Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-09

Below we copy from Hartford (Ct) paper an
extract from a discourse preached in that city by
Rev George b. Spalding, the Sabbath after the
murder Of President Lincoln. Mr.. Spalding is a
native Of Montpelier, and recently went from
Vergennes this State to take the pastoral charge
of the church at Hartford over which Rev. Mr.
Bushnell had been for many years settled. The
extract which we copy teaches in forcible, e.o-
quent and unmistakable language the lessons
which the Presidents death should teach the ma
ton:
o thou demon OF slavery, was it not enough
that thou hadst for centuries crushed o race 'e-
meath thine iron heel that through the 'lel'
years thou hadst rioted in lust and crU"'y WhiIr
Heaven was deaf to the wllngs Of LAY Vie'in's
Was il not enough that thou h4'c' rent me laIiu
With civil feuds, and at last, ,'oNipg tne ie" SPf
its of treason and rebe,1i Tor iour lohR yeaf'
hadst saIa, and tortur'd' ana starved lhe nauoil
youth ? Was il 10 reveal more clearly to the
amazed universe ne founess OF thy wick edness
that in thy last expiring strength thou ddst with
such basenpss, and cowardiee, and relentless cru
city striks the nations glory, Gods snnointed,
that thou didst spring upon him in his hour Of
recreation and unguarded security nay that thou
didst steal in upon the slumbers Ct a weak, de-
fsnceess sufferer, 10 w!eak thy vengeance Chiv
aldo Long enough hadst thou claimed that
proud title, until, by that witchiog grace which
goes with power, and those social adornment-
which hid the rottenness beneath, and thy loud
and blatant pretensons, thou h4dst weI.nish made
good thy claims. Stripped in thine hour Of death
Of thy false covering, thy monsrous def5rmi les
exposed, the world turns with horror from the re-
voting spectacle.
All WAS not that awful parric,de most htythe
closing scene 10 this fearful trsgedy which, with
all its varied acts Of blood and cruelty, has been
enacted beneath these skies through the impatient
centuries?
Stunned as we are BY this dreadful shock Of
griei, do we not begin even through our tear.
dimmel eyes to discern it's great meaning Does
not the awful solemn majesty OF government
God own ordnance, stand with ID. unshesthec
sword by the bier Of the fallen president, and with
renewed and unappeasable wrath, demand from
Us the vlndcltion which we would not otherwise
glys' Does not Justice, in oil her righteous sane
titles, stand there to exact from US IL. holy dues
Aye, does not mercy in her spoiless robes stand
there by that wounded head, and rebuking tht
, scAly sentimentaism Of the hour, ask that rhict
even in love she may plead9
Yes, the sacred Three, turned from the CORY
, bsttle-feds, the unmarked graves Of the heroi,
a, dead the prisons where our brave brother. and
sons with such meekness and unf4ltetng, oysity
r, met lntir terrible fate here by the nations mur
y dered president, point iorgeuu people TO tha
crime Of treason, and demand inexoraby-'n tn
), name Of Government, and Justice and Mercy
y that jldgmen. shall be executed.
Better than this chosen one fall victim to s,
. great nquity than tha. the nation, even in il
hour OF triumph, should suocumb to H. Better
, dead president, with the glory which will irradat
, his tomb Than the spectacle Of cauonizsd treason
" Woe, thrice woe TO the nGton which, in the h0u
= wien most Of all God is showing lorlh the dis
tho i've features Of His moral government woe
thrice woe 10 the ni,on which in lis sinful lrui
y, ency puts good for evil, and evil for good, reoog
ing 10 its heart With equal warmth Of embrsc
the unblushing rebel woo has stabbed OF its If,
aud the loya soldier who has barred his own b,
., som TO receive the blow. The crime OF such mi.
y called forgiveness ouistrips in enormity the orig
: nal crime OF rebellion.
70 Itseems PLAIN, that God, 10 permitting tai,
y great revolt, even il ils hour Of extinction, t
y PROSTATE our mos. chosen, and saleiest pHla
- would stay this dangerous drift OF sentiment
which, in the sacred name Of grace and magnaa
7, unity, would force pardon OF the unrepentin
~ rebel.
re With this startling demonstration Of the inh,
"a rent sin Ct treason, the duty is plain. See TO
- fellow citizens, in the name Of justice, aud trul
- ard love, by al. ,hai is iac.ed % government D
;" all that is holy 10 righteousness, by the memoir,
W Of lae dead who IN luch suffering have strive
~ for the ysdicltion Of outraged law: see to
Christian patriots, that he who by TIL, most III
n,l act is appointed Of God TO be reveng,r
execute wrath upon him lhat doeth evil see
D. II that be bear rot his swe ri IN vain.
And 20 God responds 10 our grief g. we a.
with the children Of Judah, sCrrcwIng over The
n nations gallant defender, "Why is this gre
y man dead vi saved Israel
rk And Vet why should We stay our tears p-,oa
ee Of c1mmiseration ior him who with such con'ui
" mate plsdom, and dauntless hope, and uuiailC
70 ing purpose, led Us straight on through tae ~,
ny ,hickenlng maze Of events, and who, just Wb
success came TO reward his yeors Of anxiety, 81
no toll and patience, and prayer, is by enc ruth
eat blow sna,ch,d rom ils erl1yment Like him
ia old, VIII" having led the people out from ID,
: o Egyptian bondage, sad fgr forty years usck,
OF the deserts ,corching sand, at last upon the be-
isd der Of the promised land looked down up
aa' the goodly prospects, is sirongwalled cities,
49, fertile plains, is yne clad hills, he LIS down
'aI God appointment to die But may We 20, no
nat that he whom we mourn to-day looks down ifc
yer a higher lhaa pisgah. height, upon ialreI pr,
not pect than would ever have rayshtd his NOR
I'VE vIslon-ol peaceful villages, and prosperous CHI
est and busy industries vast anu happy populate,
'hs ennobed by all manly virtues, ptryaded with
o" Christian spirit, reyerenCng law, obsdlent 10 z,
~ ernment,-a nation redeemed by the fires Of
Tue 1etuty deepened and strengthened in all 70
1oh piucpe', fulfilling in its character and MSS
Ief' those grand prophecies Of better time, VII
ere have been uttered by Gsds chosen one, in
ui' past generations
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