New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-26
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I. 2. Patriotic Sermon

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lound among the Papers Of Major Il
deceased patriot q the Revolution ii ia discourse.
delivered on the eve Of the hattie Of
Jacob Iroate to large portion Of t
soldiers, in presence Of Cen Washinptor, fssrs
Wayne, and other officers Of The array s s
They that take the sword shall psrisss 81 the
SOLDIERS AND CoUNTRY4gN I'VE iissys raef tb;s
evening perhaps for the last time. We have aI5ared
The toll of the march peril Of the and the dis
and hunger, the contunely Of the eternal foe, and
courage Of the foreign oppressor We have sat night
after night by the campfire, we have together heard
the roll Of the reTeille which calls to duty, tbs
beat of the tattoo which gave the signal for the hardy
sleep of the soldier with the earth for hs bed and
the knapsack for his pillow. a5s Etgs t rs
l and now, soldiers and brethren, ne have met in
this peaceful valley On the eye Of battle, in the
sunlight that tomorrow morn viii glimmer on scenes
Of blood We have met amid the whitening tents Of
our eneampment; in the time of terror and gloom
have gathered together. God grant that it may not
be for the last time s$5 5aS u
Solemn voice Of nature seem to echo the snypathies
OF the hour The flag Of our country 6rpps Heavily
rom yonder staff the breeze has died away along the
sen PLAIN Of chadds Fsrd the plain that spreads
BrandyWine arise, gloomy and grand, beyoHd the
waters OF yonder stream all nature holds pause Of
solemn silence on eve Of the uproar and bloodahed
strife of tomorrow. s =. Z
that take the sword shall perish bs the swrrdp
And have they not taken tfs sword ,s5 IA
Let the desolate plain the blood vaTtev 4ha
burned farm houses blackening in the sun. the
sacked village and the rayaged town, answer ;Iet,the
wlthered sI a bones q the bAtchered farmer;
along tne neids Of MS homestead; answer; LET tie
starving mother her babe cnging the Witfer
ed breast that can let her answer
with the death.Iattle mingling with murmnring
tones that marked the last moment Of her life let tile
mother and the babe answer.
H. It. was but day past, and ON land slept III tile
quiet OF peace War was not here. Fraud and woe
and want dwelt not among as From the eternal SOL
tude Or the green woods arose the blue smoke Of the
settlers cabin, and golden fields Of corn looked
from amid the waste the wilderness and the glad
forest. .s3 s5 ssg ~ .i59eEF g
Nov, God ef mercy, behold the change! Under
tne shadow of pTetext, under the sanctity of the
name of God invoking the Redeemef to their aid, do
these foreign hirengs slay our people. They fhrong
cur towns; they darken plains and now they en-
compass our posts on the lonely plain Of Chadd's
1hey that take tie sword sha perish BY lie sword
Brethren, think me not unworthy Of belief when I
tell you that the doom of the British sealed Think
me not vain when tell yon that beyond the cloud
that now enshrouds u.s. see gathering thick and fast
the darker cloud and thicker storm Of Divine retrb1
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/ They may conquer tomorrow. Might and wrong
may prevail and we may be driven from the field but
the hour of Gods own vengence win come I 7 M. 7
r. AYE, if the vast soHtudes Of eternal space here
throbs the being of an awful God, quick I'd avenge
and sure to punish guilt, then the man George Bruins
wick called king will feel in his brain and hear the
Yengence of the eternal Jehovah !! a blight will LIGHT
upon his le-a withered brain and an aecursed intel
leet blight will be nnnn his children and on his
people. Great God, how dread the punishment! a
crowded populace, peopling the dense towns where
the men of money thrive while the Iaborer staryes
want stding among tile people in all forms of terror
| an Ignorant and God defying priesthood chuckling
over the mlseries OF millions proud and erciless
nobility adding wrong to wrong, and heaping insult
upon robbery and fraud royalty corrupt to the very
heart and arstocracy rotten to the core crime and
want linked hand in hand, and tempting men to
deeds Of woe and death these are partof the doom
and retribution that shall come upon the ENGLISH
throne and English people. i5v " sNg "A t55: -
Soldiers, look around upon your familiar faces
with strange interest Tomorrow morning We q
forth to the battleor need tell you that your un
worthy minister will march with you, invoking Gods
aid in the ight?--We will march forth to battle |!
Need eXhort you to fight the good fght-to fight
for your homesteads for your wives and children
My friends lmght urge YOU to fight by the CALLING
you Of your father, buchered in the silence Of the
night, on the plains of Trenton might picture his
gray hairs dabbled in blood Imght ring his death
shrek in your ears shelmier, might tell you of a
d.
farmhouse the night assault the roof in ames the
shouts OF the troops as they dispatched their victim
the cries for mercy, and pleadings of innocence for
pity Imight paint this all again. in the vivid colors
of the terrible reality if thought courage needed
such wild excitement. - u ~ FFf9
But know you are strong in the might of the
Lord. You will march forth to battle on the morrow
with light hearts and determined spirits though the
solemn duty-the duty of avenging the dead-may
rest heavy on your souls.
| And in the hour of battle, when all around is
darkness, Lit by the Iurd glare and the pierre
ing musket, fash when the wounded strew the
soldiers, that God is with you The eternal God FIGHTS
for you he rides the battle clouds he sweeps on.
ward with the march of the hurricane charge. s ~
God, the awful and infinite, fights for you, and you
will triumph. $50 . tG
"They that take the sword shall perish by the sword
You have taken the sword, but not in thespirit of
wrong or revenge. You have taken the sword for
your homes for your wives for your little ones. You
have taken the sword for TRUTH Justice and right and
to you the promise h be of good cheer for your foes
have taken the sword in defence of all that men hold
dear, in basphemy of God--they shall perish by the
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And now, brethren and soldiers, bid you all fare
well. Many of us will fall in the battle of tomorrow
God rest the souls of the fallen! Many Of us may
live to tell the story of the fight tomorrow, and in
the memory of all will rest and nger the quiet
scene Of this autumna eve,
Solemn twilight advances over the valley the woods
on the opposite heights 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 soldiers to and fro,
among the TENTS the stiffness and awe that mark the
eve of battle. ,'.s.F r RS 5,z@
When we meet again, may the shadows of twilight
| be flung the peaceful land! God in Heaven
grant it! Let US pray.
How TO PoP THE QUESTION:" Gracious !" says l.
ri its now time to look arter Nance"
Next day, down went Nancy was alone, and
Cause" said I, making believe that / wanted
him, ''our colt has sprained his foot and come to
see if the squire wont lend me his mare to go to
| town." = 2lE \ y
She said she guessed he would I'd better sit down
and wait till the Squire come in. reg
Down sot; she looked sorter strange, aud my
| heart felt queer around the edge. - E7qct Z
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