The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-30
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success.
eg-We give the following without endorsing
all the views of the writer. We have frequent
ly stated our position upon the points touched
week before last we gave, as we think, a full,
straightforward and conclusive answer to the
legal question which our friend propounded We
have neither time nor room to discuss the ques-
ton at greater length. Meanwhile we commend
the remarks of our mountaineer, for their frank
ness and evident sincerity.
SHADE TP., Somerset Co., May 10, go.
Nr. Etht0r:--
am convinced, by your whole course,
in this caamitous career of our country, that
you are thorough-souled Union man; but, still.
| beg leave to differ from you. You speak of
ed,g; but speak of it practically. And prac-
tcally, the United States have become 'Dis-united
States" Therefore there can be no treason a.
gainst the "United States" Iacknowcdge your
tact and skill as lawyer; but, like Goldsnith's
schoolmaster, can ''argue STILL" ignorant Allie
ghanian though [ am
When the former provinces of this continen.
revolted from the oppressive rule of Great Brit
ain, they were moved to do so, by the invasion
of their rights; and thus, said provinces, though
they parted with certain of their rights, aeper
parted with tde, right to resist aggression, when
any Of their inappreciable rights were violated
Shades of -Jetferson-Madison!
Did We ever think that the liberties for which
you were fighting, or contonding, would be vio-
lated? and yet, now, the party in the ascendant
cy-the majoIity-would clamor for the destruc-
ton of the interests of your adtile State !! In
your illusrious times, the slave-holdng interests
were recognized and sealed with Democratic
blood. Then it was the ConStitution-but now
prevails ism-Abotionism-Yan Yankceism-pseu-
do-Repubicanlsm In g0u1' time, immortal war;
riors and statesmen THE universal cry, the
watchword, was: "The United States" s,"-''oa,.
tcfole country" You wholly ignored sectional
interests; from your moral PHgah, you survey
ed the entire promised land-our American Ca
naan. Thus you conquered and bequeathed to
us precious legacy, indeed. From your thir-
teen States, by following your glorious examples
we have swelled into thirty-thrcc But by de-
waiting from your llustlious prccedonts, we have
been reduced very much, numerically One
some of which were the most patriotic in the
grand Revolution, and one Of them the birth
place OF heroes VuylaSa-the natal soil of
Washington, the Pater Patrie, where his
ashes still remain. Heroes sages of the Revo-
luton! could you have sympalhized with those
who are for section and not for their whole coun-
ty-who are not for the United States as they
were left by WASHINGTON, but for the States, as
they have been fashioned in the brains of Love
joy, a Wilson, or Sumner!
The right to resist tyranny is sacred--consc-
Grated by the efforts OF our kinsmen in ENGLAND
against the Stuarts-consecrate by our immor-
tai ancestors against this very England, when
she dared to invade our imprcscriptible rights
and how can we wonder, that Americans, in
heriting tie same love of freedom from their an
cestors, can refuse to submit to their would-be
task-masters- especially, when in the Declara-
ton Of Independence, there is proclaimed to the
world the following undeniabla truth:
''W hen long train Of abuses and usurpa-
tions, pursuing invariably the same object, evin-
ccs design to reduce them under absolute des-
poism, 1t as their right, 1t is tfer daty, to ho,o Of
saca government and to provide new guards for
their future security"
What right has the North to dictate to the
South on the slavery question? You must, Mr.
Editor, strong Union man us you are, ac-
knowledge, that the matrimonial compact is of
diuiae origin. "FVhat God hath joined let no aaan
separate" Now if a man beat and injure his !
partner in this aniOa contract, our legislature |
grant the injured one the faculty of secediRg-
for the yoke-the compact-has become mtolcr-
able to the party. The matrimonial contract is
OF die1ne authority, according to major
ity of Christians) is mdSsoluJle. If, thcn we |
can dare dissolve duol confcderacy-a uniol |
of tseo, though sanctioned by the God Of Sinai I
and declared indissoube by the author Of the
New Testament-how dare we say that the hui
man compact between the States, approved by
Washington and other taltidIe men, is u'rescindi-
bic, irrevocable, sacred and inviolable, like the
laws Of The Modes and Persians2 l still think,
that this awful calamity Of war might have been
avoided, by some honorable way or another,
and that we, farmers and property men, might
not have been obliged to pay such enormous tax
cs as must result from the expenditure of two
or more millions a dayl! and which gladden. the
hearts of none but gree;8y office holders, or office
seekers Of the pure tSaaon Cameron school, from
whom pray ''the Lord dcliyer us"
QUERE.