puhliu klrpoitoxl,
-*DUES' S OF TUE IMON STATE MN- .
TRAM coMs - ITTEE.
/ _ - •
at,tke People of :
; .,44 day is rapidly approaching upon which
you will be called to choose between rival;
- candidate, for the high. offices of Governdr
bf Vl:ie.:Commonwealth; and Judge . ' of its
:NSupte,me Judicial tribunal. - JTo the one is to
. be,eopankitted the. executive power of, your
; great a)id noble State, and to,_the other a
wei g l a ik,voice in deciding questions closely
'directing your most sacredrights' of persons
• find of property. •
To an intelligent exercise of your right of
sue'rage, it is very necessal* • that you should,
- clearly understand the difference between
llie`party whose nominees 'are Andrew '6.1
-Ctirtin,and Daniel It Agnew; end the party
'whose noininees are .George, W, Woodward,
,ndsVralter H. 4)wrie.; „It. is,,,therefore,einl
__Obedience to a custom, wise Lind time-honor-II
41, 'that you are addressed by the official re
,
-progentatives of each organization in behalf
of, taeir respective principles and candidates,
4 . 4.n0t vague Comm(:mplace, but solem.
truth to qav that there never Was a,politiCal;
contest \iv - America whose issues were
:pdrtant 'mid so vital to the' life of 'the Repub.{
as arc those involved in; the pending ettn
,1)1, other days we prudently occupied
Oni minds . with questions •of State policy'
locaralike in their interest I.nd their influx
"Once ; but to-day the citizens of' Pezinsylira T
. win limend to the higher and-broader ground
oi the nation struggles for its and
the ; ballots ,of freemen , were never nacrT .
weight with great consequences than 4E60 now 'resting in their: hands, containing, ti;
, tlteY probably- do, not only the question-4
:war at our own homes ; not only the lath
of our Constitution and Union, but the de'-
tiny' -of free government throughout thia'•
.1
--- It is a source, therefore, of profound grattgrab
,;achewith all reflecting-men,
that; while ail
1 4h ,gentlemen in nomination. bear,...charaq
ters alikelionorable and, without,staim-tiu s
'entitling them to the fullest presumption f
1 hthiest. motives and conscientious conviction. ,
yet 'the lines of division are drawn with sue.) ,
distinctness, the policy proposed-is SO plainly
different, and the principles avowed-so radr-,
really hostile, that,no man of ordinary inter.
'ilkenhe need - hesitate in his choice. 1 ,
- .'„The-hiStory of America before - our Chfl
_ war-began is .read and -known of all men.
3.n-the years, of 'our -colonization we
• Ivere
- obedient to the plain purpose of God in rr
'Serving this cont.nent as a theatre whereen
'the capacity of the human race fOr self-gof
-,erniiinint-shoold be fully and fairly tested;
,:arid ttm-men to whom was entrusted te
,great experiment in civilization fitly bitildOd
' their infant States upon the principles of civil
-:and'religieus liberty. 1
-. When the conditiOn. Of colonial -depend
.. ency, ceased to protect these principles, the
scattered settlements came together in the
: presence, of a common - denier, and in the
' interegtibf human freedom declared thecir,
"independence. Joseph. Wa`fren,proto-riaur
i tyr of:the . Revolution, writing, just before
_his death, to Quincy, says: 4.1 um convinc
ed that the true spirit of liberty was netr
;Jiciltinli'ersally 'tlittased thPou,9ll. all ranks a ul
-1 boildifions of,pizen on:the face of. the earth pas
'.it rib* is through air., - North -Alificrica." , - I
Axthis spirit ancrfor this causeour fath4rs
_endured seven weairy years of unequal Way ;
' fare, and that theitpildren to the third and
• `fourth generation sliouldunderstand the r p4r .
Tose Of - the great stfuggle in. he calm pence;
which followed victory, they solemnly,, en/
:grayed it above the entrance to the soured
of the fundamental law, declaring it to 3e,'
-- . - •iTo r 'sectric..the blessings of liberty to the'
peetile and fki their posterity'.'.
) • - The GovOnment of the United -States;
thus : plaiulyestablished to preserve the li,b
, cities of its 'people, - Contained an element] of
' - the'leeed exiztence 'of slavery. It-was Rie
e. • '
' 'Belied, hOw4ver,' that this evil would son
"disappear, told-Jefferson -vied with FrariPhi
- in, his etfortsm secure a result earnestly !de
sired-by all good men. In the course Of a'
'• fo'if - years it iwas confined nominally, as it had
long really been, to the States lying sout 4
h
ttheaine of4Masori_and , Dixon ; and- patriots
~ol,sill„.parties ,rejOiced
~in the hope - of its
„'Speedyand total disappearance. . , .
This , reasonabi&hope It-as destined to dis
---apPoitittnent.; In; nr2o, the first great Con ,
, 147.13:3401t was demanded by -the slaveholding
interestat the hvidi of the , National Lcigi,s
-_ lature, : and for the sake of harmony Miisouri
*as adinitted into the Union as a slave State:•
Then 'followed other aid greater demands-in
'.firfth: ? of Shivery-; urged with increasing!, er r
1 rogauce ;..ancl-notwithst,nding the wonder
•, fiii prOsperity which, like a benediction, at
tericAd the I , rorth, and the stagnation land
..,
• dem:it Which began to Cover and cling like a
curse to the lands tilled by enforced and dr
, paid labor; a party, - 4mell in numbers; but
1 'greet:in the' intellectual powers of its leaders
Inuidevoted to the defence and propagandistri
prf „Ainerican,slavery, by the free and. alter
mit ~ .e,,of flattery and threats, iiiiingi obc
-di — i . .i to its requirements - froth the unwill
err.,
:iii,e• ands of American 'statesmen. ' L " '
v..; I, What' foliowed is a thrice-told tale. The
,Admission of new slave. States- the annexe : ,
. tip, of : Texas; the war, with, Mexico
. 1 the:.
