Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-04-28

NAaAaNeAaat v lftAE NllAt lf-k-s DiuEE IOlH l4ai
% went down on that dark day. who shall tel
e the mighty Woes that have made this land
2 spectacle 70 angels and men The soil ha
drank blood and l. glutted, millions mourn
Tor millions slain, or, enyyiug the dead, pray
ID Tor oblivion, towns and villages have beer
2 razed fruitful fields have turned back t,
wilderness. IL came 20 pass Is the prophet
sala, tnc sun was turned 70 darkness and the
moon 10 blood. The course Of law was end
Cd, The sword 1l the Chief Magistrate was
h-uuiel in half the ration, industry was par
alyzat. morals corrupted, the public veal was
invaded hy npine and ansrchy, and whole
States were avage3 by avCnginE armies.
lhe world was amazed and the earth reelCd
When the Gag sunk here, Il was as il pOliti-
cal night bad come, and an beasts OF fury had
come ..-th % ieraur Tba. long night is
IN I'D and .0F this returning day we have
O. me from aiar 10 reipics and give thank
No mure war. no more acedrged secession. no
more slavery tha- spawned them both. Ut
ns man misread tine meaning OF this unfold
ll-. Pc -1v- Government hath returned hith-
r-. Tr1r.4.u-. DO the name OF vindieatcd
%. ernrent. PEACE and protection 20 loyalty,
hsrilaii.n aud pains 20 tr5itors This is
, Ing ll =1-sIeig1tv. The nation. nos the
l. s-r.g1i restored Co authority.
iH- Ing man1-, not suppiieit-s There
u- pardon. Hlt n1 concession. There
ua- HHa.-.g ans oblivion. bur nJ h1neye1
.Hm. miss. Iaa nation to-day has PEACE
for i1I sui war flr the turbulent.
sa>ulri0>s or PLaCE
Oh. only condition 0rsuhmIssIon is To- sub
uI- i.af. is the Constitution. there ere the
aF- .He I- tae Government Idey rise
u. .. Hpuntaiu- % strength that shall Lot
moved. I1cy are the conditions Of peace.
One .1H.u under one government, witl0at
-arrr. ha- hleu ordained and shaI! stand
iHe.. rfu be peace ou no other hass On
-.I- -fs.s reoon-ructicu b. easy snd needs
neither architect nor engineering. Without
t'f- .'-is. un engineer or architect shall ey-
,r -..u--rIe- .Hs-e rebe!ii0l= States
N N. o.. ul- Haut your citie- nor your fields.
$50 f' H'- envy ypu your prolific soil, mol
heavens .uI. u. perpetual Summer Let ag-
r'rII.lr. rsvsl here lct manufactures make
ever, stream musical build fleets in every
port surprise ,hc arts Of re4ce with genius
-a'0ul ol.E is chat of Athen-, aud we shall
., -"l bon E1.r Eia4nc~- and rich 10 YOUR
weH- SD -Har Hs ask i- lu-weryinz love
'Il 1a universal liberty and that, in the
n.n. of tnI- high sovereignty Of the United
States H. America we demand, and that.
"... .r i---iu- 3D.. Almighty God. We wilI .
r.r.
Neri-e .-- ather'- banner. that .t may .
...u- aes better blessing, than those Of old. .
te.. .. may cs-l out the devil Of di-clri .
t..H' Do may restore lawful government and /
prosperity ulr- sr- more euiurin. thln .
thar which ir protected before that it NAV
wu parted friends from their alienation - .
t.a- DO may inspire hope and iuauguute UNI
f.r-1. liberty ttEt it may say % the swords
re,am @, thv sheath, ard q the plJW and
sickle. - i.-t1 that 10 may heal all ieal-
Iu-l.-, unite aA POLICIES. inspire a new ma
-.'Hai ilic, compact car strength. purify our
FIa"Tie7 euu11le lur national ambitions
,..a make this people great and strong not
- aggression and suarrl l-1nene-- but .lr
l.ar. s- tle world. giving 2, US the glo-
-..l- lr.r1g-at're leading all nations ~
--H- .ls- -0 more tlmsn policies 20 siu-
.r, friendship. o. RATIONAL instituted civ
.rI-e--l Lh-i>tiar brother
H..to-.... ~r1r-.r. ir -.r-ful patriotism.
r.- banner a0 che sky a. 1r old
v planted % t1e cloud. and with
-..ur -.tr.r tta,.r God o. look upon 70
-. .- rHe -l1riai o. m everlasting
H.-..art deere. rha- never again on this
-.i a..1- o. blood prevail.
