Daily American telegraph., 1852-02-21

| measuIoe "s eoohi mos. pressing to-day There.
fore, all VINO are wiling to take their lives in
their hands, and stand beside the commander
in-chief, in this hour of trial, will. after tho
close of these services, please range themselves
in single file on the village common
Then with hands clasped, and eyes raised
towards Heaven, he took up the sublime inyo-
cation of David; ....
! "Keep not Thy silence 0 God hold not
Thy peace and be not still
"For 10, mine enemies make great tumult
they that hate Thee have lifted up the head
| "They have taken crafty counsel against Thy
people, and consulted against Thy hidden ones
They have sad Come, let us cut them off from
being nation. that the name of Israel may be
no more in remembrance
"Let them be confounded and troubled for
ever; yea, let them be put to shame and
perish. u E
"That men may know that Thou, whose name
alone is Jslovah, art Most High over all the
carth i'a
| There was silence for the space of some
moments, and then to the strains of old Near"
full, clear, and distinct, from all parts Of the
house, rose the words of the following hymn:
"Attend ye armies to the fight,
And be our guardian, God
In vain shall numerous foes unite
| 'Gainst thine nplifted rod.
"Our troops, beneath Thy guiding hand
Shall gain great renown
| "Tis God who makes the feeble stand,
! And trcads the mighty down"
The deep silence that followed the benedic-
| tion was broken by the low muttering of
| distant thunder, for the white-capped thunder
clouds of the morning were climbing with
giant strides, up the western sky. Contrary
to their usual custom, the people waited in
lsiIa ON ba,r haI Iol
the pulpit and passed down the aisle then the
aged deacon moved forward, followed by the
congregation in due order. AS they issued
from the wide doorway the whole male por-
ton, as if moved by one impulse, took their
way to the village common. Thoughtfully
and silently, to the roll-call of the booming
thunder, they took their places shoulder to
shoulder, and the old minister saw before him
| the available strength of the village--each
man capable of bearing a musket, from the
| gray-haired veteran to the boy of sixteen
| Grouped around him was small band to
whom age and debility had left no available
weapons, save faith and prayer One other
group must not be forgotten-the mothers
wives sisters, and daughters, of those men
upon the common, who remained clustered
around the meeting house door, watching with
breathless interest the movements Of their
friends. Love, pride, anxiety, hope and faith
then 1t up their excited features; but, trow.
there was little cove rdce there
The old minister's heart glowed within linn
at the sight Of the resoiute, determined loo king
faces before him, as they proceeded to a choice
of officers. The subordinate offices coulc read
| lily be filled-who should lead them to face
| danger and death who should be their Cap
tain
Who so worthy to do this as he who had
stood by them in all times of trial md sor-
row--he who already aided them to fight the
gocG fight of faith. their spiritual teacher and
friend, whose moral and physical courage was
nnaoubted ! and, with one accord they named
| the Rev. Samuel Ellis
The old man was much moved by TINS unex-
pected proof of their esteem and confidence
1t was the highest honor in their gift, aud H.
fully appreciated the compliment and Iespou-
sibiiity. He had too much of the old Puritan
spirit in him to decline his heart was in the
cause and in few apt but broken words he
signited his willingness to stand by them in
life and in death. Then, beckoning the
females TO advance, he bowed his head, and,
like u true Cromwell;an, called down the
blessings of Heaven on them and on Their
| cause.
This was the first company raised in our
village such was the spirit with which our
fathers responded to the requisiton of Wash
ington and in justification of the wisdom of
their choice, let us admit that,
Like soldier of the Lord,
With his Bible and his sword"
the old pastor led them safely, through mani
fold dangers until they joined the main army
in New York