The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-06-30
The Gathering storm oG iic
American sspVOiutiOu,
PATRlCN HENRY.

Z MN 1NI~lbbNT III iS nlluTal lot
man to indulge in the Illusions OF
hope. We are apt to shut our eyes
against painful truth, and listen to
the song Of that syren, till she uans-
forms Us into beasts. Is this the part
OF wise men, engaged in a great and
arduous struggle for liberty! A,c
We disposed to be Of the humber OF
those, who, having eyes, see not and
having ears, hear not, the things
which 50 nearly concern their tcmpor.
al salvation! ! For my part Whatever
anguish Of spirit it may cost, AIN
willing to know the whole truth; To
know the worst, aud TO provide for.
. it.
have Tut one lamp, by which my
feet arc guided aud that Is the lamp
Of experience. know OF ~ way oil
Judging for the future, but by the
past. And judging by th, past, |
wish to know what there has been.
in the conduct OF the British minis.
try, Tor the last ten years, TO- Justify
those hopes, with which gcahcmcu
have been plea cI to solace them
selves, ard the house? l. it chat in
-iiious smile, with which our petition
has been lately received
Trust it not, sir; it will prove
snare to your feet. Safer not your
selves to be betrayed with 4 kiss
Ask yourselves. how thi, gracious ry-
ception Of our petition cnmports with
those wGr,ke preparations, which
cover our waters, aud Larkcn our
land. Are n,ce' aud armies ucc,s.
sary to wor,, Of love, and reconcile
alton Have We shown our,c'vc, 50
unwIngly to lie rccoucicl, that
force must be ca,lcI in to win la.h
our love!
Lc: Us not deceive ourselves, sir
These are the implements Of war aud
suhjagatiOn the last arguments TO
which king, resort ask gentlemen
sir, what means this martial array.
. il its purpose be no, to force u, TO
submission: Can gentleman assign
any other possible motive Ter ii p
Has Great Britain any cuemy, in this
ouurter of III, woIi +, cul far nil
/ hi, accumulation ,r n,yi,. unl arr
mics? so. sir She has none. They
are sent over |, bind and rive, unIn
us those chpips which III, Hriti.L
ministry have cen :, l5nr forging.
Aui what have we to oppose t.
them ? Shall we try uryumcu, -
. Sir we Lay, bpcn tryiog hat far thc
/ last Ten wears lI,y, ~, ppyrLip,
new TO offer unon tbc ,uhic,tq No,L-
ior ", have held ,b, ,YLipc,. mn in
every lirLt Of which i, !. carablc but
/, i,n, bceu all in vain. Shall ", re-
SIR, cptr,piy aud Lgnb'. surpli.a-
|,ioDy What form, shaIl We find
which L,y, NOT been o,,caly cy-
Lou,,ed.y
lie, sn., I h,.cc,h von s', do
ceiye oycr,oIyc, lonr,r S.r we L.y,
dom, cvsrything ii,,t rou,I h, dome.
IN nycrt III, s,nrn, wbicb Il nav COM
in~ On Wc Lovc uc,i,inncd We
have rcmonstra,cI we hnyc rro.trat.
"a or,srI,.s Lnf,r, ,L, ,I,r,ns nuI
hovc innlnrol IN in,erno.i,;on n or.
rest the tyr1n,cL h,nds of tbc mi,i.-
,y and norl,amnm, n,r n,,j,i',.
h ;yo hn"o .I;rh,eJ o,r r.,nnr.,r.n
ccs Layc nraincnJ ,Id;,iorI yioIs"c,
and ;nsnI, onr snnnli,otinns hoy.
hoon disro,orlcl MI yn Lay. h,on.
snn'.oeJ w;,h can,cnn, f,om ,ho r,nt
81 ,bc ,bronc
In yoin nc,rr tboso ,l;p,s may 10,
ipdnlrc th" (ond noro Of nence and
rnconSiI,tio, Tb.rs i no Ionger omy
room fr honc Icwc wish ,o Le
rron. ;c va ,aoao ., nrosorro ;n,.;n-
late those i,e,timohls nriy;lecrs for
wLich we boyo hrens ., Inn., co,,cnI-
in,,. II we moon M, h,sciy ~ obnn-
J1S, tho nohIo s,rnrcIo ~ wIich ,so
Horo hoon so lona en11o,oi oni ,yh,cL
we Lovo nlcdcod onrselyns novor ~
,honIon rn,i1 tho nIor;ons ohicc, If
contest shall bc obtnincG wo mu.t
6,Ltf rcnoot III sir wo must6,htt
a. o,,oai ~ nm amd ,o ,hn G1d -,
hns,s + au ,ha, is lec, ns
I'll ,TL,n ,o,I ~ .ir hat wo or, wo,l
unablc 10 coma with so rormidnhlo nm
adsn,sorv In, wLo, XIII wo hn
s,rongcr} WI !, he tho newt weck
or lie navt ysa,p win !, no whon
y,o aro ,o,o,,:, di.ar,ei and vhon =
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