Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-08-04


sun Of our nations birthday one down on our victorious armies
both East and West and pon the most staggering and mortal blow
at has vet been Given to the redhanded treason and rebellion
Surely was Jehovah who wrought great victory on that day.
Fitn ndesd was Il that t6e Chief Magistrate of the nation
should proclaim IL thus and call upon all the people remem
her apd reverence ibe God Of battles for righteousness
om and humanity emv and appropriate indeed the Chris
an ode md nrncinle that found eEpron in the eonpua
II or order o9 th General to his eemated bu victorious
Fl army In these tbnos we NAV properly take fresh courage and
i P ~ l, IN ali ,bi9 yo vo will GLORY Put a ba that
oeb let him Glory in the Iodp Those Who war for conquest
empire and power can claim the accompanying favor of God
n1cp Of rutb ustee and the dearest rgbt Of our common
panr NAV he assured of the smiles Of divine aDprovol
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II % non Ills nincne That our Revolutionary sruape was ius
dabe was in view of this principle that the immortal chief
bf aTnv way and ve thanks to his Cod and our God for victory
the proud hosts of the worlds mghest empire And if he
and 3 u9nr TSe Se un inf 3 eDb we'll may we d the
in our str1gole o maintain and prpetuae them AGAINST the
drt nd un5aIowed schemes Of far worse internal foes
Ours Is contest so vast In ITS proportions SO 9reaehng IN
fails TO- @ran % It in p ali it's ap snDenSou psrts
But Of this let us be daily assured that if ever great people
were engaged in war for just and sacred ce we are that people
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justice and TRUTH heaven and on earth rested this Is such
be dreadful camies that must follow and tbe dark and narrow
straits through which we must pass But we soemny believed
that between war in sefdefne and utter national ruin there was
left us no room for doubt or hesitation Two years and half of
war has not only failed to change but has confirmed that opinion in
every loyal mind.
There is no retracng our steps To give p this contest now is
to acknowledge ourselves wrong from the beginning to court the
divine dspeaure and incur the pity and sorn OF poe through
The time not yet come when Just God sees That peace w be
time of the end saving nv people which called by my
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vestie of remains to blight the fair land in which dwell
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