The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-11
TUESDAY MORNING. August II, 1868
TIE fa pie sEd sAe Fast Ea~.


The recommendation Of tho presidsn. for !
fast day viii command shs appreciation Of ai
who believe that there IL God, thai
He gcvsrns the world, and THAI He hear,
and answers the praysrs Of the psnissn,
aud believing. Aoet men believe some
thing, infdeis bting generally the mos,
credaious, end sometimes supsEsliticus Of all
spIfi:uas;am has enlisted most Of its multitndi
noss disciplss from men who could not crsdi,
the Bitie That grsa. light Of atheisn
Hobtes, who proSsssed not 10 believe in God
had saeh an abiding conviction Of the devil
thai be did not dare 70 go TO sleep witaous q
esode turning by his bedside volsaire, who
ruocked at the faiths and supsretitions Of al
s.ankind, was thrown into terror GU hearing
the cries Of rocks on his left, when in thu
e3GDtIy. Rousseau aad other. eminent upbs
jsvaTs had as great and even greater capaui.y
sf believing things the racsi irrational AID al
card. 1t IL only len OF this stamp and their
fseb.s iraisators who derids ths sublime fsiti.
of tho Caristian, aud psofass themselves ara
his TO discover any Creator Or Governor Of
mankind bot Chapce.
Ba. however mach as e Chris,isH nation we
may alFfoss The public rec ogni;ion Ut God
providence, SIS recommended in various sdm
r.tIe proelaraa.ions of tue President, we eau
.atic'pats no benefits hon National prayers
or FAST days. unisss tha na,ian purese i,se;f of
the evil practices which rnsy well be supposed
TO provoke the Diviae displsasuse. To so to
church On a certain day, 10 70 over q certain
formof ideas and expression, 10 call Ourselves
great finpess, and acknowledge thai we do.
serve Punishment, and then TO 20 to our own
various plsces of business, public or private,
and be guilty again OF the very practices which
have provokedths wrath Of Heaven is only to
mock the Almighty, aud ada hypocrisy to our
other short comiags. We need be at no loss
70 know what eins dispiessiny to Heaven we
have got not only TO scknow ledge, but to give
up, before we can expect tho Divine favor
We invoke the clergy to speak out boldly ia
their fas..day ssrn ons, TO bring home 10
Tho conscisncss of the oHi ;ials and the people
their iDiqaitiss of mission aud cemn.is eior,
u maks that solemn OCCASION something more
than 3 mockiag form. Oh, for - Maasilion or
Whitfield TO thunder aud tighten in every
pulpit! Never was such an opportunity for
,.s Church before to handle the devil withou.
gloves, AID TO scoarge with q lash that shsll
bring blood at every blow the cailiffs who have
converted the temple Of liberty into deu Of
thieves
We have SONS clergymen in our mind 8 eye
who can do this satjsct justice, IL they will
Only throw aside their etilts, come down into
Tho aises, and pammel the sinners, big aud
ii,,le, in Office and ou:, ho are sitting denure.
" in the pews, aud wishing the services were
over tha, they might be back at their cid prac. |
tees Let us lave no vague gensralities i'll
our next fast day sermons; no pions plen,i-
,rdss and s.ereotyped invocstions. The 'sin
Of Achsn' Ia not the only sin that must TO
searched cut and brought to light On that &C.
easion. Ii our clergy will speak ous-with the
courage and the. plaiuneDs tha. tie timss de-
maud, we may hope for aoms reforms of
sbuses, not only In the corrupt prsc-
tices Of extortioners and SPECTATORS, bat
in Official mismanagsment, imbecility, ard
begIils9sness. There ia tine enonxh te.
tween this and the fass day to coliec.
lie data and tue proofs Of the manner Ia which
tas grandest, most eaered aud d:sinterested
movement for national independence that this
ase hes witnessed has been perverted by sub-
ordinate officials III civil aud military life 10
ssli.h and personal ends; what criminal want
Of forssight, system, and attention to detail
has Isutraz.d the genius Of our commanders
anfths valor Of oIr troops; how the precious
fruits OF the earth, at time when our very
existence depends on economy and good man
hco, 10
s.orm aud plundsr; how famished and wound
ed seld.efs have bean neglected and tyrannized
over by heartless surgeons and brutal attend
arts; these, and u thousand like efsnces, call
upon tbs clergy to do their daty msn!ul!y on
lie approaching fast, and, without fear, favor,
or affection, scourgs the offenders. 1t the
priests Of. the M,st High will speak as men
having authority, II the people will truly re-
psnt and turn from their sins, the history OF
Nnsvea is proof that, even II God had de
creed cur dsstEu aticn, he can revoke the sen
tsnce, and " ill once more give victory to cur
7ras. and in the eud ieliveTauce 10 our country.
Fsreen - e'atienI Of the United States
The New York Herald strives with all its
might, to convince lie readers and itself shat
Tie iate Victories OF the Yankee armies viii
go far to iEdispose Napolson to rseogaizs tie
independence of tie Southern CoDtsasraay,
aad It rails with all the virulence of Rat
saahoh, against France, England, tho London
1,mss, and ali mankind in general, for not
feeling any disposition to ackno Wedge the fn-
pfeniaey Of "the greatest nation in sii creation.
Hitherto, it aesno wladses, thu Yankee For
esn Relations ''havs bean anything bat sat.
iefaetory' u every patriot "in this country,
that il, ''ia Yankesdom.' Eagland has bsen
supplying the rebs!s with arms, ammunition,
,soney, clothing, food. and vessels Of war
that ia 10 aay, hss sctaslly bsen st wac with
fanteedom. 1--WE have bsen obliged 10 zee
ihs rebels assisted by En sAsh bloekads run
nsrs, and our commerce destroyed By English
FriVaieers, wi.hoat having had the oppor.uni-
~ 10 resent and ayeBgs these outrageous in.
su',s" Tho policy Of Napoleon has bsen
more insidions. bus not NJ all less hostile, than
,hA. Of England. He has enoouragea tho re
bells, il seens, by his intrignes with Mr. Sii,
CELL aid his efforts 10 induce the English min
iN.ry to jim him In Intervention; but 80 he
hsa succeeded in noas OF these pn jsess, I'VE
still meaning Yankssdom-shou.d have had
no cause Of quarrel with him had he ksps his
banda OF Of Mexi.o, and not attempted TO %.
tAbiish an imperial monarchy there, 'iu open
defiance of-sur Monroe doctrine" Ia conss.
qasncs Of these csasss Of complaint, the