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The American War.
The Damfries and Galloway Scotland
Standard says:
Day is dawning on the deep darkness of
America! Poor America! the heart Of the
good in this country has been wrung 10
sympathy for thee It'll impossible TO
think of the many Christians that are in
that land, and of the noble deeds that have
been done by them 10 the interests of our
common Christianity. and The heart not
be drawn out in tenderness for them 10
the day OF their deep calamity
Il could not be however, but that
America would pass through the fire.
The stain of slavery had become too deep
ly ingrained 10 the constitution Of that
country to be washed out save "by blood
and burning" 1t is a superficial view of
the war 10 America to look at it merely
or mainly in relation to political parties 10
the State contending for power The
"touernor among the nations" has the
reins in his hands just now-rsths- the
rod in hand. He has openly presented
himself on the continent Of America, and
has said. ''let the oppressed 60 Free
Democrats. Republicans, Federals and
Confederates are bat the cross currents on
the surface; there runs below the irre-
sistable food of Divine Judgement. "The
Lord God Of hosts. is. he that touche.h
the land" Forbearauce is at 40 end.
The::cup is full upon the matter of slavery.
The Lord has begun the work, and He
will make full end Were all the slave
holders and their sympathizers on earth
to combine, it we're vain. Though they
dig in hell, thence shall my hand take
them though they climb up to heaven
thence will ! bring them down." To
Gods summons to America to surrender
It's slaves the North has responded in the
affirmative. Some say it should have been
done sooner, and with better grace aud
some charge upon the North many blum
ders in conducting the war, and say that
they have boasted great deal of their
strength and resources. Il may be So
But when in all these things there is .
mote 10 Americas eye, it must be admit.
ted there is beam in Brittain's. Skill,
It cannot be denied that, whether in time
or out OF time. whether in the wrong way
or the right, hey have fallen 10 the cur
rent Of providential events spd pronounced
fer the abolition OF slavery. God has de-
nanded it and the North has done it.
Has the South Nay since the war
began they have not yielded one iota ip
favor OF emancipation. On the co,.trarv
We shall not soon forget how, at an earlv
stage Of the war. the leading religious
men OF the South insulied the Christian
sense OF this country by lengthy, elabo-
orats document, in which they appealed
to rs. arguing that slavery was q very
good and divine thing And. more re-
Gently, the leading divine of the South has
published sermon, in which he openly
asserts that slavery is divine institution.
While the North has yielded to The SUN.
mons Of God. and is "uadoipg the heavy
burdens and let the oppressed 90 free,
Tie South clsps on AZ additional chain aud
'n.,'s wi scripture. To the summons
o. 900 ITO let the oppressed go Free the
south mas up to this moment givea . d Il
nant negative Whatever differences Of
opioion there may be IS to the object Of
the North IN this war, there cannot be
two opinions as to object Of the Ssuth. I'll
= deius'on and snare to say that the |
Confederatea fight for Independence. !,
They Eight f0r independence with 1 viev
to keep in slavery three millions of their
and our fellow-men! This is their object
They fight for home and hearth va be-
causs II the slaves we're set IL liberty. the
slave masters property would Be gone.
One Of Gods cficer's Of justise--Wsr-I
~ 9hon He e4tcutes judgement anon a..