Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

Of the government must be wearied ou
by the atrocities of the Shareholders, an
there must be aroused in the people a
irrepressible determination to spare nei
ther root nor branch of the accurse
thing. BY little aud little" this will b
accomplished We need notbe impatien
at the slowness Of the process so long a
there is reasonable hope that the end !
sure. "The mill of God grinds slowly
but it grinds to powder" Let US subdu
our burrying eagerness into practical &C
quiescence in His slow grinding, in thu
mean time praying with all prayer anC
supplication that when His work is fin
ished, slavery shall be found as the chat
that the wind driyeth away.
(b.) 1t is our duty, moreover, to sub
init 10 whatever burdens the war impose,
upon US; and not merely to submit, bu
cheerfuIly to accept them. 1t will lay
upon US heavy burdens and grievous tC
be borne. The pecuniary burden, tC
speak Of no other, is such as neither we
nor our fathers were ever called to bear
An expenditure Of a million dollars a
day, for we know not how many months
or years, trauscends all our experience,
and fills US with melancholy forebodngs
as to what the end of these things may
be.
But it is only because Of our inexperi-
ence that our equanimity is disturbed.
We have long enjoyed a peculiar exemp-
ton from taxation, and are but just be-
ginning to find out the cost as well as the
value of our government which has hi.h-
erto rested SO lightly upon our persons
and property. 1t is only because we
have been peculiarly favored that we now
feel peculiarly burdened. Our govern
mental expenses in time Of war will not
much, if any, exceed the expenses Of
Eng land and France in time OF peace.
The ordinary expenses of the English
government are S330,000000 a year,
and Of the French government, S340,-
300 600. Hitherto God has dealt with
is in this regard as He has not with any
1ther people. 1t does not become US as
men, still less as Christians, to complain
low that He has reduced Us to the con
lition which other nations have endured
or centuries. Rather ought we to ac-
cpt it as a just punishment for our low
ppreciation OF our national blessings,
nd for that love of money which is the
DOT of our most heinous national sins.
(c) While we patiently wait upon
Iod's movements in the war, and submit
Without complaining toits manifold heavy
uGdens, let US also await without anxi- .
ty its termination. We can do this if
'e take into our very heart Of hearts the
reat and precious truth that the Lord
iod omnipotent reigneth, and doeth ac-
ording to His will among the inhabit-
nts of earth. The only possible ground
f comfort in times like these, is strong
nth in Cod overruing providence, ex-
.nding to all His creatures, regarding
le destiny Of nations and of individuals
ith equal interest, carefully noticing ev-
ry occurrence even the most trivial, and
every one of them to the
1unsel of His will. We recognize this
a general and indefinite way, but we
eed to take it home to US as a joyful,
,nsoling fact. God regards each indi-
dual case with infinite loving kindness,
I'd will so order all events that, whatev- ;
= be the immediate result, all things shall {
ork together for them that love Him 5
I'd put their trust in Him.
Let US get the strength of this doc
inc so incorporated into our belief that |
shall nourish US like personal food
ct US bless God for what He has taught
concerning this in His holy word, and
t our hearts repose upon those teach |
gs with such assured confidence that
g can say with the Psalmist, "God is {
n refuge and strength, a very present {
lip in trouble. Therefore will not we t
ar though the earth be removed, and '
ough the mountains be carried into the (
dst Of the sea though the waters a
ereof roar and be troubled, though the t
Duntains shake with the swelling there t
=" Then can we 90 and come without :
.r or anxiety; then can we trust our b
Ives, our property, our friends and our .
nntry in the hands of the King of n
ngs, and find Him faithful to keep
At which we commit unto Him. p
Nor must we allow our repose in Him o
be disturbed though adverse fortunes Il
fall our country and its armies. If we '
ut in the day of adversely our strength a
small, and our faith in God is smaller ii
lversity will be a blessing to US if te
call into vigorous action that stern "