The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-08
NO. 4S.

as not to have felt any shock. We should ha'
been deprived OF our support so imperceptibl.
as not to have greatly missed it. Or, FerhaT
;. we would meanwhile, have accustomed ourselvt
= to lean upon some other prop. Hence the in
portant lessen which God would teach us, as
state, concerning our duty Of confding in hin
required that the late object of our resnc
Il should be snatChed from our side with jus: sue
startling suddenness.
a What wonder, moreover, that he has bee
swept away from us at so critical a time as this
. Was there ever time when we needed so niue
to place all our trust in the God of nations
f 9. Another lesson which God evidently wou
t teach us by this unexpected event is, has iade
pendence Of all human instruments.
: Surprising we have transferred our misplaced
confidence from the creature back to the creil
; tor; still we are much inclined TO limit the
; power of the Most High, by thinking him de
pendent upon human agency. Such agency h
does use, to a very large extent, in carrYin:
out his purposes for the race Through all meI
he works more or less; through few in a spec
lGt way. These are his chosen vessels'-hi:
tavOrite instruments. He has selected them tt
be the benefactors of their age. To this end hi
has raised them up, and endowed them with ev
cry needful gift. He has carefully educated
them during long term of years by repeat
ed lessons and varied experiences he has q
w
begun; they do well; old abuses disappear
new reforms are instituted; things look bet
ter; the prospect brightens the right men
have at last come. Watchful journals chroni
cal their deeds everybody is speaking in then
praise. What could we do without them! Are
they not indispensable means to the highest vel
fare of the State All there is our mistak e
again. Because God does work so much thro
these human agents, n,usthe, therefore, SO work!
Do we think SO? Then must we be corrected
else we shall take limited view of Jehovah's
power, degrading to him, and disastrous TO our
selves. .5 d
Hence it so often happens that God abruptly
calls his best servants away from an unfinished
piece of work that in the language of Paul
"The excelency Of the power may be seen to
be Of God, and not of men"
This, undoubtedly was part of the divine
! purpose, in Withdrawing from our state, so I'm
! seasonaby as it seems, its chief Magistrate
The Almighty would teach us that in the man
agement Of the worlds social affairs, he is indie
! pendent of men. He would show us that he
can accomplish his plans for the race, without
using human instruments. With this intent ne
has deliberately laid aside one Of these instru-
ments and not poor one, d9lI, rusty but
one we'll tempered, sharp, bright; choice one,
capable of large and valuable execution
/ Furthermore, he has laid this tool away, not
W
tine when there is an extra amount OF that
work TO be done, for which it was remarkably
well fitted. Yes, at time when the departed
was pre-emnently efficient; when his cOntinu-
! ance with US SCENE to be- demanded by the
peculiar wants Of the State, aud the imperlled
condition OF the nation, he was abruptly called
away.
Yet the work has not stepped; nor even
sackened. God has not crippled himself, He,
And hn haV IL n
derstand this, that we may NOS limit his power,
and our own hopes. to any partiGnlar channels
/ Those who have been summoned away while
blessing us, have been sacrificed for our ncress-
ed good.
But, while thus the most useful and prOmis-
/ ing men are removed from the needy world, we
see, ON the other hand, those suffered 20 re-
MAN. from whom society receives no good -
who are even the oane and scJUrgs OF he race.
This is bat q continuation of the lesson. 1t is
SO ordered that may know that God is ire
sistable, as we'll ependent-that his plan
can move steadily on, not only without the co.
operation Of Of the good, but even in spite Of the
opposition Of the bad.
! Now we can begin to see why John the Bap-
list was allowed to be beheaded, while Herod,
the Sensualist Was permitted TO live on. Now
we can better understand why Stephen, the
young Evangelist was given mp 10 martyrdom,
on the very thu eshold of q sFryiceable career,
while Anuas, the prosecutor, Was spared to null
tipy his wicked deeds. Now we can look with
more composure upon the whole-soued patriot,
| hurried away from his country'a service, while
the infamous traitor is left to plot and toll for
her ruin.
