Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-27

bond and the free, In this solemn hour
let as pray for the quick coming of rec.
onciliation and happiness under this
common flag, But we must build again
from the foundations In all these now
free southern States, No cheap eXhor,
tatious to torgetlulness of the past, 10
restore all things as they We're, God
does not stretch out his hand as He has
for four dreadful years that men maI
easily forget the night of this terrible
act,
Restore things as they werel What2
the alterations and jeaousieS, the dis.
cords and contentious and the causes of
them No In that solemn sacrifice
on which 81 nation has Offered up for lie
sons 50 many precious victims, owed
and lamvnttd let our sins and mistakes
be consumed utterly and forever No.
never again shall things be restored as
before the war. 1t is written in Gods
decree OF events fulfilled, Old things
are passed away. That new earth in
which dwclleth Righteousness draws
near Things as they were Who has
an omuipotent hand to restore million
dead slain in battle or wasted by sick.
ness, or dying of grief broken hearted
Who has OmniscienCe to search for the
scattered ones Who Shall restore the
lost to broken families ; Who shall
bring back the squandered treasure, the
years of industry wasted aud con.
vince Won that four years of guilr
rebellion and cruel war are no more
than dirt upon the hand which a mo-
mCnt's washing removes and leaves the
hand clean a. before Such u war
reaches down to the very yitals Of so.
ciety. Emerging from such a prolonged
rebellion he is blind who tells you that
the State, by mere amnesty and be
neyolcncc Of government, can be pu
again by u mere decree in its old place
IL would not be honest; it would no,
be kind or iraternalior me topretend tina.
southern revolution against the Union
has not reacted and wrought revolution
in the Southern States themselves and
inaugurated a new dispcnsation. So.
ciety is like a broken loom. and the
piece which rebellion put in and was
weaving has been cut and every thread
broken. You must put in new WarD
and new WOOf and weaving anew as
the fabric slowly uuwinds, we shall 81
in it no gOrgOn figures no hideOus gro
tesQucS of the Old barbariSm, but the fig.
urrs Of libcrtv-vineS and golden grains
framing In the heads Of Justice, Love
and Liberty. The August Convention
of l-s7 framed the Constitution with
this memorable preamble I'VE, the peo.
pie of the United States, in order to form
more perfect Union, establish justice
ensure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the gen
eral welfare, and secure the blessings Of
liberty to ourselves and our pOsterlY,
do ordain this Constitution for the Unit
ed States of America" Again, in the
awful convention of war, the people Q.
the United States, for the very ends Just
recited have debated settled and or
dained certain fundamental truths
which must henceforth be acted and
obeved. Nor is any State, or any ind.
vidual wise who shall disregard them
They are to civil affairs what the natur
al laws are to health-indispensibl
conditions Of peace and happiness,
What are the ordinances given by peO.
pie speaking out of fire and darkness OF
war, with authority inspired by tina
same God who gave the law from Sinia.
amid thunders and trumpet voices
f" I-, a. theSG united states shall De
Que anu IliuL' lSIoIe' Neeo"a-that StaN'
are noC a'>oiu,cIy sovereign, ana nave
no IiSnt 70 uIslnelh0er the kepuollc
IhVtII''toO universal liberty Is lndlS
pehslL 'o W I' PuULcah government, ana
that S!a ely Sn"II nc utterly ana forever
aooIsheo' puo,l are me results OF wal
Ihese are 'IIe 0eSC fruits OF the war
Ihey are worm All tney nave cost
They are tGnIuauohS OF praise. They
will secure benefits 70 all nations as well
as to us Our highest vision and duty
is to accept the facts as the decree O
God. We are expected to forget all thai
has happened YES. the wrath, the CON
flict. the cruelty, but not those overrul.
ing DEGREES of God which this war has
pronounced as solemnlv as or ,5orp,
Sinai, God SAYS: "Remc.,na, rnr,er1.
brrm !!,,.,,r,, - ..o,. ,,.da. ~, snn.-
under maj r,,,;okt abi,i "F +lo .nn onr
orr ha, ,,-;4E thn o,,,, ~ this ma
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