The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-17
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MR.. BEECHER ON THE WAR.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached sermon in
his church in Brooklyn last Sunday evening, in
which he alluded to the attack Fort Sumter, and
urged the duty o; supporting the Government. We
avail ourselves of the Tines report for the follow
ing extracts from the discourse:
MEET THE ISSUE BRAvELY.
Let this matter be settled Let it never come
up again. If war must come, let US meet 1t; it's
better to brave it thoroughly now; to brave II ne
eessary protracted war, so that it is hna one,
than for twenty years to come be troubled with an
intermittant breaking out at every perlou IL mas
got to be settled one way or the other Inc Nortn
has the population, the means and the courage
for there is such breadth OF courage at the South
as there is at the North. "The Northern men,
said that illustrious Genera-that tried patriot
that noble man-Gen. Scott, care hard to get into
fight, but most terrible fellows when once in.
[Applause suppressed The North abhors war,
but if it enters upon contest, L can wish Its de-
tractors no more punishment than that they stand
in the ranks their opponents
RESURRECTION.
For the first time in the history of the nation,
there is deliberate attempt on the part of por-
tion of the Confederacy to do hurt towards the
veal of the whole. The horrors of war, and the
horrors of civil war especially, easy to paint.
| will yield no whit in keen appreciation of the
dreadful caamities attendant upon such sad con-
diton-but with full realization and an entire
conception of all the horrible possibilities of war,
| say that for one shall not shrink.
Rather let there be war ten thousand times over,
than that slavery, with silent corruptions, should
be permitted longer to tester in our body polite
War is as resurrection, and though bad, very bad,
is surpassed in evil by the results which flow from
other sources In our case, it will not be an un-
mixed evil. Eighty years OF unexampled pros
perity has hardened us, we have gone recklessly
onward, doing this, that and the other, as it might
| best advance mutual interests Our standard
| of morals has been commercial, and from a COM
mercal standpoint we haye taken our observa-
! tions. Should it please God to plunge this
oil intn will hnna nd that ayyilI
be called upon at last not only to talk but to suffer
for faith, to bear for it and to endure for it.
TAKING SIDES.
| We must draw the lines close. Let men take
sides way the other; let every man show his
| hand; want middle men, shutters; all
must now stand each for himself on this great ques-
| tion He who is not with and for us is against
| US. Great men have spoken this subject elo-
quenty and feelingly, but the guns of Sumter have
| spoken more than them all. As for me am deter
| mined. Pll have no commerce nor dealings hence
| forth with foe to liberty. No man shall come to
| my house, receive my hospitality, or break my
bread, or share my roof, who has feelings of hos
tiiy to liberty, unless he a converted sim
ner; and shall treat him and every one who comes
in my way who is false to his country and the hour
we live in, as traitor, for such he is.
We must not stop to measure costs or any cases,
so mean and narrow that of pecuniary prospects.
| We must put honor aud religion into this
struggle, and remember whose cause it is for
which we are contending.
A SCENE.
| Mr.. Beecher continued: Let us guard against all
surprise. Let no treachery surprise you or defeat
disappoint you. In struggle such as ours. we
must consider that trial is side. We will be
obliged to do many unpleasant and uncongenial
things; but once in, it must be no childs play
| We can settle it, and must There are con-
| flicting rumors fitting here and there, and we
know not what to think or believe. The news of
the past week has been most tantalizing and
uncertain. One day all would look bright, and
| the next day all would be dark and dreary. Yes
e. I'D h. h1f
last night we slept peaceably, believing that all
was well. Again this morning we hear of the
striking of our flag, and this evening doubts
were thrown upon the wisdom of the action OF
that gallant soldier, Anderson. | came hither with
a sorrowfu heart, sad and somewhat cast down;
but since have reached this desk, despatch has
been handed me, coming through the hands of one
of our countrys most illustrious defenders, saying
| that "Sumter is reinforced, and Moultrie is the
fort which lies in ruins" To describe the scene
| which ensued surpasses our abity-it beggars de-
scription-cheers, huzzahs and shouts made the
building ring-the waving of hats and handker-
| chiefs, and the simultaneous uprising OF many hun
dreds of people, made the scene one OF the most re-
markable and solemnly impressive that has ever
been witnessed in that church of well-defned opin
ion. Mr.. Beecher appeared about six inches taller
than usual, and his eve flashed fire as he looked
upon the enthusiasm of his charge.
