Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-03-20
Letter from York township.

Correspondence Of the Journal. s,s ,sass.il,si77
Mr.. EDIToR:- IL heard a minister Of the Cos,
pei, few evenings since, while exhorting his
congregation to "come to Christ, say shat the
great remedy for our National troubles was to
give our hearts to Christ" Colonel Buckland,
the other evening, said too, that he 'believedin
an overruling Providence in the affairs of our
Government" Now, sir these remarks fell
with force on my mind. / have for years be-
leyed.that this nation would be scourged for its
sins True, ] had no definite idea hoU it would
be done. Yet when looking at the desperate ef-
fort to perpetuate and nationalize negro slavery,
the zeal which infidelity in its various forms
has been taught and believed, the mind trem-
bles, the heart shud ders, to think how near the
day ,raay be when athe wicked shall be turned
into hell, with all the nations that forget God. "
Suppose we take a brief view of some Of the
legitimate fruits Of our infdelity. Look first at
Sabbath. desecration. Where is the farm-house
in York or Townsend townships that 10 out Of
reach Of the sound of the sportsman's fowling.9
piece, or the baying Of tho hunter s houndsf or.
who can get to church Sabbath morning--un-s
less indeed he live very near--withort seeing
some, of his neighbors engaged in the ordinary
avocations of lifef Again, look at the profanity
so common; how many can acarcely speak
sentence without pgeExing and adding shock
! ing oathf And what good can it possibly do
themf You s.y, and am compelled 90 snsPecf
| their veracity, Divine inspiration says "be-
cause of swearing, the land mourneth." But
again.. see the sympathizer with rebels and re-
i bellion But you may ask, how can this char
acterbe the legitimate fruit Of infdelityf will
| try to tell you. They--ihe sympathizers--say
the ministers Of the Gospel (priests as they
choose to call them) of all denominations cons
bined, raised such crusade against slavery, that
the south in order to maintain their constitp
tiona1 rights" were obliged TO resist by force Of
arms, and now we'1 do nothing TO support or
eountenunee such set OF men IN any way; We
will have nothing 10 do with them. Nov il the
ministers be the Representatives Of fidelity, then
he other must be Of infdelity, Thue Il seems
clear that sympathy with rebels, IS the legiti-
mate fruit Of inhdeiity. -. ts.5t SO 81
And again the burglar, or burglary, IS the fruit
of infdelity. This peedspo argument, Thus
4 we might 60 on almost indefinitely adding TO
n the catalogue but that is not our object II is
li rather 10 inquire whether, If we would amend
our ways by forsaking our infdelity, He. that
said chou shalt remember the Sabbath to keep
il holy" de-, and athou shalt not take the name
i Of the Lord thy God in vain, and "thop shalt
not speak evil Of the ruler Of thy people" would
not stay his chastening hand, and give us speedy
victory over rebels. and traitors. restore the
peaceful administration cf our government over
!, all it's territory. There is an old saying that
Providence helps those that help themsolgds'
There is much truth in that saying I think. II
we would practically divest oufselvesa a all ouI
: infidelity, beleEe the God that guided Joshua
y with the 1araeltes INTO tne isnq oi CAn4sn qule
"a guide our armies through the South that Il
. ak uonths there would ba neithaf relaelliop no
! slavery in the United States Of Auneriea.
!, know 4 man who, at the commencement AZ III
b war, when questioned about the expense Il wa
! going TO be TO the people, said he would pay hJ
i proportion To the half AZ his property: when th
= query again was, suppose Il Is not then ended
e the rebels not yet eopqueredf Well. then, CIV
,ol him gun, and he would 60 and help; for VIII
i, will propesty be worth here if this rebelllQ
. pregalss and this Is Atill the opinion g one q
York Up, March "a, 1858.