The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-06-27

OF tie Funeral of Lieut.. G. II. Totcoa,
Vho fell Apra 7h, in tie Battle of Pits.
burg Landing.
(PuDLIsHED by REoUEsT.l
tin the day of prosperity be joyful. but in the
Cay OF university consider God also hath set the
one over against the other to the end that ma n
should ind nothing alter him. Ecct. III, I4th.
God only is great. His being fills all
space, by His power he upholds all creatures,
and, in His wisdom aud goodness, lIe dis.
poses all events. Worlds and notes arc
alike tho objects of Ills concern. He pre-.
sides over the Seasons, aud notices the falling
sparrow. Lie is His Tree gut. aud death
comes at His command. He fills all the
springs of prosperity, aud adversely is only
His goodness withheld or disguised. II we
arc prospered, it becomes US to rejoice
supremely in tho Lord. and, If we are afll Ct
cd, thero is nothing better for us than 10
consider our follios, and humble ourselves
under the Divine hand that chastous us.
Tho occasion which has this day convened
US. and the objects which are passing before
our cyes, are very Suggestive of ddpersity
Hero are the accompaniment of death, aud
here is the garnituro OF tho grave. "Man
goeth to his long home, and tho mournors
go about the Streets" But we dcplore no
ordinary demise, and wo perform no ordi.
nary sepul:ure. That man has fallen
with the dow of his youth upon him, that a
family has beon invaded by the iron hand
Of the destroyer, that a lovely son and
brother has been torn from yearning hearts
and cherished hopes, that a constant friend,
q NirtuOus citizen and an active Christian
| has been taken from earth in tho midst of
his labors, were reasons enough why We
should make this place a Buchim. But
4 alas there are still higher motives 10 sor.
row; there are still graver reasons why we
should consider. We build to day tho sep.
ulchre of the Christian patriot, and the
| Christian soldier. Our tears arc au index OF
| a grief that fills the land and our signs are
! responsive to wall of anguish and bo
reavement that breaks from multitude OF
homes throughout our afflicted country.
Our loss proclaims our .N'dtiOhs peril; and
as the funeral march 10 a soldiers grave is
beatcn, Liberty herself, upon her lofty fame
OF strength and beauty, may we'll assume
| the drapery of bereavement, and become
tho chief mourner Of her murdered sons.
Our friend and brother has not fallen a
prey to disease. None of the Dameless
casualties to which our. lives arc ordinarily
exposed, has laid him low. Ho lies not
before us the victim of private revenge and
the assassins dagger; but tho deadly mis-.
sies that mangled his body aud drew hs
hearts blood, were hurled by the more
potent and wicked hand of Arch Treason and
| Rebellion. Those missiles were aimed at a
Nations heart; they were designed TO ar
rest the universal progress of intelligence,
freedom and religion. .- .
AS the circumstances of the occasion de.
mand that our words be fcw, lot US attend
more directly 10 the exhortation of tho tex t
In the day of adversely consider" by uotic-
ing,
ist. Tho cause of the troubles which have
overtaken US.
And shall but echo the sentiment OF
ovory Intelligent, patriotic and Christian
heart, when declare that cause to be Mr
hatred Of popular liberty, and The lust Of
unbridied poirer.
Before our fathers engaged in that mem
orabe struggle which secured to us our
national existence, they wrote upon the
banner which they unfrrled to the winds of
heaven, to which they pointed tho inquiring
nations as tho index of the motives which
impelled them, under which they fought
and diod, and by whose emblematic aid thoy
went forward to ultimate victory and inde.
pendeneo; they wrote, l soy, upon that
banner "Wo hold those truths to be sell
evident: that all men are created equal; that
they arc endowed by their Creator with GER
tain iuuienable rights; thu: among these ar,
lite,- liberty and tho pursuit of happiness
that, to secure these rights, are
instituted among men, deriving their JUS
powers from the consent of tho governed,
Aud whom. after such baptism of blood al
nations seldom experience, they haG secured
-. ,I.,l, nFt .,,An ,l,,,o
by the mother country, and were about to
adopt q national Constitution, that thert
might be no misunderstanding with regarC
to the design and meaning of that instru
ment, thev prefaced it with this introduc
tion
"We the People of tho United States. in
order to form more perfect Union. estnb
: lish Justice, insure domestic tranquility. pro
, vide for the common defence. promote tn,
; general welfare, and secure the blessings o
liberty to ourselves and our posterity, q
, ordain and establish this Constitution TO
Z the United States of America"
: If the Constitution proper is ambiguous
. it's preamble is not. That asserts that tn
! Constitution was adopted, and the Genera
Government formed, "to promote NOR
perfect Union to "insure domestic tran
D guilty ito establish justice" to "provid
for tho common defence" to promote tn
4 general welfare, and secure the blessings o
> liberty to ourselves and onr posterily."-
:, And it was not adopted by sectional clique
J but by the "Peopte Of the United STATES.
y And the troubles that arc upon US nro no
: tho result of any obnoxious act of our Ma
r tIonal Congress. They are not caused b
9 Louisiana making war upon Maine. or Sont
; Carolina taking arms against Massachusetts
h or Virginia seeking to retaliate upon Ne'
q York, for some real or supposed injury
' but these troubles are caused by men VIII
> are opposed TO tho very principles upo
: which our Government was established, an
/, who would annihiate the very objects whic
tho Government ought to promote. w
If talk about q Southern COnfederacy." Blu
q while the armies of tho Rebellion have a
yet, been confined 20 :he Southern State
! the spirit and aim of the Rebellion arc a
= broad and comprehensive as our nationt
. authority and domain. The civil war whic
a is raging in our country, and which is sent
j. ing muti:udes Of our noble fathers. hui
b bands, sons and brothers to an untimel
e grave, is emphatically a war of ienoranC
n against intelligence, Incidence against IL
dustry, lust against chastity, perjury again'
truth and loyalty, barbarism against ciyi
ization, despotism the most irresponsible
ID and cruel against constitutional liberty an
ID equality, and of bigotry, blind, unscrupdlor
e. and determined, against religion, enlighteI
an 'ment and progress. This Rebellion is
. covenant with death and an agreemer