The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-10-16
DR. BnAlNARD on rmE WAR.

! From the Fast Day Sermon of Rev. DR..
Brainard. pastor Of the Third Presbytsrisu
Church. Philsdslphia. We copy the follow.
10 sxe.llsas paragraph:
There are causes miehtier than man. on
which We may rely for national salvation.
The chain Of Gods Holy Providence. With
I its ten thousand links Of marvellous care
aud mercy, which has reached down to us
shrough nearly three centuries. 10 not to be
] broken BY the 6rst blow Of treason. God
! did not lead I.real ou. Of Egypt to perish
| in the wilderness. BY the range OF our
/ mountains ard valleys. by the course Of our
I mighty rivers. By the necessities of our
commerce. BY our common origin language.
and religion; BY the prayers and martyr
| doms of ous common ancestry; BY our
| common historic rscolleotions and general
literature: by the recorded couosels Of our
sagss. like Washington, Madison and Jack
son; by our long cherished compiaosnoy
and hopes. as citizens Of this great country
BY the voice of swensy millions Of freemen.
and. - believe. by bis own holy purpose.
God has spoken the snisy Of these States;
aud "whas God has thus joined together o
man or clique OF mon can put ssunder."
Local jealousiss. state pride. peculiar
Institutions. conflicting opinions. party strife.
parsonal rivslship and ambition. mutual
recrinin asioos, foreign intrigue. may DO 90
skilfully used BY demsgoguos. south and
north, a. to piOducs . temporary sePar,ion;
but, - the waters divided by . central rock
in the stream. must obey the genera! laws
Of gravitation and unite below the obstrus-
ton. 90 .he people Of these United States.
in spite OF the pfsssst conflict, will 6nslly
yield their caprioes to thsir osoessitiss un-
der the great lAw Of their geographical po-
sition and the oonstrAiat Of Divine psovi.
denes. A peace with secession. in, my es-
innate. is 40 impossibility. II such pescs
were patched up day. it would be
temporary. leading to new inregues. and
repeated and bloody wars. Whsshes
twenty millions or six shall governor this
continent. or whether the whole people q
~ oligarchy shall rule il. srs questions
which our posssrity will not leave open.
Again. when We look ., the deep ground.
sweil Of human sentiment in f. vos Of l,ber.
~ throughout the Garth. Al the hopes which
our example has inspired. At the prayers
which are offered for Us by earnest Chris
tiaus in all lands. and ~ beau ideal Of
blessings 30 familiar to our twenty msllious
BY past experience. SEQ bow improbable it
10 that freedom hero can fail.
Al suio Ssto8XsO Va HOvOEuw9ue okoiuos
treason. OF order against anarchy, of uoi-
versAl educstion against ssmi-barbasisa. Of
liberty against despotism. Of true and noble
men against oons atovs; il would be an
ssheistio impeachment OF Gods justice. to
assume that he will BY msricles oppose Is:
and unless he does thus interfere against ~,
his ordinary blessing. for which We hope.
will bs our salvation. He may discipline
Us BY defeats, he may Try us BY delays. but
-kAHA h A>. L. r.. = IL
pledge OF our 6nal success.
II would also be An impeachment, not on
ly Of Gods jus,ioo. but Of the manhood. !
the patriotism, the virtue of this nssion, to
assume that va can fail in this contest
With Northern health and energy. with |
abundant wealth. With mechanical skill and |
recourses. with the prestige and authority
of the Government aud our national hag,
with the military and naval schools. with |
the armories. the entire navy. and the fort.
resses. With six hundred thousand men in
the 6eld. and the gathered military expert
ence Of two full years, il is absurd to sup.
pose that twenty mlliuns Of loyal people are /
not able with Gods blessing. 70 subdue six /
millions Of rebels against their country. Is
is only to resolve that it shall be done and /
il will be accomplished.
am not willing to assume, that howsv.
er earnest and bitter may be the zeal Of
thsr political discussions. or tho violence of
their anti athy 10 men measures. that
any considerable party Of Northern mon are /
So besosted and craven, 20 sel6shly near.
sighted and suicidal, - 70 nonsens fos sey |
reason or as any time 10 the ruin Of their !
country. individuals there may be. who,
BY jssring u osr defeats, par.dins the bat.
sls.delds. lampooning our generals aud chill.
ing the courage aud patriotism Of our youna
men. may do much nischief: but an not
willing 10 believe shss they fsprsss1s ssy
party. choose rather TO believe thss o1, !
distinguished fellow citises. G.. n. Dsilss,
who publicly pledged "shs lest dollss in |
every purss. aud the last drop of blood in |
every heast." 70 the eounsry's salvssion, -.
presented the 6osl spirit Of our twenty mil |
lions. II 90. our sacosss 10 merely . qaes-
siou of time. sf
It would aslo b an impsaobmsut Of 70.
cont history to ssaume eur failure. In spite
Of the beggassd treasury. the divided eoua.
sels. the total insxpsrieaes. ths want Of msa
and arms. the treason Of our pebble oen and I
military officers ~ the beginning Of shs con.
Aiet; in spite Of the di66cuisiss Of operating
on aa unhesrd-of scale in N snsmy's eoun
Try. and against toss insslligsot. brave -
ourselves. asd more Priesiced 10 arms and
familiar with violence: ia spite Of ell this, in
sso yssrs. the rebellion hes besn By God .
aid drivsa from Aaryiaad. Kentucky sud
Missouri; from . considerable porsios of
Vskiaia. North Carolios, Tsuuessee, Lou
isiana and Asksssss; foo New Asxioo. SD /,
the Cherokee County. asd from parts Of
FIosids and South Cssolina- With the sx.
esptios of soms fs~ cities. rebellion has
been exiled fro0 our sasirs coasa All this
in ,wo vaAra In the eame opono,tiou L..
thso the ssvsn years Riven 10 eur Rsvoivs.
ion. will plaos The stsss sod stripes On every
foos Of sea ei our sosasry.
Had our ssssss been eossssat and o.
triumph early and so0plsts. W shoald hsvs
loss she shiitisg proosss. BY which psssss-
e;oa has been rsbaked. sod seal. paeriosisu
a.d worth eisvassd ssd by which we bsA
Asr know ourselves. and the motives sod
-.l.. of an, 4oaA-ha RYeal ma. ~ Aha