Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-01
VICTORY Or ANNIHILATroS
From the Atlanta Appeal

FROM the Atlanta Appeal
DR.. Elliott, the patriotic Bishop Of Georgia. in
late sermon preached in Savannah, exhibits the
alternative before Us, in few sentences pregnant
with all the FIRE of prodhei and paLliot These
are, indeed words that burn:
Forward, NV hearers, with our shields locked
and our trust in God is our only movement now.
lt IS too late even To 90 back ward We might
have gone backward year ago, when our armies
were VIGOROUSLY laundering nj the gates of
Washington. and were keeping at successful bay
the Hessians of the West. bad we been content to
bear humiliation for ourselves and degradation
our children But even that is no longer left Us.
Ii Is now victory or unconditional submission;
submission not to the conservative and Christian
people of the North, but to a party of in6del ia
natics, with an army Of needy and greedy sol
diers at their backs Who shall be able to re-
strain them in their hour of victoryf When that
moment approaches, when the danger shall seem
to be over and the spoils are ready TO be divided,
every outlaw will rush TO fill their ranks, everv
adventurer will rush TO swell their egions, and
thew will sweep down upon the South as the hosts
of Attila did upon the fertile fields of Italy
And shall you fud in defeat that mer-
CIV which YOU did not find in victory 2
You may slumber now, but YOU will awake to a
fearful reality. You may lie upon your beds OF
case, aud dream that when it is all over you will
be welcomed back to all the privileges and i'm
munities of free citizens. but how terribly will be
your disappointment, You will have an ignobe
home, oyerrun bv hordes Of insolent slaves and
rapacious soldiers You will wear the badge OF
conquered race. Parahs among your fellow
creatures. yourselves degraded, your delicate
wives and gentle children thrust down 10 mental
service. nsulted. perhaps dshonored Think
you that these victorious hOrdes; made up in the
large part OF the sweepinss of Europe, will leave
you any thingg AS we'll might the lamb expect
mercy from the volt Power which il check ed
and ietterOd by doubtful contest is very differ
ent from power victorious, triumphant aud ire
spOnsib!e The friends who YOU have known
and loved at the North who have sympathized
with you in your trials, and to whom You might
have looked 10 for comfort and protection will
have enough to do then to take care of themselves
The surges that sweep over US will carry them
away in its refuent tide OH for the
tongue of prophet. to paint for you
what is before you unless YOU repent
and trun To the Lord and realize that
His hand is upon all them for good that
seek Him" The language of Scripture is alone
adequate 10 describe il: The earth mourneth
and languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed aud hewr
did feed delicately, desolate in the streets
they that were brought up in scarlet, embrace
dunghills. They ravished the women of Zior
and the maids in the cities Of Judah They took
the young men to grind, and the children fell un
der the wood The JOY of our heart is ceased
our dance is turned into mourning. The crown
has fallen from our head, wo unto Us tha
have sinned."