, 1862-09-05

may avail 1T the Inst gasp prior to na'fonai
dea b, but are to be interpreted 70 Include al
mesEuree that may moet readily and thoroughly
suhdue the enemy from The outset The rebels
haSs h1ooght their sgB1em nnder. yonr control py
Their 6etpe1ats attack upon the ffe q the Iepah-
tic. They have Great ed moral p 1itfcal aud Mill
taIy 1ecettity, which warrants the deeds and
uosF Goa, lngee and men demand that the oppor-
plaeed in onr power 3. system. which while. ex-
aads Infinitely to the oonsation to strike the
In this view Of change Of power involving an
equal change In duty. We will not conceal the facl
that glotm has filed our hearts at every iud;ca-
tton lhat the y ar Wae k11ll regarded einply an
1ttue between the Federal authoril1es aid the
1ebel Slatee. znd that therefore slavery vas to BE-
t. uched only to the extent that the pressure OF
we not resson to ea7ect rebel success on that pol
icy7 Are We to t.n,t from our calcu1atlons, the
nt ceteary conditions Of divine favor? Has the
fact 20 mc1a1mranlng, that the war hss suddenly
placed vii hin the power # the Pfesid mt, the vile
sJsten ihat nas provoked 6uds wrath? 1s there
lot DANGER that wh11e we are waiting ill the last
terrible e1igelcy shaJl force us to 1iberate the
tlayr. God may decide the contest against and
tie easure that We would OF adopt On principle
prove too late ft,r our taivAtton-
We claim that Justice, here as everywhere, Is
the highest expeoitucy. We call upon our presl
| gent 70 put falth in the words Of God throusn
lra,ah, never applicable now: - Is not Lhis
| the taet that have choeen? To loose the bands
| Of wtckedneee, to nndu the heavy burdens to let
ay e hs
and that thofe bring the poor that e.st oue 70
tny hense7 When Thu teest the naked, that thon
cover HIN. and that thou hide NOT thyself FROM
ior1n aa the motirg. AID thy health s1all spring
firth speedily. ard thy rghteo4snees shall go be:
fese thse: The e!my Of ,hs Lo.d shall be thg
reward Then ebalt thou call and the Lord sas!
| aIRwer; thou thalt CIT and he shaIl ssyy Here
an II thou take away from the midst the yeke
me pnt'1pg feitth Of the finger: and speaking vau
lty.; and II 1bou draw ont thy soul - the hungry
aHd satety the afflicted soul Then sh II thy lsht
moor day. And the Lord thall guide thse continu
", ard eatisfy thy soal in drought, and max:
faA thy bones and thou shalt BE- Ike wateref
fall net. And they that rbaI be II thee aba!
| build the old waste places; thou ehalt raise VI
the foundations Of many generations, and thor
sbalt be called the repairerof the breach, the re
At the lime of the national peril of the Jews
nrcer ahakuer us, Mortecaf spoke IN their name
10 Queen Esther. who hes1tated to take the step:
words, aThlnk not with thyse1 that thou shal
est*pe in the kings honse, more th.n all tn
Jews. for If thou altogether holdeet thy pea:
liveIance asife, 10 the Jews from anolhe
shall BE-. destroyed; and who kno~ct
Ehe'hsr thoa art esme C. to the kindou
o1ta]ists trnst that Jor have been called, in disin
providence, to the presidency, to speak tha
word II luttfce, and authority. which rhall fire
the bondman and eaye the nation. Our prayer is
to ncste risy with that Of George Washington. a
the scond sasjor of our country the one hlyin
III ed it from The tyranny of the British crowd an
b]otted ont the curse and rhaue cf human slavery
and perpetuated the Union to the .atesr generz
| ton.
The reading Of the memorial was foliowe
by such demonstrations Of applause IS cleari