The Black Republican., 1865-04-22
sTFF DUTY OF THE NORTH.
Henry ward Beecher Pleads Pardon
for the Rebels and JEFF. Davis.
IL Il opp1sED TO ExPATRlATION, DISFRAN-
c4IsEMENT AND THE SOUR APPLE TREE.

AHE is OPPOSED ~ EhFh lAiH iuN,. p.oI m" 81
cYIsEmENT AND The SOUR APPLE TREE 81
! The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered #
svaiedictory to his congregation at Plymouthh 81
kChurch on Wednesday evening, the 5th,Es
aprior to ILL., departure for Fort Sumter tohs
Ss,ssist i'll raising the old flag over that war 81
ES.ca1red fort. From the Herald's report ofa
athe gentlernan'5 remarks We extract whats3
Sfollows: B:
n So 1ong as it was necessary our leaders hadE
%this 0ne paramount duty before them-tosaaa
9maintain the supremacy ofthe Government. 81
@But from the moment Of victory new feel 81
Sing came upon them and they yeaIned forNs
8thcir brethren. 1t IS some tlme since haFeh|
8felt troubled concerning the Government. ya
q &For over a vear-ever since Grant and oher-f q
#rnan took command-it has seemed but az
Nauestion Of time. There have been daysaA
land weeks Of doubt, but they were except H
Ntionse No one is now so talnt-hearted as toM
#dOubt that the end is near. Inc 1ail OF Pe.34
sktersburr and Richmond, the position otE
kGrant. and the fight Of Lee settle the guess I.
Mtion, beyond doubt. The day OF bulletlnse
&sis passed. The cruel, broad, dreadful war;
(which has populated the dark region be-E
%yond with the murdered and the slain IS noWh
%ending. 1t is in the agony OF death now, amos
ssf we rejoice in il. Our work has Just begun. d
EsWe have urged the people Of the North toE
&stiffen their backbone and 10 keep up thelrf
moral tone, and we have done our duty. r
EThat such man should be elected as hasE
Wreassumed the Presidential chair, is Il magnl &
Efcent result. Now we have the country, ands
EawhOlc country, in our hands. We have fOughtE
k9for it, ana we are responsible for it. / hayeS
Mtaught YOU to believe that the whole Unlonf
Iva indispensable to the homer OF the coun-
Mtrv We did not care to see the North pros-E
,Sper0us ana great and wealthy, and the Souths
JMfeehle and Impoverished and weakened oyl
Mexcesses. We. are bOndsmen for the Weltafef
ESaud prosperity of the cOuntry-not OF NeWg
MEngland OF any other section. The eXl-;
krancics Of our country require us TO 90 II
Sfhousand fold more than ever before: and;
MHrst Lot ns take care that we do not 1alllntoi
F1the easy sin OF vengeance under the plea Of
Injustice. Few men can afford TO be Just until
5@thpy first learn how TO love. ! hear many1
iAsmcn sav this war ought not to be ended uni
81 Till the principal tralt0rs are hung, and tnat
e. .our apple tree should take the place OF
H Haman's gallows, upon which should swing
4Sthe arch-traitor Je1t. DAVIS. II MI. paws
aNwas my lawful prey tonight, would 90 BY
fIhin as did with another wasp yesterday.
TT saw the fellow on my door in the country,
lfand was lust about to smash him, when said,
k4 Whats the use? its only wasp and 1t :
9snot at All probable that he and will meet
IL M, ]
5ETd0 With jeff Davis. Let him so away where
III he'n be by himself, poWerless 10 mlUre us,
Nani of n0 particular account to anybody
4 Melee. And if ] had my way after the close
Il oM Of fighting would not let one drop OF Dl0oq
y s he sTilled and then | could say to the world
| Hthat this great civil war has been ended as
I EnOne other ever was. Ought there not tt
4 Ivy III exhibition Of law and justice ?--ough1
! Hnet There to be terrible spectacle OF retrl
7nHbution? say some. In mercys name naS
/ Hthere not been suffering enough Is no
/ 1.-The penalty already paid ?-God's vengeance
n a@spatent enough We don't want any more
II oHvengeance. ! would not eXpatriate an.
