The national Republican., 1861-01-07

Jehovah reserved for thousands Of years to be
the growing beauty and glory and wonder of all
time. And must such q heritage as this be
sundered and destroyed2 Grasp thy broken
staff, o flag of stars, superseded and dishonor.
ed by the pitiful palmetto. Start from thy
eyrie, o eagle of the morning; shake from thy
pinions the dews Of the night, and relume thy
vision at the splendor of the sunrise, lest the
rsttlesnake crawling up the cliff shall steal on
thy slumbers and strike thee unawares. SEN.
sation and suppressed murmurs Of applause.
God be merciful to us.
And has it really come to this2 Vacant seats
in the House, vacant seats in the Senate vacant
seats in the Cabinet, designations in the army,
designations in the navy, resignation in the
Confederacy, secession Convention, a seces.
sion ordinance, new oath Of allegiance, Sab
bath sessions, secret sessions, commissioners
from a foreign State, warlke preparations,
seizure Of forts and arsenals, seizure of Gov
erDment vessels obstructions in the channel,
slaves throwing up earthworks along the coasts
freemen leaving home and camping out on
the wintry strand, marching and countermarch.
ing, in instant readiness for bloodiest conflict |
How shall we account for this universal enthu.
siasm of utter madness Slavery The lib
erty of twentysix millions imperied by the
oCiNituuc VI ioull " 10 odiu tuc pOuth ioNCS
slavery, and that the North abhors il that the
South is determined to maintain it forever, and
that the North is resolved to abolish it as soon
as possible; that it is an "rrepressibe con.
hict;" that the States must be all slave States
or all free States therefore, the North hates the
South, and the South hates the North, and we
are mutual enemies. 1t is false all FALSE ut
terly false. In the name of God and man, l
pronounce it essentially and eternally falsel
There is not now, there never was in all the
history of the world, people so welded into
one living mass as there is within the limits Of
this glorious and beautiful Union. What do
they, the Southern States, want? Slavery in
the States? Let them have it not because we
approve it, but because it is there through the
provdential allotment of the Divine Being, and
they alone are responsible for it. What do
they want? Slavery in New Mexico? Let
not ours. What do they want? The enforce
ment of the fugitive slave law7 That is the
duty of the General Government. Let it be
performed. What do they want2 The repeal
Of the personal liberty bills ? If the States were
ill.advised in their passage, let them be repeal
ed. What do they want? The privilege o
slave service in their current transport through
the land? Let them have it, without moesta
ton, at their own inevitable risk What DE-
they want? Anything less than sacrifice o
principle, conscience, and honor - anything
reasonable, proper, and expedient - anything
which God may command and humanity yield
Let them have it, and our true love with it, ant
our prayers with our love. Does all that sounC
like hate2 Pause, then, ye States preparing
for secession. Reconsider thy course, tho,
lonely State that has seeded. Come back
South Carolina, back to the circle of homes
| L. Al n,lt
blessing. Come back with the national glory
gle drop of blood shall be shed. Blessed b
James Buchanan, if only for that one thing
that he will not, if he can help it, consent t
the shedding of Single drop Of blood. If h
cannot help it, then let it be remembered tina
the ruler beareth not the sword in vain, for h
is the minister of God the revenger of exac
wrath on him who doeth evil. Let his skirt
be clear. Let the skirts of the army and nav
be clear. Let the skirts of the still Unite
States be clear.
The sermon was listened to with marked al
tention. The exercises were closed with tn
Doxology.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-On Saturday, the case
Oliver Denham charged with an assault an
battery on John Black, was taken up. FroI
the evidence in this case, it appears that Der
:. ham was walking along the street with lad
friend, when the plaintiff, who had been r.
quested several times by the lady not to impos
| his company upon her, Joined the party, an
t attempted to elbow Denham from his plac
r The latter Immediately turned round and struc
: complainant several blows, when scuffle Ell
. sued, in which the intruder came out secou
4 best. Hence the arrest of Denham. He VIZ
s found not guilty; Stone for the defence.
f Edward johnson was then placed on tria
. charged with an assault and battery on
: Roch, and also for an assault on Josephir
8 Roch, the wife of the former. He was four
D not guilty on the charge of an assault on IL
> former, but guilty in the case of the latter.
The court then ad journed until Monda
3 January l4th.
a EsCAPE.-A marine by the name of Rya
!. escaped last evening from the penitentar
1t appears that he was under sentence of II
= years Imprisonment, for shooting an officer,
, Brownville, Texas, last July. He was la
q seen, about six o'clock in the evening, at
a groggery near the avenue, having his chail
a yet clinging to him.
) A row occurred yesterday, near Benning
!, Bridge, which ended without any serious inj
4 ry, although pistols were drawn, with the usual
% eloquent protane demonstrations.
While racing with some girls, on Sundi
r. evening, John Wheeler, sxty.fve years old, fl
g dead, at Lee, Massachusetts.