Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-29


Glorious is the privilege Of the Free
men of the North. They can prove them
selves patriots, support the sacred caus
Of freedom. and wipe from their hand
the accursed sin of oppression both Nortl
and South. We did not purpose to inter
fere with slavery, we only purposed tha
it sheuld not interfere with US. But wheI
in the march of events, it became mani
fest that slavery or freedom must perish
who could hesitate7
Cost what it may, even If the war con
tinue thirty years, and in the end freedom
shall prevail, we shall be amply repaid
And prevail it must, if we are as persist
ent as our foes. And can we not evincs
as much zeal in defense Of freedom, a.
they Of slavery? Freedom for Nation
The thought is sufficient, we're it possible
to waken the sleeping dead and can il
not arouse the people of the North tc
persistent, determined action # ii
cannot, they are Dorthy Of defeat ;
uorthy to be drieen By Jeff Dacis' Stare
drirers, But in such an event-alas
for Freedom. Shall she perish ? Shall
she be driven by the Southern reptile into
the regions of eternal ice or shall she
radiant with her heavenly beauty, reign
in our land 1t is ours to auswer.
Glorious is our privilege then We
may prove ourselves patriots, while we
dare or die for liberty, and while we wipe
from oar hands the accursed sin Of op-
preston. That there may clcave nought
of the cursed thing unto our hands; that
the Lord may turn from the ferceness oi
his anger and show mercy upon us, and
multiply us as he hath sworn to our ia.
TIERS And the Lord will do this, if we
turn from our sins, beseeching Him in
faith to forgive.
Yet there is another work for US to do.
God said to Moses, when the people cried
to him and were inactive, "speak unto the
children Of Israel that they 20 forward. u
If we are to have liberty from the hand
Of the Lord, we must first win it, thus
proving ourselves capable of defending
than we are both worthy and capable OF
protecting, even with the sword, il by
that it is assailcd
What you minister of the Gospel
in favor of WARP With what a holy
horror is the above question asked How
solicitous for the pure principles of the
Savior
But who are these, vino are so anxious
for the pure, but more especially peace
able principles OF Christ Are they re-
markably pious people? Do they think
much of the Bible and its precepts? Are
they men Of prayer? Do they frequelt
the prayer meeting? Are they very
careful nerer to break their sacred peace
rI.es?
But are you not afraid" says a real
though timid follower OF the Master,-
that you will lose your influence over
some OF those men whose souls you wish
to save? ~
The work of saving is Gods, not the
preachers, and He will not aid the preach
er's efforts more, by his sacrificing Bible
truth or his own principles. Aud that
man, even who may think differently from
him, will really respect him more Tor ad-
vancing what he believes. than he would
ii that preacher go whining plteously
along his path trying thus to secure favor.
Whose dog is the preacher that he Should
be muzzled or tied ? There are many
who would like to have the voice Of the
clergy slencel altogether. They have
ever rc,ay big pile OF muzzles. They
desire the preacher to dig up the SINS oil
the Egyptian mummies, and fire away at
them. They wish him to follow Bayard
to Ninevah and Babylon ard bambarI
their ruins. but to spare the sensitive
sins of to-day. 1t would be a great vic
tory for the enemies Of liberty, If they
could silence this large number of hcr
sons. We believe with the scripture that
there is a time for war, as well as peace.
And the time for war is, when tyrrany
aims blow at the life of liberty.
BY no means do we rejoice in war
We deplore its desolation. We would
pray that peace might be established in
Justice, but before we can expect peace
which God can bless, we must wipe from
our hands this accursed sin, oppression.
The bondmen within our borders must 60
free, and the cry of the poor must be
heard and regarded.
How much longer We must wait for
peace, God only knows. 1t will not be
/ till we have learned that He rules. The
storm of His wrath is sweeping over us
Hearts bow before it, as trees bow before
the terrific tramp Of a tempest. Cries
and sighs are lost in the roar of war
Oh, may sighs become prayers, and groan'
supplicate! Many are the petitions which
our listening Father hears. Yet above
all, more earnest than all, even than the
prayer for peace, and the life OF friends
is the one uptaltcring prayer for Freedom
Oh, God give US that
| Make Thy chastening sure and swift,
! Gid it with this glorious gait;
Heaven without it were not Heaven,
Peaae without it were but war,
Peace without this blessing given,
Were a curse too great too bear.
Father hear us Hear our Irayer.
" Enoch Whlttemorc, Of n. Paris,
has Obtained patent on the saw horse
exhibited at the March meeting. The
improvement consists in clamp, armed
With iron teeth, which are made to lay
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