, 1862-09-09


and promote liberty. All but four Of the
elaYe States have seeded from the UniOnia and
those four firth the exception of Delaware,
In which slavery: but nominal nE exlats) haEs-}
beer ktpt III Eubjectlon only by verHhelna: i
Divine tet1lbution for national. ain, u Wh1ea:
our crime has Justly shAted. .ont. .pnnishmenf2 |:
Proceeding upon this bettett Which rece48-l
events bare made, Il almost atheism TO deaEz-.l
lion, deepening every hour, that there ean he: |
no deliyerauce from Divine Judgments LII
slavery ceases In the land. We cannot expect !
God to save nation fh1t clings to Us sin.
This is too fesrtul an hour to insult God, or
to deceiEe OURSELVES, National existence is !
IL pefl; our sons and brothers are falling BY |
tens Of thousands On the battle. field; The War
.becpuea daily more determined and destruct- /
I've. While He spesh the enemy thOndera as 1
the gate of the capital. Our acknowledged
little or nuthing 10 the conflict As Christian
patrio.B-we ta1e mol conceal the truth, that
these judgments u,ean- #hst the Divine jud5-:
meits 11ea1,t Id Egypt. They ars God 3 stern
conmapd-"L LEI ny PEOPLE G0V' -
This work of, n l.iouaI repentance has been
inauepfated by the abulition OF slavery in the
Distlict If Cylumbia. as1d its prohibition in
the territories as al.o by encouragement to
emancipation in the Korder SlaYe> States,
offered by Congress 1T the suggestion Of tae
tBg1q BI1 thsie measures do aot meet the crisis
SIS 14EarGs 1ithef tr:. danger Of the country or
The EatlbnbI Eul1t. We urEe- you. therefore"
as The held 81 this Christian nation, from coc-
side stion OF -mo1ai p1iacipal, and as the only
means Of preserving the Union, 70. proclaim,
:: However, ruid of authority ia this respect
ycu might bave been IN time ofpaace, you are
-wtn aware, as 3 statesman, that the exlgences
OF war are the only limits Of its power, espe-
naiiep. And these r1igeneies are not to be
| restricted 10 What may avail at the last gasp
| prior 10 national death, but are to ts inter.
pret+d 10 Include all measures that may most
readily and thoroughly. gubdue the enemy.
| The reteas ba4e5bro1ght7 slavery under your
| Of the Republic. :. They hays crested moral,
| political and 1nililaty necessity, which war
Tai1!s Fte dted; and nov Got and q waiting
world demand That he ePPoItqnity be ussd:
our Lower rs stem which, while il exposes
-E,tht N, Is ifSeJf the gfoesest Wickeduess, adds
Infinitely to the obligation to strike The blow,
IT,. In this view Of . cAangc Of power involving
an tqual changeIn duty, we ~ilnot conceal
TIE TACT that gloom has flied our hearts at
every indication thatt war vas regarded as
:. simplg :s1.1eeue between the Federal authori-
tics and the rebel States; and that therefore
4 slavery ,vss to be touched only to the extent
that tie pressure of:rebe1 success might abso-
!. :lnte1y :necessitate. Have we not reason to
! expect rebel Eucce@ On that poiict? Ara we
: to omit from our calculations the necessary
conditioDs of Divine favor2 Has the fact nc
moral lorce,- TINT the war has suddealy placed
within the power ofthe President, the system
I that has provoked 4ud's wrath !? ls there no
danger that while we are waiting I'LL the las
terrible exjgencY shall furce Us to Ioerate tht
elaye, God may decide the contest against Us
and the measures that We would not adopt OF
principle, prove tDo late for our salvation
We claim that Justice, here IS every where, j
! ! the highest e1pedlency.
, | AT the time Of the national peril OF th
: | jews under ahasuerus, MordecaI spake i
j thtir name to Queen Esther, who hesitated t.
! take the step necessary to their preservation
i stlf that .theu shelf escape in the king
. honee, more thAn all the Jews. For if tho
+ ner holdest thy p5ace a. this .tlme, the
8 i shall thlre enlargement and dellveEaqce .aris
i. to the Jews from another pIace; busth7u an
IS thy fther's house shall. be destroyed; an
Is who knoWeth whether thou art come to II
r Kingdom ior auch time as this ?' and yor
ie pelnorlalists believe that ii Divine Prov
q derce you have been called to the pFesident
l. to speok tie word Of Justice and authori
rs which shall fteee. the hona1lan <a11,.saRe- II
"a natjuD.- Our prayer 20 God IS, that BY sdt
ID an scr the name OF Abraham Iancoln may {
d down to posttTity Will that Of George Was
10 -iBgtess, -as eeeetd savior of OUT country.
IN Below will be found the resolutions alreat
IL IL referred to;-Ihey were presented III Rev. Z
N ". Nv. ETerts, IN behalf OF, thb .Con1Inlttt
40 ona 1;1a +ha memorial were universal
III "o' AaS IA0 '~@
~ adopted: ,-..-.. :; .--@--~
80 - - 1Aso11e1 'e'o s. g. i,
he Rtfolned. That universal emancipation see
as pointed cut BY Providence IS the must etf+cta
90 That n Tic appai}iog loss of blood and treaan
aDd to 6 s65d b.
10 The voice that eo1nded above the vail Of deSo!A
nd Ec,rt.-"Let nj D, ople got'
le. HGst uliTe1 sai rmane1patiaa as a mere act
to 7n;iicuI iuefice 1ynil he without parallel In
re ! nanT,al, ri the world. !.
~ 15 nbat r .vnn3d he tho abandonment az q qrt
-eu 1fnr 1aTnatrstsd euNinef. the ,onnreseed race
~. t1a 9fo,;frnvcntion of imnar4iai liberty. the
ID nIoech Of free instItut:oas and the dIshoaor
I'll WI .st r. woni7 Re eoneummato,, of thu ex7
- totiane ~ the tnnnfltra ~ 1he rennh1ic. y7ho
nnriIS = r1iiie fGieeatju~ s1ayesv. s5Iticlnsted
:. 4 ps4iu a,'o.nsaranI;. sr1io fhe c5,ntlnsrr.
~ ~. Tfatit womb accord with the worlds con
The a1 - 7ne,4ce a,d tha hither ttachnss of ii
N: tisnitr. N''f'-DSN N~N'Se0
.nd n6st We sho1Id mt e|neot 1atinna1 delivers
ou- 4,ttra vfse ~ 1.aet tn ut. nnrsl iudnent M
in ! ftfeos Who, in view q slavery, exciat,ned !:
ting | trenlbfe for my County when :tedect thai
ave il just; thai IL iassles cannot seep 1oeege.
and ,11s If the eahee1 ~ fnrtnna
the chanee nf sitnat;on. Is. nmone possibIe .eFc
the Inst 7t:1nay bscoma probable 81 sipe1nasnza
the te1fe1encel The A1rs1ghsyhas no attst9ute sf
ing can taks side with ns IL such contest :,
nha1 a Ses %s oe