Wru.sl r-e eye -arr from bis Spectacle
$40. ..--. moo l--J-.- -ti1us which Overlapping
..- ...a. la-t, -irg l- back % times when.
..,- N.-. sui South. the llE vas hJnlr5i
Tn r. .gr colonial days wl
tle long Revolutionary struggle, /
-oI-a- Of pros Porous years lsuc-
81 non t-1 Ta--a-, of the Stamp
t... .l.9. -.a--- thc colonies. r. vas
r-fr South D4r.ilaa, t1st cried with
f-.-..r. enthusiasm eve stand 90 the
common ground yi those natural
HI e.I snt know as meu.
e. lr \-V England man. no
\.e 1.rs.r AasWn 0n thi- continent, bot
--il la. -Ameriesus. That
H.- OH. r.-. -0 S.l-H Carolina. Jtst shall
-. voice &c South Jaro.iua
-uE ,as s.ri0NALITy.
..- e.al. Bat Is coming We
r.H ..- t,I-r-- sadly through the ONCE
snail El. break upon she sbore-n0
\.I.H nu West, no S0uth--buI one United
---.- o.. America. There Is scarcely man
.rn 1 ihc South vino has lifted nls hand
a-ur-, this banner, but had father who
li have died for it. Is memory dead Is
u..l. ul historic pride? Has fatal fury
-c. blindness or bate into eyes that used
fH .1HE kindly toward each other, that read
Che same Bible. that hung over the same
historic pages Of our national glory, that
studied the same Constitution Let this
uplifting bring back all Of the past that was
good, bur leave in darkness all that was bad
10 never was before 50 wholly unspotted. 50
clear Of al wrong, 80 purely ana simply the
i-u ol justice ami liberty. Did | say that
vr brought back the same banner that you
bore awty, noble and heroic sir? Il i not
che sarne-it i- more and better than it was.
The land is free from slavery since that
banner tell. When God would prepare Mo
-e- ior emancipation. he overthrow his first
steps and drove him for forty years to brood
iu the wilderness. When our flag came down. |
iour years 1t lay brooding in darkness: it
cried 10 the Lord Wherefore am deposed ? |
Then arose before il the vision Of Its sln. Ii
had strengthened the strong and forgotten
the weak It proclaimed Liberty. but trOd
upon slaves. In that seclusion it dedicated
itself - liberty. Behold to-day il ful6ls its !
vows. When it went down, four millions of
people had not a :; to-day it rises, and
lour millions OF people cry out: : Behold our
lag hark, they murmur Ii Is the gospel |
TO the poor; 1t heals our broken hearts il I
lrea che-i icllvcrance TO the captives it gives
sight 10 the blind 1t sets at liberty them that
were bruised Rise up, then, glorious gospel
banner. ana roll out these messages Of God.
Tell the ar that not q spot now sullies thy
whitcle>~. thy red Is not the blush Of shame. |
.at ,le dush u joy. Tell the dews that wash
-Lcc thar thou art pure e. they. Saw 70 the
niSa- t1at thy stars lead toward the morn
.ns and 70 the morning that brighter cav
arises with healing IN irs wings. and then.
U glorious Tag, 5Id the sun pour light on thy !
-o.as with double brightness. while thou art
bearing round and round the world the SOL
,mnlc OF 8 race SCI i.ee-a nation redeemed.
Inc mlgnty haud OF Government, made
strong IN war By the favor Of the God Of hat
lies, spreads VIDE to-day the Banner Of Lib
2rty, tnat went down In darkness. that arose
n light, and there 1t streams Tx, the sun
aoove 1t. neither parceled out nor nouauo-
Hed. but flooding the air with light for an