North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-07-22

ju|y 4tn, lcUo.
Uhereas, 1t hath pleas cd God to permit
ns 70 meet once more under til fol Is OF cur
national fag-that flag rendered sacred 10
avery American keart by the glorinu achieve
ments of our patriotic fathers, whose hailow-
ed dust is now sleeping in honoreI graves,
and whose memories every true American |
and patriot mus, ever revere we, the cltI'
zens of The counties Of Luzerne, Susque*an- |
ma and Wyoming. now assembled (ani Tor
the last time it may 5e) to celebrate the An
niversary of American Independence, in this
Union Of SIltes unbroken, many of which are
now being desecrated by an unholy war,
and drenched in fraernal blood, and Where
as, We still love onr country and Union and
the C institution framed by our father, do
now, in the name Of reason, humanity and
the obligations we owe to civilization, t. our
common country, and to our God, most sol.
emnIv protest agaInsi the further prosecu
ton Of this war against Southern States, or
any state, for the emancipation OF nesrr sla-
very, for the subjngaton Of States, or for
any ether purpose than the settiemen OF an
honorable peace between the North and
South and 20 this end we hold that the
bloody experience Of the last two and half
years fully dcmnnstra'e the imperlous neces,
siiy cf calling for a cessation Of hoStliitieS,
and an armistice between the he!!igcrent par
ties at the earliest pussibl, moment, as the
only PRACTICABLE, means of restoring peace and
tranquility to on HOW distracted country,
and saving further c(Tu,inn Of blood AMI
useless waste of treasure; as war and blood
she'd can never aft ct a reunion with the
! S"u h, as our ex errence. and The furlle ex
reriinents Of the Lincoln Administration. f,,,
" demonstrate. The records Of Lincoln ag
! cressIons and the reverse, Of his armies IL
! ready show 4 state AMI cnntiitinn IN our ma
ii mai aft airs nf the mot frjghful and app,ll
! ing character, with rot one redreninr fea
! ture TO lest single hope Of success upon,
while We cling To THIS dls>olvns Umon Of
/ States. and to the sluriOus cons tellarIon Of
stars and stripes with per,rnacious hold.
prayng to " Him who doeth all things we'r'
tor the salvation Of our country and nation.
We will unite nur snpplrcat,ons with every
patriot in the land for a speedy drllvprpnce
from Abraham Ljncoin's bloody Abolition
rule. and the furi her desOlution Of our once
prnsprrouS country.
And Vheyeos. This once stronp and han
pv people is now bowed down in thu. dust.
mourning in the agony aAi tears of dissolu
ton. Reason Justice constitution and law
no longer are reglri lei by the powers thai
be; negro lanaticl>n, cprrupliun. and wick.
cdness are Low n.ost tent in the counseis
Of the nation at Washington. UDon every
breeze is burnc tie sal lamentations aud
groans of national sorrow and Executive in
fanny In the hat and hamlet where ;he
poor man d wells AMI in the mansion where
the more wealthy have their hUmes-in the
stree $. in onr churches, in the private social
circles Of fe-evcrr where we turn our eyes.
we behold sorrvwng faces, and the dark an
! gloomy hab,l!ments of mourning. And with
all thes" are mingled ihe widows wees and
/ orphans tears. All these sad sjrns IF mi
vrrSal human suffering We behold in portions
Of onr c,uatry remote from the battle field,
or places where tie contending armies hav.
| gone. What Tie horrible scenes of blood
and slaughter are on The plains Of carnage
and death, those only who have witnessed
| them can describe. We ask ourselves now.
/ as heretofore, fnr WI at end is all this sacll
! fec Of human lie and national treasure 3
! An then, casting our eyes over the bio ,dy
| his oiy Of Tins war, we fnl the ohly truth
ful answer that can @ made is. that A1ra
ham Line in, ike : Caesar might be great, -
and that the " nggrr might be free" In
view of this sad picture of our natioual af
fairs We come not here to day to rejoice as in
! btSone ime We were wont to do on each
returning Fourth Of JGly, wnen peace and