Washington telegraph., 1862-06-25
DR.. THORNwELL'S PAMPHLET.
CONCL u DED

VIC shall have relinquished all fastidions no.
tinns Of military etiquette. and have come To
the paint Of expelling the enemy BY any an.
every means that God has put in our power
We are not fighting for military glory: We are
| fighting for home and n national existence
We arc not laboring to display our skill in tao
tics and generalship; we are aiming TO show
ourselves free people. worthy to possess and
| able to dcfcnl the institutions Of our fathers
What sig ifrs it tn us how the foe Is vln1uish-
ed. provided ii is done? Because we have No.
weapons OF the most improved workman ship
are we to sit still and sec soil overrun. ani
our wives AMI children driven fr,m their
homes. while we have in our hands other wea-
pons that can equally do the work Of deafh?-
Are we to perish if We cannot conquer by the
| technical rules of scientific warefare, Arc
we to sacrifice our country to military pune
tillio. The thought is monstrous. We must
be prepared to e1temporizc e1peients. We
must cease to be chary. either about nnr wea-
pons or the means Of using them. The end IL
TO drive back our foes. If we cannot get the
best rifles. let US put up with the common guns
of tie country: if they cannot be hal. with
pixies. and axes. and tomahawks; anything that
will do the work of death Is an effective nstru
ment in n brave mans hand. We should be
ready for the regular battle or the partizan
skirmish five are too weak to stand an en-
gagement in the open field we waylay the
foe. and harass and annoy him. We must pre-
rarc ourselves for guerrilla war. The cnc-
NV must be conquered; and any method 1r
which we can honorably do it must be rcsortel
to- This is the kind Of spirit which VIC want
to see aroused anon our people. With thi.
spirit, they will never he subducd. II driven
from the plains, they will retreat to the noun
rains; if beaten in the field: they will hide in
swamps ami marshes. and when their enemies
arc least expecting it. they will pouncc down
upon them in the dashing exploits Of Sumter.
n Marion, and Davic. II is only when we
have reached this point that public spirit is
commensurate with the danger.
! In the second place, we must guard slcrclly
against cherishin- a sentiment Of prcsumptu-
| ous confidence. The cause is not ours, but
/ Gods: and if We N ,asure its importance Gully
/ bv its accidental relation to ourselves. we may
ho suffered to perish for our pride. No na-
ton ever vet achieved anything great that did
not regard itself rs the instrument Gf Prcvi-
dence The only lasting instrument of lofty
! patriotism and exaltel courage is the ;nspira-
/ ton of religion. The Greeks AMI Romans
/ never venturcd upon any important enterprise
without consulting their gods. They felt that
Y they were safe only they were persuaded
\ that they in alliance with heaven. Man.
! though limited in space limited In ii c. and
! limited in knowledge is truly great when he
/ is link Il to the infinite the means of
4 complshing lasting en1s. TO be Gods ser
want. thst is his Lis highest destiny his sub
limest calling. Nations are under the pupil
age OF Providence; they in training them
selves that they may be the Instruments Of
furthcring the progress of the human race.
| Polybius. the historian. traces the scci ct of
| Roman greatness to the profound sense Of re-
ligion which con stituted striking feature of
the national character. lie calls il expressly.
the firmest pillar in the Roman State; and he
does not hesitate to d -nounce as enemies to
public order and proprety, those Of his own
contemporaries who sought to undermine the
/ sncrehness Of these convictions. Even Nannl-
con sustained his uting ambition By 4 mys-
tcrious connection with the invisible world.
I lie was man of destiny. 1t is the relation
10 God. and His proyidential training Of the
race that imparts true dignity to our struggle:
! and we must recognize ourselves as Gods ser
wants. working out His glorious ends. or We
! shall inrallitly be left to to stumble upon the
! dark mountains If error. Our trust in Him
| must be the real spring Of our heroic resolu-
ton to conquer or to die. A sentiment ofhon-
or n momentary patriotism, may prompt and
sustain spasmoilc cxertions of an extra0rdina-
| ry character; but steady valor, a self-deny
ing patriotism, protracted patience, readi-
. ness 10 do, and dare. and suffer, through n
generation or age, this comes only from n
sublime faith in God. The worst symptom
that any people can manifest. is that Of pride.
With nations, MS with inviduas. il goes before
n fall Let US guard against it. Let rise
to the true grandeur of our calling, and go
forth as the servants of the Most High to
execute His purposes. In this spirit are
safe. by this spirit principles emo
bled and our cause translated from earth to
heaven. An oycrweening confidence in the
righteousness of our cause, ms If that alone
were sufficient to ensure our success, betrays
gross inattention to the Divine dealings with
communities and States. In the issue betwixt
ourselves and our enemies, we may be free
from blame; bur there may be other respects
in which we have provoked the judgments Of
heaven, and there may be other grounds on
which God has u controversy with US, and the
swords of our enemies may be His chosen in
strumcnts to execute his wrath He may first
use them A. a rod. and then punish them in
other forms for their own iniquities. Hence,
il behooves us not only to have n religious
causc. but TO be "A rightous people. We must
abandon all our sins, and put ourselves heart-
ily and in earnest on the side Of Providence.
Hence, this dependence upon Providence
carries with it the necessity OF removing rom
the midst Of MS whatever is offensive to hoiy
God If the Government is his ordinance, ana
the people His instruments, they must serve
Him with no unwa.hed hands. We must cMi-
tivate high standard Of public virtue Me
must renouncc all personal and selfish aiins'
and we must retuke every custom or insti,u
ton that tends to deprave the public morn,s Tn
Virtue is power, and vice is weakness; in'
same Polybius, to whom We have already re-
ferred. traces the influence OF the renSou5
sentiment Of Rome in producing faithiui ~
incorruptibie magistrates, who were s.ians NJ
alike to bribery aud favor in enecu.ns ns
laws and dispensing the trusts OF the e'aseAna Sa
that high tone of public faith which maue an
oath an obsolute security for faithiulhessI -,
This stern simplicity Of manners We ,;s mus
cherish. if we hope to succeed. pf'os, a
corruption, favoritism. electonee,ihs. na
terry. and every species Of douole-deanns' sns
i,unkenness profaneness. debauehery, sensu
ness. ayarice, and extortion; all oase ms'ca'
ends must be banisbed BY Stern lh,es.v'
II ~ would become tie ft instruments q
bo,v providence in a holy cause. oih ~
proach TO any people. 1t is weakness; II Is
sure. though it may be slcw, decay. IaIn IN
God-tbat is the watchword OF martyrs wnetn-
~ IN the cause Of truth or OF liberty. mat
sione ennohles and sancti6es.
CAN other nations" except the french, a.
Burke has significantly remarked, in relation
TO the memorable revolution which Was doom.
cd to failure in consequence of this capital
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