Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-17
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Enstigation Of Rebel Atrocities by the
sonthern CIergyAn Important ram
DhIet brought TO Light BY Dr. Lerd.

rrorr.sa1nserce of sls cineianAtf eszst::sl
PITTsPrRe. Nav 25. ATlie 4 General
Assembly of the Old School Presbyte
Ran church. now IN sessionihere, is de-
yeloping some strange things about the
rebellion. In the discussion on Mis-
sions, yesterday, DIR. John c. Lord, of
Buffalo, n. Y, formerly one who, by
his own statements before the Assem-
blv. had conceded everything to South
ern demands for the sake of peace, un-
- earthec-a rebel tract published and cir
.culated broadcast over the South. 1t is
zEnG entitled eOm' Design and Our Duty, !"
and is-put out by the Evangelical
Tract Society, Petersburg, Va; No.
- yo15.Yand has on its title page the name
of Rev. J. II. Thornwell, ID. D., as its
ss.s.=s=aalthor.= Thornwell... sasz.=is. well
rTr7r known, WASP rofessoFin the Theological
n, NJ Seminary Of the Presbyterian church at
Columbus, S. c., and was one OF the
Tf,r most influential ministers in the eollnz
Af nv and one Of the clerical lenders OF
the rebellion. This tract, just revealed
a. Ut at the NORTH, is one of the most scan
flfI dalous productions from his pen yet
published. The extract was read by
h1s DR.. Lord to the General Assembly, and
Is as follows: 80. 4.
1T s.Publie spirit viii not have reached
the height which the exgency demands
until we have ,relinquished all fastidious
81. notions of military etiquette, and have
~ come to the point of expelilng the en-,
r. envy by any and every means that God
has put in ollr power. We are not fight
To ing for military gloryl we are fighting
-i- for home and for national existence.
We are not aiming to display our nation
----- al skill In tactics and generalship; we
& are aiming TO show ourselves a free peo-
- pie, worthy to possess and able to de-
-. fend the institutions of our fathers.-
What signifies it to Us how the foe Is
vanquished, provided 1t is done? Be-
~ cause we have not weapons OF the most
approved Workmanship, are we to SIT stlll
and see our soil overrun, and our wives
and children driven from their homes,
while we have IN our hands other wea-
.sspons that can equally do the work OF
SAD death? Are We To perish II we cannot
fr, CONQUER by the technical rules of sclen-
tifc warfare? Are we TO sacrifice our
country to military Punetilio! The
- thought Is nnonstrous. We must De
prepared to extemporise expedlents. -
I'VE must cease to be chary either about
- our weapons, or the means of using
them" r,-,-51e ..--ss. ID
As DR.. Lord, observed, when reading
the foregoing extract, here is found the
ara tIuthOritg, from one of the foremost men fn
the Church, for every atrocity which the
rebellion has exhibited, from the at
tempts to burn Northern cities, to blow
up steamers, to throw railroad trains oh
the track, to murder and starve over
GO,OOO prisoners of war, the Fort Pillow
massacre. and the assassination of the
President of the United States.
had this tract in my hands, and
3. + looked through it. think no one can
peruse it without coming to the conclu-
81 sion that the leading men in the South
ern Church are the most guilty of any
persons concerned In the rebellion.
Who among civilians and military men,
could doubt the Ds0rGl propriety of any
+. and every rebel atrocity, When DIR.
E ThOrBwen could urge such sentiments?
1t is the old Jesuit doctrine that 'the
end sanctifies the MEANS" \s
esH When justice is dealt out to trGito, S,
let the government not overlook the
Church ''Fidt .j'aStitiG gttdt eGeLUnl.
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