Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-05

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may be found IN Genesis, ava chapter aud
!JtA verse Ny punishment is greater
,lisn eau bear The context viii show
that rHgy was the cause Of Gaia committing
murder, which has been very frui,u,
source OF Misrepresentation, sgulct and
even murder, from I4nt dny to the prrsr /,
Abel ha'iug offered IL more acceptable sac
riiiee to the Lord than he, Cain became
"rery wrlth, aud hs eOunteuauyc was it!l.
en- 90 he slew his brother AucD. After
( pcrgelHting this awiu, crime, the blackrst
OF all crimes, he breaks forth in the Ian.
/ gangc Of uy text; My punishment is
greater thau can bear I rcmdrk Mai
caol' E1miIAmsnt UaS rrry grca'JSUn Jtrucl
( coaMdpar9ni.
/ l. By his great wiskedness he lost the
favor Of his God. THE voice OF ,hy
OroIher's blood eryeth unto me from the
gtouud "A fugitive aud a vagubonl
/ shall thou be In the errlh THIS ,onsid.
Grafton made him very uuhappy aud
wrelyhcl
= Cain was driven from his home aud
residence, and from tue face and presence
OF the Lord, aud was fugitive aud vaga.
bond In the ear'h tsye verse IAN. Hr
had to seek nuo.hrr place OF residence. 80
he wandered into the land OF Nut, on the
east Of Eden '-wHnderiug through the
lHni without any seitlei home, 50 the word
imports. Calu remembering bis former
happy home, aud hi, being driven from ii
Tor his own wicked act, filed his heart
with deep regrcl--his paAishmeut wns
grrat
,. His punishment was great from a
guilty conscience. Such condemnation and
guilt rested oG BIZ, soul aud conscience
that he felt that every one whom dc mei
would read murderer In his couul,nancc
and slay hin. Aud he felt that mcu would
also seek after him To destroy him, for he
saith, every one lbai .fuRsM ais vii, shay
me-
He felt that an this sorrow aud pun
i'amcnt was just, and that 1t was the iruii
OF iis own doing
From the above considerations, Cain was
constrained to cry out, My punishment
is greater than can beor."
In application Of this subject to your
dfaf acf"t0a friends, let me sny, you have
tie deepest sympathy of my heart iudr
daily language is, "MY punishment Is
greater than | can bgar'
The same trimf, or tagg, that led wicked
Cain int" such state OF despair and
wretchrdncss You have committed some
OF you directly and Others indirectly 49,
lleacr his language is your language, Be.
cause the North offered u moyc acceptable
man for the Presidency than you, YOU, like
Cam, became every wrOth, and your ceup-
tcEancc was fallen" aud in South Carolina
you commenced to sluy your brothers,
aud Involved yourselves in Gains ruil,,--
In this your guilt exceeds Gains For yen
lave not only "slain one man TO yuur
hurt, bnt hundreds, yea, thousands. YUu
are accountable tor every drop OF blood
that has, or w'li be she'd, during this un,
natural and uutuly rebellion. Aud ",he
voice OF your brothers blood cryeIh from
tue ground uuiO the Lord, who looks down
aad sees you stained with blood aad GOV.
cred with guilt But this is not the onjy
crinc which increases your guilt above
that of Cain. You have Woisa United
States property, robbed the treasury, aud
committed perjury, You have hGrncl
bridges, torn up railroads, distracted ca,
nails and rivers, ana seourgcd pebccablc
and loyal citizens, driven them from their
peaceful home; aud even innoeent fcmaleS
have received on their delicate skin the
itgh ann thntr stILou la,t. haVa k..v
Shorn from their heads by your uuholy and
merctlcSs hands. Mcybuks hear the
protected rebels and traitors in Marshall
county. and Western Virginia in general,
say-Wo did 20, do ihCSa crimes No
but yon rcJaicrd and said the heaven aban.
duned And God forsakcn wretchcs are
rjshi-this is all constitutional aud you
sanctioned all these crimes At the ballot
box. So you are Involved in the guilt
No wonder your "cOuutrnauce IS fallen
and you cry out, my punishmeht is gteai.
er than can bear.
,. By these ipultst and blacklist deeds o(
atl deeds ever perpcuaIed 10y man, you
have, like Cain, lost the fear Of God. You
ieel that You ure driven out from tue
/ presence ut tie Lord, to be fugitive. and
MEnbonds as Cain was Maay or yOu al.
80 wander Eastward, seeking a dwelling
place At Richmond 10 hide yourselves from
I The face OF the Lord aud honest men. Your
punishment must be very great.
/ 3 Sash condemnation and guilt rest On
ynur souls aud consCirnces, that You feel
like Caia, tbN, all who meet YOU will read
your erImgk ln your condemned and fallen
eouulenances, and wall sIay you, Hence
you cry, I'VE are not protected here. -
( You feel safe NJ where. Every Que yuu
meet on the roadside or Ia the street and
every Gathering OF horses ho1fs towards
ypur dwelling At the hour oil night, make
you lfembic, aud say, "ihry viii slay me
Gully conscience needs 40 Gceuser'
TRvrgh as Is implied 10 Cams ease, yau
seek TO hide yourselves, justice continually
cries IN your ears, Hnd you see his sword
+ dnng!.ng above you, day and night glitter.
leg with vengeance and stained with
blood. Verify, your punishment is great.
cf than ypn can bear.
I You feel like Cain, that all your pun.
ishment is just, and it is the fruit Of your
own d6ings.
lu.eouClusion, let inc say return from
your crooked and pervsrse ways Of secrs-
s!onm, aud the government will have
mercy on yoh. Some Of you say We have
returned. Sire, We fear you have taken
conviction for conversions that your rou.
veF,ion Is not real-thai your sorrow is
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