Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-19

Now, God Of Mercy, behold the change -
Under the shadow OF . pretext, under the
sanctity Of the name Of God, invoking the Re-
deemer to their aid, do these foreign hrelings
slay our people! They thrOng our towns
they darken our plains, and now they encom.
pass our posts on the lone plain Of Chadd's
Ford.
They that take the sword shall perish BY the sword"
Brethren, think me not unworthy Of belief
when tell you the doom Of the British is near.
Think me not vain when tell you that be.
yOnd the cloud that now enshrOuds us, | see
gathering thick and fast, the darker cloud and
blacker storm Of Divine retribution.
They may conquer US to morrow. Might
and wrong may prevail, and We may DC driv-
vengeance will como.
II, in the vast solitude Of eternal space, ifin
the heart Of the bOundlesS universe, there
throbs the being Of an awful God, quick to
avenge, and sure 60 punish guilt, then will
the man George Brunswick, called King, feel
in his brain aud his heart, the vengeance Of
an eternal Jehovah! A blight will be upon
his hle-a withered brain, and an accuTeed in
tcllect; blight will be upon his children and
upon his people. Great God how dread the
punishment!
4 crowded populace, peOpling the dense
towns where the man Of money thrives, while
the laborcr Gtarvcs; want stridirg among the
people in all its forms Of terror an ignorant
and God.defyiug priesthood chuckling over
the miseries Of millions; proud and mercilesS
nobility adding wrong to wrong, and heaping
insult upon robbery and fraud; royalty cor
rupt to the very heart, and aristocracy rotten
TO the core; crime aud want linked hand in
hand, and tempting men TO deeds Of woe and
dcath-thcse arc part Of the doom and retri-
button that will come upon the English throne
and the English PEG, lie!
SOldicrs-l look around upon your familiar
faces with . strange interest. Tomorrow
morning we will 60 forth to the battle-for
need tell you that your unworthy minister
will march with you invoking Gods aid in the
fight--we will march forth to battle! Need
| exhort you to fight the good fight, to fight
for your homcstcads, for your wives and chill
drcn =
Ny friends, might urge you to fight by
the CALLING memories Of British wrong. Wal
toni might tell you Of your father butcher
ed in the silence Of the night on the plains Of
Trenton; Knight picture his gray hairs Dab
blcd in blood; might ring his death shrek
in your ears Shclmire-I might tell you Of
u UutCueTCu uOtuCT, anu SlotcT OutIuScu1
the lonely farmhouse, the night assault the
roof in flames, the shouts Of the troopers MS
they dispatched their victims, the cries for
mercy and the pleadngs Of innocence for pity.
might paint this all again in the vivid colors
Of the terrible reality, if thought our courage
needed such w.ld excitement
But know you are strong in the might OF
the Lord. You will march forth to the battle
on the morrow with light hearts and deter
mined spirit, though the solemn duty-the
duty Of avenging the dcad-may rest heavy on
your souls.
And in the hour Of battle, when all around
Is darkness, lit by the lurid cannon glare, and
the piercing musket fash; when the wounded
strcw the ground, and the dead litter your
path. then remember, soldiers, that God is
with you. The eternal God fights for you
he rides on the battle cloud, he sweeps on.
ward with the march of the hurricane charge;
God the awful and infinite, fights for you and
you will triumph.
They that take the sword, shall perish by the sword"
! You have taken the sword, but not in the
spirit 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, and justice, and right, and to you
the promise is-be of good cheer, for your
foes have taken the sword in defiance ri all
that men hold dear, in blasphcmy Of Cod
they shall perish by the sword.
And now, brethren and soldiers, bid you
all farewell. Many Of rs may fall in the bat
tie 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
oil will ever rest and linger the quiet scene Of
this autumnal night.
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 hur-
ried tramp Of the soldiers to and fro among
the tents, the stiffness and awe that marks the
eve Of battle.
When We meet again, may the shadows Of
twilight be flung over peaceful land. God in
heaven grant it. Let us pray.
PRAYER OF TIE REVOLUTION.
Great Father, we bow before thee we in
woke thy blessing, We dcprccate thy wrath
We return thee thanks for the past, and we
ask thy aid for the future. For we are in
times Of trouble, oh Lord, and sore bcSet by
foes, mercilcss and Implying The sword
CLEANS over our land, and the dust of the soil
is iampened with the blood Of our nei .hbors
and friends.
| Oh God Of mercy, we pray thee to bless
the American arms. Make the man OF our
hearts Strongin thy wisdom, bless, we brSeech
thee. with renewed lifeand strength, our hope
aud Thy instrument, even George Washing
ton; shower thy counsels on the Honorable
the Continental Congress; visit our host, com.
fort the soldier in his wounds and Affections,
nerve him for the fight, prepare him for the
hour of death.
And in the hour Of defeat. oh, God ofIIosts,
do thou be our stay; and in the hour Of tri-
umph, be thou our guide.
Teach us to be mcrcilul. Though the mem.
DRY Of CALLING wrongs be at our hearts, knock
ing for admittance, that they may fiji us with
the desire for revenge, yet let US, oh, Lord,
spare the vanquished. though they never
spared US, in the hour of butchery aud blood
shed.
And in the hour of death, do thou guide us
to the abode prepared for the blest so shall
We return thanks unto thee through Jesus
Christ, our Redccmcr. God prosper the cause.
Amen.
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