Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

r Comniunications from New Milford is3 gstalaiiai aii hgH -1s ,fast ,d -.l,..s.I li l hs ,,i OUR COUNTRY, !, ,.i,Dts,g .- Our country had been subject of fear fear and apprehension to the wise and the discernins
 for many years before the war broke ont. The,r, 7,
 Were many indications that we could not ,lrif
 along without hel@ or rudder, without beinit. visited with the judgments of the Most High
 It sa was truly evident that the disregard of law
 Dotn nE1i South out q and North was calling down the
 wrath wrath and indignation of. the Almighty Al
 length the cur. of avarice and lust for. power be ing full, and the hour for revolt and con tues,
 being fixed, the blow was. struck. The cry ol
 battle was M heard, and willingly did the noble
 and the blave heed the call but little did they
 feel and ar realize that the hand of God was about
 to be 80 clearly seen in his chastisements and
 most lost signal retribution, What at first seemed
 small, sIn at last became terrible. Mailing and
 mourning for the dead were, everywhere heard
 FtN h was I no longer doubted that Providence, was
 chastising the nation. Yet many could not see
 lt-would not feel it. It was not enough for
 them to witness our soldiers being cut down
 like t cattle, by the thousands daily; something
 more was needed to allay prejudice and parti-
 san feeling. and to root out the deep feeling of envy and hate, andAunite the feelings and sym
 pathies ofthe people like the heart of one man. The hour arrived for one moro weiehtier judge. ment. It came. The bullet that cut the cords of the life of Mir. Lincoln. also cut the cords of partizan strife. cemented the hopes and inter- ests of the common wealth, as never before.--
 The shocking deed so electrified the nation by it's snfnlness and guilt, thatit will never be for gotten for centuries to como. This brought tho people to feel that they were passing under the rod. It led them to see the horrid crime of SC cession, the abominable sin of rebellion, and tbat it's fruits are conspiracy, treason and assas sination It has taught us one great and valu- able lesson. It has done more. It has remov- ed one!of the greatest evils of the age, in burst ing the bands of slavery. This can be said to be the removal of a moral evil. And now we areiin great danger of committing great spir- itual error as nat:oD.b .bl We have amongst us, nearly every race and sect, that worship nearly every object from the serpent to the sun. Idol worships and man worships will be- the next ,hoal on which we shall wreck our ship, unless ws forever bear in mind that we must be true to ourselves, true to our God, and that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. and an abiding faith in God the price oftrue religion. esf !. THE RIGHT START 1N LIFE. sd. .,. .,I There is nothing SO important and so bene7. tieial to young man as spotless. reputation and good name It is worth more to him than all else besides, for with his good name he can succeed, and, without it he cannot. even though he has plenty of money and friends. though they are highly valuable, gsod name is infinitely moreaso. To Succeed wellsin life, we must learn to depend on our own exertions' and not bu our friends. By so doing we are prepared to make right start in life. All our great and good men while young learned to de pend on their own exertions. For instance our late executive aad venerable chief, President Abraham Lincoln, and great many more able persons in this way made right start in life. and they have proved themselves worthy of high offices and they have also endeared them <. selves to the people by their yauabls services. and had it not been for our most excellent Generals, we never should have met with 80 great success-that has crowned our brave air my and navy, that suffered and underwent so many hardships to. save our glorious nation. Arigbtistart in life enabled General Grant to save Vicksburg and great many other strong y fortified places then occupied by the rebels ;; and if be had not possessed,an excellent repu- tation hs would not have been placed in high. position, and had he not been stadious in his yoath, he would not have been capable to man I age the United States army which he did with most excellent success. He is sure of the good start in life who takes his mothers counsel and he preceptsiof Solomon for his guide. sa
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