New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-27
A DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT.
BY THE REV. DR.. BELLOWS.


More than half an hour before the time for service
people were waiting in the ews Of All Sous Church,
and when the reverend pastor euterrd his pulp
the ai,les were studded with peuOns standing The
services Of the day CONSISTED Of voluntary on the or
gan ,plendidly rendered, prayer by the Rev. DR..
osgood the singing Of hymn. religo-polticJ dis.
course by Dr. Boows, and extemPore patriotic ad-
dress by DR.. Osgoodi all Of which occupied neatly
three hour, The discourse Of the pastor WIS q very
able deieuse Of the national honor and the National
Cover ment, and logical analysis Of the situation Of
AFFAIR." North ard South lie tone was hopeful through
out the speaker, while admitting the enormous diih
cues 10 DO surmounted scouting the idea OF do
feat The text WAS from Joel iii, 18th;
Myltudss nutud-, h. the vany Of dec'lon' toy The day
ofthe Lord 1. pear In the valley OF decision"
This he said was the cry Of the PEOPLE from Hatterss
TO the Sacramento from the Iortugas TO Nancouvers
Lard. The children Of Warrington as one man, are
bending his grave TO catch something Of the 10
spration with which he burned. Mulitudes catching
tins inspiration are now Ia the valley Of decision ready
10 sscice life, fortune, everything for the preserva-
ion Of the Government which TO helped To found. IL
l. time for nil the people tn 90 into thin valley Of de-
cisinn for greai strife 10 upon u.s. aud il we de-
feaied vi estimate the depths Of the degradation
20 which we viii fall It SHALL NOT be, Tor we are
Rrsing in strength, ard by the blessiny Of tod,
viii sweep away the enemy befors we ltft even the
little finger Of our might. At the North there
twenty millions better edneated more religious, moro
wealthy than any other ike number Of people on he
face OF the earth. Al the Sonth are elght nloiir,
sflesn hahits lazy Of lower moral tone, eure1 eih
Slavery pursuing m0uOtOnOus industry aud deriving
their whole support from bsGly TILED COLI while IN
respect 20 manufactures and the arts companion to-
tween the two PrCiUns IL impossible. Aud Yet,
despite tbis disparity we have been defeated
In our first gleat battle, our capital has
been threatened, We have been throw n on
the defensive, and everything has seemed 70 favor
the cause Of the emmy at home aud abroad There 10
reason for hs They areightng in stolen forts, with
stolen guns, and shooting in battle with stolen
artillery and led by oaih-breakers who have east
their sacred honor into the scale Of revolt HE
North, great, 20 good, rich, co powerful, 90
refined, full Of Christian forbearance, like all great
peoples has been 10th ~ engage in quarrel with 40
bullying pltiful and remcraeless foe, as refined
gentleman albeit Of superior phyrai strength shrlDks
from fight With blIckguard. II has usede every means
10 paciiy faction whose horrible purpose u has been
Glow 10 realize, Il ~ hot fully awake 70 the
desperate nature Of the war; bat il becoming aroused
by the strong arguments OF pointed oayonets ana
bursting shes and when IL gets into tie valley
Of decision lie retribniye work Will be swiftly and
thoroughly performed. During the nrse year oil the
IL 10 probable that the North viii biuDdeF and De
tender with s bows, for with this war Tor
great principles and In such action IL Slwsys
slower but eurer than with people who tight from
pure malice and vindciiyeness, the South 10 now
doing A state Of war 10 foreign 20 the Mature OF
democracy for IL mergeS Individuality into one grand
consolidation OF government, and temporarily repbces
the mild republic Of O democracy Win the strong
central governing power of military rule. But this
once established and things settled " their place, the
very marked individuality becomes tower OF strength
70 the consolidated Government, and educated self
reliant mon Of the Republic make tho very best sol
disu, for they bsye stake IN the eoahiG Assp eo'