Resuming, he said: And if this should prove un
true we must not be discouraged: must remem
Der that we live in times when trials will come, ,an
Mr.. Beecher concluded with an eloquent appeal
to the young men of the country, urging them tt
stand by the side of tratb of justice, of liberty
of human rights.
He deprecated the possibility of this countrY
backing out from the ranks of the army offreedou
at the very hour when Italy, when Poland, anc
when the millions of Russian sers are looking up
ward and onward toward that goal OF universal
| human ambition-personal freedom; personal lib
erty and the right to be- to do and to act freely al
one pleases, according to the right given him BY
that God who planted in every breast an apprecla-
ton of life of liberty and everlasting happiness.
At late sale of prints in England the following
prices reaized:-A choice proof set of Tur
ner's England and Wales, els; Turner's Southern
Coast, proofs and etchings, 900; Bolton Abbey, BY
Cousins, proof of the first plate, 923; The Challenge
and the Sanctuary, proofs before any letters, f2l
los; The Drinking Cow, by Berghem. f2O; Chile
playing with Cat, by Campagnola, f36; Portrai
of Titi'n, by Carracci, eli l0s.; Portrait of Wis
count Mordauut, by Faithorne, f34, Landscape
with Cattle passing over Bridge, curious etch
ing, attributed to Claude, $50 Us; The Grea
Goatherd, by De Huisch, f25; Mary, Princess o
Orange, by Hollar, Ell; Lady Shirley, unique
unfinished proof, by the same, 932 lis; The Spo
saliZo, by Longhi, proof before any letters, f53
Female watering Plant, by Marc Antonio, f65
The Angels appearing to the Shepherds, by Rem
brandt, s33; The Hundred Guder Print, $50; st
Jerome Reading, f33; st. Francis at Prayers, f3l
The Three Trees, G28; Portrait of John Lutma
f5S los; John Cornelius Sivius, f5l; Charles the
First, with the horse, and henrietta Nara, proc
in the first state, by Strange, f76 5s Presenting
the Reed, by Vandyck, f26; The "Satin Gown,
by Willie, proof, 924 5s.; Death of General Wolfe
by Woollett, said to be the finest proof known, f27
Last Supper, by Raphael Morghen, fine proof,
EGO.
A collection of English pictures and drawing;
sold lately in London as follows:
Lucerne, one of the last drawings made by Tur
ner, engraved, f2l0; The Last Sheep of Argyle
drawing by Mr.. Z. If. Ward, f2l5 5s; The Span
ish Letter Writer, by Mr.. F. W. Topham, 1854
92l0; The Destruction of Jerusalem, by Mr.. L
Haghe, engraved, fl05; The Fortune Tellers,
Fern Gatherers, by Mr.. F. Tayer, fl47; The Ter
race at Haddon Hall, by Mr.. t. Creswck, 1912
f13S 12s.; Scene in Brittany, by Mr.. F. Gooda
fI70 Is; The Ruins of Elgin Cathedral, by Mr.
David Roberts, 1858, Gl57 15s.; The Derby Day
sketch for the original picture, EST los.
A sale of French pictures in Paris shows that ar
fists are also well rewarded there.
Al the sale of Mr.. Vittemberg's collection, thu
following prices obtained for the principa
ots:-Rosa Bonheur's Sheep (Scotland) f6ll Is.
do. Cattle f36l As; Decamp's Turkish Sentinel
81 ,05O; do. Italian Workmen, 1868 SIS; julie
Dupre's La Vanne, f29S As; Marilhat's Bazaar
G672; do. Dance on the Bosphorus, G2S3 l0s.; Meis
soners Soldiers Playing Cards, &l,l76; Rob
Fleury's Interior of Jewish School, 9287 15s.
The EVENING Posr of New York is indignant tha
citizens should be found in New York who are op
posed to fanaticism and oppression. We clip from
it the following
Is there Treason in Neo York.-We hear on goo
authority, that there is treason and dsaection IL
the departments of the federal government in thi
city.
There are disaffected men in the service of th
government in the bureaus of the Naval oihcer ant
the Surveyor. ,,..r.,,
cowardly rebels who attacked Sumter with odds
of one hundred against one, and so derlde the gov
eminent for its declaration that rebellion shall bC
punished and the laws be enforced.