The Portland daily press., 1865-01-14


arms our tattles have MOVED the world 5as
II has not been moved for long time.
But what isthe record of 1884? Which of
these European classes has been the batter
pleased by the results of the last years battlep
We are happy in being able-and not overleap
the bounds OF truth-to answer this question
and say, the Liberals have the greatest cause
OF rejoicing. The tide of battlsbss f9wed Ia
favor OF the North and of Republican prin-
'eiples- tina world oyer. Human bondage on
Americsn.so has received its dsath-blow and
Brazil and other sections OF the searth,- where
slavery exists, will feel the shock and begin
xh8 ghHoas work Iemancipation. W9N /
!, The shareholders Of Brazil begin already to
feel the pulses Of the civilized world, land 10
give some thoughts to the rights of humanity
rights which God has given, and woe be to
them who attempt to take them away. from "a
single individual o Notenly, Brazil, but other
sIavsholding portions of the earth have. al
ready felt the shock this rebellion has called
.fortho4i Like electricity ait runs around the
earth and r. ssnussYefirngs to Aheafv in the
greatcircla. U 5ei VI 'wibseoob
of'Iate sin with gold
And the strong 3ance of j1stic shurtless breaks.
a Arm 1t in rags, Rigpy straw doth pierce it.,
The above sentimentrmayvbetru at certain
periods sd Of time, but there are some sins that
cannot be plated With gold so thick as to pre-
event their being pierced, especially ip times of
excitsmsptapd revolution whsn the hearts-of
men are aroused to certain enormitiestre5oo
We are not now speaking Of battles and
bloody aefds, Of victories lost or won, of eman1
l5esiiAtiop the point Of the BAY pnet and g6sr-
ty gained by military power but ofootheE VIC
tsgiass 81 moral sesoldtfons, Of the awakening
of the public conscience, of the advance -of
principle over sorffd selfish feelings, of deep
aandfadicai change inpablic eAtiHsnt THESE
are Victories Whess power will be felt in COM
ingbages. This greats ehanges this general
t.awskenisg Conscience eommenced
with ,oprselyes-with the people of The north,
ana dc rebellion ga&e atsa mightyimphlsey
People began toopen their eyesHand to RET
fleet aenousiyupoW tha egorpitiesef human
bondage-upon one mans owning another
smka and selling hingas ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
goods Of ANY description. How strange it
seems to rejecting mild that has thorough
" 5hTesfigsts tais subject, and seen an its
bearfhg that the masses were soblihd tosuch
an eqormity, and their mera all senses Wereso
little disturbed BY it But a 80 IT Was and SO il
ever has been in relation to many of the evils
that Cast biig hto and mild over this fair
earth, 1t is this moral reyolution-this mighty
P ekangs ia puglie OPT 4tEisya Malieh iag Che
conscience OF the nztfons-this new impulse
given toSNeI spirit Iof Liberty which this re
bellion has produced9that now claim our at
tentiQn and ae@and our gratitude Ill II
We are among those WAC believe in the
worlds progress SLOW it may Nhb at certain
periods, and almost imperceptible to human
minds, bat stih onward in spitefof al eppos-
ing elements. And.when at its slowest move.
ment aud the publ heart and Tq1scence seem
to be hardened and corrupted to an unusual
extent, some unseen power throws ofTthe
masks from tteface Of hypocrite ,,and Wicked
men are made the uihstfuments of good to the
race, Aoyeysr IignTantof theT fact they may
be, or however unwilling they might be 10
lc3Hbshtt1 SUCH a use Of snssIsGsy a In
GThe slateholders' Rebellion lis anlil astration
of this position, and shows it in clear light.
Long had they been guilty Of the sin 81 hold
lng3 their aeoEMea aD lpoadags appspublic
| opinion even at the north sustained them.-
Butthey were rsstless and Gould not bessatisl
fed With the power they exercised, great as it
was. In their pride and pomp they madly
seized upon ths pillars OF our republic, and
| were bent oHpulling down the Temple of
Liberty their fathers had erected. The great
rebellion was inaugurated 1.-The Star iSpaug-
led Banner" was trappled in the dust and spat
upon Independent Confederacy, and slavery,
r ~ atom, tRere the Wafcile Hords,j and
whatNhas been the legitimate result q, all such
wickedhessY What effect has It ali lad upon
4 The moral sense ah S scisnce u thu World
fiDsi hAfhe charm dissolve s araoe.i ssii.sai
led And a. the morning steals upon the nightpoa
| M sinng tbs darkness; 80 their fsing seneesi
L. Bogn 10 chase the ignorant tunes shat mantle
Pc Tneircioarer reasDn.vyoo Illf soi aqiasr6ieauS
Tnus were they made 1.-The Instruments of
good n tts void; 4 bpstAsy did not mean it
neitherdid they desire it. There ara certain
moral diseases that demand powerful medica
tiohn9And lkiaserg swsslnBe ofatAese. Great
reforms are baptized in blood and repentance
d tnnst shsd is sc4lalhE Esafs. Tns bi1ty of
the great globle Itself y requires its Hcentraf
fresstabadst OF through tie appalling crater
of the Volcano and the surrounding atmos-
phefe demands the sthqndsrbolt fpr. its puri-
ncation:~ Often the brightest bolt comes from
bthe darkest cloud. and the most ueededreform
often springs up from the iblobd stained battle
b6Sd, N IL not1all Of death to die, Thegreat
sacrifice of life that has been laid on the altar
Of Our eSuntry war reach tliroa gho then ages,
bend sgnbprh millions will reap the benefit of it.
= bfhus ,isSthei m0ral sss well as the physical
world governed. 1t must be SO Just as long
iEas eeaflelag elements exist, And yet, there
is progress, never falling progress, and Good Is Is
constantly gaiAding thhss aasceendsncy over Eva.
God in his Providence is still educing good
iaffono evil His. ways, are not ourlways. HIS
timeo Is not four atime. na0urI minds are sur
rounded by many limitations, and we cannot 81
remove the curtain that hides Tie futnfe from
osE yiewe IN this great drama Of human lie,
she scenes areshiftad by o. Masters hand, and
fcOnstantisdrpfises are the lot Of moftalsa But
the play goes on, thescenes' often ehahge and
onsIact after aaether Is perfarmed in accord
ance with the original de ign. :,
The world u indeed 4 stage where eyerS
nan must Play big paEs sal ihUia bs 70 untff
the last syllable of recorded time. To the
desbaifihg we say, be OF coca Cheer, for s'God
fspans' all aheiclouds ofalile0withi the bow Of
pEoptss" lFhe tlae draws ness when slavery
will be no more, and around the earth will be
7 tlsAlA tns soPgs 81 j bllee This ebelon is
~ tne tfaglc actsin the great drama which,
iiKe stofns ana earthquakes IN the hysical
world, will work out q purer. atmosphere, &
higher eiVli2Ation a al % flrn..a, an3