New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-03
Injustice 10 che People Of the Border
Counties Of Pennsylvania.

To ~, Editor eJ The n. L. T,ituae.
SIR: Az constant reader, and, as general
rule Il warm adinlicr too OF The TRIBUNE. claim
the privilege Of submitting It rs my humble opinion
tia, II Is neither just nor wiGc 10 be continually re-
proucLiBg the citizens of the border counties oi Penn
sylyania. such Franklin. Cumberland. Adams. &c.
with unworthy and cowardly conduct IN not resisting
the Rebels when their former and recent raids. The
people o. those counties mostly sgiicultGriss-
exemplary and poacoeblc-fearng God and loving work
pursuing tie syocaiions OF honest Industry so en-
tcly a variance with their habits aud tastes Is fight
iaQ. with or without muIdcrous weapons. that the
militia system In Pennsylvania has long stree been dis
banded a. q disreputable superfuiiy The lnst that
WIS seen Of IL was an occasional muster" Of men.
armed it'll broons and o0rnsaWs to the infinite mer-
rmeat of grave citizens aud excited urchins Yea.
utterly had the entire system Of deadly strife. called
gar fallen into disTcputo in Pennsylvania that the
fathers had begun (, teach il 10 their that about
the nesucst direst business in which they could en-
gage wac 10 sehi! Their mission. they gradually had
schooicd themselves To believe not to XII and to
destroy but plant and build. to buy and stl cree,
churches and schoolhonses ana extend the empire Of
knowledge and civilization.
Meanwhile the boosted clay ohoding "CAirdi,y" were
doing the very reverse. They were instrrctng thor
aAd daaskis In the fearful trade Of DEATH prac'
tcing with the pocket pistol in shooting galleries
curing the art Of handling systematically the -etto
and bowie knife. and tcIcing them that proficiency in
the Of deadly weapons was an evidence OF amazing
superiority. And now. when thesc seli-samc slave
holng. semi-savage Southern Gu, throats procptlte
the country into the abyss OF fearful civil war and
send their Goth and Wanda! hordcs upon peaoeov.
Ing people every Of them bearing the aspect CT
iend let loose from panGerOnium. should excite sur
prise that before such armed barbarians these
people occasionally cover and quail grant
YOU these Southern devils in huuen shape Iglt well
burn well steal we'd and perform the entire bidding o.
their master IN most approved style To such endsh
ness they have been educated. and given over 10 the
"srong dclrsion" Of believing that this II the very
bea; At kickiRg out ~ sght-1ud stin ked or
viii Jgn me 10 death In u sccond-but the donkey
aud the OF. Therefore. my snpetorsf When this -
established. then may our Pennsyka farmers admit
the superiority OF the Dixie dcys-but not before.
IL mey bel thin1 riH bctEe case, TINT stern rece'
siiy VIII before lUrG compel even these God loving.
lruth.learing peace seeking tanners oil tne bofier
Counties o PeHnsy aI.a TO iorcgo their productions
for peace. and prepare confront the uncago demons
Of the sOutitho "chivnliy that grows fat on nnrc-
orited labor-wh the ,pons u their choosing.
demanding eye for eye. tooth for tooth When
that time shah come. i. who know tnom well venture
TO predict that brnscr truer. mole fearless. more
deaihdeying people win not be found or the face VI the
globe But for the present let thcn DO judged char.
iaby. Let tho anccedcnt fncs govern the decision.
hen such the casc certain. they Will DO spared
nil such hasty snmady ersons us regret to say.
ite paper THE TRIBUNE. A PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. !. leGi.
[Webelieye our correspondent has made the
case OF his clients worse than zoe ever rep.
resented it; but let others judge. If those
clients are, or Christian principles, 50 weak
and non-resistaDt as he represents them, then
they should obey the Scrptural injunction to
" take icyfully the spelling Of their goods, "
and not allow a city like Chambcrsburg to be
taken without shot by 200 Rebels, and then
ask other people TO help to make UP their loss.
II there be any good reason assigned byour cor
respondent for the Pennsylvanians' failure to
ann or drill their MILITIA, in view of then pc
culiar exposure to Rebel raids, thcEour readers
have the benefit Gift. ed. IS'6.