Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-09-07


men should bare their breasts in battle, wo.
en- the uame of heaven that the blessings of
the Union should return. and children lift up
their little hands to curse this rebellion as
ferocious monster that has come bithrr TO tor.
ment them before theit time, aud dim with
blood and tears the iustre OF their bright
star. | believed. when the evening of the last
Presidential election had closed down. that
could claim exemption aud an honorable dis
charge from the active discussions of the day
| congratulated myself that | should once
more enjoy repose 10 the quiet of my home
and in the pursuit | loved But this ques
ton oi Government or anarchy has arseo, aud
l tinh 1t my duty to raise my voice OF the de.
mands of my fellow ciiiz ne, until turbulence
is hnshed. or. crowped with triumph. Are
you in favor of war? No; but | am 10 favor
OF putting down war by force Of arms. am
opposed to wor, aud 10 favor of obtaining
peace by putting down the authors of the
war. ain IN favor Of peace, bu. | am 10 70.
vor of the only course that will insure it-dri.
wing ont armed rebeion-negotiatiDg with
loyalty.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT is TO BE SAVED.
! know there are some who fear the warlike
power Of the rehellous States They had
great deal Of power for good but they have
great deal less then they imagine, or is
imagined, for evil. We are good deal slow.
er 10 waking up, bnt when we wake up we are
good deal more 10 earnest. The tone Of the
Rebel press is exceedingly braggart 10 regard
to its men and its victories. 1t reminds NE,
when ] hear Of their self lsuded prowess, of
the showman who spoke Of the great capacities
of the animal he was exhibiting: Ladies' and
gentlemen" said he, "this is the Bengal tiger,
measuring fourteen feet from the tip Of bis
nose to the tip of his tail aud fourteen feet
more from the tip of his tail back to the tip
of his nose, making 10 all twenty. eight feet"
| Laughter Now. think their estimates OF
their forces and their capacity are Just about
as liberal And they IRE to he looked at &C.
cordngly. NEVERTHELESS, they have great ell
ements Of mischief. And if Satan himself
had been sent on earth to scorge mankind,
aud to cover the land with d4solatiou he
could not have performed his mission more
successfully than by assuming the shape of u
rebel demagopue, and preaching Secession
I"SOund" Now, have a clear and well
defined, and distinct theory, OF what | would
do With this matter to attain u peace. ] do
not know that this Government ever can be
brought back to where it was before in the
enjoyment of all its relations bnt believe
it can be. In population wave succeeds wave
in generations as wave succeeds wave upon
the oceaa, and the men OF to day pass away
Tomorrow. | believe it can be brought back,
bnt not by fostering rebellion but it is by
treating it as treason, robbery and murder
And, if this Government ever can he saved, it
must be by summary chDsiisemen; and over
/ throw of rebellion so that the loyal people of
| the Southern States can come forward and
! administer the government OF those States as
before. Who is the missionary that is goiOg
with bis peace propositions? What is he GO.
| ing 10 say. N haC viii ne say to this party
| in rebellion? 1t is a pretty thing to talk
about and for the designing TO dnpe the North
with il it a very awkward thiOg to reduce to
/ practice. If you drive ont rebellion, you will
have loyal people South "a we'll Gs North.
! Then they will all DO what Virginia, and Mis-.
sonri, and Maryland are trying to do, and
| what Delaware are doing. Are there any
men here who. want this Union divided
! I"No." Then do not sympathise with trea
son IN any form in gender. numbrr. person or
/ case in any of its ramlfcatOns. HINT it like
/ a lerocious monster wherever you fGo it. is
/ here any one who wishes this matter let alone
/ to perfect the rebellion, so cause,essly coul-
! menced
| 'Who W 'ud be traitor knave!
Who would fI "A CO wards grave.
! Who so base as be save
| Let him turn and fee.
Who for Union and fI Law
Freedoms sword wall strongly draw,
| FTeemen stand or freemen fall,
| Let him follow me.n
A nd that is, fight for the Union, the whole
UOion, aud nothing but the Union. Let ev-
cry American citizen, instead of crying peace
peace, when there is 10 peace, rally upon the
! ramparis until secession is silenced until
the roar of artillery has ceased. Then we
shall baue peace, enduring, perpetual peace,
| and as monsters are seldom bDrn o the same
generation, We shall have no more Of this SO.
cession in the present century or the next
| This Government is the Government of .he
American people. 1t is ours to use, ours TO
enjoy. hat, it is not ours tn subvert We are
trustees. We are charged with sacred trusts
! A II we have to do is to hask 10 the Sunshine
of its business. But cnrsed be the unholy am.
hilton that attempts to destroy it. ! regard
| him and treat him as a traitor to his kind
God will set a mark upon him, too but il
! will be like the mark set upon the hrst muir
derer of mau-tor that was set for safety-
but this will be set for destruction And God
grant that 1t may be so. (''Amen.') 1t will
be time enough to struggle over who shall
huiDlDlsltF lue WHcU WE ore SURF
we have one to administer. lie who is not
for it is against ] have determined to fight
this battle out, bu. n no political grounds
stand upon the Constitutional ground Of
my fathers. There will stand aod animate
my countrymen to stand with me, ard when
once we shall have peace restOred-wbeO VI
shall have put down rebellion, when we sba
have encouraged fidelity when peace auc
prosperity shall again greetus, then let us see i
any part of any State is oppressed, il any in
dividual is wronged il any are deprived o
their rights, see that equal aud exact justice
is extended to ALL This Is a great crisis, moi
only 10 our affairs of human liberty. Th'
Angel of Freedom, after coursing over th'
wide expsnse Of waters in the Old World
found no rest for the sole Of her foot until sh,
hovered here, Here is her resting place
God of my fathers, o protect her. Let us g
forward to this great work ol preservation no
merely as members of political parties, but q
American citizens (cheers) bound to carr.
out the work our fOrefataers began, BY IN
exertion ofevery energy. moral and martial
Here is the glorious Ship of State, with it
ensgns streaming its Stars and Stripes re
olent of hope, carrying gladness whereve
seen by the true hearted, and we bail it a
the noblest emblem Of earth. Heaven bles