!, ~ leaders oil the ground OF vengeance, tOr a
], Mthcv Have once misled the people they mlgh
iaEdo 50 again. / would not eXpatrlate ant
sHadisfranchise them. | don't know as yol
III Evil 30 with me or endorse me III TINS view
aHT am. however, consistent, having neYe
N 8 urued the slightest shedding OF blood saw
II Mwhen it was necessary TO establish tn
ss sIIprrnacv of the Government And more
Ill kfWt wish to Show the South their total nl'
&apprehension Of oW former sentiments
.n EsThtir cunning politicians haYe mace lne4
o5NTcII ne WHY man living III Sout
rfPs PsCarolina or Georgia should be NOR
S5IantagoniStic than one Ill the "e7t'
hi S.wa9 triel during the late eIecllon 70 ~
IN a5un feeling Of distTUst and Jealousy: put
Il IL s4 couldn't be done. There are no aNtag0nlsQ
l I alipterpsts between the North and the SoutI
HllT IN Reliri0n. blood, business are the same: an
HI iii +hprc lire lA social OF political reasons Il
#shatred. Why should We not be the besJ
1, e9 friends But next, we must not uhdeftah
Y tD re-tstablish the South just as she was;
Abunlred wears win not put Virginia WAel
M .f-he wa- You can repair property ouI
ee- .vou sweep off u generation o. men yt
a Hcannot replace that in generation. Yves
v E3chester county has not got over the resu
,n- 550f THE Revolutionary W&r TO TINS Gayi ai
.n@ i-is nvpn worse at the South. Eml9rau(
sifsranp0r d0 it. suppose there are Wlole
Hill 9gi0ns i'll the South where the entire male lo
1 HhlIlatiOn Il. entirely Cut OIL Along the seaOoa
Az,n can rive essential relief, but all along
III. L Event., III Shermau's army the dcscflpu.
III griveI bv the prophet Is cminently appllcaDl
-e4f p. Rpf0re him was the garden Of Eden, al
-os's Kind him was the desert" We can send Q
sa salns aud daUghters-Our wealth, our pr
ssers, ana sympathles must go lortl III ]. !.
eres ImissiOnary work OF teaching anu resusclI
,ca Nir@ We have a great field in our own
FaIoTpd land. greater than any in Anlca, q
ule Trn shonld enter in and begin to labor; a
lgerNsas this church has had its proper snare
the & inspiring the times, the success ana
T;n Earnly. s0 God calls US to go on with the on
Ksnart ~ much more grateful 70 the Chl
per gEtian trust that it is in this spirit that
era sand NE away | would so in no othef.
,4o Mw0uld be no mans servant to be the MAJ
'-;,5~W 80 down among them, and When t1ey
M 6nryinn their dead to taunt them; ana WI
11T ~ =
u u so God forbid that / should call their attent
\. III sok kato II As the standard of those who q
| aIl 1lle @conouered them. 1t is the flag OF II
oille hrs fathers: its glories are theirs and me-
. ! w k& ries theirs. and not henceforth
u, LII Il 81 banner of their enemies. IN that crumDl
" tE nnlnit Of Charleston harbor, am your
! 'le tster, to say to them there is nothing
\ " 81 hatween us and you ); we are bretheen
III sSChristian brethren; we love you, and de
~. ,.as. III vonr regard in return and on such
7 iii, Nsion as that viii go forth cheerfully.
! anRa @day on which the old flag is to be raisee
: eatad sa q Good Friday, on which occurred the re
e",,I1 N rection of the Saviour and, as Christ
1 tbaT RAISED to bring life and liberty into
1areb Iworld, so will that flag carry renewed
,ycas. III %and true liberty to the South. And as
and|mouth church has been known as an
IA ac. 81 slavery church, let your record be here's
national fraternity and national beneyoiel
N hvE and know it win be. In your future
Il theTyou win go all around the world IN
ess atN Christian work as in your earlier days
40 toT devoted your time and efforts to the spe
!, thanE need Of the day and the country
! wellE
oanadE FREE TRADE IN NATCHEz.-A notice !
ners 8 w. a. P. Dillingham;, Esq, Ill this morni
ID barK paper, should be read by every one
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