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

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"a. Bot another striking parallel
ia. that our faes. A. well as ihsirs. are
rebels ard tas'ors 10 lhs governmeit.
David had beca rinen annon ird
by S&m1el, - ris, %
be king of Isra . SAIL,
" hom God had here we're
bickeung. among the
p@ e dts,h oi Saul,
Judah coroiaih as
qa lH Divine appo.e
ADnrr, who Was au Ambitious
and eommauder-ia-cbief Of ssu .or-
ces. and influential withaL coucei, 4
che idea of setting up a rival Kingdom.
For this purpose lie annomied Ishbo
sheth. Saufs son. weak and inelli-
cieni man. and proclaimed him king
10 the place OF his father, calculating
no doubt, that lie as military dictator,
would be virtual ruler Of the rival
kingdom And be would thus reach
the height Of his ambition by deceit,
treachery and usurpa;ion. lie thus
prosiituied his influence and power to
seduce eleven tribes from their ale
glance 10 David, and build up rival
interest 10 supplant the lawfully and
Diyinely constituted government of
the nation And for the two years
tha, Ishbosbeth held peaceful posse.-
sion OF bis i'll gotten throne, Abaer, as
is generally conceded, was collecting
and training an army to sustain his
uurighteous dominion and overthrow
the national government. And it was
in the act Of consummating this treas
enable design that he experienced a
signal defeat. Joab, David's nephew,
was commander. in-chief of the loyal
forces. And no truer man or more
valian, and successful general ever led
an army. No rebel bloed flowed in
his veins, and for lorty years he play
ed the man for his king and his conn-
try, aud never lost a battle, nor trailed
his aag in the face of traitors, Such
was the character Of this Jewish con-
iiicl. abd il is easy 10 trace its resem-
blance to the present struggle. We
are e intending. a was Joab, with rcb-
enemies 70 the government un-
der Ngi .hey 1--we. and who have
baeiy pioaed is rrn while enjoying
it confidence and protection, and shar-
ing largely IN It's emoluments and hon
ors. Judas-like, they have betrayed
the confidence OF their friends and
stabbed the very bosom upon which
they were nurtured. The blow has
been struck deliberately, by traitor
hands, and aimed at the very heart OF
the nation and the integrity of this
Republic. And no reason can be as
sigucd for 50 dastardly an act, but
mad ambition, which rather reign
ii hea than serve in heaven" This
rebellion is not one Of those Just and
unavoidable revolutions that some.
times occurs to correct intolerable
abuses, but il is a wicked and unjnsti-
fable conspiracy Of rebel leaders TO
overthrow the best of human govern
menis. And ii has well been asked,
+" What has this government done to
provoke such an unhallowed rebel
lion Z" The South lave always had
their share, and more too, OF the pub
lie Offices they have had new slave
territory given them from the domain
of freedom fugitive slave laws have
been enacted for their especial benefit,
and compromises, safeguards and Dred
Scott decisions have been piled up on
our statute books, until all rational
freedom had been well nigh voted out
Of the nation. Not one right OF the
South bad this government trampIed
on; not one immunity had been with
held; not one privilege denied not
one liberty infringed not one solitary
interest threatened. Utterly and Tor
ever eroundless is this great crime of
assailing the best and most beneicent
government on the face Of the earth.
And this nation may stand up before
a witnessing world, and before the tIi-
bunal Of impar'isl his'ory and say to
this spirit ot rese oB, The wrong be
upon thine own rad the blood she'd
in this unhoiy war will all he found At
last in shine oan skirts. This gov
ernmenl il only engaged IN the lawful
work Of suppressing violence and
wrong. putting down armed rebellion,
and restoring peace and order in her
own domain and il is not for rebels
IN arms 70 demand with insolence,
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