Washington telegraph., 1862-06-18

lett "a, we must never betray. The hopes with
which they died, and which vuoyei their spir-
it, in the last conflict. Of making their country
blessing w Tile world. W. must not permit
to be ncutgalizcd. We mast seize the torch
from their hands, and transmit il with increas-
ing brightness to distant generations The
word failure must not b. pronounced among
~ Il j. nnt = thing t7 be dreamed Of. We
must settle it that must succeed. We must
not sit down = cogut chances. There is too
much AT stake ~ think vi discussing probabi.-
itlgs-we must maze si-c -s 4 certainty, anl
that, by tbs blessings II God. We can do
If We are prepared NJ duty and our
whole duty, have nothing ID fear. But
what is our duty. This IS question which
we must Erayeiy cJI-il1t. We shall briefly
attempt To answer i'll
In the first place we must shake of al apa-
thy and become fully alive q the magnitude
ot the crisis we must ln1k the danger III
the .ace and comprehend the gral eur of the
issue We stall not exert ourselves until we are
sensible Of tie need Og effort a long NJ we
cherish vague hope that helr may come fIOtn
/ abroad, or that there j. something in our past
history, Cr the genius 9f our institutions, 70
protect ~ from overthrow, we are huggins
fatal icin.iun to cur ho4oma This apathy
was the ruin III Greece vi tLe time of the Mae
edonian invasion. This was the spell which
D,mrstLeue- iahorcd earnestly t) break
Y Tia AtA4Tian was a.. devoted ever to his
native city and the free .p=titutions he inheri-
tel III M his thtr-; but somehow or other
Ac con- rut believe thIt his country could be
conquered lie read its safety ia its snclcnt
Y gyrl. ill., fg.t that he hal a prrscrlptlTc right
v I'D lIve- TAu great orator saw AMI lanentcd
I ;he error; lie poured icr.h his c.pqGeLce TO
dissolve taa char:; bat the fatal hour had
come, auI Tie spirit vi Greece could net be
I reused.
\ Theirs was -o more roal patriotism + the
t.aIc Of tile sscand Persian invasion than IL
/ the ugc Of PAIi.ip; but then there was no apa-
\ thy, every man appreciated the danger; he
NV thc crash That WAS coming. and prepared
himself TO resist the blow. Tie knew that
tAerc was ne safety except in courage 4 IN
! desperate ci.Jrt. Every man, too, tclt id-nti
hyd with thc State; part u is weight rested
upon his shoulders. lt was this sense of per-
~O.Gl interest ..ll pgrsOAalrcsPy nsibiliiy-the
profound conviction tina; every one had some
ihiug ty io, aEl that Greece expected him To
WV I;--t..is Wa tHO public sp.Iit tLlt turned
back the countless hOTdes of Nerxcs, and il
atNr. Greece to liberty lrl man. This j. the
+TlIg -.I.cL W.T. must have, IL we, too, would
succeed. We must be brought 10 see tiat all,
uEt.r God, Grnrntiz On ourselves: and, look
Y iu- away irOtl /. ] foreign alliances, we mus.
/ .Iltc ~ our minds 10 fight desrerately and
VI A 5ht long, y We would saws tile country from
run, ann ourselves from bon lA.e Every
lHsA should ieei iIaI lac Has an i..tetcst III tie
S,4te, 4Il that tLu Stale III q measure, leans
uly.. L.l; ana Ny should rouse himself ID cf-
] forts a. bold and heroic a. ii al depended
N rp K. -ls .Ir ..c nigh arm. Our Juragr zLJlll
rise higher tAaI the danger, anu whatever
may BE tie odds against u, We must so.eH.nly
resolve, Hg GuAs Jlo~s-n -. That we Wal. not be
conquered When, Will fu!I knowledge Of
yhc danger, Ue are brought u this point, We
ale Al. tDc way VI dciY-rancc, but until this
point j. reached IL Is !dis ID count On success.
