Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-04
Frcscntmcnt OF the Grand Jury
FOR the Western District OF Ncnn-


syivnnin.
LOYALTY THE FIRST prTf CT Tux CITIZEN.
To Tie honorable tie Judges Q, tAe United
States Court .tor tie Western District e,' Penn
sylrdsia, tew sitting at Hill,amspott'
The Grand Inquest of the United States
Tor the said district, having disposed OF all
the indictments laid before them, beg leave
to represent. to this hoGorsble court that We
hold it to be tue duty of every man, ire
spective OF his peculiar political opinions,
to be obedient to the laws OF the land, and
aid, by all means in his power, m suppress.
ing this wicked rebellion, that has already
filed the land with sorrow, caused tie death
OF many thousands of our brave men, and
threatens the overthrow and destruction of
our Government under which the country
has prosperrd as no other country ever has
Ii uur Government is worth preserving, We
POSSESS the means and power OF its prcser-
vation, and il VIC fail to usc them, we will
regret il wh"h regret will be unavaling,
and a form of government forced upon us
that will be as Oppressive, us the base idea
is depressing to the heart of every true
patriot and every man who has just
appreciation Of the blessings We have hith-
crto enjoyed When the chief Executive
officers OF she Chitcd States. and the State
OF Pennsylvania cali upon tn" citizens to
suppress rcbelliOn, or repcl an invasion in
u loyal and non icccucd State, that call
should be received and met with n hearty,
cheerful, and prompt response, when the
liberties Of our country are in danger; when
our country's tag is iusulcd and tranl led
under foot, and our dearest rights and
privileges arc threatened to b" destroyed,
not hy Il foreign foe, but by inter- q enemies
who, for more than eighty years have largely
enjoyed the benefits OF our Government, II
Is not time to stop and q scuss the pro
pricty of Il law, or the wisdom Of III.
measures that have been adopted to suppress
rebellion or rcprl invaders. Our duty, and
the duty OF every citizen, is to support
those to whom minority of the people
have COnfiucd the administration Of the
affairs of the Government i'll al! proper,
necessary, legal, and constitutional means
to compel submission and preserve the
Union from disncmbcrmcnt, leaving the
correction of errors to bc settled when the
rebellion is suppressed aud peace rest )red
to our distracted country. In such time
rs the prcst ut meas passions are easily
excited, an l. II the: Z s'iOns are rot con
tloslCd, Will result in riots, bluOdahcd ana
death, aaG destroy the III amin ty that
ought 10 exist in crushing this wicN,d re-
bcllon, and teaching SlcvssiOnlsts that THIS
Union must and will Lc p.cscrvcd. Out
breaks have already occurred, dishonorablc
to those engaged n them, and tending to
scptralc men who Shout :, i'll crushing tbs
REBELLION, te unit, The Grand Inquest
would most earn, stIy chi IN torb,alanc,,
the cultivation Of kind feelings AM effect
asIecmcnt III forcing the rebels to suhmi,si,
feeling we'll satisfied that not only our
nationality, tut our existence us II iryc
pcol IL, depend upon our uuanimity and
cordial cooperation with each other, and
With the constituted authorities in sllst aiE-
ing our laws and Institutions, and crushing
out ali armed opposition.
\. JORDAN, Foreman.
June Eth; 1868.