The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-08-19

Then Abbsf called 70 Jeab and said.
Shall the ssoFd asyouf forever knowcsi
thou not il uiIi be bitterness in the latter
etd bon loag shall Il be ere thou Nd ,he
psepls ne.vm fTom believing their bre,h-
res ".2 Samuel H.. 2G.
This Was the language Of base and
unscrupulous traitors ieigned ard
hypocrilical plea 70 arrest the prog
ress Of pursuing army, secure the
safe retreat of bis defeated forces, and
save his own justly forfeited lie.
And auy man who nov adopts this
language as his own, and filings back
the traitors plea in the face Of his i'm
perl!led country. is secession ai heart,
slmpathizes with trcasou, opposes a
vigorous prosecution Of the war, and
throws 4 sl,iclj Of protection over his
counirys enemies. In calculating
this subject, design 70 trace the anal
ogy between the coalition Of these
Jewish belIigerenls and that Of my
own countrymen in our present strug-
gle, for the instruction of those who
hate treason, and who are concerned
for the honor and welfare Of the ma
fion.
ist. Tie first pa rallei ] roiice IS,
that our conhicl, as well MS theirs, IS
uagcd BETS cen brethren. War Is
everywhere, and always n terrible
scongge, aud can be regarded by think
ing n,cn oni a, an unspeakaJlc ca
lamity. We deprecste a collision be-
tween fcrcigu powers as an unmtigat-
a. curse, However just or unavoidable
il may seem to be. Wherever the
tramp Of war is heard, there agiicul-
mre is interrupted commerce i, bro
ken up, harye,t> are consumed, ciie.
are laid waste. public fortresseS are
destroyed, homes are mad de oia.e,
and sorrow and mourning I'LL the
hearts of all. But all these evils are
increased and intensified by a civil
war. When a nation is internally
convulsed, and brother meets brother
in deadly strife, then war assumes its
most d plorable aspects. How base
and unnatural for those who inherit
the same blood and enjoy a common
inheritance, to butcher one another,
fire their own Labitations, and desolate
their own homes. II is true of civil
war especially, though a traitor said
it, that il is bitterness in the latter
end Combstants, goaded on by a
blind passion, or a mad ambition, may
hurl death and destruction around
them without seeming remorse; but
lei calmer thoughts succeed, and ey-
cry generous minded man must weep
Tears Of bitterness rs he surveys the
carnage and misery he has created.
/; is enough to melt heart of stone
only TO gaze upon the sad memorials
Of the battle field. II was right that
these Jewish contestants should re-
member their ffaternal relations and
calculate the results Of their Internal
work. But was Abner the man TO
complain that the sword deyoured,
and to taunt Joab with pursuing his
brcihrenY Why had he gathered an
army, and commenced this work OF
death ! lie called il play in the
morning TO set the boys TO butchering
each other, but since he was worsted
in the fight, and was likely to fall a
prey TO bis pursuers, he hypocritically
complains that the sword deyours, aud
whiningly pleads for respite from bis
flying eap,srs. The consummate VIII
lain What did he care how many
brethren we're slaughtered, or how
much blood vas she'd, had be but have
been the yictors .Joab justly retoris
and fings back the blame upon bis
own head, as the guilty fratricide for
unless be had commenced the afray,
no blood would have been Sized But
so il often is. The fret 10 make mis-
chief are the first TO complain when
the evil begins to iall up 1 cir oan
beads. Those wo naugurated The
terrible reh c has hew convuls-
( ing lhi. IS n y SIX ITO be
/ lti Alone,' Ahnr d.d. 70
gain time. re- yer s,rength, and strike
more desdly 6low. And 80. those
who reilerstc Abaers appeal TO dis.
courage energy in the var, are those
who oppose ihe Government foster
The enemies Of their country. and goat
over her disasters. II Is bus another