The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-23
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Yankees, f.con.m auds to hs snbjsc's day OF
Thanksgiving some time in August next "'
are 10, spprissd of the order Of the servicsFt
Dor The exact description Of religious MES 70
be observed, but wonId suggss, a programme
- follows
First of al, let there be grand proeess'o''
in pspnsylyan;s Avenue, proceeding 10 "A plat
form on the Capitol s'eps, where d q" III,
rsure sacrifice should he thsrsd mp % o'''
Scott, wrapped in the 'faitsd States nag ana
the ole or ssorihoiai rams, Mcdowell, fat'er-
sap. Mcclellan. FreInont, Pope, BcFnside,
Hooker. &c y no, a. vsr.oastlmes, have been
knocked IN the head for Tue good OF the Is
,ublic. Such "A spectacle wgu.d hGvs a hue
moral and religious effect, impressing n2on the
uigds Of men the tsins'ory chsocter OF hui
,aan glory in general, and the Perehabis pro-
verties Of ganpowder in particular.
Next should come Il burnt o'ieFing, to con
eist of q pyramid Of PAPER currency, repre-
seniing the treasury notes, bank notes ana
xrsenbacks which the United N.ates have
.psnt In this war, TO lie sst fire TO by Chase,
making a grand cobiisgrstion, teaching men
selves wings and, the more touching truth 10
Yankee miuts. that the amount OF money INNS
repre scented might inst AS well nave osSh SCI
era fo Inv the North as expended in battle.
an.: come al las, to the ashes OF repndIs'i"n-
The mex, spectacle should be The bones, =
they can be got, of the two hundred ihons''nd
Yankee who, according to the NortheIn l'Gi.
nals, have pes shed in this war. 1h3y mish'
DO built up in q vast Iie, surrounded by /"
ditch deep enough 70 hold the tears OF iher
tersaved relatives, and encompassed by then
,uhsrpy widowe and fatherisss cGiidrsJ,
willis, Lincoln should cit On the top, with
fiddle in his hand, playing cheertn.!y 10 ilt
TIME of Nobody & hart On the outer circle
oil the group there should be a grand dance Of
The contractors, extortoners, thieves, hariots,
piurderers, and otaer angel; inteIiigences VII.
have been called Into being by the war.
Everything being thus prepared. and Sew
ard, who has of iats assEmsd ths sacsrdoi: !
robe, being oonsecreted High Priest for III.
occasion, let the re Dcum proceed
We thank Thee, On Divine Bsnevolsnce,
that Thou has. enabled u, to turn once hsppy
light Of the life giving sun is darkened daily
by the smoke Of death dealing battle fields,
and the night, once irradiated only by peace
full stars, made lurid by tho fires Of burning
dwellings
We thank thee that the Table Of the Law,
made only for the ignorant Jewr, ha, been die
psnsel with altogether with us, thy chosen
people. There Is not ons Of thy command
meats which we have not broken. Instead OF
tie one God, spiritual and eternal we have
made Idols of the Stars and Stripes aud tie Al
mighty Dollar; instead OF adherence to suen
oteolete reluil meats as thou shalt TO. steal
thou shslt not commit adultery, thea snaIt mol
take the mama OF God in vain, lhou eha!i not
bear false wi.nses, thou shait not o0vei, VIC
have gone through the length ana breadth OF
the laud stealing whatever ws could lay Ou,
haads Oh, despoii,ug te,na!s Innocence, burihe!-
ing the air with curses, lying and elaudarin,,
from fuDrise till sunset, covetirg everything we
beheld, and not only covating, hui s..a1rg ti.s
same into our postessoJ. We rejoice anG az
exceedingly glad that We, thine elect e.,iIdroH
are released from the dead letter Of the law
and the ttale naxima % morality, and snsbiad
70 walk proudly erect in the spiritual as well
~ political liberty whereby we are tnais free
We thank and praise i'h thar, in The els
walton to power of Taino unworthy eeryauta,
Lincoln and Seward, we havc taen enabled
by Tho vile things of the world 10 ocnfound
the wise, and 10 show TO the basast aud uoat
nngodly that hell ID no. the oniy portion Il
Thy donInions whore villains san have PFC
motion. We joics that The good men OF the
United States, who were other wise N daa"e! C.
becoming proud and self righteous, h&vo hscn
taught the grace u hncaiiity by hsng shu. ~
IN bRstiles aud threatened with the SaIows
thus weaving their affections from the earth
aud compelling them to lock 10 Heaven for q
better and more enduring country.
We thank Thee that TGou hast enabled ua
To carry fire aud sword into peaceful n:t;iop,
70 make widows aud orphans in every Town
nnd neighbOrhood, to STAY thousands of their
hest and pursst patriots, thereby adding
nightly to tho iilustiious boat of martyrs, and
taking away the righteous from the evil to
come. We pray TLse to speed on the good
work till every male Of our Southern brethren
sntsJs with joy iutS the beaiIudea of lie
Llsst, and we enter with equal JOY iuto their
plantations.
w tliAAk Thee t3at 60 iittIs of our own
Pilgrim, precious, Aad elect blood, has been
nhsd IN this war; the. We have tesn enstod
~ invslsle the, down-trodden Of Europe into
condition where we have speedily pus All
end 70 their misery, and tina. those OF our own
native rank and die who have fallen have
been poor men, who We're OF no account 10
society, aud whose loss We can endure viii.
fort'tnds. Ii We may not, consistently with car
duty 10 onr iliee, support their widows and
orphans, we rejoice that we shal. preserve
their memories, and thereby Undue. other poor
men TO 60 and do likewise.
We thank Thee tia. we have bsen enabled
u reverence the an,iqua,ed law which KAYE
prudence to tho descendants of Sbem and ia.
phst over Ham, and which required servants
~ b ObsdIeni 10 their masters We bless
Thee tor the peace and liberty which prevail
"a the best Government, under the Gun, as IL
fossrsted by the New York riots, and the dead
bodies which rot in the highways and bye.
wsya Above ali, We exul, rel oice, and shout
hsiis'u)ah that while the flower of the land
lies withsred In death we, Thy servants and
shsep OF Thy pasture, have fed in green pas:
lures and bssids still waters, with none to MO.
lest or make 40 afraid.
We thank Thee that we are not evsn mgr.
secuted by the visita,iors Of consei,nes. tia.
We look upon all We do, as agreeable to Thv
WIZ 'nss We are clothed IN purple and tins