New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-05

than Atheists not to recognize the guidance Of .
Higher Power throughout the events OF inc
war. and it would be worse than ingratitude
not to give praise and thanks to Him who hath
given us the victory.
We thank God for Peace, Civilization and
Freedom. The carnage, the necessary but
awful carnage of four years of war is ended.
Whatever conflict lies before us is not strug'
gle of arms. If we have still something to con-
tend for, let us be profoundly grateful that
blood has at last ceased to flow. The
spirit of Civilization, driven to take up
the weapons of barbarous war-that also
has triumphed. And the Union is q Free
Union. Slavery, which made the old Union q
Union only in name, is overthrown. Not one
of us expected, or believed, or scarcely dared
to hope, when the war began, that it would
have such an ending. but the progress ana
event of the struggle were ordered elsewhere
than here. and inestimable blessings were
poured into the lap of people which never
thought of praying for them. Shall we deny
our obligation to this Infinite Goodness
The North joins with one heart in this thanks
giving. Private griefs give way to public JOY.
A land that is filled with mourners rcjolces over
its martyred dead with heroism more thah
Roman, more than Spartan. III you near
that any of us are killed." wrote Frederick OF
Prussia TO his sister, "ask whether he died
fighting for his country. If the answer Is
yes give thanks to God" Who among us
would rob the nation OF its sacred
memories, its heroic deaths, of those
yonng martyrs and saints whose devotion
halowed and sustained the cause for which
they went cheerfully to their graves lnnu-
merable shadows of the noble dead surround us
wherever we meet to commemorate the sue
cesses of the war. Their voices join with ours
in the great anthem which goes pealng up from
churches and cathedrals. The incense and Du'
sic, and all the splendor of the service Of the
Church Of Rome, the austere devotion OF the
Puritan, and the seclusion Of the soul that re-
iects outward forms, and in its most private re-
cesses thanks God for his merces and passes
on to It's work, are every one the loyal worship
and Just tribute of rcgcncrated nation. III the
South do not join with us. it will learn Its les
son of gratitude in time. We may at any rate
be sure that the lcyalists of the South are the
most thankful Of living men. There VIII DC
no such praise to God as ascendsi rom the CABINS
of the devoted, patient, faithful blacks to whom
the war has brought the sweetest boon OF he
We trust the celebration Of the day may
stimulate the generosity Of the North into
[ general contribution in behalf Of those to whom
the war that has brought life to the nation has
brought suffering and want. There never was
a time when contributions were so much
needed. Destituton at the South is frightiul,
both among whites and blacks. There Is nc
chance Of relief there; relief must come IRON
the North. Spite Of the war and its losses, we
!, are rich and prosperous; money is abundant, and
we can easily afford TO be generous. Hn were
vastly more difficult, we should still be bound
10 help those who have suffered and are suffer
: ing. The various aid societies and commission
offer well organized facilities for reaching those
whom We want TO help. Money may be giver
directly to any one of them, with certainty that
it will be wisely and economically expended
That may be done any day, but we think that
on Thanksgiving Day there can be no scheme SC
genial and so profitable as that Of contributions
in each church and public meeting.