Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-08
SPEECH or
HON. G. K. BUCkALEW,
AT THE COURT HOUSE,
BLOOMSBURY, FRIDAY EVENING,
SEPT 80 1864.

blI'O vi NbNhb, L MIA ] JIF EN- NJ,
SEPT 80, 1864.
FeRow CH.ens Of my Nt3gt County:
In the mcn,h OF August 1861, three years
ago aud shortly after the outbreak Of the
war, returned home from foreign couu.
ifg. had resided for some time in Que OF
the Spanish American Republics, where
from the frequent recurrence ofreyolujions,
r9hlS Of property and person are insecure,
and great social as well as political evils
have a chtouc existence. And il had been
my pride, while ab>ent,to cou ras, the con-
diliou OF those counties with our own
the success of free institutions here with
,hcir fal1re there--and 10 draw ccucu.
sion lherefrom highly favorable to our
coun,rvrnPn.
| lauled at the port of New York, the
chef rjly Of the State OF which William
II Sewafd is a citizen and the commercial
merooolis of the United States. And
found nay couultymeu 3o4Agrd in civil
war aud that they had forgotten the in.
stuc'l"u so impressi,ey gwen them by
ism tud sectional parties that they had fol-
owej The owl example Of the lurbuleEt
and degraded countries Ui'hia and bef0nd
the IT, pic aud had puI in p''l the exist,
encp of ,h,ir freedom ard rrosperilyty
resor 80 battle and TO war for the solution
OF thrir io'r'nal disputes.
Cor ry feelings On lha, occasion have no
adequate !'neua.e .e,n nor wouIi rrcajl them
to mrul except tor an instructive purpose.
Becouin! acqnarlted with tie condition OF
puhija atiafs--castng an anxious glance
o>ei ne ,ni'e country as it pEesen'ed it
self 70 'uy obsetvalion--l felt, a. doubtless
you iel at that time, deeply troubled aud
humua'"d, The storm, long iorelold as
the result ,f sectional agitation, had come
in al its '.lry AMI power sloute,t hearts
qnajj"d; ard the statesman whose b, snes'
reIicje ijmseli from tho veXaions OF the
moment by contempt alng those general
M"- wojnh con.tol the consequences o!
particular events, was, equally win others,
u""'s 10 "'"P'eueu' ''e e"'e VI "u'"~
!por 0t H." great conflict.
lAh Dot oa'tie OF bulI NY mad lN~' open
fought apl lost and the Pre,l ha1 been
Obliged 70 call TO his aid the patrio, chief
ta'n Who mad Tescned West NTginla rom
Ia 4rasp of secession, and commit 10 him
tn" del"Nee Of the Capital and the reor+
ga ziiijH ot the army II WAS L me ni
mech Gloom and drspo0dpury and we'll
cacu},',G 10 avpknn anxious lhongHts in
onr vn9 came rr,>n,y 10 tue sc"oe, with
per>,a.1 ,uterr-,- "a. cuiz,n in the cour,e
All rn.rac,er o; puh!c events.
H' .daos all The ,'touglus which then
found .pdL,ncaj IN M lnjnl, those awaken.
ed by account, o, arbitrary arrests in the
norIhera ,ia',, - ere must yaiutul. Ofde r
ed by rubiic au,,.aIy thvy were sustained
hy the party OF The administration Though.
ont the country, and mos, absurd, friyo~
lou. and impudeut reasons were held
sufficient lor their vindicalun. That III ese
Arrests should take place in known viola
ton Of the law. and be sustained and even
applauded bv many, was feafful evidence
Of our unfiuess for self government. 1t
was also proof of danger, quite new to
usand so incredible tina, it has not even yet
been received as real by mapy sincere
men among the friends OF poweG--lho dan
ger of permanen, loss of liberty by our
people and change, ultimately, in their
form of government.