American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-31

flood. God was worshiped through types
and shadows. slain beasts and smoking
victims. But when the fullness of time
came, God sent forth his son. as promis-
ed. He came. inaugurated his Kingdom,
chose his disciples. Laid the foundation
of this mountain; combatted the princ-
pies ond influences contrary to his and
then, by the hand of the traitor ASSASSIN,
and the workers of iniquity, laid down
his own life upon the altar, his body a
sacrifice upon the GROSS to purchase for
us etsruai Re3emption
Ont Of tbi, mountain the stone Is ia,
lon which i mis- Gorcyaocat: Its head.
the President Christ is also "ITead over
all tbinos 70 his church" or Kingdom
Jore Is to he seen tbe relationship exist
ino between tbe KINGDOM of Chris. and
this Government and the point Of anal
oov in having each representative or Of
6oioI baad Both these representatives
have f,ileo victims to harbarity and crime:
10th bovo leen slain bv wicked hands
and here Is another point of analogy
No,. arc we more shocked. or worse dis
MAYED than were those few disciples of
CoI,1eo when their Leqde7. was derided
ipsultcd and slain. But thew did not
murder Jesus because he was bad man,
or a, OWL doer = nr,tonder or deceiver
,,,. baoouso bc violated tbe law. or even
ot+omrted "a do ca Rrt because he was
LoI, to,,,Ioss rr5ofIad and eenorate from
s;rrors Rocorse he combatted their
nre;ndices e,nosed their yickedness. and
a,doo,.orol 70 rerorn, tha,r nractices-
The same can be truthfully said of Abra-
hon, Tincoln ~ the official head of this
government. II was not for any wicked
oct of his officially or otherwise; not for
o,v poolect Of duty: not for any arb-
trsrv deaIino or oppressive measures not
for apv treacherous designs, or traitorous
nr;ncinles not even because acts of ven
geance due to crime were anticipated by
any of the particular offenders. But be-
cause he was the embodiment of this gov
ernment-its official head Because his
principles were right, his motives pure,
his actions directed in wisdom, guided
evidently. by the unsecR hdnd. Because
he spake the words Of truth and sober
ness, such as no ruler had spoken before
him, in which, it was clearly indicated,
that he feared God. These are the rea-
sons why he was assassinated. The same
spirit that prompted the betrayal, condem-
nation and murder of the son of Cod
prompted the firing upon Sumter; the
indiscriminate slaughter of our soldiers in
fields of battle, in prisons, in private
dwellings and elsewhere Also prompted
this act of brutal revenge; and raises its
"seven headed, zen horned" opposition to
liberty. truth and eodliness, in this, and
every ago of the world
Tbis ;s the kind Of foe we have to
moot unscrunnlou. and desperate, stops
not at worth, or merit, or color, or Sex, or
age. No entreaty however p't'tuI' or
condition however suffering, can Tor mo-
ment stop its impetuous strides. Us
foe to our persons, yea, our souls; ltsam
bodment is found in tempting der~
'Tis foe to our family and friends ;
It's embgdimcut found IN hfemPerd"ce
A foe to our Nation aud Government; ITS
embodiment sldgey' Against thus ioe oi
our humanity In all his varied charae-
ters; let as here pledge our money, our
property, our talents, our energies our
lives and our sacred honour And never
will we compromise, or lay down our
arms, until this foe yields the ground, or
we are honorably discharged. Ana may
God Almighty nerve our hands, open our
eyes, and sustain our hearts, that we may