consequent accession of great territories ,in
' the southwest ; the • compromise legishitiOn
' of UM,' including- the Fugitive Slave a* ;
, the repeal of the - Missouri Compromise t -the
laWless invasion of-Kansas by the ruffians of
the Southerrt border, with its
_, atteldant
slaughter of peaceful }northern settlers; and
' "the culniinating "eflbrtS of the Administra
-ARM of Mr. Buchanan, to three by the lia.' ,
yonet- a pro-slavery Constitution; whospro
, visions were disgraceful to civilized hman -
I
nature, upon the heroic people of that evo
led Territory. What were all these but the
suceeitliVe steps in the long./incl painful de
- scent, whereby the conservative, la* T ablding
pcople;iif the North vainlYendeavored to ap
pease and' even to 'satisfy the constant ag
greSgibits of their slaveholding brethren!
' The political history of America for forty
years is written in this brief statement of eon
cessions to slavery;- We had done mach to
"'please its friends. We had surrendered, at-;
•irnost . ..without the forms of protest, theichief
exeoutive,offices of the nation to their lteep
g ii `• °Thek'w . '" ere filled either . by themselveg,
• ' 'Y'those NOr'thern gentlemen whorri they
giaeiouslY S'erected for the merit of prompt
..and unquestionable:obediefece to .theiricom
naluid§, -The judicial branch of the Govern-
Merit; '4ntrusted With the construction of th 4
• `Federal chEirter, - and the consequent allrega=
• tied; when necessary; of all laws, Snap and
.national, was composed of judges of their
~clapice, The representatives of the nation
at the Courts of Europe had been tained
with their training., The conservative bOnch.
tW National Legislature was unqaestion-,
under their control,
•e had - Vatted, with many plainrights to
--g We
them. We endured - the utter denier
''''d-frOO-sPeech, and even of unmolested Travel
•in the Southern States. We waived the Pro
-teetion of the Federal law,• which Ehould
, have covered us as with a shield, everywhere
beneath the Federal flog, and consen'ted to
receive instead the - jurisdiction of rn anly
1 I
mobe„hred and ; fostered in,slavery„ Wesaw
witho,ut complaint 'the - , North made a vast. !hunting, ground for fugitives i froin - liqiidage.
:Ve accepted with meekness thee - constant
remits of our socialAncl political inferiority.
We permitted our representathes to, ,be
threated with personal violence in thestreets
of the capital- • Westified our just andsacred
wrath When a Northern,Senatorgraced With
all generous - culture,' and 'bearing the com
mission of a free Commonwealth, was beaten
by, slaVeholderi to the verge of death on the
floor of the Senate, for words spOken'far li
berty in debate..,,,-.Enduring all in -patience,
co. the sake of peace and - union, we sat in
quiet 'Obedience to the Id,w, rinavillin but
submissive pupils, receiving. lessons of ehival
ric honor from Mr, Brooks, and of chivalric
manners from Mr. Wigfall, of lnyalt:V frOin
Mr. Davis, and of honegy fromiMr. Floyd.
~ At east, in the year of grace 1860. the Con
stitution afforded to the, citizen.i . l of the land
:the privilege of again 'expressing - by, their
Votes theirchoice, of national rulers.,. The.
exercise of that right, quietly, peseablV,:and
,
in perfect obedience to the form and the 'spir
it
,of all our laws.
,Theil awful discharge of this high duty,
'unposed Upon ail good then by their country,
was declared-by a few bad, bold men to be
just cause of civil war. This proposition in
volved; of course, , the startling doctrine that
Northern men must vote in the , intere,gt, -of
Slavery. or its friends would appeal from the
ballot-to the bullet, destroy the donitiintion,
dissolve The Union, And deluge' all the- land
'with its most: precious blood.
. It must .be remembered that the Senate,,
Without whose consent:no law elin be einiet
e,d, Was proslavery. ;The ,Sui;reme Court,
against whose judgment, no law, - If 'enacted;
could - avail, was proslavery. There was,,
.therefore, no danger possible to. the institu
tion ; and it was sunply,becanse once in forty
years the people bud lawfully elioSen a Pres
ident who was believed to' be 'opPosed" to fur
ther concession to slavery. that an embittered
and malignant faction,. who lad, been long
nursing their treason, 'deelareds their Purpose
to Cause' to flow all the terrible evils' follow
ing in the train of this cruel war, which has
wasted our substance, and placed' our chief
est treasures-beneath the - seals of clay. The
utter groundlessne r ss of thcir complaints, and,
the want of 'even a deefft pretext for Weir
threatened crime against their country,, was
placed in full light before_ the; world When
Alexander H. Stephens spoke to 'the people
of Georgia those memorable Words, *Melt
history, will always remember, ) sealing 'with
the seal of lasting condemnation this wicked
and eauseleis -rebellion.:
-: 4 'What .right ' has the Noiith assailed?
What of the South has 4cen invaded?,
What justice has been denied? dr what claim
founded on justice or 4:ghl'has bceivicithhehl ?
Can either of—you -to-day -name one govern
mcntal, act of wrong' deliberately and,pnrpose
lY done by the Government at Washington of
which the South - has aright to ;complain.
