, 1862-04-03

r,hces II exemption In thls respect be al
lowed the very section responsible for all
our national woes
" LOVE YOUR COUNTREMEN.
It is not an unusua1 experience in this
life to find, to our shame and sorrow, that
those whose fortunes and destiny are most
closely united with ours, and who are dear
est to Us, arc addicted 10 confirmed bad
habits and practices, or have become The
slaves Of foul vices or dangerous passions
The command Of Heaven in all such cases,
a command enforced by the best wisdom Of
man and all the impulses OF our higherna-
ture, is that we must not despise, or forsake,
or cast off these, our friends, neighbors or
kindred who have thus had their virtue
seduced By temptation, and have flllcn
into alarming and destructive ways Of folly
and Vickcdness. The only right and hu-
name course is to find in Ill their errors and
faults only still louder calls for our guild
ancc and help; and see in the suffcrings and
nliscries which vice, folly and headlong
Indulgence have brought upon them only
more moving and Irresistible appeals to OUT
sympathy al,l affection. Neither will the
true friend and devoted doer of good be
bafiied OF lindered in his efforts to reform
tic lives and save the wandering and Dc
luded from the dread consequences Of their
passions and indulgenccs, though all his hu-
maEc and christian laboTs are lnet with the
herces! opposition, repclled with bitter scorn
aud Indignation, and assailcd and denounced
as innpertircnt intcrmedtlling and vile can't
and hypocrisy Such has been tie treat
mont That the benevolent and good have
always received in their diyinest efforts for
the welfare and blessing Of their fellow
men. The heerts IF the mistaken and
blinded followers Of their own interests
and lusts have not changed; and there are
I:a1ms growing in Heaven now and inches
preserved in the temple Of undying Fame
for the saints and martyrs Of our own agc
AMI generation
1t is impossible for the people who dwell
III the Union to-day 10 throw off the bur
den Of duty to their Southern brethren
which God las bound upon their shoulders,
and the obligation 10 lend them their best
Offices and all their wisdom, sympathy and
highest abilities in assisting to rid them Of
the intolerable evils and wrongs, the unut-
tcrable shame and disgrace Of slavery. It
is in vain for mcn who do not own slaves
and live far away from its corrupting at
mosphcre, TO Try to persuade themselves
that it is none Of their business, and they
will uot meddle with it. This is a mere pre-
text and excuse for ncglccting duty and for
getting brothcrly Obligation. Neither is the
fact that the men who are working most
earnestly and deyoted1y for the extinction
Of slavery, are especially hated and reviled
by those who are deep in the practice any
reason for Stacking effort OF losing heart.
This is always the case with men long ac-
custoned to any error or Wickedness. It
takes often the Longest time before their
eyes begin 10 open to truth, and their bet
tcr nature rouses itself from moral lethargy
and rises to lofty and generous action. But
the time for disentLralment and reeencra-
tion is sure to come, if the friends of free
dom and the rights Of man are not dis
heartcned, and continually press forward.
All wenced is heroic constancy and self:
sacrificing loyalty and devotion to the
sacred work, and it will triumph g1ori-
ous}E. Flow CRAFTY irg to every patriotic
and generous heart is the prospect Oh which
lie gazes in the near future. To see the
greatest curse Of the lnnl, which has hung
like foul niasma over so many streams
and valleys, rolling itself together in dark
folds and driven By the mighty nortE,
wind forever away. How cheering to
know that tic deep disgrace and oppro-
briura OF. our nation and land is at length
to be entirely put away, and our name to
shine again in pure and undimmcd splcn,
dor. How glorious the faith that the heavy
weight which has laid SO long upon the Gu
ergies, and crushed out all the ENTERPRISE,
industry, and Intellectual and moral pro.
g1ess OF tic South, is to be shaken off for,
ever, and Sue is to rise to her feet rejoicing
Ikea strong man, 10 run with other ma
TORS the race Of freedom and glory. Tt
realize such vision demands great trials
tremendous struggles, the 1ofiiest patriot
ism and the purest philanthropy. But NJ
VIII prove to The world that these are tht
capabilities and virtues which the institu
tions OF Tie Free States beset and nourist
to talrcst growth and fullest yigor in their
children; and that there is no good aua1i
II, no lofty virtue, needed to carry this
cause vic.o1iously through, that cannot be
found abounding in the men who are con.
sec1ated 10 its work.
We will infringe upon no right, we will
refuse no guarantee, we will deny no priv
ilcge, will resist no obligation and re
nounce no duty the Constitution contain:
or imposes, We will give the soutt
aA their dues and every: right
biole than that, We mean to. giyt
ana eAtend TO them more than they car
strictly claim OF eonstitadonslly enforce il
the way Of generous. laree.hearted anf
magnanlnous treatment. We mean tha,
their rage and contempt, their derce a.
saults and dogged Resistance, their unyield
ing pride and desperate opposition shall
only create and stimulate, increase and
strengthen our patience, long suffering
perseverance,, courage and devotion
We hope and pray in spite q
all combinations, forces, trials and losses t
carry through to perfection the work "
have begun; to nd the South and the coun
t.yofits greatest mischief and shame. An
weknow that the children of the men wh
are nov arayed against the Union an
freedom; I'm Be he first and 1oudea to Sin
the;praises OF those who have redeeme
them from hecurse Of slavery. The fast
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