, 1863-11-28
wabash Avenue M. &. Church.


:. Srnsxcr.-.."Ldneon and Hbcrty-The Man and
The Idca Of the Crieis."
The natton has tnlzen deep breath and feels
easter; long stride and is century older; hna
done right and God has blcneed II. We are here
to-day to think Providence for the deep breath,
The long stride, and the right doing.
The history Of The year about to close has beer
as full Of blessing Gs rose is Of sweetness; every
form Of favorable circumstance has attended IT.
days. France has been quleted and England hss
hceded the Truth from the lips Of BeecAcr, a1wayt
a genius, but never go great as in Exeter Hall.
Governor Curtin nnd Governor Seymour meet to.
7r,her at tho consecrati0n Of the Soldiers Na.
IDnaI Cemetery. Seward, when sixty years and
se eas af ta eos ,a e 1s
Inc pJcsldentfs Proclamation has gone Into
effect, and hundreds Of thousands Of men, women
and children who had been wEoneed aud oppressed,
broken, no scou1ge ts behind them their bare
backs no moro exposed to the cruelty OF depraved
oscreeers; but they are following the providence,
cation, christianity and freedom. Their souls are
marching along. The crescent 1lnes OF our armies
hnve LETT rebellion hut few entire States; and these
and starving. Morally they are in barba1iem. The
prayers Of the slaves that hive been rs salt to the
Eou!h, have been turned against 1t. Their faith
have been iined Up 10 Heaven, and he CreatoT~
who hath made Of one blood MI the nations OF the
eanh-has hcarkened TO their enpplicatioas.
3aud, invaded Wales, and WIS about to give battle
10 tho Brtons, he obeer> cd near the enemy host
of unarmcd men. He inquired who they were aad
vhat they were doing. He was told they were
countrymcn. s'Thcn'' said the hcathen Prince,
.,they haye begun The nEht agalnst y attack
5hess flIst" The Ptays1s Of the unaImed slaves Of
end now We have taught them not only to pray
against them md for us, but VIC have put them in.
7o ,hs Inspiring uniform of Union eoldlers-and
forms. whether upon white men or black men
must be respected Now they only have knap
sacks and guns, some day they will have cpau1ctl
IL Ia my purpose to ret before you, on this occa
aiou two facts which in this crisis should call out
pur tlanEsgiving infinitely more than the achieve
]; LrcoIs tie man Of the Crisis,
"Great ideas have always demanded great lead.
s5s; the wsaa plgn,es 1nd medicine men eanno!
Or tinlid. That circumstances make great men ie
un!y 3oly for fools 10 nurse. They have unInask,
ed mo:e pretendets than they have ever made great
Tie amy ny Of i he he Potomac, Young Napoleon y
might have worn the laurels that others won in
7he early campaign In Western Virginia.
aus e M h'f @aH lave n
gant, Tie world caa't see it." washington and
~ sncond ,ror csI1ad - ~a-sfa Io+in- rT1,a -
zhe generator Of people; the other Regeneration
7,erfoIrmegs i,v anv othcr man AZ his ti1nes than
Washinetnn, Win would the AmeT,csn nannie s,I
tInat 70 perform the second but Iineoinl
,,oVsr pa. not sfronrer rtsn t1,at hs5 STh,eh -
Ernnpht iSncn1n In nlare 1 M nthee .ns1
eonfPicnously before tie milton could have g
Ioaes was missed mn and annoinfcd ~ one ni
sa;tierent jrnnor earlicr in ihe histnrv NJ hnmnn
bsxe q and ID NJ
ho 10 10 9 oe
nte e NAV serTe ns IN nr at,cmnt ~ " ats s II
M es1iais of the cba1aaer ~ the man ~ r1o T. T.
hic anve All oIher Il nnbI3c ~
sa ~ =, por s1H an aa1 and M, .ae Pro
s1 xhom ca a., has % signay g assieaa.ed = Al e
besuty q : Sigh.tui pesse. '.,. s 4s' eA''
1ssts o. % Saasa9,e e whiea e'nenty qasy ham t to
{Here the speaker gave m analyels Of Nj. Lin
coins character. stating thst he possessed compo-
ure Of intellect 1as.ie.eh'ns insight, honesty OF
antennon, ana 1eaie1ousnees OF nean.l
Il. Liberty the idca Of heerisie.
