The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-01
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The following extracts from remarkable
sermon delivered recently AZ Pfogidence,
Rhode Island, by the Episcopal Bishop Of that
State, we obtain froa The Hartford fconn.)
Times 1t ferveut prayer for peace. One
year ago Bishop Clark, like many Others who
forgot thcir calling, was fervent for war
Bishop Clafk's text was from Lamentations
J V. 49, Tie CT, wn is fallen from our head
Woe unto us, for we have sinned y After a
reference TO the sad picture Of reyerscs which
the prophet describes ia the book Of .amenie-
lions, the Bishop proceeded TO show the ap.
plications Ills language to the condition Of
our country.
I'VE have lallea upon ovid days and the
heart Of the nation beats with agony do
not wish to say word that shall deepen the
! gIoom-we must look the facts IN tho lace, we
must be wiling to see where we stand, and
what dangers threaten us The crown OF pros
perty has fallen from otI heads There is no
suspension in the operations Of business
There are many whoare making money as they
never did before BY a single turn of the
wheel, some find themselves rich who were
| poor yesterday. There could never be q bet.
ter time for slwewd and daring speculation.
Money is drng and when o man has
made his half million, he does not know what
to do with it, Tor he feels hat there Is no Paper
which may not be rags m Il year, no stock
which may not have a stand still Nothing is
safe but gold and land and the former be
had only at rninous rates, and tne laiier may
yield no income. We have a sort Of hectic pros
Iperity, but the vital organs are diseased We
have an abundant currency IAN over abundant
lcuTency- It is fictitious, q 'fpromise to
Ipay,' which everybody knows is a lie. The
show OF prosperity that we have cannot last
long. W. are blowing the bubble larger and
larger every day, and it grows thinner as it
expands. Itglistens goriously IN the sunshine
for moment, but il will burst suddenly and
vanish into space. We have ceased to occuIau-
late the true mate ial Of prosperity, producing
and manufacturing abundantlY Every one
knows that soon the supply will be much lar
ger than the demand, and we are specuating
upon the impending calamity.
"This is not the worst. Tho temptations 10
FRAUD are rresistibe and manylmen, of whom
we had expected better things, are yielding to
the temptation. The most discouraging thing
in the present alarming crisis is tho fact that
80 many loyal citizens arc improving the op
p1rtunity to amass enormous profits by fraudu
lent speculations upon tho miserios of the
country. / have seen theresuts of this M
Washington in forms that make mems blood
curdle with Indignation. have seen sex aud
dying men in our hospitals furnished with
supplies for which tho contractors were paid
generous price, and the poor creatures turn-
ed away with loaihng from ihenauseous sub.
stances laid upon their hot and fevered lips.
Here at tho North we abolish slavery when
il ceased to be profitable but down to the
present hour the very name Of Africa is term
OF indignty and reproach. We cast contempt
on him because he is weak We exclude him
as far as we can from every station of respon-
Isibliiy, no matter what his qualifications
may be- and Nc wonld be glad to get rid of
him altogether, ii we could
II hold no Utopian views on this subject
lneyer believed that the relation Of master and
servant is Of necessity sin. always thought
that evil needed to be carefully and iudicious
Ily handled
again we have sinned as q nation, iH tho
persons OF our representatives and rulers. I'll
is the wise iorethought and sober judgement
land deliberate wisdom Of the community
which determines who shall be our rulers?
tHow are they nominated? How are they cleo
ted2 How do they conduct themselves after
they are elected? DO they never take bribes?
DO they represent the county or the party
which elects them2 Do they decide every
Iquestion byits merits? Are they always sober,
temperate, cliastc, free from all obscenity and
prolaneness DO they always utter their hon.
est conviclionsl Whenever q measure is pro-
posed for action do thoy ask, is il wise aud
isitrighi?' and 50 determine how they will
voter Alas tho crown Of glory is fallen from
our head and there ia no hope for the country
uuil tho people arise in their might and say,
We will no longer have prohigates and fools
to rule over us The descent has been 10 low
that it is considered as impropriety to speak
Of the subject in a Caristiaa pulpit. Politics
mean party, aud this is out Of place in the
house Of God
u think the world have found ont clearly
enough we are weak. We are not weak IN
numbers or resources, but we are weak in that
efficient action which comes Of faith, earnest,
ness selfdenial, and unity Of faith. and unity |.
Of purpose. We have made many awful sac
rlcos 30 no purpose. We follow up nothing
so that il tells substantially upon the final s-
sue Tie fault islaid here and there and
everywhere, ahd there'are none so positive in
their censure as those who know nothing Of
the facts
20 that unity Of the nation might be restored
in the bond Of perpetual peace We win sac
riice everything bat principles Cor tais.
Blow from Tie South, o winds Of God, and
carry back the message Of fraternity aud peacel
Scatter the darknoss, roll away the clouds
and give unto usall once more the sunshine
OF tranquil ilresu Unler tho shadow Of thy
wings wc make COR refugee o God, GIVE vs.
rGAcE"
fsplcndid Naval Victory.
CAPTURE or Tnr sATCY LINCOLN 0usnoAr
iNDiANoLA
MoBrLr, Feb 26--Thc Advertiser aud Reg.
istcr has the following;
JAcrsoS, Feb. 25.--I am permitted to copy
the following dispatch to Gen. Pemberion;
posT GIBsoS Feb IS s--iast night about ten