The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-12-25

dnp., L Icy ptlan Dondageo 1t
o-,, "nat no other nation has done for +
W vorIa' though it last itself in its work w
ey " "a' a change of condition was that wh;
,'e FAoGu> involved. A nation was bo
ut snete. s From an abject race thev becay
s. '''1 men. lhat vas secure to them RI
s, ,,," ''F't' Whatever might await them in f
l. "''1e' p "ha'4ve. good they may have lost
Il ,'' hlSHt from The task, masters. Dophtle
Il 'nel leit much good behind. There Co.'S
n 'n w ''~'''on ct tropical luxuriancp, and colo
n a. ps"p"ffIohs. and they, though race
7 slaves shared largely in its blessings. Tho
= .":s ill"cent temples with their statues ar
: P''n'"'sS, a'd the gorgeous worships, II
s ,11 ~,T'"eF OF the pyramids, the splendor of II
S a,1, '7 games, the schools of art, science an
d p'''l 'S'nhy all were for Hebrews as for Egvn
t ''"S' buI all this they turn their backs u,
. - anu ~ f"ie them-shat9 The sea an
2 ne wilderness, is srlation from the outer n.
4 "'ns' pilgrimage. wearisome. wastin
S """lei'fS. 'it Is nation chosen to illu,
'fF'e the great truth of mortal existence thq
w. nave no continuing city here ,h"' IN NJ n
"nCeF"ess wande5piF s5F ipS row and ,ba, wa 'a, ui
:" -"vf'e' country. even an heavenly.
h"t there they stood forth, 100000 fire,
n n, no master but the great Jehovah The,
ave nation with all the inspiration and th.
.aS' anu might. meaning of that word and
"'ldt were all the P easures of Egypt, for a
season compared with that . And what to
MOSS Inc luxury of the imperial court. be-
Hiut the bIessedness of suffering atfliction
Win tins newly ransomed people of God.
i'v lhat sea they took on new historic life.
whose meaning and whose vastness of infiu-
ence upon this world who shall attempt fn
interpret or compute? Hence came. " -hurch
dS we'll as Il nation. and ,h~.rce The great
ano,nted to ransom! the world from the bond
age OF SIN. \ mighty step backward, very
Likely The lgnoble and pleasure loving ones
would say. ard SO they thought themselves.
ani right eagerly woali they have put their
Siavish necks beneath the yoke again. But
Jehovah, as erer,muSt save them from them
selves. How often We SEQ it in history All
things seem turning backward. but by some
~0nder power it is still forward Here is the
suprgna'pr.l and divine side of this worlds
st 5ry. Tne chosen Of God can never 60
oack to Egypt Andlhere. as in so many
other cases III history AMI life, the step back
ward with respect to material good, is
ne step forward with respect to a higher
'"i" VI s"~A n Ef. that is saved in the
lie tnat is os. This seems to be SEA- iaw.M la tne
. Egyplian pleasures exchanged for the bap-
t.sm OF the sea and the desert wandering, in
the transition from lower to higher order
! o. lie
And Sc our Israel has taken the advance
4 >,
, b.; as once but must be, else history is false
I" it> law, something nohler than before
W. have the order. Ine ration is on the
march. and God goes on with the chan,ninr
henlnd. In moral distances it lies ages back
We are IL The sea to be sure-toity years OF
H. desert utv e before US, perchance. Blu,
VIII; signifies? We have a new position. We
ne h-' : born ayain. These are birth-pangs
The li.ne viii c,me when we shall remember
40 "a. y ihe r.vel-hours, for JOY that new
"hld-nhtion i horn into IN" great family OF
the word. Whatever may be the issue to
the nalon In Ihe future this cannot be alter
cd. Tae column has advanced. The move
u4enl IS the movement Of God in history, a
step aud ages nave rolled away" We have
Oeen naI!on OF slaves in our easy living
werr o>e; grown o,, rm lStered in our very
luXurl snce, and n danger Of becoming effs,e
and ii .ccrd I'M ce,. The ta>k-masters have
he,n coEtnu u>Is rxactlng upon us. and VT
.Srre given over 10 the barbtrnus powerful,
Egyptian dyna>tI - he imperial and lmper-
uas slave power SO We lost our nationality
We h.re uot w0at We were created. Ii Was
Nrit:r, lreean,n nut ii vas spelled slavery
Inti" was mach tine talk of democracy bu
Il NisrIfe1 ar!sloctacy, and the interest o
the man, meant the interest Of a class. S
me nal:On tl from its first and high estat,
and apostatzed. And there, say w
LIST our nationality. And so we, lost ou
= go, trnmenr. We had 10 government practi
: cally. Our much abused constitution mus
Z hr interpreted In the interest OF the ambl
y ,ou, and dominating power, and the govern
, rnent must Oe administered in its interest
else it could be demonstrated beyond an
? practical controversy. at least-and that Wa
enough tor rebels. What did men, who hat
Y for years been seditIous and who had priyll
conspued against the government, care TO
e theories or facts OF reason? The who'll
4 movement is of passion, not of reason.
= say it could be demonstrated, beyond pract
q cal controversy, that We have 10 governmeD
: and it was most etfectualiy demonstrated.-
For Years the supports Of the gOvernmer
- had been giving way and the insurrectlo
q found US without one. practically. Talk {
| our strength before the rebellion. We wei
+ growing weaker and weaker. Our gre;
"a material riches abounded to our deep spiri
- ual poverty. The very fatness of the Ian
=, led the disease that sought to consume u
20 We were bloated and thought it strengt
20 and yigor. This Israel was a great owe
h grown child, sickening day by day. II
8 strength, the habitua exactness and careful
~ ness. the nerve and muscle of manhood we
:, not there. There was no proper centraliz
~ ton. no proper adjustment Of interests al
% claims. Personal or party or sectional /
terests carried it, and how few there were
- care tor the nations good, the ,rse natio
!! the nation God meant. How few sought
~ w s,re,,srhep he central and controlling powt
~: " and ci.r US a strong and vigorous COVER
~ :. ,,,apt IN the nterest of freedom, humanl
- ~ I,, and true gospel. And | say that tod
~. ~. are stronger than ever before. we have
% 'ove,1men,. 1t is Interpreting and empt
[,g;nr itself with majesty little VIII
'e' .ao inconceivable. Would you have thoug
~ tvo wears ago, that the Interpretation a
IN. IN enforcement the emancipation pFociama'i
10 10 o;yes the government, could have been
ne ne sssn,ed. Bu; it is thing of course no
at osP ,J ,hose H. are onl, the significant few who
lat ""q 'nt resoy to stand by it; and the longer
as NV a;ot n. more resolute they become,
as as o' ;ts T;sid enfocement. Our strength and pl
US l's ' ~ ',s not only in restoring or better
PIE sI;' s'eI 'h;ny me government, bat In restorl
'a'i'S','7 '-a.I;s,,ins its meaning. | do T
ac- anu ,,sf rng original meaning of the "
be- sa! '''at "ouc6r destruction of the sla