New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
THANKSGIVING SERMONS.
s-r National PeriIs and Deli'srnnce''
sYpnOE BY PROF. MATTJSON.

IT, ia now two hundred and forty-four years
s.uco the Pilgrims Of the May flower landed on Ply mouth
Rock Their first act upon landing was to knee down
AEON the shore and give thanks to God for his meTce
a them during their long and perous voyage one
calamity after another beei the colony, days oil iaSs
ard PRAYER were held till ateDgh at one oith daHe''
s.ocbs in their early history, it was resolved 10 no"
dsy Of public thanksgiving to God. From fhas "a!
his the custom has been observed, first IN
md subsequently in the Middle and Western o'a''',
t,p {, bas at length become national We are h''cu
~ the Chief Magistrate of the Republic seeon"eu "
ara Governors of States and Mayors OF eIes' 10 unto
a. pnbljc recognition Of the Divine goodness' ano II
sSerncs of praise and thanksgiving TO the oer Vi u"
cooa VIVA, n sublime moral spectsciei More IMAM
sventv millions of people voluntarily setting apart
dy for speoal PRAYER and praise to the huer o NaonS
Nav Ue hear ard regard in his holy dwelling piaSe'
ard command mercy and benedictOn upon ne An,
memorial usage makes Ihanhs slVlLs,aey u pri,!ese1
doy the minister As re convened LIS t|ole ' hs
always claimed the privilege OF cr!ticIs'rg iohnal
theories and events with tue utmost Heeeoin NM NM
could say that politics mght moi iussn WV ON me
Ebbath who should dSny the minister the privilege Oh
speaking Of political IS well as OF other lullo, 'il'
ssepts, Hence % political sermon was usually OK
ne,ted on Thanksgiving day. But have no desire 70
discuss po zeal issues to-day, except 20 Lar az tney may
be indirectly involved, and as may Dc demanHed y!
tyalty justice morality and tue en- , ~,
secession The text supposed to relate to the GeiVc
sl,oe of the jewish nation from the snare sci ny
ft their destruction. Ii embodes ively se - on w
3mninence Of their peril, and OF Their %
God for having rescued them from the inpehdi. ae
structio-a theme BY 10 means unslel L" VIC oe! nv
the occasion upon which we have met In NeN Oh 'I'
events Of the last thee years ana espevlany u ts
wear what Language can be appropriate WIN ~
than that Of the tex. Blessed De inc Iofu wy mo-
not given US SIS prey 10 their teeth Our SOU 10 C.
eaped as bird out OF tie snare oI Inc 10" Ieis -.
saare is broken md we ale escaped LeoA a.
ahs dangers through which We have pesseG, aLu
the deiSerances which God hath wrought loi rs
In the beginning the conspiracy wes long ioe"iH'tu
aud the conspiratOrs had the control OF the
Tie departments were the hands OF TRAITORS inu e
president was at best bat cipher Inc Leasiy nas
stoen empty the Navy sent TO distant seas and near
y an the ar in the country placed within reach Of TIE
Sosspirat ors. 4 single order OF D. B. fhye' sne"
1yotary War. transferred ll5,OOomproved muskets
Apd rifles from the Springfield ArmoSy aud the Arsenel
~ Watsrvleit 10 different srsenos gin the South and
all these in addition 10 at least 3OOO already there
and subsequently seized by the insurgents When we con
sder all these facts and the promises Of support which
they had from their political allies in the NORTH The
marvel is that they waited for Mr.. Lincoln 10 be
lnauglratedthat they did not seize tie capital ana oil
the machinery of the Government i'll February, letL
But Providence spared us this humiliation. Equally
dangerous would have been the offered concessions Of
the Peace Congress aud Of the Congress Of 1851 and
victory at the irs Bun Run battle, would probably have
led u enduring national disaster and shame Here too
She Lord kept foot from the foWers snare Another
danger that Of recognition and foreign lhtcrVcH
ton England has not forgotten 70 AM 1912. She ~
Jealous Of growing commerce and nationality and
wishes 10 divide us rhe Free States manufacture end
thus compete with England. aud force protective
tariff while the South produce cotton sugar, nee.
tobsceo hemp snd turpenine, and want manufactured
articles in return and without duties. Hence tie 10.
erests OF England made her friendly to the South All
ths with her pressing want Of COTTON 10 give employ
ment and bread her operators furnished s1Fong
motive for recognition and intervention. SO with
France her interests lay the direction, especie
" aSha uaofa n fan a.
stability othe throne required the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Great Republic But though preie1ts have been
sought and opportunity 10 quarrel with Us has been
omitted od has delivered from every snaie. and all
fear OF intervention by other nations has departed for
Another danger to which We have been all along
exposed has been that of civil in the Free states.
