The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-03-19
Re-C0nstructfOn.
A SHORT Sermon fos rue pgopLn.

TkxT.--And after all that is come. upon us
for our evil deeds and for our great ,resspass,
seeing that Thou our God hast punished ms
less than our iniquities deserve, and hast Civ
eh "a sttch deliveranoe as this S.iould .e
sgsin break thy commandments and join in
affinity with the people Of these abominaiions?
Woullst Thou not be angry with us ill Thu
badsAs sAsconsumcd us. 30 that there slroald be no
rsmnaut nor escaping ?-Ekrd, IT, .'13, IA.
The peculiar adaptation Of Scripture to
the constantly occurring events ofIife must
often have impressed every ;1aghtful
mind. There ia no condition in which we
can be placed where We cannot 6ta some
word of inspiration which seems Of such
peculiar fitness NJ TO excite our surprise
and admiration.' These venerable records
of the past thus convey to us the. lessons
of wisdom and experience, which, when
properly viewed, may 3e reear55sf1S.S di-'
rections for tho regulation of our conduct.
In the trying times upon whick we have
fallen who has not observed with wonder
and appropriateness Of those words of St.
Paul in tho beginping of the sixth chap
ter of his First Epistle to Timothy, where
he gives directions in reference to the re.
lations Of master and slGre, and denounces
with just severity those false philanthropy
lists who would teach insubordination, and
closes With the impressive words, :. From
such withdrup Myseit."
In conformity with the apostolic ipiunc-
ton. the Confederate States Withdrew from
o political association with Just such per.
sons as st. Pauf<acromccd For doing
this war the most unjust cruel and afro.
cidus has been wased against them AS
long rs their enemies entertained the least
hope Of subjccting them, but one voice was
heard among them, and that voice was the
demand for the vigorous and unrelenting
prosecution Of hostiltics, even to the bitter
end Conquest, subjugation, annihilation
1t NECESSARY, but war, war, war From no
party at the North was there heard a
whisper of peace, n proposal of adjustment
or reconciliation. Philanthropy was en-
crossed with one ianatical idea, and could
find neither time nor place TO compassion
ate the sufferings o. an innocent people
whose territory was ruthlessly invaded, aud
whose sons were murdered because they
dared to defend their homes from pollution
and violence. Religion was prostiu,tcd to
| the service of Satan, and its ministers. the
protested Ambassadors of the Pri. -c of
Peace, were the loudest advocates for
s'hughhr. Every consideration of reason
and every prompting of humanity were
| abjuted, tna tie Ti,l aud universal shout
Of IA denonac people was for war.
For nearly two years has this continued
But the PROMISE of early success Was not
realized, the confidence in numerical gupe-
.ior,ty .rd :" the ~, armrms.r f war
wac disapi c.nted-eveh the navy, 60 poscd
to be irresistible. f;.lei 10 accomplish The
work of subjuga'ion. The smaller party
waxed stronger and stronger as the contest
was prolonged, and the arrogant boaster
grew weaker and weaker. The South, cut
Of from tie sympathies of the wosld, but
relying uron the Providence of Cod and
those high moral considerations which
constitute the true secret oi power and
success; maintained her cause with noble
heroi3h; and again and again all over her
territory flew the inspiring Dispatches OF
her leaders, " God has given us the Veto
ry." And now ut last, when our enemies
discover the hopelessncss OF the work they
have undcrtafer-Aten their promises 5 TO
the word have been repeatedly bclied-
when they have used up the pauper for
cign Populttio., over which they have
been lording it n masters in former wears
when they have empt'ed their prison
houses and renitentiarics 10 tur,! loose up
on us in vandal fury the very filth and off
securing OF the ecrth-when they have
accumulated upon themselves a load oil
deb, which titeir posterity will be unable
to pay for generations to come, and ,Gnd
that the heart Of the South is yer uusub
dued, and never can be subdued-now
when there looms up before TEN the
prospect of utter and irremediabIe ruin
now, iorsooth, they profess Tor US whom
they have sought TO murder, to subiugate
and to destroy, so etroGg and undyiny
friendship that they cannot live ~ II state
OF separation from US, and offer Us the olive
branch Of peace upon the condition Of II
reconstruction of the Union. To such "a
proposal how appropriate an answer is
found in the text, I" Should we again break
thy commandments, and join in affinity
with that people Of these abominations p
The bare proposal of such thing mani
tests its impcssibiIity 1t adds insult to
injury. 1t shows the other irreconcillia.
b,llty OF the characters of the peoplo of
the two sections. The man OF the North
who mukes such proposition is Landed
aud cheered- the Southern man who would
entertain it would be sunk in the esteem
of his fellow. w.cItizens beneath contempt
There was time when the traveller
from these sunny lands would stand in the
presence of tho haughtiest pccr of Europe,
aud feel the stirrlugs OF national pride
while he avowed himself citizen of the
United States. But that time is past Tor.
ever. Now, the blush Of the shame would
mantle his face to be called by such a
name. He had rather become a sell l-ex
patriated wanderer on she bleak hills of
Scotia, denizen of the hardy Switzcrs
mountains, or dwell in the land of Hrutus,