, 1861-11-30

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no peer in that august chamber, and whose
death, flashed along that wire, the completion
Of which he had so longed for, forever welded
it TO the memory Of a great sonows Has not
treason, mystenously hiding yeTy close to our |
CHEF Executive, betrayed our plans Has
not incompetence led us into disaster2 Havc
We not seen blatant protestatious Of selfsacrt
fciue patriotism die away into biddings for |
contraets? How shall we celebrate day OF |
thanksgiyings And how be merry at CUR
homes: Sons, brothers, husbands are away, |
On the weary march, riyouacklug On the cold |
ground or crowded into rude barraek5-thelr !
fare, the ill-cooked ration How shall We be
the wi1lows?''
He showed that trial as sore befel Israe1, and
yet the prophet calls for alteration and praise
in the fire, hot as we're the haIles. We, too,
VIII ind, if Ee measure our benefits, that
there is reason to "G1orfy the Lord in the
fres.:'
r temporary ,1lisjo7tunes Go nc. affect the
Diriae I1unHta5i1ity, or ths asadJaansss Of his
monarch-onr rice without E9ther. Al His
| natural peTfectons remain, aud His holiness,
| justice and truth arc eternal pledges that wrong
| shan be =uhdued and virtue rewarded From
| the fires We may cry 'Alleulla: The Lord God
| Omnipotent reigneth."
| T. Icauss the onacassz march oi essaage9i.ing
agencies has Tece;gtd no cheek. Christianity, the
| peaceful, has manifested her power in the
midst Of wur and storm, shows she can grasp
/ the helm in stormy as we'll as calm water.
Aa1y feared the churches would be deserted,
but so grandly have they resounded with true
/ words for God and country, that men have en-
/ tered them with solemn reverence, Who for
years had passed the portals Of no sanctuary.
Men had feared the pulpit wonld be deserted,
| int it had met the emergency so nob1v that il
had gained new power. It had preached the
eros= with no less effectiveness for declaring
tl,at ''rcbelnen Is the sin Of witchcraft.a He
F1$1, IT,
agencies and Showed the advance st home and
abroad.
t II Beeouse II ine Eo7tnties q 1faturs. Ma
tnre il the development Of Providence Its laws
| art SO fir ehangelesS. as she uphOldS them By
the word Of his EcHer-ss
Health h1s been preserved in city, village
and country. Orchard ard vineyard have been
full. Our cercals have been abundant
| God las compelled the European Powers
from whose Interference most was to be dread
| cd, to give us bonds to Keep the peace until
| after another harvest
| lie has made the hardy men Of the North
west, most interested OF al IN crushing out
this rebellion, the custodfans Of this grain, and
they Will never permit s hushel to be cleaned
for parry in arms against us. It is stored by
| the million Of bushels in this city, and much
as We may need the gold it can bring Us, rather
than TO permit single sack 10 be carried to
the ports Of any nation which shall declare Wit
against u= that it spin slaye-gro"n eorfon, We
will sink every srain in the depths Of our
grand Old lake and shout to the music Of tic
engulphing waters!
#. Ls our Political tro't3Ies tterc are *s.7lts
calling loudly for gratitude aid pya5se.
{ l. There is the resurrection Of patriotism.
He showed its aec:adence under the influence
| Of overgroEn party spirit, Of tie mad cl,1se
I after wealth and the prevalence Of 1uzurEant
:elf-inlulGence. Ii had come to pass that
, days had lost prestige, love Of country desen-
l Grated into mere love Of nei.hbozhood or
State. Treason began to tEreatcn, and men
r said 'stoo bad, too bad-a Emholdened BY in
dulycncc, it grrw defiant, and State after State
declared itScE out Of the Union, and oficial
} imhccility muttered and whincd, and dough-
5 faced politicians again cried 100 bad, too
} bad: Int what can we do? VIC must not CO.
, cree Z sovereign State.7s
! How long this manndering had Lasted none
c can tell, had it not been suddenly stopped.
!. At four O'Clock on the morning Of April 18th,
vas heard the booming OF cannon, ard through
the grey dawn i shot was hurtled against .
!, Uni1ed States fortress 1t was the voice Of
the Archangel and the trump of God" At it:
a voice patriotism started into new and Won
lerfu1 life. She called for her sons and the!
came
:. AS wares come when nav5e= are stranded.
: Come as winds come when forests arG rended
Il The old man Of the war Of 1SI2 came; can't
+ he bearing scars Of Ccrro Gordo, Palo Alto ant
: Bncna Vista: came our noble youths By thou
q sands: canlc the man who sat among Ills bag
Z and threw his gold at the feet Of the ariseI
L angel: came our divergent na,ionalities Cam
! Mt:a.her and Nniligan; came si.el and A.
both. Up went the old flag. Rolled again th'
music uf national songs. Once more We ha<
Il i T)cop1c-Once more a country.
T. =. We hail with gratitude u returning obe
!. Gicnce to law, human and divine.
L =. We should be grateful for the unEars
q education We 1aye acquired We have III,
> learned our false sympathy, our rnalk-and-wa
= rhl1anthropiay: no longer propose the exci=
u u ion Of the imprecatorr psalms. or to amen'
:, 81. Panl's theology or ethics by striking on
II We Io longer regard rosc-water us supurior il
- force TO 5unpowdcT, nor consider it the hig2
: est evidence Of cenera1sllIp to 50 conduct
II II campaign that sao5ody shall be hurt.
. We have learned to spell coercion. u
u can even pronounce sutjmgt1tioa without ep
lepsy or lockjaw. Wc have boggled at eaanc
L. patton sadly, but will yet learn it. Our OF
1e Point teacher gave out tostra5aad. and he, I'll
Missouri Instructor, FFxe-nta:' The Kans:
schooIlnaster who, if accounts from Missoul
al may be credited, has been abroad, thought
Sc time TO read, and gave as tie lesson, e "
L. wage WAT on treason; let slavery take care
O. itsen' [4pplause.l
- .. In spite OF reFerses, We have had success
4 for which to be grateful
II He sketched the present state Of our arm,
~ our gains i'll Southern States, the strong STRAIT
NJ | gic points in our Possession, our wondc
L. fully increased navy. and the furnishing of mi
;, Among o1iscr topics for gratitude, he state
10 that It was now generally conceded th
ag ttJFasIi11ton is safe. or SON aciN b. ~
II He referred to Stringharn, Dupont, a1
ag Wilkes.
p Tic ConfederacT sent upon mission
much moment, tO the powers Of England ri
n FF1nce, two Of its most astute and dangeru'
Ia- men. Mason seems to have been chosen i,
n. the same reasons Metellus offered:
W 'Oh let MS have him. for his silver hairs
L. VIII nUrrh1ea pG18 0nInIHH-
al And buy mems voices to command our deeds: !:
or shaM oe sad h.f }nagmehs h 5lea 9ar nanas
~ But ali b. buried il his graritr.'s
er S1idell, artful, bland, crafty, speaking Fren'
1T itushn, @ w, a. S nin1e sa u''ei 'h1a'
I'D Another Of the tribe:
sc 1ou could M not ;13 nateh a,; =; third @ @aa;--..,
m Br;+;sh ncnnon drca,1inr No dan"sr-ncrha
i'll reading WiIktS' E1p9Grafio7,s for amusement
y. In an unexpected hour the San Jacin