Gods beneficeut scheme for the renovation
of the world moves majestically on, like full
river. If one channel is cut oil, it will find an
other. If it IS damned up, it will break through,
! or overflow its barrier. The one eterna! pur-
/ pose which has run through all the ages, God
will guide, with sure hand n glorious COM
! petion
8. still further design Of COD, in dealing this
heavy blow upor our state, may have been to in
cite u.s. citizens, to a better discharge Gt our
duties, ny the stirring example of the deceased.
But could he not have lived, you ask, and sery-
ed stlmulatIn-; example g 'lte t.5 well as, or
even better than row that he ls dead No, for ne
was like that peculiar plant which must be crush
Ell before it will give out its fail fragrance. His
was q strong and beautiful character, and the com
munity had yagne conception ot H. DuI 1iey dlo
not notice it particularly. They were not very
| deeply impressed oy 1t. Ills YFtnes were 30
| great extent, slut in.
! But no sooner had this mysterious blow of Prov
dence broken the strong STAFF ana the beautiful
rod than all the excellence of Ills character came
ont In a full volume of rare fragrance, 10 chal-
enge the admiration of us all During the lGst
few days, his whole life has been ~ 1t were i've
over si,ain in the conversation which has turned
Y. :
has been recaptulated not OF course, IN its lnnu
nerable incidents and acts, but in the central,
governing principles OF the whole
His history has been carefully traced, from Ma
birth on the pleasant banks OF the Connecticut,
through the youthful training he received under
the sweet religious influences of true n ew Eng
land homestead thence in his early emigration,
with his father family, westward TO ONO thio
his years Of study there, in the college nails Ol
Western Reserve and his subsequent employment
az tutor in Cincinnati; thence still further west
ward to Wisconsin, and his settlement IN our oWa
city: through his career hero III the Academy III
the Editorial chair, and varlons pos. ons al pno'
lie trust all the while in hon0fsOie communion
with this church hence through his Wioer ana
brighter career in the state, as member Of the
Constitutional Convention first, then as member
OF the Senate then Secretary oi state ana nnal.
" as Chief Executive of the Commonwealth at
which post be has fallen, after few orlef months
of service while bearing the heat and burden OF
the day. r -,
life we come UpJu ever fresh memorials OF MS
rea worth as an upright, independent, frank, ne
nevoent genial, cheerful christian man NE On
tire history is made up OF maaiy purposes anu no
DIE actiOa8 O! generous treatment OF opponents
and courteous corporation with friends OIL amDi
ton lis true, but VI an honorable ambluon arlS
iur from the Consciousness both OF ability ana a.
sire to serve faithfully the best interests Of M
fallow men Do not turn away from tins, as q PitJ
udiced or flatterng eneomium upon the deP Gr'eo
I will convince you that it Is not. You al kbo"
5 with what ardor the political pre3s generally
strives, during an excited campaign, to dsparaise
the candidates Of the opposite party searca q
with microscopic care 10 discern any taVi. OF ia
in their character or conduct, when ni'y III th'
e sJ;ghtest decree throw suspicion upon then an'
g lessen their prospects. There Is no relation Q
lite, however sacred, which Is not PRED MO an'
: soarched by the arsaseyed press, III the neat s
NH orcasions Through these trying ordga'' IL
deceased often passed, through The most irJ d
: one Of ali, quite recently. With what success W
!, NAV safely Judge from the following confession
0 prominent journal of the state which was pom
n ical,y opposed to him; Last autumn we carr
: +lv onnosed his election to the Office he nag sine
= 40 fon6rabIy filled. But neither during that some
yybat animated contest nor since, did we ever hes
one harsh word spoken Of him, or see an unkn
l. word written His personal integrity was aooV
= Hr,ioinn and he leaves behind him name III
tainted. and record unstained by breath OF su
IS picion as to the purity and sincerity Of his pubE
~ ,r;y ate character