,challenge an, answer:"
While the ableat _statesmen !of the South
were endeavoring. with: words -T lice theie Yto
-stay the hands-of traitors raiseA to. dishonor
our sag„ :to destroy our GovernMfmt, and to
afflict us with the awful suffering::: of Civil
'strife, the Honorable George W. Woodward,
• then and
,now Judge of the Supreme 'Court
of Pennsylvania, deliberately disrobed him-
Self of his ermine, and walking froin the seat
of judgment to the platform of ai great meeting
assembled in - Independence -Square, ground
sacred to freedom, spoke, and over and be
yond his audience to the inadderied partisans
otslavery, ripe for revolt and battle, those
words otsympathy with, their baseless and
pretended wron7S: "Everywhere in the South
the people arc beginning to look out faf-' the
means of ,self-defence, Could it ,bis exibeeted
that they would be indiffci:ent , to such scenes
as have 'oceni+eff?-L-that-theii; would stand idle
and see such, measures, concerted owl carried
foricardfor.the annihilation, 30671C1` or later,
of their property in slaVes. eSuch expecta
lioh,s,.if indulged, are ndl i'easpizable."
And-these words of encourtlgemetit exag
eratinw the source of strengthof which they
boasted " When you combine all in one
gloWing picture of national prosperity, re
member' that cotton, the produce , of slave la
bor,- has been one of the indispensable elements
of all this prwerity,,it _must* an indispen
sable Clement in all our future prosperity.
say it Must be." '
• 4-Ind .these sad-words,_ sounding like, an in
vitation to-treason: •
'The laze. of se,lf-Afenee,includes rights, of
property as,,well as,perspn, and` it appears to
me there. must :in..;the\progress of
this conflict, if it indeed is irrepressible, wizen
alaveholders may laWfully fall back on:th eir
-natural rights, and employ in defence,of
' their
property whatever means of protection they
possess or can command. ,_ They who push, on
this conflict have convineed'one or more Sou
thern States that it has already-come."
And. these sadder wor...sof attempted ,Con,
secration.of that'fcarful comb i ining of crimes
againSt,Gdd and all his creatures which is
'called American slavery.: , The providence
of that good Being 'who has watched over us
from the beginning and saved us trim. exter
nal foes, has so ordered our internal'relations
as to. make negro slavery an incalculable bles
sing ta us. Whoeveir will - Stady the 'Patri
archal'and Levitical institutions, %will see the
principle iefritrnall bandage divinely ea netion
ed if not diiiinelY,f:ordained." .• - --
The address thus deliverei went , forth
'with the added weight of -judicial siinction,
and,' aided by many other's . 61 kindred . '
im
port, produced its legitimate:effect hi con
vincing the traitors who had,' hesitated that
a large and influential portion of the N,orth
ern people were heartily 'with them inspirit,
and only awaited fitting opportunity' to' be
come active accomplices in - their • treason.
Then followed -in necessary sequende the
bombardment qi Fort Sumter, and the-open
in.: of that great historic drama whose' Shad
ow; after - two , '-weary years-Of sacrifice - of
trenViiie and of 'life; 'still darkens all our
land; whose sorrows have' .reached All our
hearts, and: Whose_ terrii3le con,sequences to
the cause of Anierican democracy, and of
ChriStian civilization its'elf, y'e,t we very
dimly comprehend. "
° For those words, and only for those-words,
thns:early, publicly, and distinctly spoktp,
tendering sympathy, encourageniQt, Mvita
lion; consecration e L yen, to- the cause of 'the
rebellion, jiidge Wdrsdward has been - phieed
in,nomination as a candidate-for Governor
of Pennsylvania, and the opinions there ex
pressed 'have been distinctly re-affirmed, and
_made the present platform of his supporteri:
the 'Hon. Charles J. Biddle, their offleial
- - representative, in his recent address to the
people.of the State, declaring " this speech to
have been vindicated by subsequent events as a
signal e.vhibition of statesmanlike sagati,ti"
' The faction in Pennsylvania wearinr , the
livery of the good old Democratic party to
aid rebellion waged in the-interest of an arii- -
tocrasy . of slaveholders, thus openly - nVoyits'
its opinions, and in manifold ways, by speech
and press 7 -by the secret oaths of ateson- - •
able conspiracy - :---by appeals to the pre dices
of ignorant men—by calumnies against our
brave soldiers and sailors—by denial of their,
rights of suffrage,. and by Constant' Misrepre
-sentations of the aims- and' results of the war,'
endeavoring to attain its purpose of assisting
.t , . , i• - ,A1i0Nti164.4.0 - 4,o4o_qii:-.4.4txotb'Oilit* 1,:-:4
the_ar ; medltraitors who are _striking deadly
blows at - the - heart '6l the itePublie.
Our,opponenta well- know; that the only
strength; of the rebellion consists in its mili
tary power., ‘Therefdre, they oppose every
Linbainre which' tends to:Strengthen • the tia
tionna armies, kid : they, support. every /OAS
arc which tends ,to weaken them. ; If, the
; General Government• proposes' to' require'
-white men ;to. render. military service, they
opnose. it as ;unconstitutional and oppressive.
If the
; General Governiiaerit" proposes to - re' :
quite black men' to render"military - Service,
.they.oppose it as unconstitutional, and favor
incr negro equality. If the General.Goyern
- „ ,
!bent proposes to require red men - to render
;military ;service, they oppose -it as, unconsti
tutional and ; contrary to the,usages,of
warfare and' they - hayelhus far failed
to diseoyer ainong the races of mankind any
: people Whose skin is of the; proper constitu
tional color to permit the Government to use
Ahern to shoot rebels and traitor's:' '
•:Our opponents denounce the- arrest of 'dis
loyal persons as violating personal liberty.
They, denounce the, suppression of disloyal
practices, as indicating
...Military tyranny.
Therth Wart 'the 'needed' reinforcements - of
; our wasted' armies, and the :collection of- the
national reYenue by base appeals to the basest
impulses of men , and•the inttuguratibn of
riot. rapine and murder, bringing the terrors
of civil' war to our very hearthstones..
'by parelyking the strength' and 'vigor of , the
mailed ,hand of the natiom, they,giv r e, essen
tial aid and comfort, to the nation's enemies.
