The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-08
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Over eighty-eight years ago there pealo
forth from the top Of the old State House tn
deep-toned notes of the bell of free
dom, "Iroclaiming liberty throughout the
Gland, and to all the inhabitants there
aoG" Then its sounds struck the ears o,
new born race of freemen; they echoed
over our iron hills the God-inspired de-
clarstion, "that all men are born free aud
eQual;r they told to astounded Europe that
weakness and poverty were not fettcrs sum
cieutly strong to bind nation determined to
be free. Eighty-eight years have rolled b,
since that day, aud the old bell has ruined her
metal throat in talking to her children. A
natiye-born has succeeded her, one made out
Of American ore by American hands, and
with Amt riean tools; and to-day her voice il
heard throughout our city, calling upon its
inhabitants to fulfil the right tor which their
tt thers bled-the right of representation. Ii
commands the mechanic to leave his tools.
the lawyer his desk, the editor his pen, and
the merchant his store, and to vote for Union
and Liberty.
Shall those tones which ring in our ears to-
day foretell the downfall of this great Repub-
licS Shall they say TO the spirits Of our fore
fathers who are lowering around Us, that they
have fought and bled in vain?
Shall their solemn tones portend the end Of
freedom through all the world, and shall they
east down the oppressed Of Europe into deeper
rvi ule? Or shall they announce the resur-
rection Of the nation Of ffeemenP Shall we
say to our Revolutionary orefatbers that the
glorious editlce erected by them shall exist
nj eternity shall dissolve the creations of
times Shall the down-trodden of earth be
revived, and smile of Joy vouchsafed them
when across the dark Atlautc shall come
the tones OF the old State House bell declaring
that Liberty has been Wind Heated in the
triumphant eel Cti IN of ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
that America shall soon "prOcaim liberty
throughout the 70 1rld, and to all the inhabit-
ants thereof?"
In the hands Of the American people is the
power of choosing which shall be the result Of
to-day's election. If they vote ani work for
the Union ticket, we doubt not that LINCOLN
and JOHNSON will be triumphantly elected
lie majority Of the loyal people of our land
are In favor of such decision of the question
at issue, and il their whole strength will onl!
be exerted the question is not one susceptible
Of argument. The Union ticket will succeed
the Union of States be restored, and natio
renewed, regenerated, and disenthralled
viii arise, whose power will extend over a
the American Continent; or else divide
Republic will be presented to the scorn al
insult of all the despotisms Of Europe.
Such Is the question which the old bell cal
20 intn
gent man. whose boast is in his freedol
hesitate between the issues? The voice
Europe sounds across the waters; the scOtliI
laugh of aristocracy predicts, in defiant term
the failure OF free government; but with
comes the prayer of the plebeian, calling upC
US for help and comfort. If we elect Il
candidate OF the ROrHsCHn.Ds, the trumpha
shout Of a naughty nobility will drown Il
feeble cry Of peoples despair. If we ele
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the Joyful huazas
millions OF the laboring class Of the Old WoI
viii shake the tottering thrones Of monarchiC
despotism, and cause the hearts of tyrants
every land to tremble.
Desert not, o Americsnsl your brethr
across the sea--proye true TO your countr
humanity, and yourselves. DO your duty a
the blessings Of pOsterity shall be yours; ia
and the curses of the oppressed and the tau
of the oppressor shall continually resoul
and proclaiu.ng your shame to all comil
generations.
The work before us is good, is glorious
we succeed, the bells throughout all our lll
81 all chime choerily on the morrow, a"d
answering melody shall come across the dee
We shall and viii succeed, and have
posterity cau ne blessed.