The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-08


The globe, and YET who Of rs does not
confess. il MAS not until this emblem
was made 70 tnsii ia the dust until
mad men spa,e upon i ia harbarous
disdaia and uniil broIhers hand tore
Il from its pedestal and a brothers foot
ttampled upon il, that We feel the full
force II our National song
- thus o. ID sreT Wipu Prs nt8 shaf stand
NetN,yH fhcir iaF i anGpe anA the waf drsaatlan
h!sss q sith yieiesg AAd isaee may the Heaven
f'raisg ths roeer shat iasa naae and preserved vs.
nafian.
Then oeaquer a. - ehen eur Gauss q 8 Insl
Ams this 81 a0f gsagNs IL God i our trust
Aua tht sisr sBsngied Banntr To triumph shall wave
Vr The land p ne ifeo aal the home q She brave
That we have reason 10 hove our
country, Notwithstanding all her faults
the imperleetions IN some things OF
her constilutiye aud administrative
d speusations. need not stop 10 prove.
And surely when we consider for q
moment the danger hat aH erias,
that il might pass away, or be borne
down the current Of anarchy and ruin
by the floods Of blood aud ia the rage
Of fratricidal faction, have we not rcas.
oa to love her still the dcarer, and
render deyoui praise 10 Him, who
holdeth the destiny Of nations as of
individuals in his hands, that our
country sdll li"es--that our Jerusalem
remains, and from the seat Of Nation
al Power a Proclamation may come
forth couched in such true az d pious
strains, calling us TO the sweet and
hallowed service OF this day. Yes,
we have country yet--we thank the
Lold God OF our Fathers, and we
love her the more for the dangers that
are threatened her, for the f ars even
we have entertained thit She would
be whrlmed in the frey abyss dug
and enkindled by our common brother
hood who have plotted her overthrow.
| ask myself to-day, what il the un-
hallowcd and treacherous designs of
the rebellion had succeededY what il
the consliiutioHaliy elected President
had never been inagurated at Wa-h.
ington what it the capitol had fall
en- into the hands OF our enemies r.
what il the free States had been inya-
ded and laid waste what il The armies
Of the Sidceocrdcy bad pushed their
way TO Bunker Hill ana there their
roll call Of slavery had been trumpet
ed in sight Of old Fanurl Hall Z mhar
il in every city in the broad land n
procession hal been formed as in the
city Of Memphis, months ago, and ia-
ken the old Flag Of the Uuiol aud
buried il in grave six feet deep, with
oaths and curses, that it might never
have a resurrecticn? what would there
have been left Of our country as it was
and is! would not Ichabod have been
written upon all that constitutes the
National glory?
Tor say what Tie REBEL ous may
that division is all thry wanicd--.that
to be lei alone IS their only wish--their
only desire to cut Us in twain -giring
them only he lions shaye-the Capital
tile grave Of Washington and tie
mighty Mi-sissippi--s;ill, did they not
know, as one, that if they had
succeeded in the mad attempt. their
hearts would have been iuiiamed hy
the passion of u complete sway Of the
land Division blythe sword, and what
sane person con i have dreamed that
division could be effected in any olh-
er way ?-is not only the simple mat
ter of cutting Us in twain, but in this
case it is an assault upon the first
principles Of lar and 0rder that base
a Democratic Government, and the
peculiar civilization that has given
character to our National Freedom,
and yigor and purity TO our National
institutions. Ia this case, there are
brought in direct collision two kinds
of civilization (if we may call that civ
iIizati)n based on african ser,itude)
two systems Of government and social
order, so aniagonistic are they that
they cannot dwell together in peace.
TIE one must suec9mJ 10 he other, and
had the systm cf thought and
government that gave ise 10, and cnl-
minated in the rebellion became dom
inant. who does not know hat it
must have lakcn possession OF, and
ruled the lald.
In that case, our county to-day
a that We feel is included in lis real
and radical institutions Of true and
manly freedom, will lis 'capitals and
free and Democratic Government,
woald have became like unto Sodom.
ard its culture and home, like unto
Gomarrah. Nay, no mind EN- folly
conceive, or tongue utter Tie dolelul
canli ion We should be in to-day, lad
the desperate designs Of tie rebellion,
in elftciually hindeFing The inaugura.
Iione our President at Washington, in
blocking tie passage Of troops At Bal.
timorp, ii taking possession Of our
Capital aud in oteriurning this Gov.
ern eni. Succceded.
When we consider this. and take
account Of the present order Of things
discofdant as it Is IN some respects
ihe r. spec; get paid 10 law, notwirh.
standing the bloody riots that have
disturbed our cities. the owih an
safety Of our Caiifal. ihe geuersl pres,
periiy that prevails throughout thc
loyal States; nay. as we feel that HitF
al that may be said 70 the contrary