, 1864-06-24

rood ut wn2scyer cost to th-.n..a--- US. !:
melancholy View OF human nature i. that exh,ht.
I'd By The money makisg zeal Of those mise,1y
Lite tlood Of their country and Of their patriotic
c,untsyrntn. Il mattese little whether the princt.
p'eis osss'ope1 u ths kna.i.h ialrnens Of CO.'S
tac,e, ar the ploehtution Of military AUTHORITY TO
tie acquisition otcotton, or 10 ele.n1Alons In gold
orin aLoddy. Tbs man who Rceks to RroH rich
Of tie soldiers that defend him IL at Companion
Of thieves: md whenever human life bag been
sacrificed 10 promote the ee'dsh desiana fpcrso.
ca1ned, but fea1fal rctfibution has oeen &c sTed
for = day when c1asemhlance can CLOAK no etn,
andths insriescJ Of human affairs can hide sin.
nar. Men who can do these things are the disgrace
Of any see; they are the sceundrela Of the
the present: II all had been like them, our
country wonld long ago have been battered away
-esld ii tho shanbles OF treaeo1, and its nfaei.
I able tnhaDl ants made the Berfs OF nixveoc1ate.
But TO the honor q suE race and for the encou.-
ax.meut Of hluanHy, 1t may be recorded that the
principles Of the noblest character. hare but TO
mention the Sanitary Commieston, the Christian
Commission a1i and the nanerous concerted and in;
for thts object the comfort and protection OF onr
eo!diRrt IN the army. and Of cur elck and wounded
IN hospita and on nelds Of carnage, TO show thst
humanity and beneyo]ence nre Yeil represented at
the present period. The millions OF dultars Witch
have been tFee1y contributed, the days and weeks
shee2ns IN ~ hsgs been
and Ciktrese. stand ont in striking contrast Ia thr
seias5ness which has disgzased Others, aud per
nation. Not only has generous masnan,m-
Il bone, bat il has cu'.ninatea Iloia IN
made on tha field Of battle. a consp.cpous in.
etnnco has occurred in the example of lbs noble
NsdsEofth. ae was man Of the largest wealth
and @ o. n highest soSt.i position; hu: nj. con.
him, be entered the field In person, and thonsb
advanced in life labo1ioutly prosecuted snccces-
hI ae t At he s.
aeTnetf. .Hn:is named a. representative ex-
ha9stss: brilliant Indeed, hat Of no higher mors,
ana patriotic , merit shan has characterized ten. OF
nen often In the morning OF lie who have en-
cured all that men can endure and given all that
san nSoa sse 5;sr s ssa
men. OF whom this institution has furnished its
quota OF examples. let q g1eatfuI country rear
ta h,sh lta nonnme7ts Of honor, that the young Of
lotufe years may learn to admire and initiate tnair
virtues, >"'s '"eAa
In period when military SUCCESS must nece,-
proval, It see,ps almost saperluops to ~ tS.r
Inc Age demands courage as IN essential OF char-
;,h aG,s1 1es mere ph, etcA courage, unattended
The courage demanded b. ths tsus soldiss IL nut;
indifference 10 danger, but calm foresight in mn.
xtdine against peril, coupled with resolution 10
The man who is reckless asd rashea hsed1e,s,x
into the jaws Of destruction fs no better thsn H.
Mho Wa'e5s e; 10 ihs peFoas e1ies Bo.h are like
he who prudently foreseea and calmly meats tsn..
ges oHen nnds safety on the bElnk Of Threatened
Theoretically, all nations hold coward1ce tn he
tgn9mil tous and 1alt courage to the rank Of the
stsE q ttseoy ;Ths! are noy brought il con
naton, the testiug time has suddenly come, and
mort brsvelY has the test been borne. The In
habitants Of The North had been tainted, with
their pr4eflcal tests and ut1iltarian pursuits. A
pretended chivaly In the South had assumed to
loseess all the bravery, and bad yainly imagined
The nrst rosr Of Confederate cannon How differ.
ent has been the reeult !! With what pro1optness
and une1ampled devotion to countrJ's honor
in their might, forming the largest volunteer army
the world ever saw {! Aud when thai army hss met
the Toe ~ d'spla5s courage have been une1 IN.
and wounded forms . testimony sealed With the
blood Of hundreds Of thousand.
The term war III the middle OF the 18th century
javelns upon shields ard bncxlers: no cros-
sing OF swords or 1snces te:we.n heroes
ia u Rs saa ,,1ssn tas age shao.e1s ct =:
| Of rded cannon and flying artillery; Of bumb
Shells of steam iron c!ads and Of Greek dre with
| ginerJ Of distraction the Whole youth os America
march forth with bared breasis bnt unquatlln9
hearts. II IL no wonder that IN sueh war they
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our intelligent youth been alone in showing the
highest quality OF courage. These were. down.
tr0dden siores who for generations had been sold
and driven lite dumb cattle, but Of whose human
tnssincts their masters had always been afraid.
When the proclamation Of freedom YVES 1asued,
compiled with the order to enlist them under ths
.entursd 70 suppose that they could be educated
inio reliable Eoldters ehort Of long puptGge, Aad
even then It was deemed probienatical wnathe,
1t would be possible for them to lace their old
masters actual combat. L lew months OF the
experiment OF uberty have euniced to prove thai
the freedman. though neero. Is capable Of els
sco-e OF enssngnined batsle-nelds hui
the African proved himself soldier before uhose
n1ed hayonet an Ajax or an Achilles misn. quail
The 1sss, have aronsed within It spirit OF re.
rtnge. before which The guilty authors Of such
e1oelty. and al their ebettor., may we'll trenols
children Of Ham, the disposition ana the capacity
to- be brave. and as the provtdeacs Of God II
bringing them Into eircamtiances where they maj
act for themselves. let us hope that they may rse
| to the dignity OF noble manhood
DR.. Kidder further said that the period dem1z
ded, above al things, acsion and that all tht
e, without which the best Of qualities ise rem
as,ca n1ss1e,yfryt.;t ae pata si xlowns
tho Qnalities which in hts opinion shon1d belong
to the men Of the period. The learned speake
thus concluded:
"Let 1t then be accepted ~ the duty OF all, eve,
amid the aeonies Of attempted revolution, to 4.
snd stimulate the tp1rit q study a the gram
sprt 81 ssn9y .nd Of sSST sn
fu]}y consecYated 10 God'e service, AZ we'll ~ Il
mans elevation. onr race Will indeed have becom
earthly allotment, and The full importance OF ID
period in which live Will be seen in its relation
to the destipiea OF the world"
received by the audience, who manifested their 81
probation BY rounds Of applause 1t its conclu=ion