Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-08

Henry Ward Bsee her on the Duty OF
the Bout---s'Love your Neighbour
| the Nations motto----Lettsr from
| Plymouth Church.
Nsw YORK, April 6.
Ia Consequence of an announcement,
made by the Rev. Mr.. Beecher, at the close
OF bis sermon last Sunday morning, bis
lecture room was deusely crowded last
evening, when be delivered as his farewell
discourse to his people prior to his visit to
Fort Sumter, an address on the duty Of the
hour. and the proprie,y Of an extension Of
the right hand Of fellowship to the people
of the South.
After the ordinary exercises, Mr.. Beech.
er began by stating that one OF the most
interesting narratives in the Bible was tina,
found in Judges, wherein it is stated that
an old Leyite who, with bis wife, was
| trayeIipg in the Eastern country, found,
90 rising 10 the morning. that bis wife had
been so msltreated that she could not rise
when called. Taking her bleeding corpse
70 his dwelling, he cut il into twelve pieces
add sent one to every tribe OF Israel.
Asking the meaning Of this insult, the
Israelites were told ths. 10 the tribe
of Benjamin dwelt the murderers.-
Tue tribe was asked to give up the Gull
priis, bat iupudeutly refused. Then the
other tribes, ordered by the Lord, fell upon
them aud destroyed them almost entirely,
| save ouly about q thousand who fled and
hid in the caves. The point to which l
wish TO call attention is the situation pre-
sented by the tribe Of Bepjsmiu, when cut
Of by the vengeance Of. their brethren
They were 90 despoiled and impoverished,
and 80 pitisble 10 their distress as TO ex
cite the compassion OF their destroyers.
The people then went up to the house OF
the Lord and asked why IL was that one
tribe yet was wsntipg to the house of Is
rael; then went they 10 the men who bad
fed aud gave them wives, that they might
raise up seed to the restored tribe. The
offence Was as great an one as could have
been committed, and was punished in az
ter expostulstion. The tribes of Israel
obeyed the lord destroyed the tribe OF
Bepjamin all but the 900 men, aud their
grief overlook them and they prayed as
above. They felt that the tribal allotment
vas holy name, and they felt that with
/ out Benjamin Israel was not as 1t was OF
old. We have came together 10 circum.
stances like 1t in our time. We lament
and moan before God that tribe shonld
be SO near extinguishment. So long as il
vas necessary the leaders had this one
paramount duty before them, to main.
tain the supremacy Of the government
But from the moment of victory a
new feeling came upon them and
they yearned for their Brethren
Ii is sometime siaee have felt troubled
concerning the Government. For over a
year, ever since Grant and Sherman took
command IL has only been o question OF
time. There has been days and weeks Of
doubts, but they we're exceptions. No one
| ia now so faint hearted as to doubt thai
the end is near. The fall OF Petersburg
and Richmond, the position Of Grant, and
the fight OF Lee, settle the question beyond
q doubt. The day of 'bnlletings is passed
The cruel, broad, dreadful war, which ha:
uopulated the lower region beyond with tbs
murdered aud the slain is now ending
IL is the agony of death POW, and We re
lioice in IL. Our work has just beguu W.
nave urged the people OF tue North TO stiff
fen their backbone aud TO keep up thei
moral tone, and We have done our duty -
That such a man should be elected IS ha
re assumed the Presidential chair is
magnificent result. But now We have th
rhole country 10 our hands. We hsv
lfonght for il, aud we are responsible TO
Lin. have taught you to believe that th
,bole Uoion vas indispensable tothe homo
l. ~ The country. We did not care to see th
North prosperous. aud great, and healthy
and the South feeble, Impoverished an
reakeued by excuses. We are bondsme
Tor the welfare aud prosperity OF the coun
~. not ofNew England, or any other section
TIE existence Of our couptry requires ~ Z
Lac a Thousand fold more than ever be
to,,. and FIRST let Us take care that we d
,ot fall into the essH sin OF vepgeAnc
nns.r the plea OF jasties. Few men ca
sHord TO be just until they first learn ho'
80 1--we. hear many men say this va
onvht no, TO be ended until the princips
, ,,s,,ors are hung, sad that sour spple-,re
10 take the place oi II
sviue the arch traitor JET. DAVIS. II Nj
. Davis vas my lawful prey 70 plight. 1 woui
40 nv him as did with smother wasp yes
= ,s,d.y. 1 saw the fellow on my door j
,hs ccuutry. ard was Just about TO snas
him vhen | said what's the use. lts onl
.ssn. and i,'s not at all probable that b
sss will NEE, ssain. sud III let him 60
ThsSs What I'd do with JEDI Davis. Ii
him 20 sxsy where bell be BY himsel
oowerless to iriure US and Of no pardeulss
sesouut TO any body else. Aud II bad N
-sv after the close Of lighting ! would no
one drop Of blood be spilled, and the
could say 20 thu uodd that this eres
.;vil war has been ended ss none o,he
aver was. oush, there not to De an e1hi
si,iou Of Law and jusiice-oush' not Their
70 be q terrible spectacle OF resriooiioa
: ssv some. 10 mercy's pane has there nc
hen mark enopgh1 Is not the penAlt
Already sped Gods vengeance patss
soousa. We don't want any more yer
s.spee. would not expaiiA'e AZ
sssasrs ON the ground Of vengeance. bC
,h.v have once misled The peopl