Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-03
From the Mobile Advertiser and Register.
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We beseech the general reader to give ten minutes
time to the suboined reflections Then, If the sugges-
tons be worthless pass them by, but if they contain
important truths, heed them-act upon them.
We are at war with people eminently infilel-inf-
del to the moral obligations enoined by Christianity
inde to the principles which underiie and bind society
togetherjnfde to the laws of order and subordinaou,
and nfidel to the faith of solemn cCmpacts, and the
usapes of all Christian and civilz ed nations The lust
of power of dominion and of plunder are the sole mo-
tves which form any bond OF union among themselves.
The salt has lost its SAVIOR and the Northern mass IS
morally of rottenness and putrescence. Moral JUS
tice has in the awful punshments due to their
utter apostacy from the principles of manhood, patriot
ism and Christianity, and their day OF reckoning and
fearful retribution will surely come there is a
moral government over this world.
That people is to US now the scOurge of God, and
we are suffering nationally for our departures in
practice, people, from the paths of duty and the
claims of morality and religion. When we are chas-
tened we shall be relieved and rise from this ordeal
exalted and purified, although may not now be able
to perceive the processes the progress of the work OF
publication.
While, as people, we hold the great truths of reli-
gion morals and government In something like their
proper original purity-while we have not run mad
with fauatca revolutionary and infdei errors, while
communism, agrariansm, freeIoyeism woman's rights
hereses bald and anti Christian theories and the many
forms of and vice. symptomatlc OF radical moral
decay have not taken root deorned the social ia
emes the question still arises, whether we not, as
people, practically infidel, nearly much our foes?
1t is solemn inquiry and we must deal honestly with
ourselves, ard answer it at our peril Was the Wor-
ship of money really more prevalent at the North than
with us Had not the greed of money-gettiDg eaten
out the heart of public virtue to fearful extent How
is it, then, that than onehalf OF the male popula
ton, by all indications, would rather sell their country
and barter their civil liberties than surrender
endaDger their property? How is it that not more
than one-twentieth part of the male population OF
the South be induced to take up arms and
meet the invader in battle? How is 1t that
not more than one -thirtieth part of the entire
population are attendants upon any form Of stated
Christian worship the Sabbath dayT How Is 1t
that the most shocking profanity persedes the land like
a pesence2 Can you stand in hotel or on the street,
or in the cars, boat in the army out OF the
army, with men, or with boys with whites or with
negroes with officers, civil military or with pCiVates
civic or martial anywhere under any circumstances n
city or in country, for five minutes, and not hear the
most useless unnecessary unprOvoked unc.led Tor pro-
fanatiOn of the OF the Almighty God This too,
by people fighting for high aud holy principes and
appealing to that justly incensed God for aid and
for deliverance!
While we bold these trlths theoretically, are we not
practically as wicked, as goddess mot meaD) as the
Yankee infdel robbers Do we in fact believe in the
Bible? Answer! Do you believe it? Be honest
with yourself! Do our people really neeVe IN that
system of revealed truth Do they believe God has
ANYTHING to do with the fortunes the peace the bles
by States-by nations? If they really do believe and
are not infde like the Yankees we beg to call atten
tion to the following passages, which announce the
principles upon which the Divine administration pro-
ceeds to deal with all nations.
"Then l went down to tie potter's house. and be-
hold he wrought work on the wheels (ot frames -
And the vessel that be made marred clay Ii the
hands of the potter he returned and made Il an
other vessel seemed as good to the potter to make
it. Then the word of the Lord came to me saying y
house of Israel, cannot do with you as this potter
saith the Lord Behold the clay is in the potters
hands, so are ye in mine hand, 0 house OF Israel!
"At what instant shalt speak concerning nation,
aud concerning kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull
down, and to destroy it if that nation against whom
have pronounced turn from their evil will repent OF
the evil that thought to do unto them.
"And at what instant it shall speak concerning
Kingdom to build and to plant it if it do evil in my
sight that it obey my voice, then will repent of the
good wberewith l said would benefit them
Now, therefore, speak to the men of judah
saying Thus saith the Lord Behold, frame evil
against you: return ye now every one from
his evil ways, and make your ways and your doings
good."-Jeremah, xiii
Now, Jehovah will not be mocked He is the head
and sovereign of nations and kingdoms. He will be
recognized by US, or He will destroy! The President
of the Confederate States has set apart the 2lst OF Au
gust as day on which we are invited as people, to
humble ourselves before the Majesty of Heaven Ii the