The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-09-01
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upoa lhe events a more q Hafs
Thus are constituted enaehs lo
ry-poiais II Tins from ahigh ate
computed ,he years 81 new stage. IS
tie onward march d tbe race The
relations u these siient revolutions
tia, 70 oa 10 every village anl hasa.
lo, 10 thc grand events tina, mase a.
The history d nations, arc evident.
Nheaevcr these changes occur g
public sentiment with reference e
any principle u government there
must be a corresponding change b
de government ITSELF This may b
accomplished either 81 legislative re.
form or by force 81 arms. II ibis
manner tbs relations Of the state IL
the gfeal repabhe Of nations are charg
ca, which often leads 10 foreign wars.
This Is the order ia which events usu.
ally uanspirc. Changes in the public
sentiment are followed by a chang in
the government 10 meet the new de-
lnands Of tbs popular mind, and then
comes war to defend 70 pcrpeiuate,
and. perhaps, to spread tie newly ~.
corporaied doctrines Of the nalioaal
polily. These are the means proyi.
did by tie great Controller Of human
events for casting of worn out ysiems,
renoyaling society, Furnishing nations
or governments for their violations Of
thy laws OF nature, and leading tie
world onward 10 the path u progress
towards the goal Of perfection.
We nrc ia the very midst Of such a
period We are engaged in a war
which IL both the result and tie cause
Of conflicts aud changes u public sen.
iimcnL While the revolutions Of pub
lie opinion have resulted u tie pres
ent conflict, the conflict viii inls turn
result, indeed is resulting, in even
greater mutations ofthe nation al mind
that viii finally work without Tic aid
Of armies q great change 10 tue ma
lure Of our society and government.
We are engaged in Struggle which
is the necessary result Of a conflict in
the populBr mind between two oppos-
iie IDEAS, which though joined toSeth-
or is seeming friendship by the bonds
Of compromise, could not Int ultima
iely collide as deadly enemies. The
supporters Of slavery, finding that the
decision Of public opinion WIS surely
going against them, hoped to gain a
different result by timely appeal to
arms. The contest which las long
been going on in the forum has been
transferred TO the battlefield Tor decis-
ion. The parley Of words has been
given up for the argument Of arms.
And now while the conflict Is going
on, movements even more important
are taking place in the popular senti-
ment, that point to something greater
than the successful issue Of cam
paign or the favorable settlement, Of
open difficulties.
Under the guidance of Providence,
and for reasons which We perhaps can
bul imperfectly understand, It 50 hap
pened that while all the fruits Of the
humane civilization Of the age were
realized in the establishment Of our
Government, there was At the same
time placed under is protection, as a
local excrcscence and anomaly IN our
political organization. the very o.,
sence Of barbrism and brutal tyranny
In the course 81 Time this anomaly
which At first was only thought ofas a
disease 10 be cast on BY healthy &C.
ton Of the system Or an unnatural
growth 70 be cut OF as soon as tie
constitution became vigorous enough
10 bear the surgical operation, came
10 be an objec, 81 tender care and the
recipient u continued nourishm nt. ~
Thus nurlured and strengthened, that