Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-05-17
WHOLE NUMBER, 542.

personal brawis. who are SO protected bY
society a. to have dismissed all thought
Of sel.-dsfence, the whof force Of whose
life istai-.od to peaas.a pursy.i,ss. These
arrogant on,pirsforsSFJns: government,
with Chinese vanity oe.ieved that they
ceGtd elov away these self respecting cit
iseus as ciisg from the battle feld Few
Of them are left alive 20 peader their mis-
take
Here, then, are the roots cf this civil
war 1t was not l quarrel Of Wild beasts,
II was an infection Of the strife Of ages,
between power and righ, between ampi-
:ion aud equity An armed band OF pes
tilent eonspirators sought the ns i0u's life.
Her children rose u1 and fought at every
door, are room, and Aali &c thrgst ort
the murderers. and save TIE house aud
household 1t was not legliiraa.ely war
bcteeen the common pe9pis Of The North
AMI South. Ti,ey suborned he common
people win lies, with soph;st-ies, With
cruel aeceits ard SANDERS, To tighr i6I Sc
c.s, objection which ;hey abhorred and
against interests as dear 10 them as thei.
own lives.
! I charge the Whole guilt Of this wa.
upon the ambitious, edUcate6, rictti-g,
political leaders o. the South. They
have shed this ocean OF blood, They
! F-rIves tesoiateo ,hY South. they have
poured poverty through al, her towns
aud cities They have bevi'derei ths
Imagination Of the people uith pha1--
tasFrs, ard led them to believe that they
were lighting for their homes and liberty,
whose homes we're unthreatecd, and whose
liberty was il no jeopardy
/ These arrogant instigators CT civil war
have renewed the p.egues Q. Egypt, TO:
! that tie oppressed might 20 free, but that
the free might be oppressed \ dav viii
come when God Will reveal judgment,
ana arraisa at his tar these mighty mis-
creaais; aGd thea, every orphan that
/ their tlco1y game E@S made. aad every
aiGow that sis sorrcwiug. anG every MAIN
ed and wounded sufferer. and every bersav-
ed hear, iu all the wide regions Of this
land. will riSc az snd conc before the
. lord to lay upon these chief cCiprits Of
modern history their awful witness.-
Aud from thousand ba;ileaelds shall
rise up armies Of airy witnesses, who,
with the memory o. their awtal suffer
iugs, shall confront these misoreau.s With
! shrieks Ok fierce accusation and every
! paie ami starved prisGuer shall raise his
: sS,nDy hand III judgment. Blood shall
cal! og: for Vengeance. and tears shall
plead for justice, and grief shall silently
( beekon, and love, tear-sulitten, shall wall
for justice Coed men and angels will
cry oQt, How lorg. Oh Lord, row long,
VII, thou not a7euga ?"
And then, those suii-iozt and most re-
mcrselevs --aitorS. these high ard cuitur-
cd men with might and wisdom, used for
tie destruction oi their country; these
mos. accurs ell aud de,ested Of al! er.mi-
mails, that nave iraached a coutiquent IN
needless blood and restored the founda-
,ions of their time with black clouds,
full Of voices of vengeance and !urld
with punishment, shall be whIr'ed aIott
aad plunged downward fer ever and ever
in an audlaSs ro,ribrtiru vhlle God
Shall say, Thus shall It be % all who be-
tary their country !" and all in heaven
and upon the earth will say amen =
i,u5 for the people mi.led, ior the mul-
tiaudss drafted ard driven into this civil
war. let not : trace Of animos'ly remain.
Gse moment their willing hand drops the
niuSket, and they return 10 Their ale
glance. then stretch cut your own honest
right hand TO greet them. hecai! to
them the old days of kindness- Our
hearts wait for their redemption. All the
resources of a renovated nation shall be
applied to rebuild their prosperity, and
smooth down the fnrfCvs at wa.
F, Has this long aud weary Popoc OF
strife been an uamiDgled eTi /? Has
nothing been gained ? Yes, much. This
! nation mas attained to is manhood.
/ Among indian customs Is one which
! admits yonur men 70 the ra-k Of var
rlors only after severe trials of. hunger.
fatigue, pain, endurance. They reach
( tLoir staten. 20. through years, but Or
de4,s. Our nation has suffered 2ad nc"
! is strong.
I The sentiment of loyalty and patriot-
ism, next in ippor,aGcc 70 religion mas
) been rooted and grounded. We have
something to be proud OF, aud PRIDE helps
/ love. Never so much as nov did We love
our country,
I But four such years cf education in
ideas, in the knowledge Of political truth,
in the love Of history, in the geography
Of our own country, almost every zach OF
which we have pro5ej with the bayonet::
have never passed before. There IS halt
hundred years advanced in four
We bei.e0sd in our institutions and
principles befor- Dut now We ha0O their
| power. It is cue thing to io0A upon ar
tillery, and to be sure that It Is loaded 1t
+ IS another thing to prove Us po~e' in
battle. We believe ia the hidden power
stored in our Institutions; we had never
before seen this nation thundering ike
Noupr Sinai at all thnse that worshiped
the calf at the base of the mountain.
/ naonle eiucl;el and moral are COM