, 1860-12-20

The above contains as much falschood as is
generally compressed within that amount OF ,
space, and to it will, By your leave, opposea
simple statcment Of the facts in the case. Soon
alter my arrival here, I was informed by the
Rev. Mr. Little, that It was the turn of tho
Methodist Church here to furnish the hep1eacher
for the Union Thanksgiving services, (includ-
ins the Presbyterian, Baptist, aud Methodist
Churchcs) and that would be expected to Of.
1iciatc on that OCCASION Tic services were
held In the. Presbyterian house and we're at
tended by . large concoursc Of people The
discourse occupied au hour and 4 half in its
delivery and not more than o,se-ltird Of the time
MAS occupied in reviewing the political condi-
ton Of the country. In this review tho fol-
lowing points were noticed rs matters of
thankfulness to every patriot and Christian: |
LIST. That the Lsto canvass was sueh 4 yast !
improvement Oh an former ones, in It's eo1a- !
parasi.r freedom from attacks upon the priv"
characters Of the candidates.
I'd. Tint the result had demonstrated that
the popular heart WIS still true to liberty
that the popular intelligence was fully equal to
/ the demands Of popular government, as
! shown by tile failure Of tho plausible and de-
| termincd efforts which were made to mislead
and decei,e them as to the real issue.
| 81, That the moral courage Of the Northern
| masses had prorl equal to the extraordinarily
severe test to which it had been Subjected,
and that the North had demonstrated that
however much they loved money and ease, yet
they 1oScd truth; Righteousness and freedom
more, and that they preferred oay possible con-
syu1sas Of r3ght-doing to the certain consc-
qucneca Of voting to extend the "snm Of yil-
lanics.'
4th. That In Inc election Of Abraham Lin
COLI, the People, as the supcsioss Of Presidents,
Congresses and Supreme Courts, had resFrscd
tic infamous decision il the Ored Scott cage
t;-that the Federal Constitution recognizes
e1nSxs a. property, -and had In their capacity
soyereigus decided that tho Federal Coustitu-
ton did not cmbody the idca that there could
be property In man.
| 5th. That t,ia decision OF The masses had
put slavery In course Of ultimate extinction"
| aud that the quiet lr,nncss Of the North, In
| view Of the secession threats of the South, was
| IN indication Of their trust in that God 1s1o de-
| .1eads The right, and that it arose from q sub
! lime consciousness, that they had nothing to
fear, nothing to apologize for, because they
had douc right
These arc tho points made, and I treated
them with such energy Of language and ran'
ucr as l thought the theme and the occasion
: demanded. called the outright pros1arcr5
| men Of the North, doughfaces; and / called
= | those northern men who we're afra1dno Tot<
b | their convictions, "malc sisters" for which
= beg pardon Of the female sisters" I did uo
? begin by calling upon The congregation tt
: thank God for the election Of Abraham Lin
d coin. did not proceed 10 review the plat
!. forms Of the various parties. It is quite ikct
!. that called upon the people to thank Got
= that man had been elected President who's
g honesty vas above suspicion. II did not,
ii 10 SO now. presented no point or fact il
r. it, partisan aspect; offered no thanks for
&c personal or party triumph; but presente
ID | every point In that broad aud comprehensly
l. ricw which involved their relations to trutt
d tojusticc, to humanity, to freedom, to libel
,s t., aud to God; and to the truth Of this latte
,e assertion, could, If necessary, get the test
re- mony Of nfnete1..trenteths Of the congregation
of Judge then Of my unut:crab1e astonishmen
Ia when on motioning to the Rev. Nr. Little
II conclude the services, he commenced by sa..
In. that i" the arrangement was for tho service
:. to conclude with 4 short prayer, but Us tt
d, gentleman has not fulfilled the agreement.
A. n: do not know upon whom it devolycs; as Fl
IS my part do not fcel like praying after lste'
- ing to such harang1'' 1''-cmphasizip the ia
word with vim that cracked his music
a voice. H6 then proceeded to state !" that th