The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-11
Love yOur NelghbOr,' the Nations
Motto.
Letter from plymouth church.


Letter from figm0ath thafsa'
From he New York Times. kpriie
In consequences Of an announcement
made by the Rev. Mr.. Beeeher, at the
cl,,zs Of his sermon last Sunday morn
ing. his lecture room was densely
ofs1desi last evening, when he deliv-
cred "a his farewell discourse 70 his
people, prior TO his visit to Fort Sumter,
an address on the duty OF the hour
and the propriety Of an extension Of the
right hapd Of fellowship 70 the people
Of the South.
After the ordinary exercises, Mr.
Beecher began by stating that one OF
the mott interesting narratives in the
Bible was that found in Judges, where
In d Z stated that an cid Levite who,
with bis wife, was travelling in the
country, found, on rising in the morn
ING that his wife bad been 50 maltrest-
ed that she eonld not rise when called
Taking her bleeding corpse 70 his
Dwelling. he cut il into twelve pieces
and sent one TO every tribe of Israel
asking the meaning Of this insult, the
IsTaelites were told that in the tribe of
BENJAMIN dwelt the murderers. The
tribe Was asked 10 give up the culprits,
but inpudeDtly refused. Then the other
fsbes. ordered BY the Lord, fell upon
tben and destroyed them almost en-
tirely, save only about thousand who
asd and bid ia the caves. The point TO
which I wish 10 call attention is
the situation presented BY the
tribe Of Benjamin, when cut of
hv the vengeance Of their breth-
rem. They were so despoiled and
impoverished, and so piitiable in their
aislress as TO excite the compassion Of
their destroyer The people then
vent I'D TO she house Of the LORD and
asked why il was that one tribe was
vet wanting TO the house Of Israel
They then went 10 the men who had
led and gave them wives, that the
might raise up seed 70 the restored
tribe. The ofense was as great an one
a. could have been committed. and was
persisted 10 after expostulstion. The
tribes of Israel obeyed the Lord,
and destroyed the tribe Of Benjamin
al but the 900 men They felt that
tho tribal allotment was holy name
and they felt that without BENJAMIN
Israel was not as Z was Of old We
have come together in circumstances
ike It IN cur time We lament and
moan before God that tribe TO be so
near extinguishment So long a. il
was necessary our headers had this one
paramounssiuty before them, 20 main
tain the supremacy Of the Governnent.
But from the moment Of victory new
feeling came upon them, and they
yearned for their brethren. 1t is some
time since ] have felt troubled cons
corning the Government For over q
wear. ever since Grant and Sherman
took command, j; has seemed but
question Of time There have been
days and weeks Of doubt but they were
exceptions No one is now SO faint
hearted as TO doubt that the end is
near. The fall Of Petersburg and Rich.
mond, the position Of Grant snd the
Eight Of Lee settle the question beyond
q doubt The day Of bulletins is pass
I'd. The cruel, broad dreadful war.
which hes populated the dark regions
6eyord with the murdered and the
slain, Is now ending Its in the agony
Of desth nov, and we rejoice IN IL
Our work has just begun. We have
urged the people Of the North to
stifFen their backbone and to keep IN
their moral tone, aud we have done
duty. That such man should be cleo.
ted a. he who has reassumed the Presi-
dantial chair is magnificent result
But nov We have the country, and the
whole country, in our haslds. We have
fought for Il, and are responsible for il I
! have tauRht.you to believe that the
whole Union was indispensable 10 the
honor Of the country. We did not care
70 see The north prosperous and great.
and healthy, ana the South feeble, inn.
poverished and weakened by exces,e -
We are bondsmen for the welfare s,..i
prosperity Of the country. not of Ne,v
england OF any other section. Tbe e..
gencies Of our country REQUIRE us A. ~
3 thousano-iold more than ever h.f,,ro
and FIRST let Us take care thai re- ~ /
not fall into the easy sin of vengeancs |
under the plea of justice. Few No.,
can afford TO be inst until tbev g.,
learn how % lore hear i,,ans NO., 1
ssy this var ought net 70 be endesi IN
I'll The principal traitors are kung. and /
that sour apple tree 70 take the place /
Of Humans galiews should SWIM ~
arch-traitor JEFF Davis IL Mr. 0av;s
was my lawful prey tonight I would
do by him as ! did with another -,
Yesterday. | saw the fellow on 49,
door in tho country, and was lust sho,t
10 smash him, when I said whats a.
use las only 3 wasp. and il i MOI ~
81 probable that he and / viii mae
seain. and / Il let him 20. Thats wbst
I'd do with JEFF DAVIS Lei b;,, -.
sway where he'll be BY himself ro,,s.'
lees TO injure us, and Of no particular
to anybody else. And IL / had
my way after the close Of lighting
would not let one drop Of blood he
spilled aud then ! could say 40 the
world that this great civil war has heo,
ended as none other ever WA. Ought
here not be an exhibition Of law and
not there to be a terri
BE spectacle Of retributiong sav
one In mercys name. has
here not eeen mark enough IL NOT
"a ~ lNA-Atf @ANeNtt AANAlaCle AIol| I
engeance patent enough We don't
'ant any more vengeance. I would
ot expstriate any leaders on the
round Of vengeance; bat as tbev have h
nee snisled the people, they might DO =
, again. I would expatriate ard d.. =
snchise them. don't know As Won L
i'll 80 With me in this Law. I am ~
OweyeF. consistent, having never ures5 .
le sligbtest shedding Of blood. save i :.
hen Il was necessary 20 establish The &c
ipremacy Of the Government Ard
aore--we wish nov 10 show tbe sonth
- to.ai misapprehensions Of on a.,
y alef sentiments. Their conni,,,, - ~
Leans have made them bel;s-as 4. ~. -
e naee them, hut We doa't Tsn '..ls VI
ny man living in South Cafo,;,,.' ile n.
seo FgsA should be more antaro,,;.s3il e
nan one N the West Il was tired ~. %,
ing TIE late election to stir up 4 fesl. u
ng q distrost aud jealousy, hut !,
oalont be cone There are nc anita.
nistic intere-ta between the NoTtk 2
nd the South Our religion. blooS
BUSINESS are the same, and II there - y
70 social OF political ressons for hatrea =
NY should We not De the beet I'd
rienda But next we must not under. :