The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-29
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Abner. rot That Be Vas opposed to war IN
Itself considered. Tor be was rebel ia heari,
aad made war upon his lawful king, bat be-
cause be bad been unsuccessful
n reply 10 the note. desire to present.
the iolleppg s1p1siiiou, which | hope
may fall under the eva u The person tina,
made tie roqaestas sc, forth By Rev. Dr.
Hodge. q Princeton, n. j.. aud found IN The
last New York obstrptr.
Il may be well to say ihA, DR., Hodge il a
Professor ia the Ola School Presbyterian
Theological Seminary at Princeton. That
he has always sustained the highes, reputa-
ton IS a Christian man and scholar; 80 con
sentative in reference to " civil matters, as
often s,igmatised as pro.sayery, and
who last year opposed, from reasons q er-
pedieney believe. the resolutions offered BY
DR.. Spring, ofN II. 10 the old School Gen
I sral Assembly. that gave the full sanction Of
that branch Of the Christian Church, to the
war, This is what be now says, and think
is the true position Of every Christian man,
and Of every Christian minister in the land.
"It is important that the great points Of
national interest on which the North, and
especially Northern Christians. are unit,
should be distinctly and constantly before
the public mind Those points are, First,
that the doctrine Of secession is political
heresy, inconsistent with The nature and or.
igin Of cur national compact, and incompat-
ibe With lis existence. Second. that admit
ting the right Of secession, the course II the
seeding States, in Selling the public prop
erty, and commencing hostilides against the
National Government, rendered war on the
part Of that government not only just, but
obligatory and necessary. Third, that The
real, and, II may he said, the ayowed object
of the war, on the part Of the seeding
States, is the overthrow u our national
Union for the sake OF the security, peFpetu-
i,y, and extension Of African slavery; and
that the ayowed and legitimate object Of til,
war on our part. is the restoration aud pres
eryation Of our national Union in al its in.
tegriy--the prerogatiges u the Fedora
Government, and the rights Of the seyera
States, being alike secured and perpetuatcd
This has been formally and auihoritatiyeJ
declared to be the object Of the war, by unan.
mous votes Of Congress, and b. The proela
nations Of the President Fourth Il ia tht
duty Of all citizens aud especially Of al
Christians, to sustain and encourage th'
Federal Government, il the prosecution d
this war, to the utmost Of their ability. and
At any cost. This duty is not dependent or
the private opinion Of the individual ciiiaei
as 10 the wisdom Of the administration, or o
the relative amount Of guilt belonging {,
the North and South, in bringing upon u
cur present calamties 4 man may ever
think it was wrong on the part Of the Gov
eminent to resist, by an appeal to arms, Ii,
open hostiliiies commenced by South Caro-
lima. Nevertheless, as the question q peac
and war is, BY the Constitution Of tie coun
Try, (Which jure digiao, binds the conscIerc
Of every American citizen,) belongs to til,
Congress Of the United States. every citi1er
is bound TO submit 70 the decision Of tina
body Many good men disapproyed Of tn
war q 1872 against Great Britain; NOR
dsapproyed Of the late war against Mexico
but for any American citizen to afford al,
or comfort to Great britain or Mexico, il
the prosecution Of those wars, would har
been both morally ami politically treason
and 10 have in heart sympathized with them
and wished them success, would have beet
treason at the ban Of conscience. We "a.
? this IN reference TO our border State breth
! ren; for elsewhere IN the loyal States, Their
. is not one man in thousand whose reasol
> and heart are not in favor Of The war. Bu
its wisdom, VIC repeat, L not the essentia
: point ltisa var Of cur country for le
T climate object; and therefore We are boun'
. 10 sustain il. II a man sees bis father strug
Cling for life with murderous assaiani
and he either aids that assaiani, or Uishe
him success, he is none the less parricids
= although be may think bis father began til
, quarrel. Efih, a. the object Of the war, OIL
the part Of tue Confederate States, il h
overthrow Of the national Union for the per
petuity ofslayerY. 80 there is. We presume
? but one mind at the North. that If the over
throw Of slavery is necessary to the preser
walton of the Union. slavery ought to be
Z mus be. and inevitably will be oyerihrown
: There is no such necessity other than tba
, which arises out Of the peytinacity u tb
South II the South insis, On their preseu
course. and especially if they succeed 10 Sc
curing the intervention Of foreign enenie,
81 English abolitionisis, and French liberal.
10 aid in this attempt to destroy our nation
atty f5r the sake Of slavery aud It's product.
then II becomes 4 question cf life and dealt