A strong party al the North long Identified With the
leaders Of the Rebellion, and ia sympathy with them
had promised to sd them IN eass o. ,@ aPPea 20 sp
were pledged TO insugurste war az tie North. The
Sots in this city in le6 the spread plot in Indiana
and elsewhere the plot TO seize steamers on Lake Erie
and the plans coDeoced Canada for burning Chicago
Detroit, Buffalo, Oswego and Ogdensburg all parts
Sf one grand for iDauguratng domestic in
sbe NORTH in the interest Of tue Rebellion. Bat With
the exception of the raid 81 AlDans, exeTy other
snsre been discovered in time TO prevent disa
And Of the last great peril the danger Of yielding to
dependency. and virtually san enderDg the Oye unen
" the dicaton Of Rebels iu arms. have Rad long
end bloody war already Thousands upon thousands
have husbands brothers, sons In The Army for whose
return they sigh and pray Others mourn tie less Of
those who will return no more The burden Of ts1siion
the Of further drafts have also helped increase
The anxiety and there have not been wanting ira tor.
Gus press and INSCRIPTIONS politicians. WHO have
done then utmost 10 extend snd deepen the public
apprehension. Under these CIRCUMSTANCES, Il dsIk
and gloomy day, II Was proposed 10 withdraw armies
and negotiate. Tie dcItcrOlsly set by the
Willy poiiticians at Chicago The 9Th OF November Ap.
proaches-the most perious day the nation has ever
seen. But she noby spurhs The ing4ri9ns and imsgi
nary peace me snare spsinss, hut Tie bird has
escaped. The nation shouted in thuudsIlopcs from
sAeaine TO Minneso,a, 40 9sTeaotc. No inaisIc,.
No change Of Policy! No change Of Presiaeai! For
ward bs land and seq, cavalry infantry and artillery
shot she'll sword and BAY till the STAR aud Stripes
float in triumph over ~ the Rebel territory" Ikus
the snare s broken, and the nation IS saved. Aad lea
say all this IS Of man. just when the heavens
darkest the enemies o. the country MOT conf
dent and tie loy al and the true most anxious and
fearful the Lord sent sherman into Atlanta, and SheI
dan through the Shenandoah Valley tie national hesr
South, sealed forever TIE Lord wa 81 our side
and lie delivered from the OF The ioalers Be
side these signal deliyejsnces from inalcnt peril
God has not ceased to smile upon and 10 bless Even
the South it has been almost uniformly healthy.
TO Northern troops Despite the droGIh. which. no
time, threatened our harvest has been p!entOus
and we have want Of nothing fcr man or beast Never
was there less Of desitution and want in these State.
than during the lat twelve months. Prosperity attends
in commerce. husbsndIy, and the arts Labor Is ~
demand everywhere reiuuneratiye prices and
the Injuries OF life feel, aud generally enjosed
a. if no war existed. When diamonds, or
pianos, costly carriages, aud furniture purchased
than during the past yeari When was more costly
attire worn Wien were ~ many church debts paid
ar other Obligations dlsclsrgcd Despite ali the croak
lug of ms.concnis and traitors. yet ws hay5 seayc-
begun to feel the int symptoms % Want on OF sd'ersy
Our arms have been crowned with signal success On
land aud sea. From tho upper Po,olosr Glsn drove
Lee southwark, step By step TO The svgy gates Vi qh
,nond 30. also, Sheridan saceps the Valley OF the
Shenandoah, sending ks-y whiting through Win.
chester and ar 70 return 40 more. Charleston
and Mobile II pe, Wilmington also, Ne heTiueiHslly
sealed against All blockade runners. Capt Winscw
has sent the Alabans 10 the bottom of the and
fhs Florida is cut out Of Brazilian port and rests
peaceably in New York haIbor, uudel tAe stars and