Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-08-29


uncle, who is his confidential friend, also
Chairman Of the Dem. Com nf Penn, has
s,n about peck of his vapid, moonshine
Addresses about "AboIitioulsm, 10 Sec.
Seward, requesting him to hunt ou' some
",reas,u" IN them. Mr. Seward di,cllm-'
sny such labor-hopes F. ". Hughes Is
as loyal as he profe-ses to he--snd IN his
reply, gives him this cool, cutting rebuke
for his stupid partlz lnship:
"You will allow me to say, that this
nation is now engaged, not IN poiI'icai
canvass between opposing parties about .
questions of civil administration, but IN
ciyIi war, carried ou ty opposing arm'e-,
on au Issue OF nat'yHdt iifs or deoh. IL
the rcvolu,iOn prevails, there will be No
que.tious of administration left to settle;
II 1t fall there will be tune enough Lef to
settle all such questions. l am not TO
dictate course for others to pursue III
this crisis, but | must say Tor myself, thal
ueiiber as II puhllc "ihccr, nor as c,'lzen,
eau | know with favor or dI-lavur par'ies
among the supporters of the United States,
any more than | eau make distinction
between facrious which unite III aiding
the Rebellion A nation. like an indiVid-
ual, eau d. only Que thing theciuaiiy at
Que time L. can not wisely turn aside
from the fearful demon ot Dsunlon, to
pursue any ieterior demon, iche'her mag
4 | ,h,nE thut tho WraUJles
wL,,n occurred among the Crusaders,
about their respective creeds, when they
sat down 10 the siege of Jerusalem, were
lust as rational and lst as wise as the DIS
putes about Abolition would be now 10 the
Army of the Potomac in front of Rlch-
mond. What is unwise in the camp at
such moment, can not be wise IN the
Caoinr, or 10 the assemblies ct the p'"-
Die. am occupied here either IN medi-
a'ng between differing parties and J"ainus
sects, or else in watching aud coun'erec'-
ing the intrigues of traitors III Europe.
Bur sometimes think shat If, instead OF
being charged with these duties, | we're
AZ liberty. a. you seem to be, to serve the
country in my own way, | could make an
appeal to Democrats, Republicans, Ahoii-
tnnrs,s, aud Shareholders, 10 behalf OF our
distracted country, that would bring the
whole people at once under arms, aud
send treason reeling back into the den at
darkness from Hhrnce it >praug. | do
not know how this would he bu' ! do
know that. if were iu your place, |
should Try II, am, respectfully,
Iuur obe1icut servant.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Whereupon, correspondent OF the
North Amer,ean "improves the oPportu-
nity," merrically, a. follows
M0oEgS kSIGIT EEIANTEf.
vB,-r,s on r,trIva Tpt cpusFsrOspyscs HsTwfts y
pUgHEs sscaET, Any ,tw,Rr.
nor ouiyor. or hi str-i attacked that monster mill;
Don Quixot-'s hrry soul in Hughes is burning s'i'
R.ho,d his R,,in,nt., -Drmocrary" by n,mr!
Behold Don Hughes the knight in sesrch oi dea'h-'
, lame!
That d" Abolition" ml-n giaut, In his eye
The monsters blood he'll spill, or in the effort de'
To aid his country- Don Hughes called In VAN
His eye only the windmill GU the plain!
II breastplate il plank from Partys platform torn,
Like on. from old LriIgr, which asses hoos nav
n
His spear of awful size, weaver beam no iess'
And on its handle, r-ad-"Poiitirnl Address"
Don uughr. on seward rails, his prowrs' TO behold
uo seward here's knight more brave than Ah6h'
- Of old
" Seward thu. -ool replies "Pooh! let the windmill go
Employ your arms, -ir knight against your country
., foe"
Lewisburs Pa, Aug 81, 1852. JAMES AikEs'
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