The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-03-10

war iatlier than let the nntion an,
lvivc, and the other would accept wa
rather than let it perish, and the wa
| came. -. ,
one'eighth of the whole populatio
were colorcd slaves, not distribute,
generally over the Union. but local
: lzed in the southern part of it. Thes
, slaves constituted peculiar an,
. powerful interest All knew tha
THIS interest was somehow the caus,
OF the war. To strengthen, perpetu
ate and extend this interest was th,
Object for which the insurgents woulc
rend the Union by the war, while tn,
Government claimed the right 20 dc
more than restrict the territorial en-
largement of it. Neither party ex
pected for the war the magnitude OF
the duration which It has already at
taiSsa
Neither anticipated that the cause
OF the conflict might cease, even be.
fore the conflict itself might cease -
Each looked for an easier triumph.
and result less fundamental and as.
founding Both read the same Billie
and pray to the same God, and each
invnkes His aid against the other.
II may seem strange that any men
should dare TO ask Just Gods as
sistancc in wriuging their bread from
the sweat of other mems faces, but
let us Judge not lest we lc iudgcd -
The pray ers ofloth should not he an
swercd That of neither has been
answered fully.
The Almighty has His own pur-
poses. Woe unto the world because
of It's offen>cs, for it must needs hc
that oitrnscs come; hut woe unto the
man hI whom the offence comcth -
IL we shat! SUPPOSE that American
slavery is one ofthrsc off,rscs Which.
Ia ihc Prov idcptc of God. must % l.
come. but which, having continued
through His appointed time. Ur now
wills to remove, and that Hc aiyrs 70
both North end South t'G- tp~riN's
war as the woe due jo those los whom
the oilcn>c comes, shall we discern.
thnt there is any dcpg.tGro from those
divine attnhutys nhicu fby believers
IN ll''nE Got always Hscr.le g. imp
F"nHh dn We hop., lrrt entity ~ wr
hope, irrNcntlN ,io We pra, that this
mighty sc0arge ui war ma, snprlilv
pass away, yet. II God wills that il
continue until all the wealth uilcd hv
the hondmsn's two hundred and fifty
years of unrcqnitcd toll shall.be sunk.
and until every drop OF blood drawn
with the lash shall he paid 10y another
drawn with the sword, as was said
three thousand wears ago. so still II
must be said that the judgments of
the Lord are true and righteous, al.
though with malice toward none. with
charity for all, with frruuesS I'm the
right, let us strive to finish the work
We are to bind up the nation's
wounds and care for him who shall
have borne tie battle. and for his
widow and for his orphans. to do all
which may achieve and cherish lust
and lasting peace among ourselves.
and with all nations.
a national salute was fired.
' The procession then again moved
up Pennsylvania Avenue. the Presi. |
lent being conveyed in an open la
'onche, and seated with him were his
'on and Senator Foster of the Com.
nittee of Arrangements. The Prcsi-
lent was escorted to the White
House, alter which the procession
Everything passed Off in
lie most quiet and orderly manner,
md although thousands participated
n the ceremonies, not an accident
occurred to mar the pleasures Of the
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