Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16
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troiic tolls and sacrifices, and divinsly quekened
by our prayers and pleadiDgs, taken in contrast
with the Infamous moral posit ion Of the rebels, 10
IN ITSELF when we remember that God Of JUS.
lee reigns, host, and should encouraes the mos,
despondng heart. did not drspa,ryof the Re-
public beiorej for saw that hsiysat Wi .ir,ualy
one between Freedom and slasefys ,buf now thai
this issue 10 officially r.eognsedpn III slsie. as We
as cn the other, and that hereaItx tur bsley viii
be directly in the interests Of FrsxS6m, laun ssp-
gnins and exultant. We are now, % tIts point
and so far, clearly with God, aud | Believe God
will be with us. Nsl
These are some Of the things which make me
hopeful and confident in regard TO the future of
our country. have dwel only on considerations
arising from peculiaritiss on our side. When |
contrast these, however, with those on the other
side, am much more sanguins. II seems to nae
that there was hardly ever in the history Of the
world, considering the light of the Nineteenth
Century, less promising candidate for the favor
of Heaven, than the Southern Rebellion. con.
cede daring, energy, an unexpected fer,ihy-a
certain unnatural and satanic kind of des esperation
and reckless Juror. | copcede good generalship,
a large army, and many successes. coneede
mean and low sympathy in England aud on the
continent, among the classes jealous Of America.
Bot the foul and wicked origin OF the candidate.
his ayowed principles and objects, his basphe nous
assumptions and arguments, lis appearance on
the stage as The armed and bloody champion Of
The Middle Ages and Barbarsm, his malignant,
assault; on the application Of the great ideas Of
Freedom and Equality, Justice and Humanity,
which are the glory Of modern timeA-thesa
things will ultimately imagine, procure for him
small favor with the Arbsr of the destiny of
nations. Wher, therefore, look at our side.
and see the noble moral elements in the objects
for which we fight, and then cast my eyes South
ward, and contrast with them the thamele. and
untlmely imnoraliiies coniended for on the other
side, can not believe,-no, never, never,-that
this is the lime when God will overthrow Free.
dom and the ideas OF Right. and Hum, ,nity he
has been slowly working out into practice for
thousands OF years, and nsugurate tie Evong-l
Of Slavery the satanic creed Of D.spu,..m ami
Selhshness.
Let US, then, my friends felov.coun,rymen,
not despond, nor doubt; nay, let US take Courage
and hope. Let US lean on God and the grea.
principles, Of Truth and Righteousness. Let US
be true to lhe ideas and issues iavolved in thi,
contest, and entrusted to us, and We can not fail
-God will AsycI lei nsi ard we shall fresIy con.
.Ss sihs b, fesst ADD ssy5y sassi
iut; may s,g,--tnd not feel that tis 'frstt.Ics Is
thrown away and wasted, or tina. the price is too
great. We need to lock above the anxious and
changing aspects OF the contest, asd stsy our
'elvsS on the reigning God of Justice. and the
sublime Ideas aud Merits of our Cause, and only
ook below to see and do our Duty.
Let US then hold up our faces where the light
rom Above may fall on them, and be reflected
,round.u,, and no longer carry thera downward
where earthly mists and e1hslslions darken thsm,
Ind thus use us in diffusing and increasing the
,loom. And as We thus become strong within,
let those around us, let the Cause, let our Coun-
Try have the benefit Of it. Let US bear our par,
of the troubles of the times with firm hearts
quicken and encourage one another; and give. the
Government, our brave men in the field, and ell
in earnest in suppressng the Rebel on, the ad-
vantage of cheerful and hopeful spirit, warm
and effectual support and devotion.
Thus shall we be serene, peaceful, hopeful, coax
dent, and in the end successful.
God hasten Il IN his time.