, anu 'ne "rv,; ] i'C anL 10y siaI 'o ''S'
III 49, vas ~ o' '7,,f a"afa;ai aoI ,I''s ,is ., -
mas since l'o'Gu o,"fmo,,,, "'" NY ,'
"c'la'ou .h"t ;" oI,ia,a,,o.',. o'7 ,'i,r "Tu I,'
celeo'a'c tIle" I "SI,,,' oo,,-,i,,i. "l'I' 10
ana reJolc'ss' al" i,n,'i! o"' NIvi,"s
OF inuSlem'S''CIc ',',UiE oL r','',''i"o @
TIC anu J"J ouS ~ ',n,,ar, ""o ,on ''',,
Ealheu llI"' ,"TSt "n,o, '',"S ," ] 10y q"
otN'o" ~ I''' ,nrro"S "',S or ,o Iaca,,all "l
/ 10 witness Wy SUI It'".' VI nc ''''"'o"