Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-21

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 miiiar faces with strange interest. To
 morrow morning we will go forth to ,h
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 worthy minister will march with you in
 vokine Gud's aid in the fsh,-ws vii
 march forth to battle Need Iexhor, yo,
 to fight the good fight. to fight for you
 homesieads for your wives and children l My friends. ] might urgs you 10 feh, b,
 the gaising memories of British wrony.-
 Walton. might tell you of your father
 hu'chered in the silence of the night on ,h. plains of Tren,on-I might picture his grey hairs dauhed in blood-l might wiring hi, death shriek in your ears. Shplmire, might tell you of a bs,eher-d mother. nt sister outragsd-ahe. lonely fsfmhouse the night assault, ihe roof-in aames. th. 1 shouts of the troopers as they dispatched 1 their victims. the cries for mercy and th. piradings of innocence for pity. ] miuh paint this all again in the vivid colors o ,he terrible reality. if thought your cour, age needed such wild excitement.
 But know you are strong in the nigh, | of the Lord. Yoa will march forth ,o battle on the morrow with hsh. hearts and determined spirit, though the solemn duty of averaging the dead may res, heavy on your souls
 Aud in the honr ofhattle. when all around is darkness. lit by the lurid cannon glare, and the pierced musket fash-whpn the wounded s,rew ,he ground. and the dead ii,,rr your pa,i-,hen remember soldiers, Ina, God is with you. The eternal God fights for you-he rides on the hattie cloud, he sweeps onward with the march of the hurricane charge-God the awful and in. finite. fights for you, and you will triumph.
 "They that take the sword shali perish by the sword" You have taken the sword but not in the spirit of wrong or ravage. You have taken the sword for your homes. for your wives. for your liule ones. You have taken the sword for truth and justice and right. and to you the promise is be of good cheer. for your foes have taken the sword in defiance of all ,ha, yon hold dear. in hasphemy of God they shall perish by the sword
 Aud now brethren and soldiers, hid you al! farewell. Many of us may fall in the hattie of tomorrow. God rest the souls of the fallen! Many of us may live to tell the story of the fgh. of ,o. morrow. and l" the memory of all. will rest and finger the quiet scene of this au tumhal night.
 Solemn iw flight advances ovey the val ley-ihe woods on the opposite height ; fling their long shadows over the green of the meadow-around us are the tents of the continental host. the suppressed hustle of the camp. the hurried tramp of the sol diers to and fro among the tents, the still. ness and awe that marks the eve of battle
 When we meet again may the shadows of twilight he flung over peaceful land. d.- God in Heaven grant il. Let us pray.
 Great Father. we bow before thee-we invoke thy blessings, we drpreca,e thy wrath, We return thee thanks for the past, we ask thy aid for ;he future. For we are Tn times of trouble. oh, Lord, and sore beset ny toes. mereilrss and unriiy ing - The sword gleams over our land, and the dGst of the soil is dampened with th., blood of our nei.hhors aud friends. 0! God ot mercy. We pray thee to bless the American arms. Make the man of our hearts strong in thy wisdUni-biess. we be- seech thee, with renewed life and strength, oar hope. and Thy ins,rumea,, even George Washingion-shower thy eounseis on the Honorable the Coniinental Congrsss-visi, our host, comfort tue soldier in his wounds and affections, nerve him for the fight. pre-. pare him for the hour of death. And in the hour of defeat, oh. God of hosts. do thou he our s,ay-and in the hour of triumph. be our guide. Teach us io be mefcifui Though ,I,e memory of gal!iag wrongs be al our hearts, kaocking f"r ad. mittancf. That they may fiji us with the desire of revenge yet let us, oh. Lord, spare ihe vsnquish-d though they nevr' spared ns, in the honr of buichrfy and bloodshsd. And in ina hour of dea,h. dc ,hon guide ns in the abode prepared for inc blest. so shall we return thanks nnio thee through Christ our Rsdeelner. Cop PROS. PER THE cAusE. Amen.