Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-12-12

tory, Tor warning 10 all coming generations.
| V. Another great thing the Lord has done
for us, is found in the glorious prospects Of this
nation, " We are successful in the present con.
test. Everything depends on the question Of
victo y. II we fail, the nation is dismembered
and our country politically ruined. We shall
have contracted an enormous public debt and
sacrificed hundreds of thousands Of precious
lives for no purpose. The South would thus
become the ruling people. Our position among
the nations Of the earth would be entiroly oil.
tered We should become the prey OF despots
In tie old world having but little security a,
home aud less credit abroad. Our commerce
would lunguish and our rapidly growing cite:
woul sink into decay. Such is tie dsheart'
ming and appalling picture set before us, II we
fail. Let those who are willing to reIinguish
the struggle and yi,ld to the demands OF The
rebels, count the cost OF the failure.
Let those who prophecy failure, aud seem
halCwilIiug that events should confirm the truth
of the prophecy, estimate, If they cun, the
length aud BREADTH aud height and depth Of the
disaster involved in the meaning Of this word q.
Wbcn-nation like ours shall perish, proving
by its death, its incapaci'y for permanent life,
where aud when shall the like be ever again pro-
duccd2 We cannot afford to fail. To fail is
death. To succeed is life. Aud in regard TO
our national existence, may say to you in the
language OF Inspirations Behold, now is the
accepted time! Behold now is t he day of sal.
vatoh!'
Ii We win and establish a righteous peace,
then no other nation on earth has before it such
brilliant future. The conquest will break up
the armies of the rebels, exhaust their power,
destroy the Influence of their leaders, place them
in the hands of the Federal Government and
compel them to accept such terms as the Gov
erument may dictate. New ideas, new men,
new Institutions, and new modes of industry
will lake possession of The South. Southern
society will be reconstructed, aud enter upon q
nc style of life.
Conquer Them hold possession Of their ports
of entry; command their rivers with your gun
b ,ats /; release he masses of the people from u
despo,ism that overhangs them like cloud of
death; show 10 the non-saveholdiug whites
that their Interests lie wi the Uuion, and the
principles of free democracy, rather than with
au arstocracy OF laudlords; give TO the millions
of slaves chance to do something for their hu.
manily aud at no distant period, reconstruct
ed Union will be the result resting on o 6rmtr
basis than ever before. | sincerely b elieve
] Z io ba ha md
This point being gained, We shall have dem.
oustrated to the world the reality of ouI ua.
tional life. Showing that we are to be one
| people and but one from Canada to the Gulf
Of Mexico; from the Atlantic to the Pacific;
aud 50 showing it, that no earthly power will
b. likely again to call it in question.
Our success viii speedily aud wonderfully i'm.
prove the National manners Of England and
France Like other nations they respect pow.
er, md they will fud power here 10 respect.
We shall also have settled the quarrel on
this Continent between freedom aud bo ndsge
aud have restored our National life to its nor
from the land, and showing to the world
that society organized on the basis of free Ia
Dor, is vastly superior to one organized on th
opposite bass.
II we can settle the questions which hav,
led to the present crisis in our National al
fairs, we shall have done work as import
ant as sny one ever committed to any gen
Grafton OF men In this aspect Of our case
| I,,sn -, ,lo l.,
Lord for i'll
Our duplicate system Of Government, Fed
crOl and State, is cminently suited TO extend
its broad buuncr over this whole Continent
Like the solar system, it has central SUI
with revolving planets, whose smaller move
meutS lie within the comprehensive orbit Of tLC
Nations life. Our growth Of population, ri
sing in three qnartcrs Of century from three
millions TO more than thirty millions, will a
this rate, in another equal period present peO
pie, not only numerically greater than any Ia
tion 10 Europe, but nearly equal TO the preseut
population OF all the European natons put to
gether
Let US then 90 on. Let US now save our
selves from being denatioualizcd. Let US e
forth to the work assigned to u.s. in the fear o
God. Let US do our duty and our future wi
be immeasurabIy more glorious than our post
When think Of this future as it will be, if W
now triumph, iu contrast with what it must bt
if we fail all the feelings Of my heort are kidd
led into a fame of patriotic, and trust chri;
tian ardor. Fail! Speak that word iu the ca
Of dotarls ard towards. 1t has 10 place i
my vocabulary.
Success is our duty. We must succeed. II
God of order and law. liberty and justice, re
qures us to succeed; and unborn generation
are waiting to reap the untold blessings Of ou
success
have thus. my hearers, frankly opened tt
you my heart on the subject of our national al
fairs. Consoled aud strengthened by the com
sidera,ions which have been thus briefly preser
ted exhort you to stand firm; to entertain NJ
idea Of defeat; to accept of no inglOrious com