and to others as the War between the States, it ill behooves us to deal in rancor, to reopen old sores, or to utter calumnious words. Rather let us recall with pride the martial deeds of the boys from our own county, marvel at the manner in which they en- dured hardships, and sorrow anew at the

-bent Federalist party. After 1810, as conditions grew worse between the United States and Britain and foreign relations became strained, the Federalists of Pennsylvania united, determined to prevent a declaration of war against England. In Lancaster, the Federalists' first real opposition to the Madi