, 1860-04-25

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think that when the bondwoman uagar left
Abraham, with her masters consent, there be-
ing some disturbance in his domestic relations,
[much laughter] the boy Ishmae,, not being the
child Of promise, aud being in the habit Of
making impertinent renlarks nbout the conduct
Of family affairs, [laushter] was sent of with
his mother into the wilderness, with loaf Of
bread and b?tt'e Of water: We are told that
HaEar, being exhausted and famished By hunger,
laid the boy down to die, and that the Angel Of
the Lard came there. If I remember light, it
is so written IN the BOOK. And what advice did
he give to this bondwoman aud her son? The
Angel told this woman that she was in very bad
circumstances, hut not to be discouraged; to
pick up the boy and hold him in her hands, for
he would become great filibuster. 1loars Of
laughter.]
Thai very able man who Was the father Of that
boy had another family aud, they in 4 genera
tion or two, were sold into slavery, and 10 they
seventy years. At the end Of that time, God
abolished thut serritude, aud repealed the Fu.
gitiyc Slaw, very much to the dismay and rs.
tonishment Of the pursuing masters, and greatly
to the qualification Of those owing labor and
service to thcM. Then lie allowed them to 50
figure, to the hons Of their fathers. The re-
peal OF the Egyptian Fugitive Stare hill. on the
shore Of the lied Sea, with all its incidents, is
worthy Of some notice now and ut all times.
We hear Of much said Of women taking part IN
politics nowadays. Something rery like it
Us the bubbling death.gronn Of the Egyptian
host had risen to the surface of the sea, aud YVES
borne away upon the hot breath Of the winds.
woman. notuble woman, then and there
broke forth in very remarkable triumphal
song. Miriam, the sister Of Aaron, with all the
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slaves, shouted out, "Sing ye to the Lord, for
glorionsly hath lie triumphed; the horse aud
his rider hath He cast into the sea-" That was
their 81 Hail Columbia" Sir, that song Of the
prophecies has rung in my ears in day, and
often in night time too. In ny dreams OF the
ultimate destiny Of man, have supposed it
would ring in the ears and agitate, the souls Of
men, till tie words *'kings and subjects, rulers
and ru'ed,' should be lost in two words
''brothers- SISTERS"
Ny colleague Mr.. Cox) spoke of meeting
upon the Western Reserve, in Ohio. He is
young gentleman, rising man, and, if he does
not get bad habits upon the Democratic side
Gax :, 'Ge monsf may come TO- to sometime some
With the comic power he possesses in initiating
the nasal twaug Of the Yankees Of that Reserve.
1t sounded struuge to you, as it did to him, and
so it did to the army Of Prince Rupert ut Mars
ton Moor, when the ancestors Of these men
ruahed into battle against the mailed chivalry
and cur|ed darlings Of the Court Of Charles /.
What happened then? Something worthy to be
noted, and not forgotten. Stout Cromwell aud
his uccnnquerable Ironsides, when the dar was
well nigh lost, charged with rcsistless fury upon
the proud columns Of that host Of gentlemen.
as they were boastfully denominated, and 10!
Prince Rupert and his host we're no longer there
They were scattered as the dried leuyes of Au-
tunln are before the storm blast of the coming
Winter. That SAME uasal twang rang out, on
that day, their well-knowu war CRY. the sword
Of the Lord and Gideon" These Yankees are
a peculiar people; they are an industrious,
thriving, pains taking race Of men. The frail.
ties Of these men grow out Of their yery virtues,
those stern virtues which founded liberty in
Eng!aud. and bartised 1t in their own blood upon
Bunker Hill, in Aserica. They will do so again
if there is 4 necessity for it. It is hard mat
ter to deal with men who do verify believe that
God TOD Ai'mighty sad his Angels eneamp round
things or earthly power: What do they care
for Kings, and Lords, and Presidents: They
fully believe they are heirs Of the King of Kings
In the hour Of battle, ther seem to themselves
TO stand. like the great Hebrew leader, in the
cleft Of tie rock; the glory Of the most high
God passes BY them, and 1lley catch gleam Of
its brightness. If you come in contact with
the purposes Of such men, they will regard duty
as everything, life as nothing.
Nr. Clerk, wish to look for one moment at
some other facts found in the historical portion
ot t5e Bible, having curious bearing, at least
in that same Book that the people Of the Globe.
except eight, were DESTROY ed in q deluge. Soah
aud his tam1lJ only we're preserved. That old
patriarch seems TO have been remarkable for
nothing, so far a. can ind ont, except for bis
htEong faith IN the word Of God, and bis remark
from whom hare sprung all the people on the
face Of this globe. We are told by sacred. and
link pretty fully, too, By profane historians.
that !nphet Is the father Of our race, We. then.
are all children Of that man. We have, It Is
True to 60 Tar back to get at it, He is our origi-
gratory wandering Asiatic family. Ham. it Is
sad, was the father Of the negroes. This, I
think 1t will be found. Is shown by our accredi-
tcd historical books Some have wondered bow
Il happened that Japhet, born of the same mo-
xsh sEa e. .ne sane father should be gentle
myself; shem, yellow fellow with high cheek
oones; and liam, negro with black iure. and
CRISP, curled hair. This difficulty is surmouuted
" one class Of etomologists bv attributinr The |
auefence TO CLIMATIC Influences, in which think
there il great plausibility. Be this as it mn
the relationship is the same. Janhet. It !,
agreed, had Large acquisitiyeness, and hence his
superiority; and it may be said. with eonai
truth, that his children ore not deficient in Ills
ssplta! virtue. tor such i is held to be il our
it is said, hare quick and powerful faculties % fo.
numerals; and regard, in theory As well as |
practice. the multiplication table as he acme Of |
human knowledge. But let US look at his fami.
z T. lmorog!io We are the son. Of Japhet, and
sne ne9to Is me sou Of Ham; We are the sons,
Of these two brothers; and conse.
quentiy VIZ, the sons OF Japhet, are cousins to
II flee, tie being the son Of our uncle Ham. / t