'their cardinalAirinciple is to embarrass' the
-Federal Administration; in. all its ineaStires
for the vigorous prosecution of the conflict,
for the, prompt suppression of the rebellion, ,
and - the swift• punishment of traitors. -; •
It, is, needless to say that their triumph in
the pending canvass would prolong the war.
It is confessed:at Ilichmthad that the only 6_
_ lief afforded' to .the ; darkness and, disasters
which , enshroud the, rebel
_capital, and the
only encouragement 'to continue n" hopeless'
contest,' comes with the occasional: gleams of
successes of their Northern allies.. •• „ •
• - On all other
,sides despair awaits them:
They see two:thirds' of their territory con-,
quered and held in Slibjugation ; Neiv Orleans
returned 'to its tillegianp,e; the - Mississippi
open ; !all their 'harbor's blockaded ; Charles-,
towissailed llosecrans and Burnside moving
in triumph, 144 the great struggle whichem-.
braced More than half the Union narrowing
to -GeOrgia, South Carolina. arid portions of
North! Carolina and.Virginiai ; ,The end •is
not distant. It can only be delayed, and the;
*ay to it piled with iheUdies of the. brztV i e:
Men nho willingly taste-de c tith for their cou*„
try, by the ; triumph of Northern sympathi
i(?rs' of 'treason at the' apifroaching_electicins:
Such triumph would revive the. deSperate ,
and drooping fortunes of the rebels,
their d:emorali4ed and deserting armies, and,'
persuade - their rulers to 'renewed efFoits 'to
gather and,.huririew levies , our:defen
ders intim field.' •
lt,foßows necessarily, that the triumph of
our' opponents,. brprokniging the war, will
render flecessary renewed conscriptions and
increase the burdens' of taxation. One, way
only leads to a short war and a lasting peace,,
and that 'is the
_glorious path. along :which
Rosecran4 is marching, - - and Banks, and
Grant, and Meade. Everything.whichtends
clirgetly or indirectly to weaken or embarrass
the blessed peace-makers is comforting 'to.
the f ene,my, inducing them to refuse submis
sioai to, the laws, and to continue to waste
.more of our treasure and murder others .of
our sons. The future will lay the .responsi
bny'of lengthening this horrible. conflict,
with whatever of sacrifice its continuance in
volVes, upon those' Northern men Wlui sup
ply its want& bullets by their ballots, and
by their sympathy nerve its arm for further •
blows.
T o these principles, to this policy, tothe
results they so plainly involire, of a /mg war,
of other"drafts, and of more heavy taxes:as
well has to the candidates who represent ,them,
the loyal men of P_ennsylVania are irreconci
lably opposed. • ' ,
Our platform-is brief and plain and com
prehensive. :We believe that. the.will of the
people, lawfully, expressed, is the, supreme
that no appealcan be permitted from
votes to bayonets, and that when Such appeal
is *Bade, the 'only hope for the'Republic is to
crush -it by force of arms. We therefore
support the war without :limitations -or con
ditions, as the only means of preserving the
national integrity.
We honor and sustain our heroic brethren
iii aims on land and sea, the unselfish hero- .
ism jof 'whose daily lives surpasses all that is
written in the nightly- romance of the middle
age. They deserve well of their country,
and we desire that the banner of the Union
shall carry to - its defenders; wherever they
may be, the right of suffrage—the inestima
ble-privelege of freemen. •
We heartily sustain Abraham Lincoln, the
President of the United States, in \ his efforts
to suppress this wicked revolt against the laws
he has sworn to enforce. '
For the vigorous use of all :men and all
means permitted by the usages of civilized
nations,, to reach peace through victory; for.
the unequalled maintenance of the national
credit, without parallel -in history ; for the
admirable frankneSs with which the Presi
dent counsels with the :people, and, for the
successes which are every where crowning our
Arms, the. Federal Government deserVes and
receives the gratitude of all who love'tbeir
country. It . alone, with the help of Provi
dence, can save the life of the Republic. It
alone, with the same aid, can preserveAs us a
nation. f, th arefore, anything is left undone,
Which slime think oughtlo have been done,
or anything been done which some think
Should have been left undone, we reserve
these matters for more opportune dismission
in the calmer days of peace. .To-day, while
armed. rebels threaten the Federal capital,
and trample flag and law and Constitution
under their feet, we •Come 'together with Out
distinction of party, in loyal Anion,. and
pledge to the Administration, which repre
sents the Government of our fathers, our earn
est mid unconditionarsuPport.
-= These are the principles and , this is the pol
icy of the loyal men of Pennsylvania. To
represent it they :offer tcuoiir suffrages our
present Governor, Andrew G. Curtin.", He
needs no eulogy, for he "has so borne himself
in his high office that his name-is knoWriand
honored 'through'all the land, winning the
love of the soldiers, and the respect and confi
dence, of-a patriotic constituency. His great .
services to the cause of the Union and its most
deadly peril, his constant solicitude and cam
for the brave men' hi sent to battle, his fore-.
sight,:his energy. his faithrulnessin the dig
charge . ;of every duty, impelled a grateful:
people to disregard his declination; andplice
Once: More the banner Of the Union in his,
tried and trusty hand& ." ' '
- -
-In the Honorable Daniel H. Agnew: a can-'
didate is presented worthy of the support, of
all men who desire. to. maintain. the ,high'
character for ripe and' varied' learning,, for'
unsuspdated loyalty 'to the Government,' and,
for adherence to the:duty of declaring, not
the law, which our supreme judicial
tribunal WOll and wore in Other days. Judge
Agnew is an `accomplished" lawyer; is now
'the presiding Judge of his 'district,' and his
'elevation to thi , bench of the Suptexrie Court.
