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which is conclusive. There is very title
sophist1y in the naked facts Of war, and
most resisuess conclusion follows from its

Which is conclusive. There is very MtHss.e |
sophistzy in the naked facts Of war, and
most resistless conclusion follows from its
iron logic. If freedom Is the strongest;
II her sons are the stoutest and
bravest; il. her resources are the
largest and her endurance the greatest
ifher army can overmasch and overcome
the army Of slavery, let them be brought
together on the battle field, and then ne
shall all see and know for ourselves.
Windy anti-slavery orators may show that
it must in the nature Of things be SO; aboli-
ton declaimers may prove that Justice and
God always fight for shep poor and the op-
pressed, and therefore all the odds are On
their side and We may all become
thoroughly putsuaded and convinced, that
such an army as our army, made up Of
such material and fighting for such cause,
cannot possibly be beaten. But the next
telegraph that brings the bloody fact of
peri1ous falling back for the shelter Of a
wide swamp and deep stream, or the bull
letin that feeds our hope Of victory with
the meagre assurance that our army is safe.
shakes down many hasty conclusions, and
We begin to ask if slavery is not also
strong, and even if under some conditions
its armies may not prove stronger than
Freedom.
The history Of the world is full Of proofs
than the t1uest devotion, the sincerest be-
lief, and most eloquent professions, do not
always OF oftenest overcome in the worlds
conf1ieta. Religion is good and God fights
for it, but the pagan and the inGdel with
arms in their hands will hang, burn and
cruelty all the saints and apostles, Civil
ization is growth that heaven blesses, but
the sturdy and fierce barbarian can pluck
It's week ard ehminate children by the
beard, and give them all with their palaces
and temples to freand sword. When m=n
fight for SO sacred thing as Protestant
Christianity they must not only trust in
God, but always keep their powder dry /;
and some believe that Providence is always
on the side Of the tyrant and oppressor
whenever he has the most cannon. The
! great battle may now easily enough &C
against the Union and Freedom and &c
for secession and slavery. All that is nee
| cssary to the utter, ignominious, and irrep
| arabic overthrow Of CUR cause is sufficient
badmanagement,e enough of delay and hesi
fation, lack Of energy and sagacity in th'
administration, and good supply Of inca
pable generals The heavens smile on jus
tee and freedom, but they frown terribl,
on incompetency and stupidity. The star
in their COURSES may shed blessings On tn
Union, but they fight ferce1y agains
blunderipg conceit and hcadstrong folly
There lave been battles gained by mel
with large bruins. Conquering heroes hav
not always fought for freedom or human
rights. Sometimes cause IS holy as our
has been cloyen in twain in the shock 0
war; and the races and nations who hay
conquered the world, have not gained thei
prowess from Christianity, or their strengt]
! from freedom. Imperial Rome drew a
first her mighty strength from the dugs q
the wild wolf; and who shall say wha
terrible power this desperate confcderac,
may draw from the black breasts {
slavery? This is at least certain that
Freedom and the Union cannot overconl
secession and slavery, then we are tn
weakest; aud all the outrage and suHeEin
thathave heretofore been the lot of wea,
people, will be as nothing compared wit
tile fate that ia in store for us, when th
mongrel black and white power is cstat
lished by our side,