The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-06-19
PennsyIvania and the war.

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the able organ of the Republicans Of
Franklin county, declares that the posi-
ton OF Pennsylvania in the war must be
q source og pride to every loyal heart, j,
reitegates statement which is essentially
true. When boards Of perjured traitors
resolved upon the destruction OF oar be-
nehcent Government, and fr.a upon the
gallant band that defended the stars and
stripes Of Sumter, Pennsylvania respon-
ded in defence Of our flag by Offering thou
ands upon thousands more troops than
the government could arm and equip -
and the first silver lining IF the black
cloud that hung over our beleagured Cap
ital IN April, a. D., 1861, was the appear
anca upon Pennsylvania Avenue Of reg
iment of ununiformed and badly armed
but patriotic and fearless Pennsylyanians,
who threw themselves between the Gov
ernment and its reasonable foes Then
q thrill of joy went up throughout the
land, and the millions of true but despcr-
ding hearts in the North rejoiced that
Pennsylvania had saved the National Cap
ital.
Since then the noble old Keystone State
has more than met every demand made
upon her, TO restore peace and unity to
the Republic. Although second to New
York in population, she has to-day more
troops in actual service than any other
State iu the Union. Over one hundred
thousand of our brethren are now in the
field, well equipped, armed, and more per-
feet in all their appointments than the
troops from any sister State; and how he
roically they can fight, and how bravely
die in defence of the Government of our
forefathers, let the crimsoned records Of
Winchester, of Williamsburg, of Hanover
Court House and Fair Oaks tell There
is scarcely family circle in our State
wherein hearts do not beat uneasily when
the lightning wings its brief but thrilling
reports OF another engagement on the Pc
ninsula; and many-yery many hearth
stones have been surrounded by parents,
wives ana sisters mourning for household
Gods who have been borne from the car
mage OF the bloody field to the "city of
the dead" In three brief weeks well
nigh ten thousand men have fallen on the
Peninsula. Many have fallen and yiel-
Ged up upon the field their heroic spirits
to Him who is alike the .'God of Battles
and the ''father TO the fatheriess." Many
more are writhing under ghastly wounds
and racking fever; and all have fallen in
the holy cause Of vindcating a common
nationality. OF those who shall mourn
the bereavement OF their loved ones, a
vast preponderance are Pennsylvanians
and wide spread as is the JOY over the tri-
umphs Of our cause, is also the deep gloom
that surrounds saddened and often desola-
ted homes. In this mingled joy and
grief-jOy for the triumph and grief for
the fallen-it is q source of the liveliest
satisfaction that no Pennsy lvanian suffers
more than the stern necessities of war i'm
peratively demand. Our dead are gath
cred, wherever possible, aud conveyed
home to rest with their kindred, and our
wounded are borne from the field and ca
red fo- in every way that human effort
and skill can invent.
OF all the States, Pennsylvania stands
alone in her tender care fer her fallen
sons. An independent corps of Surgeons,
under Surgeon General Smith, Ga State
officer) is ever at hand wien death is deal
ing with our brethren ard ample trans
portation is furnished by our State Gov
ernment to bring the wounded home, at
the earliest possible period. Thus hun
dreds of lives have been saved by the en-
ergy and skill of our State officers.
Take Pennsy ylyania, all in all, and she
stands in this war without parallel
Her State government organized, in the
very best manner. the largest number of
troops furnished by any State-has done
it promptly, faithfully, and at the. least
cost in proportion to the number of men
furnished by any State in the Union
Even partizan malice has been shamed
into silence by vindication the fullest
Investigation has furnished as to the pa
triotic, untiring and successful efforts Of
Governor Curtin and his able cabinet have |
contributed to maintain the war. Credit !
able as have been the efforts of loyal Ex- |
ecutives generally in sustaining the gov
ernment, still the record of Gov. Curtin |
stands out in brilliant contrast witt, all |
-he rest and whether we would learn of |
grateful National government that has /
elt the estrong sustaining arm of our State /;
1r whether we would learn Of those who I
nave received from the State our martyr
ID heroes to decorate their tombs with /
he tokens of affection or whether we
would leaan from the sickened aud woun-
led who have been ministercd to with the
enderest care ; or whether we would
earn of the mainsprings of finance, who
POINT to our State credi. as first of all
.ach would bear proud testimony that in
I'll things pertaining to the credit, the
honor, the humanity and glory Of a State,
Pennsylvania and her patriotic Governor
must stand foremost in the thrilling his