Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-19

rlVer' ten to thirty miles distant from bis
present position. That movement is made.
through four days terrific lighting. wherein
he is compelled TO abandon part of his
wounded and destroy vast stores bnt il is
made in good order, in defiance Of immense.
ly superior forces, whereof fresh divisions
are daily hurled upon his fainting, sleepiess
wasted bleeding columns, only to be pushed
back with terrible slaughter. On Wednes
day, the ID Of July, the Union army takei
up its new position on the left bank of tht
James, with gun-bOats covering its aanks
the fual rebel attack having been repellec
with great slaughter the evening before, the
Rebels scampering into the protecting
woods amid the exhibiting cheers of their
triumphant adversares. So closed week
of desultory but desperate fighting, wherein
the loss OF either side was not less than
Twenty Thousand, the Unlonsts losing
most in prisoners and the r, bells in killed
and wounded; compelling their abandon
ment in hospitals aud ou the field, the rebel
loss must have exceeded ours 10y many
thousands.
Such are the sacrifices with this exc.
cradle uprising of the Slave Power against
the Republic has imposed and is imposing
upon US. As consequence, we are an
older, graver, mole thoughtful people than
we were year ago. Young America' is
no more: a sudden access of care, and peril
aud afflicti N has sObered him into the Sc.
date gravity of rpened manhood: were the
Rebellion to cease tomorrow, he would
never be young again. The past is dead
aud buried: who shall cast for us the horo.
scope of the Futnre2 s
do not arrogate wisdom beyond that
of others. Often deceived by pOrtents
which seemed to threaten caluIntles that
were not realized, | am as conscious Of my
tallbility as he who most iusiStskupon it,
But my faih that the Universe is the sub
ject of moral government--that eve de-
velopment has its law aud every act its lit
ting recompenSe-ls no chimers; aud in its
light l read with imperfect, failing vision,
but with steadfast conviction the issue Of
this terrible struggle. God is trying the
hearts of this people as of old he tried that
Of Pharoh with sore Affections, and His
message which they are intended to enforce
is one of doom 10 lnhumanity aud 0ppreS
sion. BY the Union, if we have the virtue
30 hear aud heed the summons, lie is about
to rid this land of Slave y, by disunion, if
We prove recreaut and unworthy, He will
nevertheless put down Slavery. The latter
is by far the slower, less obvious process;
but if We prove unworthy 10 aid his desigus
by our cooperation, we may yet illustrate
them by our fall. A hearty and practical
recognition Of the Rights Of Man--of the
right Of every innocent human being to th'
full use of his own limbs and faculies--o
avery hu sbaud to his wife, of every mothe
to her infant child-rights which Govern
ment never gave, and never had righltt
powor to take away-wil save US even yet
As a Nation, we have been deaf TO the erie
of the despiSed and down-trodden, aud W
are now paying the penalty of our sin =
May DIVINE Mercy save US from the ex
treme consequences of our transgresSion, auC
through penItence aud amendment bring u.
back to peace and happineSsI