The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-30


vro live in the South would be unwor
1hy citizcns Of free country, dcgcncr-
tc "ots Of an hci0ic ancestry. unfit ever
g." become guardians Of the rights and
lcrticS bcqNati.cd to us ly the faith
11s and founders OF this republic, itthcy
sould accept with accomplishing sub
uissivcncss, the humiiations thus sought
to be imposed upon them. Resentment
.,l injustice is always and everywhere
essential to freedom; and the spirit
hich prompted the States and people
! tcIy i'll iusun cction, butinsurGcnt now
10 longer to protest against the imTO.
,jtion Of unjust aud degrading condi.
iions, ,nakcs them all the more worthy
10 share in the government cf a free
commonwealth, and gives still firmcr
assurance Of the future power and free.
dom of Tie republic. For whatever re
sponsibility ;he Southern people may
havc incurred in resisting the authority
of the NATIONAL government and in ta-
latrg up arms for its overthrow, they
may be held to answer, as individuals,
hoGnro tho ind iniul tri iIuno l. nj tl,, land
nvI fo,. .L.t aanJro4 &C soo;otios and
.nrron;yod communities thov hovc ol-
ro9d,, roid tbn mo.t fo,rHl nnno]t;cs
thar can fall on offending States in the
losses, the suhcrings and humiIiatious OF
.ucrcss(nl war; Tnt whatever NAV he
g1,o ar;lt ~ tLo r,,niyhmon+ of tlo con.
.yc;,Hs authors Of tbo ;,,su,rort;on. can.
dor md conmon ;u.ticc lcmand the
nnncns.;or tL.t tl,o oroot ,,,ss of tbosc
uI,, L,cono ;nv,IvoI II its rcsnonsihil;-
=, ..tcd rnon what ,ho, L,l;ovrd to bc
sLc;r dntv in Iofo,sn n wI,t tbcv had
Lccn tlu1Ltn briicyc tLcir ,igGts or
,,nIcro = com,uI.;on nb,s;coI and moral
which tbcy woro rowr,lcss to resist,
r.or con i Lc ,n,;.s to yrmcmbcr that
.t,rr;hlo &C L,yo 1,eo, IN, borcovrmonts
md ,ho I,ssoy of ,h;. r,r thcv h,vc r,l.
cvclu.ivclv u,on n,,i,Icy.soct;on and
un,n noitLcr n,rtv-,bot thrv have fal
Sn,, fndocI viii G,r c,rcotcr wc;oLt nm
nn thaso with wLnm tLc wor hco.n
thrt IN fbo dc,tb of rolot;yc. and frinHds
,Lo,ai.nor.;nn' ni c,,,iI;o, ,ho l;srrntinn
~ ync;aI yyytons anI soc;,I tics tIr
,,o,,Lrnn. q aarorn,noots " law on5
- nrlnr l,a ,Ia.,,nnt;nna ~ ,,r,no,t,. onI
orta,.n,. o,I n,oIo,.nI ,,anns ~ ;,Ins.
,,.,,.. H,l l,s., r,'oI;Fo,I no,n,noro;,l ,,,l
a,1r.I inl,,,,,.d j., ono,,, sLann md
forn, ,.Linb n,,o.,t ln1,n,;t;1s com ,,.rn,o
,Lo States a,-i ,,oo,In ,rl,;cL onroroJ IN
,ho r.,r ooni,.t ,La t,,vnrn,,onf of Lo
1,n;+oJ s3a+ns h.,o .ntrnroJ tcnfo,J
,unro tbon tLnso Who rem,;nod in olIo
',;nnoo ~ i, Cons+;,vtion nnJ I,ws
TLoco cop,;do,Yt;ors n,,y uot &C tbov
.gcrt,;n,v do not ;nst;fy tLc oct;on ol thc
,.oonlo nf tbo ;n.rr,,ont Stotos. Lrt M
;nst nv ocnornu. mind will yoCnsc "a
,hom VOW ,ony;l.r,lIn wc;rbt IN 5o,or
m;nira flo I;nc of condnct which tbr
,,nrorHr,cnt nr ,bc Irn;,cJ Sttcs sbonld
r.rrs,o tomoris ,Lan,
Tbor noonnt ;Innt Will, oI,or;t,. oor
,,;nIy wi,bort .uIlcn rcycntmnnt tLc
Ioc,3t onI nynr,Lrnr, tLoy I,ovc sustain.
ed Tbov ocknowIcdro and ocou;cscc
IN tbo rcy,I,s to ncnsoIvcs and tho
,.nrntr,. Which tI,.t doloot ;nroIvo,
Thcy ~ ,onoc, claim far nnv State tho
,inI3 tn .acnI, G,,n, tbo I-n;on thovno
'on%c,. osssrt for onv State IN oIIcuiapcc
,,,r7,nonnt r. tb,t wbich is Jno TO tbc
i.nncral novorn~ont TLov b,vr oc.
rcntcJ thc dc,tmctior If sI3vcrv obol
.iyb"J # Nv tbcir Statn Constitution and
.,,,.,,r.oJ y u;Il tbo Gt,tos and noon,c ol
tba wboln T'nion is nroh;hitinr is owls.
trnco forcvcr nnor thc soil or within tLe
imisdiction Of tbn Trnitod States Tbny
;nd;cato anJ avinoo tbn;r nnrno,o in:,
- rst ne n,,y Lo nosy;hIo and .ofo r.
.Iart H." ~ J ,io,no.t! ~ i,n., t.,,ho oLanood
,iI;,; :,' - ,} ooa;a.. an5 - soa,,ro
w. tLo law and n,i' is t,ibng,Is I canal and
,nnar,;.I ;n.t;no 70 III ci"y,cs or tbn;r
.,,LaL;tonts TLor aJ,,it tbo ;nyo,;J;.v
nT nj arts nf roy;yr3rco tn tLo nat;onsl
,nthority and ~ III 6oLts incurrcd in
nftrmnt;rg is oyorrhrow Tbcv ovow
tbc;r WILLINGNESS to shorc tLo Iurdcns