The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
VOL. 6, NO. 2l.-WHOLE NO. 29l

agony he died, when they thought their victory
was accomplished, hut il was their everlasting
defeat. How the servants Kissed when John Q
Adams spoke for Liberty in Congress. How can
we measure the difference, when Abraham Lin
coin shall stand as President of the United States.
IN the Capitol of that same city, and take his
place as the Chief executive OF the nation? Ii
is threatened he shall not take his place We
shall see. We must also take iotice of the es-
sentlal grandeur Of such victory over every
element of power, when made by convictions OF
Judgment and conscience, rather than by arms
and revolution. Two hundred years ago such a
change would probably have caused one hundred
Years fighting. But now it takes place by the
meres; mind power. 1t is time 10 look not for
the rising star, but for the broad sunlight,
for We must be near 10 H. Under all
these circumstances We must be tender to
those who do not see as We see There are
persons Ike the amiabe editors of some papers,
whose religion seems 10 be in riiiculng every
thing good, and working for everything that is
bad. We need not be afraid Of these dumb dog 5 !;
they only bark at everything good and excellent
In the second place, we are 10 consider the rela-
tons of this eventive history IT, the future This
era IS the termination of a gigantic movement
in the direction Of evil Ii can 20 no further :;
it has reached its highest point, and mus, from
this recede. And We have thus aver;ed war and
blOodshcd. Ten years ago we could have had
fraternal war Truth and lies cannot go together
We may believe now that this conflict has passed
away, and We shall grow stronger from this time
He haed the time, for he believed il would
come when he might travel in safety through
Virginia, and when all the people of the land
would again join hands and speak for liberty,
when the whole power oi the Government shall
be the exponent of liberty who can measure its
future glory. Mr.. Beecher then consi Tered the
duties we. owe to the times There are ALWAYS
peculiar temptations To corruptiOn, liz any party
coming into power. We must be careful and
preserve our principles and maintain the right,
We must not quench the light but make it burn
brighter. We must educate TO keep the essen
tal spirit OF Liberty. We must have courage
to meet the consequences OF victory. There are
always crOakers, and timidiiy is infectious, but
We must make courage infectious also 10 make
1t spread. We must be willing to take the re-
sponsibility. We must have the spirit Of finn
hess, and have no shulfliHg off and frittering
away OF principle; yet We must he cOnciliatery,
and We must have sympathy. As TO disuuion,
he had endeavored to speak about fact, and no;
fable, he thought it hardly had a place in the
sermon yet, if they should persist in disunion,
it would be like a scene he saw in the North
River, OF little steamer towing great number
of barges and RATS. Suppose the hindmost one
should threaten, if the steamer did not conform
exactly to her wishes, she would cut the rope.
Ii would be unpleasant to the raft thus left be-
hind, but the rest would 20 all the faster. But
they cannot scare US We have something Of
Bunker Hill and Lexii g;on lctt, and, if actual
armies could not scare us, empty threats will not
be likely TO. He spoke this in all kindness. But
he had TO such fears; he believed that the Pal
mettO and the Pine would join together Tor lib
erty, ard in al the North AID South there will
be cordial graspins of hands fo: Freedom. Then
shall be the dawnins OF milennih glory; for,
when a great nation like this rises up against in
iquity, and stands free before the world, il is a
spectacle that can belong to other period than.
the a,ter-day glory. May God in His time ad-
vance this confirmation.