The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-18

Grated as the. day of deliverance By solemn
acts Of devotion to Almighty God. 1t ought
to be solemnifed with pomp, shows, games,
sports, Suns. bells, bonfires, and illum;na-
| tons ffUm one md 81 the Continent to the
other, nom this tine forward forever. You
VII think me tftns1or4ed with enthusiasm;
but am mot. I ain well aware Of the toll
and blood and tFesstre it will cost US to
| maintains this DeeIsfstion, and support and
defend the States; yef, through all the gloom
I can Ne the rsys Wight and glory ! can
See That The end Is worth more taan all the
means, and that posterfty viii triumph, al
though you and may rue it,
As the Old sage proPhesied, did cos
much toll and II essSre to maintain the De-
claration, and support and defend the States
But the GA Of Battles smiled upon our arms,
and 1.-The efSat Jehovah and Continental
Congress'' ~ d safely through. -.
"A few yesrs xfter England acknowledged
our freedom from hef rule, is was felt 'thst
more perfect union was requisite. States, or
u they were more generally called, COM
mouweaiths, - were befng invaded, and it
vas found impossible for each to r:otect l.
self, and no org Iized power existed in
neizhboring Coaninolweafths TO assist one
another. The consequence vas the forma
ton Of Federal, Union There were some
possessed Of 50 much local pride that they
we're 10th to surrender tier history or anal
feamate It with that Of other Comm onwealths,
Being ap,rehensive that in the blending in
one axuiie field the giories Of the whole peo-
pie, theirs wonld not have the exceed;p ,
briili,ncy they desired. Eut SELF preserva-
ton demanded sacrifice Of loc:l pride, and
/" q more perfect rnionn was established. =
But there were so.ae who did not enter into
the.compact without mental reserva.ions.-
Among them vas T. Z. Lee, grandfather of
Robert e. Lee. April 5, f7.0, he wrote
etter, In which he said:
I" The Southern States are too week a.
present to stanl by themselves, and Cen
ernl Government Siil cer;ailly be adva it
geous to Us, as it produces no o.ner eifec:
than protection from lostil;ties and Uniform
commercial .fesrlasious.. And when We
shah retain orr NATURAL degree ofpopula;ion,
fatter myself that we shall have the mower
to do GU, selves justice. With disSolsisg IT,;
bard wkich bt.sds US fopefhe5-; il is bc.,er II
put up With tiose little ihcolvehielccs ,han
10 rrn the Aid Of greater lamitics."
Z" Like father ike son,.' is an old prove,b,
and here the blue blood rms to 'he second
generation Without reddeuing. How diger-
ent did he tllk from Alexander Hamilton,
who rbou; the same time sid:
The, e is SQUEEZING noble end ma.nii-
cent in tae prospective 0; q greet Federal
Eep. bic. closely liuked in the Pr srit OF a
colnmoa Interest, tr.n4ril end Prosperous
at home, respected alb soad; bet tieie is
some hing p opol t;onaiely dinidutive and
con,emp,i'i!e ia the prospect Of nrmber
ofpe;ty ties, with the appearance on,y OF
rnion, j. r.ius, jealous .ud pe-vcr e, w.ihou:
any Determined action. arciu ing and un-
happy at ho,le, weak and Insignificant
by iaeir dissens:o1s in The eyes of o.aer ma
tions. Happy America, ift.ose to iom
taou hast ENTRUSTED the guardianship Of thy
infancy know how to pro, de for Lay future
re2ose, but miserable and rpdone if tiIeir
ne III ,ence o-isnoiance permits the Split Of
disco'd to erect aer banner Oh the rims O,
thy Tranquility