Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-22

through ell Der towns and cities They hsve BE-
Hildered the Imagination ofihe people with plant
asDs, and led them 10 believe tbey were tkbIing
tor their homes and liberty, whose homes wire
not TIRE tenet and whose liberty vas "a %
isop.rdy
These arrogant insiigatOss Of civil rsr have
renewed the plsgues OF Egypt. not that the op-
pressed might 20 free, but that the tree might be
oppressed. A day viii come shen God vii re
veal judgment and srTsgn a. his bar these
mighty miscresDts. ard then every orphan that
their bloody game bss made. and every widow
that sits sorroTing ADD every msimed sDd
wounded sufferer, and every bereavsd heart 10 al
! the vide regions OF this land. vii rise ID and
come before ihe Lord TO lay upon these chief cul
prits Of modern history their awful witness; and
| from thousand battle fields shall rise up armies
Of airy Witnesses Who. with The memory OF their
avful suffedngs. shall confront these miscreAnis
viii shrieks Of fierce accusation. and every pale
and starved prisoner shall raise his skinny hand
/ 10 Judgment. Blood n III call out for ven
geance. and tears shall plead for justice. and
/ grief shall silently beckOn, the heart smitten
shall vail for justice, good men and angels will
CRY out, How long, o Lord how long wils thou
/ not syengef
And these guities, and most remorseless trai
tore. these high and cultured men with might and
wisdom used for the destruction Of their country
these most accused aud dstested OF all criminals
that have drenched a continent in needless blood.
aud moved the foundations Of their times with
hideous crimes and cruelty, caught up in black
clouds iull of voices of vengeance and lurid with
punish ment. shall De whirled aloft and plunged
downward forever and forever, n an endless
retributi0n, while God shall say, Thua shall IL he
| with all ~ho betrRy their country; and al IN
heaven ana upon earth will saw. Amen But for
the people msled-for the multitude drafted snd
driven into this civil war-let not a trace Of ami
mostly remain. The moment their Silliag hands
drop the musket aad they return 10 their allegi
ance. then stretch ont YOUR own honest right
hand - greet them. Recall 10 them toe old day
} OF kindness Our hearts wait for their redenp
tion. All resources Of \ renovated nation shai
be applied to rebuild their prosperity and smooth
down the burrows o. war
From this pulpit OF broken stone, we speak
forth earnest greeting TO all our land; we OF
fer TO the President Of the United States our sol
emn congratulations that God has sustained hi
life and health under the unparalleled burden
and sufferngs of four bloody years, and permit
ted him TO behold this suspicious consumma'ioF
T of that national unity for which he has waiteC
with So much patience and fortirude. and 70
which he has lsSored with such disintereste'
wisdom. To the members Of the governmen
associated with him in the administering OF peril
Gus Aft airs in critical times; 10 the senators snS
representatives of the United States, who bav'
eagerly fashioned the ms ruments by which tn
popular will might express and enforce itself, W
tender our grateful thanks. Applause 7,
! the officers aud men Of the army who have ~
] faithfully, skillfallv snd gloriousy upheld thei
6 cOunt:ye authority by suffering. labor and sub
I lime courage. We OFF, here tribute beyond th'
: compass of words. Upon these true and ffithiu
g citizens. men sndwOmen. who have borne u
: With unhnching hope ia the aikest hour an'
\ I ~averet land Oith fhair lahnrS nl love q T.
charity. We invoke the dvnest blessing OF Hig
I whom they have so faithfully initiated. Blu
! chiefly TO Thee God Of our fathers We rende
b Thanksgiving and praise for that wondrous prov
r idence that has brought forth from snch h AZ
vest Of war the seed of 80 much liberty au'
] peace We invoke peace upon he north; peac
: be TO the west; peace ne UPON the south. H. tn
5 name OF God. we lift up banner and dedic4'
8 it 20 peace, union aud liberty, now and foreve
{ more: Amen
e Mr. Beecher frequently nterrupte&.
g loud cheers ard sppsdse