ME
will g7e additional security to tty . rglipa of
'persons' and property.' •- • - •
Freemen . , of t Fentisylvanigi. , The issue is
thus distinctly presented in which the single
question is that of loyalty to the Governine,ilt
under which you live; and 'the - triumph of
whose aims along C. 2,11. give you peace, and
,
again open you the avenues to that almost.
miractilous prosperity Which. ;attracted !the,
wondering gaze of the nations: . • •
It onlyremains,for all good, men to per
fect the local Organizations Of• the friend's of
the Union, to - secure - full' discussion of- the
questions in dispute, to : , bring evcry loyal
vote to the polls, and to use all proper effort's
in their power to-secure our 'success. this
is dOne,,Pennsylyania. is saved to the Union,
and tfieilniion"is's'aved td us and "to oni:pos
,terity., ") ,
Thus, we gather for the conteststround
worthy 'beaters orii' worthy standard, Writ
ten. all over with unconditional loyalty: and
;uuder their good leadership we ; march for
ward,,Witli the faith and hope 'Christian
men, In the Vietory vihich awaits' 'the ;sense
of justice :and.of freedom,- . •
In behalf °tile Union State Central Com
mittee.' .31eVBAIGA;
" • ' :1. Chairrnan
U
Maj. Gen: Meade, now.: emir
inande'r of the Arniy of the Potoniaa; 'en
tered the. war , hs 'a-T3ri , - , b adier in the gallant
Pennsylvania.ReierveeerPs; and .continu
ed to share its,fortunes in every battle un
til he was,prutnoted to - the command of the.
s,th Corps. . He, so endeared . the Reserve
Corps to him - bytlis heroism and skill as
commander, arid his ceaseless dare for his
- brave soldiciS, that theyo.4OlVed to Present
him witha:rnagnificent' 'sword; - belt, 'sash,
spurs, &c.; as a testiuieilial •of their admira
-1 tion.for his finalities as'au .officer: •On Fri
day the' 18th ult, k the sword,. was,presented
by Brig. Gen. S. W. Crawford, -,now, the
honored commander or the. Reserves,
,and
Goy. Curtin, Col. Forney, lion. Morton
M'MiChael, ' Col. 'R. 13iddle . Roberts 'and
otheri were' in 'attendance'. ' Our ' limited
space' forbids a.fallaccount of the proceed
.ings;• but -We give; beneath. the patriotic and
:eloquent addresses delivered by (ov. Cur
H tin rand Gens., Meade and Crawford. _
GENBIRAI, CRAWFORD'S SPEECH
GENERAL : tstand befdre yoU to-flay,
ih4 iepres&itative •of the olEcerS of- that (11- ;
-vision who oneeeAlled •
Impelled by, a desire to perpetuate the,
memory of your Connection with them ; de-I
sirous, too, to bititlfest to you the; aireetien
and esteem thev,bear to, you', they . ask .your
aceeptance to day of this testimonial, which
shall mark it forever.' Abcept it, sir;' froin
theta, and here, in the presence of him, who
conceived the idea of this division—and who
rtrust, a:faithful people :will return 't.o' the
ppsition he so 4)rthily, occupies -=not as a re
ward, not as a rjeompense for y,our care for
thdri, bat as tire. exponent' of the :4 'feelings
of their hearts whose value cannot be; -ex
piwsed in words. Transmit it to,those who'
b'''ear your name; and' let it eyer express le"you
and them that devoted attachment and , - re-,
gaid, that the -officers of the Pennsylvania
'Reserve corps'Shall 'never, cease, t 6 feel for
-you. •..
General Meade then stepped forward amld
tremendous cheers, and restmxded as foi
-1 •
;lows,:
BPEECFI OF 3L6. GEN. GEORGE G.'9SEdDL
General Meade said ' - ". ' I
Gem Crawford and•Offieers of the Division
of the PenneyArania ,Reserve Corps: I accept
this sWord with"fe'elings proround grati
tude.
I should be inseniiblato all the promt
ings of - nature „if I were not grateful - and
proud at receiving,a testimonial' of . approba-
tion.froma band of officers and inen. se dis
tinguished as has been ; the' diVision of , the
Pen nsviVania Reserve corps during the whele
*period - of this, war. I have a right; there
fore, to be, proud that they should think my
conduct-and my course have been of such . ,a
CharaCeer as to justify them in collecting
to
gether here so .many distinguished 'gentle-
Men as I see around me from different parts
• of the country and' our 'own State to present
to me this handsome testimonial. It - in ef
feat says tetnethat in theirjndgment , l have
done my duty towards them and towards the
- country. (Applause:.) '1 beg.`,an My career
in this army .by commanding. the . Sectind
• brigade of. yotr division. I ttiithfully en
deavored. during all the' time , held that
command,...andt also the command'of your di
vision, to, treat, the officers, and men, in , a
inattherAhat icould 'exp - ress td:thein my high
appreciation of their conduct as.soltliers • and
brave Men- . • •
, m a very glad, ,sir; that yon, have mention
ed yOur'cliatinguiehed• the -Governor of
Pennsylvania. [Cheers,] I:have a
_personal
knowledge of hjs patriotic efforts in behalf of
,
the soldiers. him th'counti•Y is indebted
f or R atting in the field. in its ;hour of sorest
need thiS splendid corps, and I have watched
With 'pleasure and 'saiisfactii)n the soliditade
he has awaya:shown to see that its inter
ests a nd wants are attended to. I.have, been
'with hint en the Occiisions When he has' visited
the °Peers anti .men •flivin our State; Unit .1
know, that they - are inde7.)ted to-hips for many
cmnfOrte; and that the Country is indebted :to
Nip, for woi of eloquence Whichhe addresded
t o them to inspire them 2oith increased patriot
ism androtn:age, .[Cheer - s.] lam gratified
that "he is Itere‘ , to witness tMs'-p•ris'entirtion;
a idj Mair . tily,joi:n. with. you, sir, in the hope
that his fellow-citizens willremember on'elec
ii6;i, day his cervices in prornotingthe,interests
of the eonnOeencl the suppression of the re
bellion.. [1: 4 .,..ntg• continued applause,] In
speaking:Of - the pride Which I experienced in
- receiving this sWord, •I. feel - myself! justified,
even at the risk,of 'being charged with ego
tism, in saying a'few words about the servi:
cgs rendered' by this' diviaion'.' say
itatingiy herql?efore this Assembly, andl.ani
Suite sure that when the history of the war
is ivritteti that the' fats*lll•Vindfcate me ;
that no division in this‘glorious arniy,of the
Potomac—glorious as I conceive it to be—:is
'entitled•toclabia more - credit for its uniform
gallant conduct and for the amount of hard
lighting it ha's gone through thanthe division
of theTennsYlvania ReserVe corps. [Cheers)
I do notoy,i7h to take any credit. to myself in
this. '"lt not, of •my 'own 'personal services
• that 1 7 Wonld' Siwak,' but of ;the' ser vicei of th.
