New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-10
PcnnsyIvania ssd the War.
yresooudsnea of Tia n T. ffi6une.

ALLENTOWN. Pa Aug. L lsss.
The ungcnerous and unjust reprosch which
the people OF Pennsylvania receiving at the hands
OF Eastern people and journals for their alleged dsaun
to rspe the Rebel hores JEFF Davis. when they ersss
our border upcn missions Of pllage and plnnder al
time OF national peril aud calamity. are in very strange
and sed contrast with thai courtesy and literally ~
feeling which ut ssch time. and under such circum.
stances should characterize the conduct OF the people
Of sister States engaged 10 one cause canse requiring
the united efforts Of the North Az question OF per
sonal safety tnay ne prudent for the people to siA
down quietly 1t distance Of 20 10 600 miles from tho
Geld Of Danger compacently, cry coward" at Penn.
syyania. but IL would Do dangerous for them to en-.
hibi that courage which they much eporc ss want,
Ing In rs, especially, tae latter conrse might place
them In close neigbborbood with Rebel sbsrpslooters
| The Southern border of Pennsylvania, subject y.
Rebel Icarsions extend III length about 200 miles on
an average breadth Of 10 nes comprising the coun.
ties of York, Adams. Franklin Fulton Bedford Somer
set Fayete. aud Greene. settled principally by Scotch
Irish (and no, hy notcombataut Germans ~ stated
by your Philadelphia covrerpontenD. The mails popu-
ston amounted ia 1850 700 IN round Numbers Of
whom not more than 3a0oo able to perform military
duty aid Of those. 25 o0 In the field In hospitals
Southern prsons, and graves. The vote in 1862 In
these border cOuItieS WIS. for Slenker, Democrat
81 $50. and Cochran. Union 1860 majority "a favor
Of tho former OF $50. If there are still 500 abla.
bodied men there, the great majority Of them rrs
avowed opponents Of the war, and open sympatLizero
with the Rebellion.
Shortly after the breaking out of the Rebellion the
Government apparently in such great straits fog
want Of aruS that Coy. Curtin ransacked the whole
State for them, aud completely disarmed tie peopa
that scarcely musket len in their hands for sef
defense. To-day 1qs tlem IN the unarmed condi.
tion, and il Is psciuly Submitted thst under these
circumstances military oreanizltons even if'ere wero
respectable law thcreS = are out Of the question A
glance at the map will show that the Southern border,
lying upon the fans. and within reach Of tie army
Of Gen. Ice army Which the whole fOrce Of the Gov
eminent las ths far been unable to overcome, must 10
defended upon the ins If the North Potaaac. and
which VII require $3.50 weldsDled soldiers, com.
lnanded By able and Yetent officers. The state %
Pennsylvania. very early In the war appreciated this
fact and raised. equipped. and drilled 5000 Reserveo
at her Own expense FOX the special purpose u State de-
feuse. These were. however. sery required fo7
the Army Of tho Potomaci JOO OF them were all ihso
renamed to be mustered out Pennsylvania IS filing
her quota of troops has sent large armies TO the field
beside which, oneihird OF the Excelsior Brig.
ale. i ana whole regiment for NewJcrsoy.
were recruited within hor borders. IN what are known
the Wet Virginia regiments, many OF The men arc
from our border counties, and regiment almost en-
tirely Tie Califirnia regiment Of The lamentea
Col Baker was entir.ly recruited IN PhiladephiA
where also Massachusetts recruited fal coore2
regiment Indeed So general at ole time had it be-
cone the practice OF Esw.York and seine CT the New.
England States 70 recrui, men here thst Gov. Curtin
a. tb,>
our State has upon two occasions raised from 5000 TO
% 600 militia for State defense, for whom credit IL
given on her quoti. and whom the members of Con-
gross from these States persisteny refuse - pay cs
their services. 80 has the drain for men been
upon the border counties that it not fy fugitive
negroes who pass through on their way North. the
labor of ie farms could be accomplished. II the
further fact DO considered. that the forces Of Gers
Hunter Crook. Sigel Wallace and Averill, ere unable
to stem HE tide OF theee Rebel inculsons how can
expect II to be done BY the scattered unarmd popus
ton Of border couatics consisting for the mnch ei,s7
part Of old men, and children, and very pen
tfnl supply Of Rebel sympsthizcrs. In view of tie
sacrifices which this State hes made to the war hcs
citizens have much right TO expect the Governmea;
to defend her borders against Rebel iryesion. pilge
arsou and murder as the City Of NewYork has to eau
upon the Army OF the Potomac to detcnd her agairsa
her own citizens II would however that besido
filing her quota and he.ping Other States TO III
theirs are also expected to furnish the rg. Wing Of
the Army OF the Potomac.
II must also be remembered ira, by the aws Of va,
recognized throughout the world, any armed re-
sistiuce By citizens not regularly organized and mns-
tered into the service of elgerent is srch viola
ton Of military law to expose the persons ensoge<
In il to Immediate execution If spprehended. and tho
surrounding county to be dcsOlied by fire. toe ina
position Of any other burden the caprice Of the invading
commander may dictate.
We think upon the whole. the people Of Neo.Yora
and Now-Euglend. II similarly situated. would 40 10
better than ii as well as the people OF the border coun'
ties Of og State. AZ fer the want Of pluck eTaoed "
cur people let hundreds of bats-deds and be. mnof.
tai dead testify. That roll of honor VIII comprise ~
many and Is Distinguished names any State 10 tee
Union.
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