, 1862-07-11

democracy; we stand alone, NC stand or fall
aeeo1olqg 10 our internal strength or weak
LeSS. We Shall be utterly disgraced by aay
outtIessing whatever. If the tower will nos
stand by by it's internal strength, better pull
" uoWn course By course to the first foua1da-
lions and begin afresh. As look out to our
1utnre IN case OF interference-I sec but one Of
democracy, on the grandest scale the world
eEer ea", 1s failure, and is to live only by the
tolerance OF monarchies from this time ont, or
We must turn our country into one swurming
1o5uess OF armed men until We have :qindica-
se ea 1ur u name M and won our place on the battle
great test comes, and admit any power what-
ever from without to help US rule within
our own. borders, and the answer will be
sounded p IRON al the spirits in the universe,
I'VE Know that sc have not come to the
| Kingdom for such time Us tlis.''
TIE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF TIE CIT
! KES.
| go. then, thirdly, low do these general
principles Of action touching the nation s11n-
ply particular rules for you and m4 by whi:a
We may know whether we have come TO tie
! klDgdom for such q time rs this,
First OF al, II nm ready to give myself I
am am = 2 true nc son Of the fathers; If an not
every man is called to be 4 soldier, though
cannot say who is not; but / Do say Ihas
eytry man is bound to gi3e himself lam tn
! gre 70 gsre, not to sell myself; ifI cannot do
lnai naVe no claim to be considered saviour
|: IN the Nations. If John Smith gives life. and
l am not ready il some way to give nine.
t1en ne is exalted up 10 the heaven and an,
cast Gown to the hell Of this Kingdom ami
power q God; As We went up the Cun1ber-
iahG 70 Fort Donelson We met the first boat
!eild o. prisoners coming doWn-poor bare
headed men, with pieces 0f carpet for cloaks-
ard felt not one impulse to laughter Int
rather to tears at the sight, for 1 said, how
nlqch stronger are these men than they ought
- oG. 40" Like an angel Of light is this devil
OF rebellion when it can muster its aunarents
and submit them to such discipline rs th;s
80 lAeE lave NOT penny, not Il book, not 4
coat, II the balance OF coin turns against ia.
before the war is done, that I must mt be
'= Iyaay to g1vc, or sell Or p.sn, 10 Europe i:
needs be, to conquer tlis national inteyrit;
ana preserve it uubroken; and an not cone.
1!nto Lie kingdom for such a time as this ii !
40 Iot also give my own life it it is
needed.
SLAVERY AND THE CS1oS,
Anu 50 It cuEies clearly within the lille Of
action th;t given the citizen and all he has r.
preserve 1He state, every mcauer thine INNS.
ne gwen too. am sure, friends, you will see
Low L have tried, as i REPRESENTATIVE. and
s. okts1nan for this na1ion and church. ia sn,l-
WIN Inc humility and modcsts that becomes
any Ian III these grave and prrilous fines
III INC year taat has almost passed Since Ma.
nassas, nave tad not one 6ord Of cens11ra
On our government, Sc far as I remember AMI
l nfcd not tell you that I have trit.,i to ~
uanE ha1d days work for it, and an ready
AZ any moment to begin and do rs 1Eych NOR
" hen cannot practice patriotism I viii nor
pleata i; fneed not remind you also how
ila' 4tse nela M mouth even from good words III
oehal1 OF the slave. I have trusted In tl,e
hope that you felt with me On thar. ami hava
yet the cause plead for itself; md no adyo1afs
tas ever spoken for tile black man so rIn-
Yuently as Bis own deeds have spoken forhim
IN the list six months. Yet, With all this. il
3oq slonlo ask me for the gravest Of all my
dom for such a time as this should
pe compelled to point to the actic. ., our
executive On tiis saddest Of ell thinys.
only WA@I belongs wholly to thu De,i1 is
sSg9,u: lnaeGd, friends, it is to me 4 terrible
nolhlng seems to be held sacred but this most
internal cause Of al our agony and danirer.
ne call our sabbaths sacred and vet We 1lyht
nearly every great battle on Sunday. Nc
tt,nnseeratc our churches and then We turn
luem INTO hospitals for the wounded, friend
and enemy alike, and let the CONGREGATIONS
worship wherever they can lind i place. or not
ST a!l. We shattcr tens Of thousands Of these
nonlcst OF all the temples Of God, our bodies
YIN YIN gnot 81 and shell On blttle fields, reaching
from Florida to Kansas-in q word we seem
70 10 Wateyer We will to desecrate what be-
longs to God. Sabbaths and churches and
men are all destroyed without measure for the
commonWealth, and the whole voice Of the
loyal nation ttstitie5 that the cause is worth
ine cost we destroy what belongs to God
and never tear, but Ee are in terror Of touch-
Win the tip Of our finger what belongs to the
ueFu. 1he most sacred things arc DESTROYED,
LEG most Internal thing is guarded as if If
we're the holiest Of holes.
WE coSsEcRATE-oSLY WHAT WE OUGHT TO
EAECEATE.
II any general should save the Sabbath day
II tAe expense Of tue nation, and com: to
1alt the loss some OF them have come to oy4r
wicked thing, one shout Of execration would
20 up from every pulpit, and press in the
Noith, That is on the side Of the Tnon, aud he
@ ceulu not stay in his place 4 week. Friends
LIS Is the graSest danger Of all to day, the
Surest indication that wc have not coulr to lie
kingdom for such time as this. Tie foa i:
III deadly earnest to shatter the Union and ore
serve slavery. We are in constant terror lest
IN trying to save the Union We should destroy
slavery We call that man wicked who qucs.
Mons our bible, and in the light Of its t:lci1-
lngs VIC proclaim facts and call SOLEMN Assem-
blings, AID God says is not this the fast th1t
nave chosen to loose the bands Of wicked
nssE, to undo the heavy burdens,
bpe.l! to let The, the oppressed go free, and to
practically that may be the last God la. la.
chosen, but it does not suit us at all, and We
SlH Eot try it. Sc VIC are ont of the line Of
the dee:cst inspiration; We eannot hear tic
dlylnest wnrt of cheer. Friends, this is to ne
the one thing above all else that seems to
threaten destruction. Il is 4 small matter
after this that we do not succeed. Solou had
the courage to say to the Atheniaus, "Do not
1n'pute to the Gods the sorrows that spring
from ycur own evil deeas.' We haze come
,oa piss thai is TOO fuli Of danger to listen 10
fourth Of July adulations The fathers
il their graves arc restless. The prophets
r;Sc again TO rcbuke us. When courtier of
Alexander read to hiiu a passage out Of il new
history in which he WIS oyer-rntcd, tic bray;.
?oung rea!ist got hold of tile book and tlrcY
it into the river. + would to God that SOM.
oratlons ct Friday had gone after it, ard ora
tors, TOO, until they promise to tell the truth.
y hen the bishop Of Oxford lately said tile
death Of Albert was Judgment OF God, it
was well retortcd that the life Of such man
as tile h1shop Was Surer proof Of Judgment
than the death of the good prince. So nav
re ait tcar-not tla: the loss of our nobls,
our beautiful, CUR valorous, our Winthro7s,
and Lyons, and E!lswortus, is judgntcnt-that
is Ell, III victory, glorious and blessed beyond
telling. Bat the life Of many that live is the
danger aud fatal plague SPOT of the good law
10 I'LL tie hearts Of her sons with doubt,
whether VIC have come to the kingdom for
sucf time as this, us We see them selling u:
for nnnrhf and n1r 11hor or3 nc, Ga t1,,t