!soldiers- 7 4X ; the privates of the Pennsylvania
Rekrves,'Ccheers, , ,] and I have only to,appeal
to DritinesVille,'Where -the first'success that
crowned •thearrns of thearmy, of :the Potomac
was gained,,unaidedandalone,, by a-single, bri.
gado of the PennsylVanie Rekrves: [Cheers)
I 1 have onlyla:refer to - lleelianicsvilleiivhere
began the six days', fihting on the Peninsti-
ILfid Avhete the whole of Lengstreet's carps
;was -cheek for several hotirs, and vie-
OrT r.ellitY . W.9/ 3 ., by only .two.hrigades of the
Reserves. [Cheers.) . 'refer you - .to New
M.tirket Croshiciads, admetiffies:
dale, and refer ; oF4P,hat4cally,to„that kat'flb
' 11/4
because, certain officers of, the army, not
krictivfng; the true - facts of th&Case; this
-led at th&time 'by the htatements tif-crthers
equally ignorant with themselves, and whose
statements have since bee:. proved incorrect;
thought Charges against this division on that
.occasion. I was with the division during the'
whole fightand Until dark, when it pleased
-Ged‘that I should be shot down; and 'carried
_off the Sold.'. I have been told that the divi-,
sionranstff, but I knoW that I stayed - with
it until it vas dark; and 'My teen were en
gaged- in, a hand-to 7 hand, contest over. the
:batteries With the enemy, [Cheers.] Ido
not gay that there were 'net' some who ran
away, but,thatisnothingsingUlar. There are
cowards in every divisioni . , there are bad
Men in every corps: I de say, however,
that the large body of the r t,allant Men of the
Pennsylvania Reserves remained 9n the field
until dark, aryl did not leave 'until the ene
.my'luid•retired. ' Those guns were never bap
,tured from them; [Loud, eheers: ] .Theyre •
mained on the field, and Were not taken until.
ten• o'clock the neit , dity. T refer .to Sotith,:
Mountain, and it is not , necessary' for me to'
say. much of. their condUct there. for their
gallant ascent of the height inthe fitee'Of the
enemy and turning their left flank - was wit
nessed.by the commanding general, and they
received full credit for it. [Cheers.] I
'speak •of , Antietam, where, on the • lgth of
September, the.Peiinsylvania Reserve corps,
elwaY, in the - advance, boldly attacked that
portion of the 'confederate army in' its front
without` knowing its Strength, and continued
to drive them until dark, and then held the
- position it had gained' Until the morning,'
- - when- the :battle WAS ' , renewed, [Cheers.]
I speak again of Fredericksburg, where the
Pennsylvania R'eserte cetriis crossed:and led
the advance; - unnided , and :the
heights, and held their position for half „en
'hour while the others crossed. Had they,
been followed and supported by other'troops
their courage • that day would have won,
victory. [Cheers.] I repeat, therefore, that,
I have a right to be proud ithat ratdfiii when
the officers ,and Men of ' such aeoramand, Who
Can with tr,uth point toa hard-earned and
dearly bought record of bright deeds, Present
-roe, whd hes had the-honor of eoininanding
_them, with such a testimonial. [Applause.]
While; how, - ever,l give expression to these
.feelhiers,;,tliey are not unniingledWith others
of a sad and mournful natureis I look, around,
veil and reflect that so many of the brave
'officers' and Soldiers Who orig,inallY2coniPesecl
this division sleep their -last 'sleep, and that
others have been obliged to return ; home
cripPled'and maimed for 'life.' 'lfis terrible ,
to thinhAbat there should :be' any. necessity
for.so 'much; misfortune and misery !, Sad,
'that in this,country, a land flowing with milk'
'and honey, and in which we are all brotheri,
:we-should raise our arms against each other,
-and - such scenes should be:enacted as I_ have
been &participant in: Its sad - that there
.should be an occasion,like thepresent;and a,
necessity for the presentation of: a testimonial'
such AS this'. These are sad, sad thoughts' to
nig,- but at' the sanietinie .L am sustainedin
my, present position by, a consciousness that
Tani acting from a high and proper sense of
niy drift to my country, .[Clieers.3" . lt is
impossible' that,this great - country.should
divided ;. that there shonld be two govern
ments or tivollags on this continent. Snell
-a thing, is entirely out, of - the question.—
[Cheers.].
,1 I trust , that, every .loyal man
would 'be willing to sacrifice his: life before
he Would 'consent to have , more than One
~government, and one flag wave over the whole'
territory of the - United States. [ipplauSe.]
