The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-12-21

lows of vengeance. Nations have no
immortality Hence justice must meet
ouc nationaf sins here
For this very reason this is not a state
of equal retribution. For. as We have
already shown. every member of the
body polite must suffer the avenging
stroke of Justice in punishment for na
tional sin, although many individual
mem bers may be innocent before God.
There Is day coming when all nation
ality shall dissolve, and every soul shall
render an impartial account. The legs
that appeared lame here, shall be equal
there
We have special reasons for thanks
giving to God, he has given seed to the
sower and bread to the ester He has
shielded us from the ..pestilence that
walketh in darkness and the destruction
that wastcth Al MONDAY He has saved
our fruitful valleys against the submerg-
ing and desolating pillows OF war.
Oar wives and children have not been
compelled to seek shelter from an enc
my flushed with victory, in the inhospita
bic dens and cares of the earth.
And espo lially should we thank God
that the Vaccinations of enemies in our
midst has been brought to nausht. Who
can fully estimate this deliverance:
Plunder and blood, destruction and mis-
cry were in their wsys. Their throat
was an open sepulchre. Virtue. limo
cenee, nor age, nor sex would have es
capped their fiendish grasp. But thanks
be to God, he has turned the fruit of
their schemes TO ashes on the lip.
Again. tyrants, and despots Of the
old world said Aha. Aha! On your ma
tional voyage YOU have escaped wind
and wave thus tar, but now you must go
down. great quadrenuial political
contest, in the midst Of civil war will
convulse your republic, and scatter it in
thousand fragments. The very ele-
ments will ignite and all will perish in
sea of flame But thank God these
were false prophets. The crisis is past.
The nation breathes freer, and despots
weep over wicked and blasted hopes.
The ulanim;ty of the decision, by the
great States of the Union. is a csuse of
thankfuln-ss to all whether friends OF
the one candidate OF the other 1t is a
surety OF more unity of action. and bet
ter feeling. The minority will bow with
more grace to the majority on account
of Its stupepdous proportions And for
the same reason. the majority can afford
to be more generous aud magnsnimous
to defeated minority. More than all
this it gives promise OF more vigorous
war policy and swifter return OF peace.
Col spcel the lav /, Besides, we ought
to thanS Col tlai he has voIichsafed to
our AIMS unprecedented success That
we have ut last commanders. whom our
brave soldiers trust, and 10 whom the
whole Co'ntry scCe'rtts implicit conf
dcHce None can estimate how power
ful Is this clement of strength TO our
cause. The soldier will dare more and
endure more willingly. The pcorle at
home will sacrifice more generously to
our armies in the field, and for the suffer
ing ones there and here.
We ought to thank God to day that the
power of the giant rebellion is almost
paralyzeti \ rebellion whose like per
fa! :. never occurred in the history of
any Government Weak and protracted
in its beginnings, wicked in its princi
pies aud sl:nost crushing in its blow.
ct God has kindly conducted us where
human prudence faltered, to revolutions
in public sentiment. and results, that hu
man sagacity could not grasp
While we are thankful to Sod for His
loving kindness and experimenting
Providence, let Us not forget that He
works for the accomplishment of His
purposes ON earth, by means and instru
mentalities human. We have reached
the grand results over rivers of blood,
and bridges of slain All along our
way, are the MANNED and dying, widows
and orphans. Also the poor outcast,
just from bonds too joyous perhaps, in
his new born freedom TO know himself
in want An all, from the former child
Of luxury TO the little drummer boy,
"Cry1re, Oh. for lore Of Jesus
Grant this little boon
of generous sympathy Let US not for
get the lonely and distressed He that
giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord