The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-18
THE UNION OF Qua COUNTRY.

The means Of maintaining and perpetual
ting this wide spreading COnfederacy Of In
dependent States was the subject Of the Rev.
Mr. Chambers discourse On Thanksgiving
Dsy, which was listened 10 With deep in
teresr, BY an assembly filling every part Of
his large church. We find report OF his
sermon IN . the Pennsylyanian /" Of last Sa-
tnrday. from which We subjoin few para
graphs:
After reading part Of the eighth chapter
Of Deuteronomy, aud the second chapter OF
lst Timothy, a. the theme of his discourse,
he remarked" have announced to YOU my
purpose 10 relieve nv heart ri burden that
has oppressed me f9r long time. ! an an
American citizen Ian American Minister 81
the Gospel. | love this Bible. ! love the
God Of this Bible. 1--we nv country. 10
Constitution. aud rs laws. ! am man Of
peace. have heart Tor the nation. ! love
Il from is extreme Northern verge ID the
utmost limits of - Southern boundary. l
love il from the spot upon which falls the
first ray of the morning sBn, 20 that sr %
West. where iln.er the last beams !" the
suns evening retirement. love i as a Haa.
Nm ready n live 3, Il a. 4 Unft; ! an ready
70 pat the blood of ms heart fresh upon il
altar rather than see Il anything else than a
unit.
.rhe worth .! ihis Uninn 10 ourselves
and 10 the sOrId u mankind, !. infinitely
beyond price. NJ powers 81 arithmetic. 10
mathematical genius, however cultivated.
can figure out the intrinsic value Of this
Uninn 20 ourselves and 20 the race The
ewes II the civilized world are upon u to
dsf. Fixed and steady i that gaze that
comes irom every quarter 81 tie globe; j.
seem. ,lst 10 hoser. 10 It's burning look. up.
on tits galaxy Of States. The nations Of
mankind are watching Us with special in.
,ere.t. because We are engaged in working
out The great, the momenious problem 81
self government. Tie finger II storn has
been pointed tie pen ~ the opponent 81
republics has been dipped long and deep.
and las dashed rapidly across the page, de-
clating the impassibiliiy of our suecess
Il hss long been ~ fIed 0piniuh that The
monarchs y Europe, and especially Eng.
land we're jealous u u.s.
After cting sumo 0f the sppsrent develop.
nents Of this jtalog.y 10 the history Of our
country, aud the eirpfts made to ditide ~
bHta 81 home and abroad, NJ. &. spoke oi
III solemn obligation resting upon al IN
authority. snd also on every citizen. 10 Yield
obedience 10 the Iaa. and Constitution Of
the United States. 10 this duty We are
buund bF all the sanctions II our oath. lie
presented The sultmnty II the nath ~ 4 clear
light. ~ which many seem 10 think lightly,
sHd then remarked;
zoo may possibly say 70 me. bot am
native born. never took this oath " fdel.
~ 70 the Constitution and The laws Bot,
ny brother, YOUR bitthrighi holds sou 10
that Consultation a. solemnly ~ the osth
which binds the adopted citizen. You are
born under IL obligations. Beiss born here.
you are bound TO obey the Constitution and
The laws. No man has right 10 ssi HEN
aside.
Now. for example, ihe Constitution most
positively and absolutely provides that 70.
gitiss from labor. s,osping from one State