- This reunion, 'gentlemen, 'awakens in-nay'
heart new sorrow for an officer-which it viv
idly recalls to my mind, .for he' coramanded
the division tyhen I coremanded'one of.' the
,brigades. , Ile,Vvas, the noblest as well, as the'
aVeS t gentlem an in the army. I refer, t o,Jola n
-F".' Rey Mild's. [Cheers.a.:l cannot receive this
sword without thinking -of that officer.—
;When he fell at. Gettysburg leading the ad
vance, I bit 'not only a lientenant of the
-utmoit. 'importance ,to -me; but 1 -may-say,
that I lost a friend, aye, ,even a brother.
[Cheers.] I miss tither faces Which were fa:,
- Millar to 'ine yoil i midst—Me:eil and.
Taylor ' _et' the Rifles Siretitions,. of the,Fifth;
young Kuhn,..who came from 'Philadelphia
to assist Me in the field ; Dehone, 'of 3fassa
ehusetts, and it host of others whose' remains
you all cherish.,
I.t is oppressive, - gentlemen, to me to gp
over the list of these officers' who have - been
sacrificed; but if I couldTeniember,and name
every, soldier 'of Your division that has fal4
len, what a long list. and =what's: trying reci:
tal it would, be, to tu.s,all tHow • man; 'men
I who, Once: belonged to the l'ennsYlvania
serv&corp's now sleep in the 'grave, or are
lingerifig,on earth, joyfully-qxpeeting death
to end their sufferings. .
I thank you, General CraWford, for - the
kind mannerin which 'you have conveyed to
me , this elegant testimonial, and r also thank
theie gentlemen who liaVe come so far to' be
present.' trust, - ii, this sword • Will be rb
qttire4 -but a. short time longer. Affairs and
events now rook as if this unhappY War might
'be brought to-a happy termination. I luiVe
to request , ef you,: gentlemen who are,in civil
life that, when yon return home,
you will
spare rib - effort& 'to make the people wider
'stand that all we want are men to fill up Our
ranks, ; Send,these to us. ,Give,us the mum
hers, and the War will soon - be concluded. I
- think the rebels are satisfied that their strug=,_
gle is only a matter of time, as. we have the
forgo 'on our side, and that as soon as they see
ihaewe 'are bringing out that fore& in ear
'nest they Will yield: .Permit me, before -I
close, to mention what I intended.to•refer,to
before this, but it escaped' memory. I
_intended to express my delight, sir, on hear
ing that at,Gcttysburg, under your command
the Reserve corps enacted deeds worthy , of
former reputation, showing that- they
had lost. none of their daring,: and could ai r
ways be relied on the hour_ and post of w
• danger.; I expected that-this ould - be - the
:case, but it was particularly gratifying 'io me
to hear it from your iminediate 'cemmander
on that occasion. 'Thanking you kor your
-galbuitry;:there, and again thanking you fdi
your kindness,. It will conclude.,
Three hearty Cheers Were „given tor Gene:-
ral „ • > •- •
At the conclusion Of Gon. Meade's speech',
Governor Curtin. VAS loildlY foi and
stP.PR 3 4 f9MaPsii, and avas received ,with
multuous 'applause: - ,
SPEECH, OF rio:N. A. sa t
It hasiseeii my good fortune to be present
:ispon , Many 'occasions. of interest. to the Penn
qlvaniar Reserves. _From „the, commence
ment of their.orgaisizatlon doWn to the pres
ent hair' they beveled warmest wishes
and h,oundlcss ponfidenc9, [eheersa :and, in
common with all the regiments from Penn
-inOst nobly have they sustained the
honor of their, State.: [Cheers.) They will
all live in history, and as her impartial pen
niakes 'np this faithful recordof their deeds,
.theris,will,be presented &page more brilliant
,witlithan
of fortitude, fidelity, and sal
thim the'past has ever thoim, and one to
which the world will hereafter turn for the
highest examples of virtue and patriotisni.
This wagon is one which from- all its siii
toandinge is fraught with the deepest; inter
est..- The officer?, (Case Pennsylvania. 80-,
.
-serves have assembled here to-day to carry
oat arid: falfilha merited compliment—Taa,-1
Understiind long since conteinplated, and O'rtr
ly delayed by the activity of the service—to
a ifallant soldier,,,an. accomplished officer,
and; to - then - 4' hurled and - trusted - leader.
[Great applause.) . "They come as brother sol
,ffi.iiis; and mothis re-union. Cannot but hoMl
ed with thrilling memories. ' •
They meet ! ln the-vicinity which has wit- .
'nersed ninny of the severest straggles of the
war, upon the spil of that Virginia which
has drank in the last drop - of life's enrrent
from many a/heret's heart—inlifat • 'Virginia
upon the altar of,whose infidelity to her for
mer great have been_ offered'. up as a sacrifice•
whole hecatombs of Arne. and gallant men.
AU thesemeraories, and associations lend to
the present ceremonies a peculiar sanction of
earnestness and sincerit .. ,
And, General, to youey will enhance
the value of the tribute •Ye have ! reeesived
from the hands of those•who, with a willing
obedience, ,an untiring eidnimice, and an
unfaltering 'cotifitge; "have irldst• nobli an
swered-.all the - requirements of, the - service,
and who,- in the hour - of the -greatest peril,
have so bravely followed and sustained you.
