North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-06-17
The Blood ofthe Martyrs is the Sas,R
the Church

~ TIC seed oT
the Church
The outrage committed on the Hon r,
mert L. Valandigham, SO Ear from aid;n.r
Administration, has moi only served 70 en-
the whole nation with horror and dis,,.,
lis awless acts, but il has also furn:sh.a
theme to The European press, for dear;o..
ing our institutions, our Governnept -,
our national character. Our Readers ~,
find few choice extracts of that sort i, 49,.
issue ofto-day, which may sesye "a ,,s.;
mems Of tho views which British iour,.l;...
take Of that fagrant act Of Injustice and -
ranny. 1t is certainly not by such acts -,
by courting the abolition fanatics of En,l,,a
that the Administration will recommend -.
cause either to the people or to the eove,.
ing classes of England, or any other civil,,.a
nation in the world. They tarnish on, =.
tional fame, and cause our institutions -,
laws to be held up in terrorem to all pa,ion,
aspiring to liberty.
But tee arrest, trial by court martial ..n
demnation and barshment Of Mr.. Vau.,a;,
ham. followed and preceded as they vsS.
by series of other unconstitutional MT.
have at last reused our own peoDle 70
sense of the degradation to which they b,,.
so long patiently submitted, and they b,vs
produced the determination to resen, ,hsn
This, of'course, will be done by lawful mean,
through the ballot box but it vii! be dora
with will and etectually As " the rre,,.
er pain swallows up the less" So will thu
suppression of free speech, Of the free nrs..
and of The trial by jury, on which three nil
lars rests the whole edifice Of our free inst,
tnilons, throw every other issue into III,
back ground, and strengthen the ranks Of
the conbatants for freedom by every lava.
bidng, conservative element IN the coun,rv
The administration VII find that "ths
blood Of the martyrs is the seed Of the
church" and that every act Of injustice, usur
patton and tyranny Of which it is guilty, on.
ly increases the number Of its opponents.-
Men will pot cease to speak and to write
because thei: speeches and their writing,
d.spIcase the Administration but if the Ad.
minlstr"tlon undertakes 10 pers~cute them
it wi II assuredly add weigh and Consequence
to every word they hare spoken and 10 eve
ry line they have written.
1t is the lawless outrage which was cnn.
mitted on free speech, in the person of Mr..
Valand,s ham, which has caused his nomlns.
tion by acclamaian for Governor of O.io.-
The people of that State wanted TO admins.
ter rcbuke to Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabi.
net, anl they did it amidst the paudits o.
countless mullitudes, not only in that State.
bnt in every other State Of the Union. Bnt
the rebuke will not stop here 1t will be far
grealer-it viii be overwhelming in Octo5sr
next, when Mr.. V,ilaRligharn will be triun-
phantly elected and it viii be crushing and
final when, in 1864, The people viii alminis.
ter the last rcsuke to Mr. Lincoln BY the
lection ofhis mocratic successor. Then
will the Jdcobius VIII" prompted Mr. Lin
coin To acts of violence and oppression lie
able 10 realize the amount Of their guilt,
and, If they have any occasion left, excaim,
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make Instruments to sceurge u.s.
The issue between the Conservative Dem.
ocrats and the destructive Jacobin's is made
up. The Administration made it-Ase