worIds histe1y haSe looked 1t Is ta1nsd i % and
over, and decided II imPracticable. Some have
aimed to attain !e 1t through despetisms and mon
wss e upoa
ncw continent, long line Of proyidental ctrcu1n-
stances @ edcncated many q fne eontIoning minds
q that epoch 70 oeue1 u me capacity
of man for self.goveInncnt. And IN words Of TN
mortality this Belief was bazoned In the Dec1ara-
don Of Independence. When the legal or organic
dorm Of government came to be made L, 1R & We found
slavery In our midst- The rnmere Of this tnstEu-
ment legisated a. best they could, but meant that
2 process OF decrease re-. q emancspation sho1ld be
along our history OF unparalleled prosperity VIC had
bean warming in our bosons serpent that was to
st1eS q; it xas an evil, thsr evil.
4 Tas pE9aeatially right: then dslnely Itght God
aa M Us e ae% S, e. ana sae9 nc nc
nlted lin Me uut His fooi unon ms W. ana fept Il
there Until we censcnted @ to ,s IT. - nH Ho iee %o
yeaTs aEG nDerty haa been enAd OF s'ow grown
\ Nm II psSe sr tn s,ve +be ,,on We con,d
70: % ot6sTise We meant not to DO Otherwise
tne Ised sm 80 e
4elds, met the enemy, fonght batiles,-to save ne
Unfon|and were deiea1ea was tneant aa;a1A
we shoq1d ges 10 Mehnono N. IN tarty
Some Of our prisoners have recently come rom
fhat Eden+ starVea> naked and Dying. AND
thps We are no. gett,ng g g aenm9nd and OH poo,
cruel berba5istn. We have only got ont Of our
Teadfng book into higher Of the same series.
Ihfee Seals agu55niyl e55iya nt.le more tnan tMo
streets o. bainmotes lew Tees ago Chase that
old radical Abonnon2st made speech In Monu-
naent Square. IhiaK OF II! When they want to
sed for their oWn Rockville Blair, and not for the
EXTREMIST Abouuoniet IN the Cabinet? answer
the =, Nof5a an moves Inle same Maryland-God
a emancipation lsgtslasnre1 and sends emancipa-
s199aste 10 10 Sonssses. S at ..e,,
4, We nave pecn not 90 mnch defending nee na-
zha on = nzt nTne oHe n 1.h3ss e nee naon Nsi
psItafs o. tne oio onlon11"c nave only outhyed #
We VII nave new ooaon, win slaye1y lelt
people though: c. New England
1hnt sublmc prophecy or freedom. we are PUN;
ing 1nlo 1neaeaseo anq ~ mlncreaslng Nsnt. We 90
not aean 70 go oae1. re cannot lmpegfial pg ~ Eome 3
1s gone. tapal ZONE 1g going; me OLD Union Il y
gone, the CONSERVATIVE Union Is going. We viii
have nee Rome and nee Union. Il you cannot
stop time and chain thought, then you cannot stop
rs not for moyingg-we arc only moving amer God.
Men haye been u53ng 70 coe he Nneels o. pro.
g1ess al along the history 81 ths world. Why do DC
help It 4 Is blind ana crazy to atteoopt to throw
We mgte ngt 2, ~ Wy ~ @ Eues nnea4 .! ny nau9u
me reas VIZ ~ anu ~ W. ~ 70 aesuusnon. 70
LOT. oIs u -, !. 'gt u 70 nesla!e ana inquire
1n1soW q hind dcetinv-that ahn,rd ~ onr sh;n ~
atatc re ar TO cast ont To sea viii rcSthcr rn5a
nor pilot. Not this. But as We are ,n;o deep va.
1e1, md arc aee1red TINT VIC lave a. strong hal and
fueeed radasF md wise esRtain, i i Useless 10
3hs 9Gns Of he sna not q saa
political port, but land. At last a LibcIty."
sss ass eeas S q ye as
the Lord md II has transhgured us. Il. has not
sprung up from the ground. 1t has not been the
the creature Of w7ongea men-the manacies and