Washington telegraph., 1862-06-25
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1862

ciety Of rights. from a strict responsibility to
tho Author and Source Of justice AMI Of law,
is to destroy the firm security Of public order,
to convert liberty ito license. and 20 imPres-
nate the very being of the commonwealth with
the seeds of dissolution and decay. France
failed, because France forgot God; and If We
tread in the footsteps of that infatuated neo-
pie. and treat with equal contempt the holiest
instincts OF our nature. we. too, may be nban-
dOned to our folly, and 5ccome the Kissing
nnd the scorn of all the nation. of the earth.
''Ec wise. now, therefore. o, We kings. be in
structed, We Judges Of the earth Kiss tho
SON. lest IL hc angry. and yc perish from the
way, when his wrath is kindlcd but little,
Blessed all they th.t put their trust in
Him.
In the third place, let US endeavor rightly TO
interpret the revcrscs which have recently at
tended our arms. Itis idle 10 make light of
them. They are scrions--ihey arc disastrous.
The whole end Of Providence in any dispensa-
tion it were presumptuous for any one, in ic-
pcndent.y ofa spec al revelation. to venture to
decipher. But there are tendencies which lie
upon the surface. nni these obvious tendencies
are intended for our guidance anl instruction
IN the present case, we may humbly believe
that one purpose aimed At has been 10 rebuke
our confidence and our pride. We had begun
to despise our enemy, and to prophecy safely
withou: much hazard. We had laughed 1T his
cowar,lice. and boasted Of our superior PROV
ess and skill l. il strang. that, while indulg
ing such temper, We ourselves should be
made to turn our backs. ami become jest to
those whom We had jeersl. We had grown
licentiaus, incorporate anl profane; IS II
strange that, in the milst Of our security,
Col should teach u that sin is reproach to
any people, Is il straDge that He should re-
mind u. of the moral conditions upon which
alone We are authorized To hope for SUCCESS:
The first lesso :, therefore,is one of rebuke and
repentance. IL is call to break OF our sins
by Righteousness, and to turn our eyes 70 tho
real secret Of national security AMI strength.
The second enl may be one Of trial God
has placed III circumstances IN which, II wo
show that We are equal to the emergency, al
will acknowledge our right to thc ireslOm
which we have 50 signaliy viniicatci- We
have row the opportunity fJr great exploits.
We can now demonstrate to the world what
manner Of spirit we are OF. If our courage
and faith rise superior to our danger, we shall
not only succeed, but we shall succeed with
moral influence and character that shall rem
der our success donbly valu Ible. Providence
seems u he against us-iisa,tcr upon disaster
has attended our arms-the enomy il in pos
session Of three States. and oelcasuers Us In
all our coasts. His resources AMI arnaments
are immense, ami his energy and resolution
desperate. His numbers superior that
We are like o. flock Of kids before him. We
have nothing to stand upon but tine eternal
principles Of truth and righr, and the protec-
ton aud alliance of - just God. Can We look
the danger unfinchingly IN the face. and calm
ly resolve meet ani sub luc II. Gan we say,
ia reliance upon Providence, that. were his
unDers AMI resources ! thousand fold greater,
the interests at stake are 80 momcnt0u+, that
We will not be connuerel! d. We I-el the moral
power of courage. of resolution, OF heroic
will. rising and swelling within u. until 1t
towers above all the smoke and dust Of the
INVASION Then are in condition to DO
great deeds We are in the condition Of Greece
when Xerxes hung upon the borders Of
Attica with army Of fve millions that had
never been conquered. ami to which State af-
ter State Of Norther Greece had yielded in
| its pro1ress. Little Athens was the object Of
hi vengeance Leonidas had fallen-fOur
more days would bring the de .troyer 70 tine
walls Of the devoted city. There the people
we're a mere handful. Their first step had
I been to consult the s,l>. anl tho astounding
reply which they received from Delphi would
have driven any other people 70 despair:
1 ..Wrctchei mem said the oracle, which
| thcv believed to be in:aliible, "why sit 20
| there. Quit your land and city, and fce afar.
| Head. body, feet and hands are alike rotten;
| fire and sword in the train Of tho Syrian char
| ior shall overwlelm yon; nor only your city,
hut other cities also rs well rs many even OF
| the temples Of the gods. which are now sweat
| ing and trembling with fear, and foreshadow,
with drops of blood on their roofs, the hard
calamities impending Get you from the sane
| tuary with your souls stepped IN sorrow
NJ, have had reverses, but no such oracle as
| this n was afterwards modified 50 as TO give
a ray of hope, in m ambiguous sllusion TO
| wooden walls. But the soul of the Greek rose
with the danger and We have g succession OF
events. from the dssertion of Athens to the
1 final expulsion of the invader, which makes
| thar little spot Of earth immortal. Let u i'm
| ;ta,s in christian faith, this sublime example.
To, our spirit be lofter than the Pagan Greek,
and we can succeed in making every pass a
Thermopyla, every strait Salamis, md every
nlain a Marathon. We can conqncr, and we
| nu,t We must not suffer any other thought
| ~ .n,er our minds III we are overrun wo can
| a, least die; and il our enemies get possession
| of our land. W. can leave it bowling desert.
| Ent- under God, VIC shall not fail. Ii We are
true 10 Him. and true to ourselves, glorious
| fntnre i before us. We occupy a sublime po-
sition. The eyes Of the vorliis upon us; ve
! are y spectacle to God to angels and to men.
Can our hearts grow faint, or our hands grow
! feeble. in a GAUGE like this! The spirits of
| our fathers call t. us from their graves. The
| heroes Of other nges AMI other countries are
beckoning on to glory Let US seize the
opportunity. and make t. ourselves an immor-
| tai name, while VIC redeem land from bond
| age, and a continent from ruin.