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4 PLEA FOR RECONCILIATION.

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L is quarrel most unnatural,
To be revenged him that Ioveth thee.-Rieh III.
In considering this Iameniabe war now go
ing on between brothers in these once happy
United States, was most tofcibIy struck with
the oracle OF She Bi5Ie-the decree oi nfnite
wisdom the announcement of the Supreme
Being hlmseii-viz ihe difficulty Of healing a
fraternal ruPture-the bitterness of brothers.
quarces. "a brother offended Is iarder 70 be
woa than strong city and their contentious
are ike fbe bars Of a castle. Pros. 18.-A
brother engaged in revolt against brother, is
more difficult to Be subdued than a strauger.-
Why SO Because the affections OF brothers
toward brothers being Of the strongest charac-
ter, are ProPortionabIy changed, BY discord, in
70 the most sovereign and perfect hatred, as the
best vine, by corruption, is turned into the
( strongest kind Of vinegar. The injury Inflicted
by brother is the more deeply felt as coming
from one 50 closely CONNECTED. The eumi,y re-
suiing from such a collision between brothers,
. Is represented by the sacred page, as harder TO
overcome, or break, than The bolts and bars Of
I the gates Of fortified city. "Fraernal dis
cord, says Dr. KenTick, on this Passagr, " is
generally violent and OF long duration. -
Domestic quirrcls, We know, are riol-n,
and lasting, bitter and drsoIaling 10 ih,rr
effects. When portions Of great natiaos,
geographically and politically divided, separate,
IN anger-mvn Of :hs same consanggiuity
and parent stock-hvirs ofthe sama pucrrss
Inheritance Of the past, sod rxprc'an's OF the
same opening brilliant fnture-Jnust, 10 such
disastrous rupture be towards zach other,
in the extreme O! love or hatred. In such sad
s'fife, they must BE- stirred up on gigantic scale
Of hatred and horror towards their opponents.
Divine revelation has we'll described the acer-
bry Of their murn,I animosities: Their con-
| tenllons arr Ike the bars of castlr" It hath
passed into provrrb, how difficult it is to rec.
onciie dIsoordant brethren. Pace among
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/ PIutarch. pagan, notices il FIafyam quog4e
/ gratia yara est. We have all read in our BIZ
blrs Of the hatred of the brothers, Jacob and
Esa0, also ot the enmity Of Jossph's brethren to-
wards hin; ; again oflhat OF A5s2lom and Anon.
| Moreover w are all aware oi the uncompro-
missing hosiilitips and warfare between the Ten
Tribes and the children OF Juda and Benjamin,
after the Secession Of the former from the house
Of David And It came 10 pass at that tune,
when Jeroboam went out OF Jerusalem, that
the prophet AbJah, the ShiIomite, found him
10 lbe way. And AhJah caught the new
garment that was on him, and rent it into twelve
pieces. And he SAID to Jeroboam, Tsk- thee
ten pieces; for thus sath The Lord, the God Of
Israel Behold will rend the kingdom oat OF
tie haDd Of SoIomon aud viii giva ten tribes
10 thee" Kings, ch II, Us. 90, 30, 81.
All these brothers. quarrels ought, with the
words Of the Eternal Lawgivrr, 10 move AMI
instruct Us to labor to bring "o,p brothers.
qnauelo' to a close as speedily as possible
Continually should We hold GU, 10 our erring
brethren, the olive branch Of of peace;" and
We should, by no means, say or do anything
whatever, through the press, OF pulpit, or on
the Field Of Mars calculated TO alienatr thpm
from Us, their brothers, though now engaged in
the necessary preservation Of our magnificent
Union. No uncalIed.Gr harsh messure-no
unnecessary violence, or vengeance, Should b.
rfsorted to, on the battlefield, or elseu here
h greatest forbCafaace and most Chr5tjan-likp
charity must be displayed to wln back our
brethren eslTay, to Union and TO love. How
wise It would be Tor US to ponder well he
words OF divine Inspiration: "a brother tina, is
offended is harder 10 be won than strong city:
and ;heir cou;entions are like the bars OF cas-
tie" Ifthere be any truth in these words, az
we Christians must believe there Is, We should
try, by all means, TO soAeG down The asparit,ss
OF war, and neglect no possible means IN our
power, 10 unite % the brothers'' once more in
ibe happy bonds OF peace. Al least W should
SO order and conduct this war, SO drplorabl- in
IT'S necessity, in such spirit, as 70 facilitate
reconciliation, that wP may at length, n -
integrity Of our glorious UnIonl euhraee as.
brothers and enjoy with them the comm, a.
I'sge beqneslhed to us by our lmmor,a. .,:a.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Go despise these dema gogues that fret
| The angry multitude they are but ss
| Tue froth upon the mountain ,vave--lhe bird
| hat sATelkS upon be suiIen tempssf's wing
| tSH 4. HautS Juitaa
When shall the deadly bate OF faction cease,
! Ahen sha our long divided ,aad have rest
II every p-Pvi b. moody m lcontent
Shall SET the senspless Tabh!e IN unroar
ftlgbi them With dangers, and people heir brains
Eseh Gay wIfn some fantastic, gIddy ch4nga.-