The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-05-10

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the Apostle to the apostate jew, 90 full Of
all subiilty and mischief, thou child of the
derii, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt
thou not cease to pervert the right ways Of
the Lord"
why do yon entertain the amnesty proc.
lamn.ion ? Why do you propose to return
to the old retien, dishonored Union -
Would you rather hug the chains Of slavery
with all it's disgrace than pay the price of
liberty hswerer dear that may be? Is life
so Gear and case SO sweet, that you will
purchase them nj the price Of liber,v?-
Such were no. the feelings of your Neck
ienturg ancestry. You should remember
Civil Government is mn ordinance of God -
And the particular form of Government |.
left to the choise Of man. Asd in the calm
uAbiassed exercise of your judgment ysu
elected the Southern Confederucy .as YOUR
Government. Its principles were conpenlal
with the views, institutions and interests Of
your people. Under its broad Ayis yonr
independent yeomanry could more suti,tac
t0'ily enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happ'ness. This is emphslicalIy your Gov
erAwent. lis constitutional engrg ,rncnts
have never been violated lis principles have
always been faithfully administered. And
now you arc morally as well as politically
bound to support i. You arc as mach
Sound 10 protect and defend it as any other
ordinance OF heaven. You are as much
bound for its maintenance, as the RICH, TO
worship God according to your coincidence
Both are the gifts Of God and both are to
be preserved pure and untramnelcd. You
had the right 10 make this choice. You
had the right to cast in yCsr political tss
tiny with us. Yea, more than this. Il was
duiy you owed 10 sound principles, 10
yourselves and 10 posteriiy. And now fer
the exercise Of This right yeu arc called in
question-an rJdSt NM 4 cruel war is wagcd
against you by mn unprincipcd and tyran.
ieal power in the North. They have iuva.
ded your territory, stained your soil with
the blood of your citizens, and perperra,.d d
the NEST startling enormlies upon the in
nocent and Unprotected Of your people
And now you rrc bound by the strongest
conceivable Obligations 10 resist these ~.
rann:cul aggressions at all hGzznrds and To
the iust extremity. You are as much bound
10 surrender the isst mnn and the las, dol.
lar III the maintenance Of your coun;ry's
rights, your country's honor, As YOU are to
make these sacrifices for the christian reIj.
gion. Both ats ordinances Of God, md
both are entitled to any sacrifice their main.
tehance may require. Cursed De he that
doeth the work Of the Lord deceitruliy, and
cursed DO he that kecprth his sword from
Aood Yes resistance 10 tyrants is EN-
phatcally obedience TO God: Liberty il n
Jewel of such priceless vlue that it cannot
he pnrchased at too grea, sasrifc,. L. is
always worth more than it costs.
Bu! you say yeu are tired Of the war and
wish 1t terminated. We nre ali tired Of il.
Ano the Yankees are toe. Before we com
menced. we counted the scst with ma,he
maiical accuracy. And were so applied nt
its magnitude, that We determined, and nc.
tualiy did use every reasonable and proper
means to avert it. Evesy expedieRt that
justice and honor csnId suggest was resor.
ted to, to avert these appalling callanites.
But the only response given 10 our ontrest.
ing voice was charac lcristic of the selfish.
per'rcu'ing. blood thirsty spirit Of New
EngaLders. The long, senoreus crv that
a. "A az "A fro La.
keedon Was for blood blood Nothing
could saliate the demon fury Of these in.
carnate hend, but Lloed. Blood they have
demanded, aud blood they must have. But
lot them rest assured, e,rrv dIop of blood
from that Of Jackson and La.limsre to the
last that is offered on this sungunary altar
will be required at their hands. Yes ,h.
bloss of many mnrtyred patriots is now
ing from under the alter, SAYING "how
long, . Lord holy and true, do,t thou no,
Judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the EARTH" This demon spirit Of
blood which they have evoked will not be
allayed by shedding Southern blood. ],
will rage rampant until the streets Of self.
righteous Boston hoS with blood :-not
shed by the virgin hands Of the Ssuthers
Cosfeder"ey but by iendu butchering
hends.
But suppose You were now c0zily en-
sconced in this rail splitting Abraham's
bosom would that free you from all con
nexion with wI! Would his smiles and !
bsHedietisn- forever project you from wars
and war rumors ! Do you suppose that
yonr deserving our -standard would so
weaken and discourage onr people, that
they will suecumb to the military dsspet-
ism of brate Butler, and the ambitious as
piratons of King Abraham. II so, ysn nre
most egregiousIy mistaken. 1t would
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