Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-01-21
LETTER FROM WILLIAM PENN
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M.snlNaroN. Lanuary 2O. ls62
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If this country is ever 10 he restored 10
peace and unity again it must be upon some
liked and well-deGned principle, Unlike the
war now going on, there must be an object
or basis upon which TO act clearly under
stood and agreed upon 1t will not do TO
tumble and stumble aimlessly along, and let
influences appear and disappear as they will,
with but vague idea on our part, that
without any effort from us things will event
ually come all right again, and we at last,
will be a reunited and happy people as
heretofore.
We seem to leave great deal too much
work to be done by the inherent power OF
what we are pleased to call Liberty. We
have a sort of notion that there is enough
Of virtue in that word to overcome all OBJ
stacles. and hence all we have to do is to
cry out Liberty, unfurl the stars and stripes,
and declare ourselves the greatest, freest,
most powerful and unconquerable nation in
all the earth aud the whole thing is accom-
plished, albeit treason and rebellion may
stalk through the land, and lurk in the very
hiding places Of authority, But while We
are thus shouting at the top Of our lungs for
Liberty, we forget that its great, its only
danger is from its antipodal enemy, slavery
and that if we would indeed defend Liberty
it must be done, not by singing songs and
making speeches before the emblems of the
charming goddess, but by bold, universa
and earnest declaration that its insidious fot
-slayery-ahall be destroyed, and driver
from even its remotest haunts in thi'
Republic.
What is the North now lighting for
t Does any body know oh, yes, says one i
is battling for Liberty But the North en-
ioyed liberty to the full before it engage,
in the war and with its present aims ant
, purposes, it can have no more liberty if i
, should fight on for twenty years Libert
+ forsooth When did the North make an
S such declaration Of its object It has raise
/ vast armies, it is true it has also give
e abundantly of it's wealth and resources I
b sustain the war 1t has done everythin
l. that could reasonably be required Of
Y to restore tranquility to the country, e1
l. cept manifest COURAGE enough to give en-
phasis to the declaration that the iull-grow
curse, the chief disturbing cause of tn
nations calamity, slavery, shall he extirpl
=, ted forever. from the land it has rent asu
der and desolated Here is the weak poil
- of loyalty. We are more loyal to our fea
,,sr
p. so deeply ahectioned towards "our misgui
.a ed brethren Of the South" that rather thi
4 be accused of rndeness We will let The par
!, cidal hand Of slavery continue 10 thrust
death blows OF the embodiment of Liber
-. in our midst. We refuse to lop of the mi
49, derous limb that is raised against us, and )
~ we shout Liberty! There looks very like
os strange inconsistency in all this; if il dc
N not betoken fear.
NC If liberty is to live and give forth its h
an ven-born benefits and blessings to the p'
- pie in the future as it has done in the pa
SLAVERY MUST DIE. Not only must it die,
it must be buried SO deep that the gr
chasm Of hell shall appear in point of d
no tance, as its uppermost heaven, Libe
in. and slavery cannot co-exist any longer
,ot this continent The one must be the su
bo yor of the other; and the present war is
% determine which of the two the people
ION consign to everlasting destruction. I
may wink, and dodge, and shrug their sh
ders as they will; but the issue is the 81
at last and when the freemen of the
States shall evince the true courage of }
and draw their whetted steel across
' throat of the black monster, then will
first dawning of real purpose unfold il
on in relation to the war, and half millio
'ral strong, faithful, unfaltering defenders
ON, send out from the clash OF their victor
ee's arms pgans which the goddess of Liberty
OF wont to sing in the palmiest days of
any purity and power. But till this be dC
'uld until the brazen iniquity shall receive
'ol- well-directed blows square in the face,
be taught to know that its final hour
cred hand treason will continue to dispute
Il IN ground with our armies, and the world,
"aru looking on, will echo and reecbo its q
'"e -" What is this fighting all abouti'
!, WILLIAM Pm