You, sir, first Avon, their "'cenfidence Jts a
brigade commander;aricrupon many a' fear
ful field attested your claim 16 that confi
dence. [Cheers.) Next,'..sis,a; cenmunader
of division, they saw-your exertions and ad
miring, lovedyou. [Cheers.) South Moun
tain's steep acclivity itini'gr and. -success told
thiS stdryv. [Cheers.] -, ' • .' s. '
As a corps commander; your abilities Weree
displayed at Antietam,-Fredericksburg, and
Chancellorsville,:,,and-thadevotion- - of your
subordinate officers was fixed forever. But
later still.came your crowning glory, when,
as' chief commander of '•this great army' you
vanquished the - enemy..at Getty'sburg. - [Tre
mendous, apple Ise ] , , With.the result of that
terrible three days' struggle arose new hope
to a trefibled. ebuntry ; and whilst the whole
-people feltsgratefully the, grand coincidence
ef your brilliant victory, with the successes
achieved Upori- the western waters, and 'the '
people of your native State rejoiced with i an
exceeding joy that the arrogant and threat
ening foe tvere " driven crushed and, broken
from. her borders, . Pennsylvania -soldiirs
pointed, with a pride so pure that noneraight
envy, 'to the illustrious leader whom they
had so long learned to - rely upon and delight
ed. to honor. [Cheors.).. 1 -, .1 -')
- The beautiful -token presented to yon of
the affection of those who have served Under
you will--be preserved.hy you, through life.
When in after days you 'shall look upon it,
-it will proven touchstone to the memory
and will vividly '-recall :the many evidences
of elevated regard and - disinterested attach
merit' yen have received from the armydfthe
,Potomac ; and if, partaking of the comixion
lot of humanity, your future path should not
be 'entirely 'free' from clouds and sorrowi,
this-emblem will, r withits falisnianic influence
nerve and strengthen you* for every trial-that
May 'com'e upon you. • To yotir ehildren it
will be an inheritance, andwhilst your family
and name shall endure it will be treasured
as an heirloonl, of priceless ,"worth. ,
.
- •-Gentlerneof.• the array Whom byam sur
rounded, 'permit me in the name of our com
mon country ~t 6 thank its armed defenders
for their long,:bre,ve; and deVeted discharge
of trying duties in ~the fjeld--Kpr their nntir
ing .e xertions in their country's cause, 'for toil
and sacrifices that never can'becompenated,
for-their patient fulfillnient of all those tint*
which areembraeed inAle daily hard routine
of the soldier's' ealliitg 'and above all, 'for ,
tbeir.awinggallantryin the field, when amid
the, clash of,arms and before the shock of
battle; with its havoc of and destruc
tion, they manfully stoturup and offered upon
the i shrine, of their country: their life, with all
that isdear in life, rather than that the idid of
theith worship should be dishonored, or her
escutcheeff should be merged with disgrace.
[Cheers.]
-
It 'may sadden the• general joy of -this
,bright ,hOilr, but-none Will deny that jai ap- ,
propriate for, us to pause and think of those
who are' 'gone—parted and gone from earth -
forever—thelitave and-the' gallant- dead." I
_ cannot speak of them, all: the long, sad list
bears upon it so - triany illustrious names that
I it :would be•ithipossible.'.,But -I may be allo*-
ed in this presenee to speak of one whose un
timely fall would have - been deemed too great,
a - ceitlifOr almost any' victory in a causeless
holy than , that fop which. he had lived,: and
in beh.alf.of which he. so nobly died. , Rey
nolds, [cheers,] the chivalric, the accomplish
ed, arid devoted scholar 1- . What can I say of
him that you do not already. know,? YilleTe
find words fitting to portiay, in the presence
of those who.were - with him and who - knew
him, the excellence of such a man ? His. end
Was glorious as , was his wife.[Cheers»)
Beneath and in. defense,,, of the flag of his
country, in one -of the greatest battles,- and
within. the boundaries. of his, moth'er - State,
he rendered up that soul iyhose - eveifinspii.
alien_ had been of patriotism, perfect andun.-
defiled. With what pride can Pennsylvania
„point to his career, and 'hew will the Penn
-sylvenia, soldier,` looking back upon his Bids
tions deeds, emulate his,example, and intern
bee.ofne an example to others for singleness of
purpose, -promptness' in action, perfeetinteg
rity,. and utter self:-abandonment to:thecalls
- of duty. ' 'Cheers.] For dauntless enterprise
and 'brilliancy of itchibiement he had ter- .
,tainlynq - superiors, ' and =few' who riiralled
him, in the armies of the Republic ; and. it •
- is not toe =eh to' say' that if the blessings
of his late compatriots :in arms were.fitpwers
his grave ;would be robbed in perpetual bloom.,
[Cheers.l ' " ' ' •.
- Bittlettving this theme, which attracts,
though full of sadness, let rue Utter a word of
good Cheer which paiSing events call Tor and
so , fullyinstify.- Let me, sir, ermgroulate
Pou and the brave men iri the, army Of the
otomac,- from whatever State, that 44e, 0-
aant.ii 'work in whia they have so long'and so
effectually ,labored is likely to be ac:comPliihed
and the rebellion brought, to a close. V.ikee.r.s]
Thevidories'of •Mly were the harbingerS" of
other great successes, and the continuous' actin
of triumphs achieved by our army and navy
- ill: thE. East and the west will bind and ; clog
the traitors astheir driniesdeserve: [Chi.elos..)
"fist coming rout and 'utter defeat are, fillfng •
AcM with - a panic which their leaders can ,no
longer disgatie nor con'eettl.• . ' -."--- '
The falling, cities of the.gonth. cannot Mich
'longer hold-out, and as they cease to be...the
'Cities of 'refuge for 'traitors and rebels - - '2.ddl
• beconk the citadels of freemen. -...T6'yoit who,
'have -in
upon the God of truth- and justice, -
'have-in: the naine of your country main&ified
' the saprimacy: of her laws is clue - the -tratin' g
gratitude not only_of every American citk..en,
but of every friend of enlightened civil free
dom throughout the world. __.
. _ On the conclusion of his speech - .Governor
PuTtin,twas greeted with twelve slieers,,,,,-;
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