The weekly union record., 1864-11-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


most momen,ous, il i,s bearings and results. Of
any election ever held in the United States,
aud those who take part in this election will
have acted out and been participating in so
Election Drama The equal Of which, 10 its con
sequences upon The world and mankind. has
never occurred before in human history, and
cannot occur again for the next five huudred
years.
The American Rebellion" has never had
parallel iu human history. either in its coucep
iion or con,inuance, in its enormiiy Of wrong,
or 10 lis cost OF treasure or sacrifice of human
life. When the human mind attempts 10
review the pas, Three Years War" the heart
ceases TO beat, AID the soul turns pale at be
holding the reality it seems as if Gods De
stroying Angel had written Decree Of Blood,
and that the libaiion must be poured out and
the sacrifice made, before the hour of atouemeut
could come But We believe that hour is now
even at our very DOORS We believe that the
coming election will decide in the very sight of
Heaven this all important and mos, momenious
question-IHE LIBERTY OF THE WORLD.
Let every man who is now called upon to
cast vote remember that be can never undo
the work of that day. Each mans vote in the
coming Presidential election decides, in the
sight of the ALL SEEING BYE OF JUsr Con.
the purposes and wishes of that mans heart
Let each man feel ihis-let him see written 10
the very heavens over him these words, Choose
this day whom We will serve. If the Lord be
God, serve Him-but If Baal be God. then
serve him." Let every man not only see the
words, but let them echo 10 his soul as if thew
we're uttered from Mount Sinai amid the
ightnings and thunders from Heaven.
Let every man remember, too, the awful
consequences that must forever follow one
Tron9 act hGt dGy. The man who commits
an error in this election, and votes against the
true interests of his country, commits an error
that his whole life can never atone for, aud we
verify believe that every man who shall on that
day cast vote against his country's best
interests, will do deed that shall to q greater
or less degree, according to his intelligence
embitter bis whole life
Let every man remember that, the DEED
DONE, there is no recalling it. Every man who
votes against his country, and who is known as
doing this, must carry the mark of Cain upon
his forehead, a mark that can never be washed
away-for the coming contest is the tridl hour,
we believe it is to be Cons Hour, we believe
His Providences are now round about US vsiby
on the land and on the sea, in our armies and
orr navies, and with the great sympathetic
cords that are awake to biz d up the wounds
aud console the dying upon our battle-felds
We do not look upon the coming election as
one of mere party, or like any election ever
held before on this earth, and we could wish
that men should go forth TO this work as if
taking their very lives in their hands - so
earnest do We feel in this view of the question,
that we believe every man, who has that degree
of intelligence that makes him worthy the
priceless blessings of this our free and happy
form of Government, by his action on that day
will seal his otra fd'e in the sight of heaven :;
and we believe, too, that every man who shall
not truly weigh this question of right any and
every man who shall thoughtlessly or reckessly
violate bis duty and conscience, will forever
after, during his whole life, carry about with
him the sting of remorse like that which
haunted the traitor, Benedict Arnold, and
made his life burden to himself and mankind
a reproach and a by word, a shame, and
warning TO all coming time.
Would to Heaven that every man could see
the consequences, before hand that must result
from his wrong act in this great contest; but
no, Heaven gives TO man the free choice of
good or evil-the two paths are open before
him; aud so with those who shall in a brief
tine go up to the ballot-box to settle the
question of Worlds Freedom
What a glorious emotion must and will fill
the heart OF every man who, on that day shall
go forth 10 do battle on the side of Freedom
AID Right; truly can it be said, he does battle
on 1.-The side of the Lord" for with an erect
gait, an open brow, and cheerful soul, he says,
ttis rOte tells for God and My Country" and
depositing that true fealty, his heart tells him
be has done bis whole duty, AID be leaves the
result with God
But oh. how different must ii be with him
who takes the other side: how can man who
has read the history OF this nation, people
who have been, as it were, under the peculiar
watch of God for nearly ccntury-for there is
DO nation on the earth TO whom so many signal
favors Of Heaven have been shown-bow can
any man or set Of h'eu have the daring to think
they can oveftuFu the purposes of God?
The hour is near that shall decide, and we
would warn and entreat that all men should
make the present great duty one OF solemn