Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-17
UNION
SUNDAY READING,


From the st. Louis Republican,
The pulpits on Thanksgiving day, this
wear. were less resonant than heretofore with
denunciations againt slavery, though some
of the preachers could not refrain from beat
ing its PROSTATE corse with rim, which is
rather ludicrous than edifying. These
people seem TO fear that the dead body will
start ND again and devour them. They ex-
press fear, too, that the people lately in re-
volt. are never going 10 be good citizens. All
the while, however, they make many good
Christian utterances and profess the strong
est desire that all parts of the country shall
be knit together in the bonds Of brotherly af-
lection amusingly unconscious, while doing
so, that they are themselves throwing Sc
rious impediments in the way Of reconcil-
iation. For all such, { 4e Of their brethren,
IL. w. Beecher, has rebuke which he ad-
ministers thus:
Now is the time in which to be born-baseness
was never so base meanness 50 mean as now and
Of all meanness the worst fear and distrust How
wretche1, how detestable is this habit of fear. Of
discomfort, Of apprehension.
have an etching at home Of which ] am now
reminded. IL is picture Of dead boar, near
boar lies in the stiffness of unmistakable death.
dc Is dead IN the eye, dead in the snOut dead in
the limbs, dead AL over. One Of the mastifs
hensive-his eye never leaves the carcass Of his
ancient enemy, and he trembles at every disturb
anee Of his hair by the playful wind; the other
DOG IS stretched upon the grass his nose resting
upon his paws and his eyes closed as il in sleep
but careful observation shows that he keeps one
eye lqst enough open 10 enable him to watch the
dead body before him, in whose death he is as but
q doubtful believer. Just 20 there are people who
a 1,2t believe IN the death of slavery. Dead I
NY SSd DEAD a IN eye in sn9ut in body and limb,
watch, and fear, and grumble.
Batting the occasional utterance Of fear
about slavery and I;s.-..-4 e A. C---4l, A.
discourse may be said to be rose-colored
Mr.. Beecher halls with enthusiasm the i'm
mediate advent of universal suffrage, with
out regard TO color or sex (age not men,
toned, and an established DAYS work Of
eight hours. All monopolies and combina-
tons are to be swept down-including we
oppose, the New York rings of scuryy
politicians and cotton mongers Of the South.
Most of the clergy are of opinion that the
American nation is Gods chosen peoples
One of them expresses himself undoubting.
ly as follows:
He created this nation. II is the ofspring of
iiis power, the child of His providence lie
brought 1t INTO being, not by word Of His DOW
CT, ns lie did the Orbs Of heaven, but He pre-
pared this land, wide in extent magnificent in lis
scenery, varied and salubrious in its climate rich
m lts soils, mighty In its forests lakes and rivers
aitluent and inexhaustible in its mineral resonT,
ces and, when the appointed time had come He
siited Europe for the people adapted in strength
and stamina, m religion and views Of govern
ment, 70 accomplish the lofty mission lie had
appointed them 10 perform.
This may be literally true. This Amer
lean people may have dislodged the Jews
and may now occupy their place in the IA
yor Of heaven. But TO make them worthy
OF such distinction, and to lessen their
chances of lorieiting this favor, they should
" fear God and keep His commandments"
Whether such fear and obedience are char
acteristics Of the American people, we do
not undertake to determine If they are
not, we fear il is not altogether the fault Of
q nrollne laity.