Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-11
the NORTH TO THE SOUTH,
Henry ward Beecher ON the Duty OF
tho Hour-Leve your Neighbor-
the Nations uotte-Getter from
Plymouth Church.

his f4reycu discourse 20 DIS people, pslor 10 Us
visit 20 Fort Sumter, sn address on the duty Of
the hour and the propsioty OF an extension OF
the righ. band Of fellowship 70 ths people OF the
south
After tue ordinary exercises, Mr.. Beecher be
gan By stating that one Of the most interesting
narratives in the bible was that found 10 Judges,
wherein il is stated that an old Levi,e, Eho,
with his wife, was travelling in the country
found, on rising ia the morning. that his wife
had been maltreated that she could not rise
when called Taking her bleeding corpse to bis
dwelling be cut il into twelve pieces. and sent
one 70 evcrr tribe Of Israel Asking the mean
the tribe OF Benjamin Gwelt the murdefers
The tribe vas asked 10 give Up the culprits, but
impudently refused Then the other tribes. or
dered by the Lord, fell upen them and destroyed
them almost entirely. cave ONLY about Thousand
who fed and hid in the caves
The point TO which wish to call attention. is
the situation presented by the tribe Of Benz amin.
when cat of 10y the vengeance of their brethren
They we're so despOiled and impoverished, and
40 pitable in their distress 70 excite the com
passion Of their destroyers. The people then
went up TO the house OF the Lord, and asked why
IL was that one tribe yet wanting 10 the
house of Israel. They then went TO the men
who had fed, and gave them wives. that they
might raiss up seed to the restored tribe The
offense was ss great an one az could have been
committed. and va. persisted ia after eypos.ula
ton The tribes of Isrsel obeyed the Lord. and
destroyed the tribe OF Benjamin. ell but one
thousand men. They felt that the tribal Slot
ment was holy name, and they felt that with
ont Benjamin. Israel was not as i; was of old
We have come together ia circumstances like
il In our time We lament and moan before God
that tribe should be SO near extinguishment
So long as IL vas necessary, our leaders had this
one paramount duty before them, TO maintain tho
supremacy of the government. But from the
moment OF victory a new feeling came upon them.
aud they Yesrned for their brethren. II is some
time since have felt troubled concerning the
government.
For over a year, ever since Grant and sherman
took command, it has seemed out question Of
time. There have been DAYS and weeks of doubt.
bu, they were exceptions. No ore is nov so
faint hearted as 10 doubt that the end is near
The fall of Petersburg and Richmond, the posi-
ton Of Grant and the flight of Lee. settle the
question beyond doubt. The day of bulletins
Is psssed. The cruel. broad, dreadful war. which
has populated the dark regions beyond with the
murdered and the slain. is nov ending II is in
the agony Of desth now. and We rejoice in j. Our
work has just begun. We have urged the people
OF the north TO siifen their backbone ard to keep
up their moral tone, and we have done our duty
That such q man should be elected as he who has
reassu med the presider tial chair is a magnificent
result. But now We have the country, and the
whole country. in our hands. We have fought
for il. and are responsible for il.
have taught you to believe that the whole
union was indispensable to the honor OF the coun
try We did not care to see the north prosper
Gus, and great. and healthy, and the south feeble,
impoverished ard weakened by excuses We
are bondsmen for the welfare and prosperity of
the country, not of New England or any other
section The exisencies Of our country require
Us to do q thousand fold more than ever before,
and frs. let take care that we do not fall into
the essv sin of vengeance under the plea of jus
tice. Few men can afford to be just until they
frat learn TO love | hear many men say this
war ought not TO be ended until the principal
traitors are hung. and that sour apple-tree to
take the place of Hsman's gallows. should swing
the arch traitor JEFF Davis III Mr.. Davis Was
nv lawful prey 10 night would 90 by him as
| did with another wasp yesterday | saw the
fellow on nv door IN the country, and Was Just
about 70 smash him, when said what's the use !:
its only wasp. and It's no; at all probable that
be and will meet sgain. and I'll let him 90.
That's what I'd do with jeff Davis lie. him
90 away where he'll be by himself. powerIess to
inure US, and Of no particular account to anybody
else.
And IL had ny way after the close OF fight
ing, would not let one drop of blood be spilled
and then could say 10 the world that this great
civil war hss been ended as none other ever vas
Ought there not be An exhibition Of Law and ius
tice-ought not there to be terrible spectacle
Of retribution. say some. In mercy's name has
there not been mark enoughi Is not. in the
penalty already incurred Gods vengeance pateu;
enough? We dOns want any more vengeance
| would not expstriste any leaders on the ground
of vengeance; but ss they have once misled the
people, they might do 90 sgsin. | would expa
trats and distrsnchise them. | don't know az
you will 60 with me IN this view. 1 sm, howev-
er, consistent, having never urged the slightest
shedding OF blood. save when /, was necessary
70 establish the supremacy OF the government
And Tore-we wish now to show the south
their total Misrepresentation of our former sent-
ments. Their cunning politicians have made
them believe that We hate them, but We dOH't
Tell me Why's man living 10 South Carolina or
Georgia should be more sntsgonistic than one il
he west. IL vas tried during the late election
70 stir up feeling of distrust and Jealousy but t
couldn't be done There are no sntagonistic in
| terests between the north and The south Our re
ligiOn. blood. and business arc the same. and If
there are no social or political reasons for hatred
shy should We rot be The beat of friendsi But.
next. must not undertake 70 re establish the
south just "a she vas ! on can repair property
but IL you sweep of generation Of men you
can not replace that II generation Wes,ches-
ter county has not got over the result Of the re.
volutionarv war 70 this DAY and is even worse ~
tha south. Emigration can't do It l suppose
shere sre whole regions 10 The south where the
entire male population i entirely cut of Along
the sesbOard re can give essential relief be;
al along the route Of Shcrmsn's srmy the De
scripion given by TIC prophet Is eminentlv sp-
plicAble: :. Before bin Ess the garden Of Ellen.
ard behind him VAS the desert
We can send our so-s sn1 daughters: our
vsslth our prayers and .ympa,hies must 90 forth
IN lie n s.ioaarT work Of teaching aud resusci
tsti0g- Is e have gIs4t fed D. oar osn below
ed !SHd, greater Tran say 10 Africa, anu We
should enter il ard begin 70 labor. aui a. THE
church has had its proper share IN inspiring the
times. the success sud the srms. So God calls Us
20 90 on sith the other part 80 much more CRATE
ful 10 the christian. | trust IL il IN this spirit
that you send ms away. | would 20 10 no other
| would be DO man. ~errar- % be the man 10 20
down among ihs1. AID sbea they are burying
their dead 10 tAunt thee; and shen that shining
old Gag il sssin throvn forth. God forbid that
should call their attention TO 4 so the standard
of them who have conquered them Its the
sg Of taeir fsihers is glofes sre theirs, and it,
memories theirs, and il IS %; heIcefoFIh the ban
ner Of their enemies IL that crnmbIin4 pulp,
Of Charleston hsrbor | am your minister. TO say
70 them that there IS nothing Cow between Us
aad you: We are brethren; We love yoU, ana de-
sire your regard in return, and on such mission
I" that will so forth most cheerfully.
The day OF which the old Gag L 20 BE- raised