The Union and journal., 1870-07-01
The situation.

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very ii'''crins ptosPce.s VI 4" 'o'0''o'
III was stated IN 'he "'lresS Vi o'f oo'"
" Committee th1
There is in this county strong. feelns. yea,
more man 'hs. S 800 ,o,sps ,hS, tSs candi.
late to be selected in the coming convention
should be taken from the county OF iork;
inox, to every one. and 70 none better than to
those who are disregardins them.
Tho T., rtiand Press affected n disbelief
or this s,atmsnt and f.ce,iously criticised
IL. II endeavorcd to sneer down that
which would not down Mt bidding.
and Mr.. Lynch, we understand, denounced
IN, committed rs usurpers and exceeding
the hound, of their duty in publishing the
,v,r,i,, o,,ins, IN, medt.ted wrong.
We believed what wu, there written. and
"Wednesday. nine,y-eight delegates out Of
ono hundred and twcnty.ono from York
county cmphatically declared the same
f,c, This we be,ieyc should be- regarded
bv Mr Lynch as sufficient evidence of the
cxisteuce of the fact; bu, IL with eyes he
wil, no, see and with ears he will not
hear mi. proclamation. another evidence
i ot band which will convince him. No
mower can STAY IL; no entreaty of office
holders can prevent II, and no promises of
p,.ronac, can buy its antidote.
r,, r. yor, oro NO, Tho pps;llani.
N,. rn,h ,,Lo. ,b.m IN be
.rno .,on ,hcv have taken was not the
hasty step that will ON reflection be re-
traced. II was no act of their choosing.
1t was necessity imposed upon them by
a course of procecding toward them that
required resistance or surrender of their
selfrcspcct. Any measure they could
honestly have taken which would avoid
the necessity of the step, they were will
m. Ia adopt. They were willing to sac
riiicc their own personal prcferment and
concentrate their votes upon men thoy hal
reason to believe were unobiectionahlc as
candidates, but they were notified that was
of no avail; that they had come with the
power TO nominate Mr.. Lynch and should
do il. Mr.. Lynch had declared that he
had strength enough in Cumberland 10
pomina,e him and he should use il, and
woull take the nomination il every vote
in York wns concentrated upon any other
man. Some of his delegates had been
selected with reference to their fitness to
carry out such q scheme.
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~ -, S ~ -, os s..,In, c,rcrnl anal de-
libcr,,c discussion. and reluctantly entered
uron rs the only honorable course lcrl for
tho delegates To pursue. They felt they
could no, rr,ain the respect and confidence
or even their opprcSsors, did they supinc-
IL submit To such n plain disregard of all
their rights and privileges in the matter.
They wcrc mC n who had been schoolcd in
Inrty conflict and knew by experience
the necessity os union and harmony, and
yearly learned to bury personal animosi-
ties. and sink personal preferences iuto
oblivion, for the sake of maintaining the
unity OF tho party AMI secure its success.
They were not reared in the luxurious lap
of large maioritics. Vigilance, eternal
vigilance, hal been from necessity their
w"'chwor'' AMI no more "np,s's"n' u"'S
tnn that forced upon 'nc"' "e'n'S.s'
hld ever been theirs 10 PERFORM incy
must rcsist or yield mp every sentiment oi
manlincSs which inspires honorabIe.rc;i
able, thinking men, and resist they did 7!
Resistance il means; not tame, pucrilc.
,r,,,hl;ny fearing and doubling. but that
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