The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-02

COutneTn plaDiatOns,-the psalm OF THIS
modern exodus which combines the bar.
barrie fire Of the Marseillaise with the re-
Ggious fervor Of the old Hebrew prophet:
ooh, 60 down, Moses,
Way down into Egypt's land!
Tell King Pharaoh
To let my people goi
Stand away deTe,
Stand away dere,
And let my people go!
'Oh, Pharaoh said he would go 'crossl
Let my people go!
Oh, Pharaoh and his hosts were lost
Let my people go!
You may hinder me here,
But we can't up derc!
Let my people go
"Oh, Moses, stretch your hand across!
Let my people go!
And don't get lost in de wilderness!
Let my people go!
lie sits in de heavens
And answers prayers.
Let my people go!'
As we were leaving. an aged woman
came and lifted up her hands in blessing
dressed be dc Lord dst brought me to
see dis first happy day of my life! Dressed
be de Lord!'' In all England is there no
Amenl
We have been shocked and saddened by
the question asked in ali association of Con
grd4ational ministers in England. the very
blood relations of the liberty loving Puri-
tans.-"Why does not the North let the
South go?"
What give up the point OF emancipatio n
for these four million slaves? Turn our
backs on them, and leave them to their fate?
What! leave our white brothers to run
all ~, hat
sure as there is God that ruleth in the
armies of heaven. will bring down day
of wrath and doom?
Is it any advantage to people to be edu-
Gated 10 man stealing as principle, to be
taught systematically to rob the laborer OF
his wages, and to tread on the necks of
weaker races? Who among you would
wish your sons to become save-planters.
sselnye merchants. slave dealers? And shall
We IeavNopr brethren to this fate? Better
q generation should die the battle field,
that their children may grow up in liberty
and Justice. Yes. our sons must die.
their sons must d.. We give ours freely;
they die to redeem the very brothers that
slay them; they give ther. bln,d in ,.Npia
ton OF this great sin. begun by you in
EscIsnd, perpetusted by us in America,
and for which God in this great day OF
Judgment is making nqusition in blood.
In recent battle fell Secession colonel,
the last remaining son of his mother. and
she widow. That mother had sold eleven
children of an old slave mother, her ser.
want. That servant went to her and said, -
.Missis. We even now. You sold sll my
children. God took sill yourn. Not one to
hry either of us. No,c. forgive you
In another battle fell the only son Of an
cher widow. Young, beautiful, heroic,
brought up by his mother in the sacred doc
tines Of human liberty, he gave his life au
sfering rs to = holy cause. He died. No
dave woman came to tell his mother of
Gods justice. for many slaves have reason
bcall her blessed.
Now we ask you. Would you change
l-n|aces with that Southern mother? Would
you not think il a great misfortune for q
son or daughter 10 be brought into such a
svstem?-a worse one to become so per
vsr,ed ~ to defend it? Remember. then
that wishing success TO this slavery -estsb
fishing effort is only wishing to the sons
and daughters OF the South all the curses
that God has written against oppression
Marx ovr cordsi 1t we succeed, the
children Of these very men who are now
fighting rs will rise up TO call us blessed
Just Is surely rs there is God who gov.
ems in the world. so surely all the laws Of
national prosperity follow in the train O
equity; and il we succeed. We shall have
delivered the children's children Of our mis-
guided brethren from the wages { sin, which
Is always and everywhere death.
And now, Sisters Of England, think il
not strange, il We bring back the words OF
your letter. not in bitterness, but in deepest
sadness. and lay them down At your door
We say to you.-Sisters. you have spoken
we'll; ws have heard you; We have needed;
ws have striven in the cause. even unto
death. We have sealed our devotion by