Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-17

4 A. T. s.
FRI aetaa ( he south, the east .
1.-THE wes,, ee fpf peace has i-
borne TO on have END ~.
ed to obtef nna eifn rulpi haye
plead fortlt precios o8 Wiz Fa tkGy
are only iseted indivio taer 1
support froAthe mass -is A9H Tee ~
is echoed bJIthousauds Of rtu rts.
Orr husbaut and fathers With
yon for the 81 of peace, butwI,. mccess
and now the kives and daughters are forced
to Join their ices with the throng.
Cur countt. is laid waste, her treasury
drained, her aprs desecrated, her sons cor
rupsd, and ophearts crushed aud bleeding.
Ye lovers Of bPd and strife, are not your
| foul tastes satA yet2 What moro will you
ask1 What blides could we giye2 Our
national glory sf honor have departed, our
pride is crushedhnd we stand as disgraceful
monuments OF be past Fall on us, We
rocks hide us ! everlasting hills mother
earth, open and Eallow us up, that distant
nations may Hotbehold our shame. Echo
and re-echo, ye riding thunder, that the sound
of our overturn iay not reach the ears of
the Most High bur down, We immeasurabe
torrent, that the lnoke Of our destruction
may not rise to tbepostrils of an angry God.
Powerless and bleedhg we lie but Death has
has not set his seal pom us yet, and ''while
there ls life there islope." Let MS not seek
to extinguish the Il spark Of vitality, but
endeavor TO rekindlahe expiring flame.
Mother: "@.s .hc Af v5.t S.==Ssf :::.h2s! ycn-
knee, teach them pea p and love. Neighbors,
cultivate peace amon$ourselves Ministers,
to whom the sacred thst Of saving souls is
committed, bear beloh you the symbol of
peace, and teach the borth of it to your peo.
Ipe. Statesmen, pasl not a single law for
your land that doe9not SAVIOR of it-that
breathes it not in evef word Soldiers, ye
veterans, Scared and bounded in hundred
battles, with what eloAience shall entreat
you2 How shall obttn an audience with
you, that may commatt, entreat or persuade
YOU to sheathe the daggA and grasp the hands
of your acknowledged bes. Alas you are
drunk with the blood oiyour brothers, and
my entreaties fall on Hl, unwilling ears.
oh, laurel.crowned Chiefin the olive wreath
would better grace your bbw, than the blood
stained garland that enkrcles it. Tear it
from you, and grid on the Irmor OF the Lord
Arm yourself with the slleld OF Faith, the
helmet of salvation, and le breast-plate OF
righteousness Let your Canmander n-Chiei
be the Lord and bear be o'e you the banner
of the cross. Contend against Satan and his
host, and God will give youthe victory.
Above the din of battle, there sounds the
wall of the widow and the orphan. "Rache,
mourning for her children, and ,ciH not BE-
comt0rted, because they are not"
1t is eaid that when peacewas proclaimed
in Boston, at the close of the Revolutionary
war, every tongue throughout he city shouted
"peace peace from the statesman to the
little ragged urchin in the streets, and hspinp
babe on its mothers kee If ther Joy was SC
great, what must OURS be whei the heaven
born words burst upon our eari, that have 81
long been deafened with thel clasbing a
armor and sounding of the wartrumpet2 \
answer, the hills and the valleys will catdh
the sound as the last vibration Dies from tie
lips of men, and echo the glad tidings ol
peace. The brooks and rvulets 6at 90 dat tc.
ing on their way, will murmur tpeace sbd
goodwill to men," The waving fAds ofgrIin
will nod their salutations one to aAothes, md
softly whisper peace, while all nAture Vii
join to swell the happy chorus as itrolls fybnl
pole to pole, and the trembling earth that has
been drunk with the blood of her murdered
sons, will groan in sweet relief at thdproipecl
of peace. Y 9
Warriors and statesmen, let me bet cf yoh
for the sake of womans tears, hurianlB and
justice national honor, your individual pride
a nations prayers, and for the sake df iht
Prince OF PEACE grant us our rights oni
hearts dearest wish 3sk, "a
Henderson, Ky, October, 1863
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