Ii j. implied il the spirit which the times de-
maud, t4aI i..i private Interests are sacrificed
to thc public -nyI. Ike State becomes every
i..iug, a-J .Ae i4Iiyiaua. nothing. 1t IS 10
Time u b- ca-..a .-hal-- flr eAIrailcnts 10 en-
rich ourselves. Tile man who j. now intent
uppu money. 5.Ly tuUE>puJlic necessity and
u.i.-. !. lniI Iuriu- Ct speculation, would, il
very ~f,iH- Ii yyt rybukc him, and he were
allowed ~ follow the natural bent Of bis heart,
\ gy anon iHe fed vf battle after in engage
mcut, ana strip tie liie.css bodies OF his
brave cuuai4ymeu cl the leH spOI.s they carried
4 into tLu h.ul. Such rIen, unfit tDr anything
generous u noble tAens elves, like tie Lyena,
San UAlv sucA the blood " tie lion Il ought
tl bg q rrpruacl IN amy man, that hc i growing
rcA willie Lis country j. bleeding ID every pore.
III We had IhememistOcles among u, he
would nlL scaup.r ID charge the miser ami ex-
tortiuucr with ztea.ing the Gorgons head; be
would search their TUT, and il he could not
hEd that. Ar would lind that which would
answer his cUGutry's needs much more ef-
feotually. This spirit must be rebukei; very
man must forget him self, aud think only OF
Tie public good
The spirit OF faction is even more to be
dreaded tnau- the spirit of avaricc and plum
I .Is itf.h ~. p.-i dfG-
tracing and ulyislve. The man who now la
bors to weaken the hands of tile government,
that he may seize the reIns OF authority, or
cayiI, at nubiI. measures and policy, that he
NAV r.se III distinction and ythte, has all the
seli-hness of "a mIser. and all the baseness Of a
ua;t1r Our rulers are not infallIble: but
VI tulir errors arc ID bc reviewed with canl0r,
ana their authority sustained with unanmity
Whatever has IenGency to destroy public
confidence i'll their prudence, their wisdom,
their energy, and their patriotism, undcrInines
ihc security Of our We must not be
divided and distracted among. ourselves Our
rulsis have great Responsibilities; they need
lie support " the whole country, an1 nothing
short of patriotism which bur!es I'll private
differences, which is ready for compromises
an concessions, which can make charitable
allowances for differences Of opinion, and even
,rrOrs OF Judgment, can save Us from the con
scqnenccs ot party aud faction. We must be
united IL Uur views are not carried out, let
u sacrifice private opinion to public safety.
Ia the great conflict with Persia, Athens yield
eI u Sparta, anu acquicsced il plans she
could not approve, for the sake Of the public
good. Nothing could bc more dangerous now
tlan scramble for Office aud power, and col
!.s.Ons arnoas the different departments Of the
Government he must rrlsgni unlted front
\ TX y fur,lIcr important tllt every man should
/ bc ready To WORK. Il is ~ time = play the
gentleman; ao time fJI diEn.hed leisure. All
cannot serve iii tie fell; but all can do some
thing to help 'orwarJ tic common cause. The
young and ACTIVE, the stout and vigorous,
should be prepared at moments warning for
Tie ranks. The disposition should be one ca
eagernesi 70 be employed; there should be no
holding back 10 counting the cost. The man
who stands back from the ranks in these
| perilous times, because Lie is unwilling to
serve their country az private soldier, who
loves his ease more than liberty, his Injuries
more than his honor, that man is a de-. "A fy in
our precious ointment. In seasons Of great
calamity the ancient pagans we're accustomed
TO appease the anger of their gods by human
saer fees; and If they had gone upon the
principle, Of selecting those whose moral in
significance rendered them alike offensive to
heaven and useless to earth, they would al
ways have selected these drones, and loafers,
and ezquisitcs- A Christian nation cannot