Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20


fact, that all the governmental contests that
have arisen since the creation of the world,
have arisen between the few on the one side
claiming arrogant powers, aud the many on
the other side against whom these arrogant
powers were claimed l appeal to the pages
OF history, sir, in vindication of that position
The revolutions of this world have sprung from
that principle-arrogant assumptions on the
part of the few on the one hand against the
everlasting rights of the many on the other
Il was SO 10 Eagand it was so in Rome, it
was SO among the CeleStials ic China it is
SO III 1862 in North America. The contest is
between the few on the one hand who AFRO
gate TO themselves uuWarranted claims and
powers against the everlasting rights of the
masses. The conflict Of ours was inevitable
The people need not open their eyes, or stand
aSast and wonder that we are involved in the
present difficulty as we are. Why, when the
sun hides himself behind the cloadS of winter,
and the breath o. heaven is chilled with the
frost, and the very bosom OF the earth is bound
in an icy sheet, do you not wonder that flowers
do not leap up from the bosom OF the earth
But when the air is balm, when the SUI draws
near, and the earth is warm, we may expect
their coming, aud their non-appearance would
be 4 miracle. Every sequence has its autece
( dent, and causes ever will and must produce
their results. The circumstances Of this coun.
try for tle past fifty years, have led le5iti
mateiy to the present outbreak. There is
law 10 nature aud law in philosophy, u law in
Hsa'e" a"V ~" ~ e".'u' ma cOn n''1' lo .'lS
caun0t pcaceab'y coeXj,t Fire and water,
/ luciter matches and gunp0wder, cannot be
/ thrown together aud jumuled aud j0Stlvd about
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.vr 50 great q tE2tA but he never VIII utter
greater oae. Acd the man WHO stands at
the ie1in 10 DAY ana guides Tue sa'p OF state,
never uttered It proionnder truth than when
he aEerfed that where tie bait or d country
was SLAVE on Tie one side, aad the other hail
was Zee: the country could hot prosper per-
part must oYerruu the free part, or TIE free
part ao'ofo me save part. say he uttered
tfu'A - "hith l SuOScE1os. y ~ sir
one S'le q man i pAFa.! Led' ms maSc!5s
contracted, tue c''ca.a''eA o. inc $1,000 Inipeu-
eu' a"I .-9 N--'s' sue Is See",'hS'! neai'hE'
e''hsI l"e Pa'''s~'u P-'' Will oS utS'eeS'
'eDa - . pa! '.s Owe, l"S .,, wen pa,
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I"''e"' u. ''a"'! through me ".SeaSeu POT
Uo"' 'E>'o''"S IT, say SUI !" a country "ueFe
,1s o'7 I.'''o" = iIee anu tue o'"er s'aFe'
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'U' ''' Ie~."- !" g'INc'P'ss' l" a" seHe'-
a. V'" 'u0.ss ''g i''' .. "'sio'D' o' PAS''o''
So, ',..'' =. n'a.,'.''1 par o' Ir9
NE 'D' cue genres ,'.l"Hi!'
30, ..,a--,a,,. q. 81 = !.
. n What ,1-.v a man Inv Eai,n, + he Las
anrtli,, nf ,,srr,t,s,, or rvisl,r,. hor,5
about him !, b-,.e.g-s bis, 70 lo,k ,ba ec,ar.
gepcv fai.>y and sougrely in the face and meat
I il according To the needs Of The dsv Ia,lin
he once a parl.zan. but seven times + -atrjot
Now listen 10 me fo- one moment 81 r,~,,
in fEi; co,.rry is the nh l. e7gssof e,r s~iy,ir-
.yopblss / know i, has. been said that oor diff.
dculues have arisen from the extremists Of the
north or a5olItlonists. | know il has been said
alss tha, our troubles have been caused by lbe
overw helm,ng and oYerweeuiug desire Of Ger.
tain men in the south FOX power. goaded on by
an Unsuitable aod gaultuE ambition. Strip it
of all disguises. sir. and call things by their
right names and ' give the devil bis due :" and
it IS summed up just in tie phraseology have
given you, that slavery is the cause OF your
trouble Why was that company Of men
standing 10 front Of the Executive Chamber
this morning and why was the Governor Civ,
ing them an encouraging and patriotic address?