, 1866-02-10

hca1thiul, md great, and vigorous and vi;
tuous, or mean and aIckly or dead, according
to the character of the ideas On which /,
iecds, md exactly thcreis hidden the KEY or
the future. Men have always felt that the ut.
most earthly hcpplucss Of the race was
In some why wrapped In The bud Of nstton.,
organization; and 80 they hsve freely dad
for their countries. They have died in vain
for the nations have pniy stoodat the hrsz,n
gate OF the cavern, uttering fruitless iargon:
none OF them have yet spoken the clear ssap,e
Which viii open the why to liberty And vet
not IN vain hare all the mastyrs died. In
'eeaf very dying lay the principle of tho deyo-
lion Of man for mankind, which. If II could
Ind voice, wou1d break the bond, Hone Ia
DOL dead 50 long as there are martyrs 10 die,
= ne Sonng nation stands forth with Its word,
Thou shalt lore thy neiehbor as thysclf.'
Inc 'old Eate Of Doubttng Castle opens,
and millions see The light and breathe The air
as neTer before. We arc free now il We will:
:" but that gate, as It opened, made such A
creal{ng that 1t walked Glant Despair, who
hastily rising 10 pursue his prisoners. felt
his limbs 10 fail, for bis fits took him again.
80 that he could by no means 70 after
"hem-" We stand by the open gate; there
Is the poor gaant wr3thtng in his fits. We zee
how one word has hurt him, and how fear
fully he raves Of what he would do It be
could. Shall We take back the word which
Las made him so much trouble, and 70 aud
comfort the sufferer until the gate shuts back
acain upon the prisoners, and the giant is q
giant again, and VIC have restored ",he Union
oas It wasssi
That Is not what We understand by con-
scryatiam. We believe tl1at Our nation has q
living soul; and that the word Of life for that
soul is, "Thon shalt love thy nclghbor as thy
SELL" Our nation exists simply to embody
that Law, and to execute 1t By Its power In
our own domain, and By It's influence all over
the world. There Is no national greatness to
which that law win not ralse us. There Is no
debascment 10 which denial of that Inv
would not sink US. Therefore we, as strict
and earnest conservatives, will be content
with nothing short of the full acceptance of
that law, as the paramount rule OF our public
life.
Though nc feel warmly In the case, we have
none Of those long forebodipgs, terminating
In darkness, which make the usual mood OF
those who are called Conservatives. We have
faith in God and in cur nation. It has laid
hold Of the key Of promise and opened the
pF1son door, and It will not shut 1t again. If
any individuals choose TO 80 back, let them
eu, If they can. The nation knows what II
means, and they cannot shpt the door, and a.
tho millions come out-over them, If need be
they will nt last fail into line. And they
will be welcome. The deliverance Is for sil
men.
Our confidence Of the future Of the nation
does not rest merely upon our ASSURANCE, that
1t viii upon the whole be true to the prin-
clple OF lis lie. A man does not become
strong and efficient without work aud oppo-
s{dop and we should icar feeble and m
impure life for nation. unless Its principle
has the benefit Of exercise and struggle. We
have work, heavy work. not too much,
but enough for Ills. The angels see
nothing now, IN the practical
carrying out Of tho work Of the Son of 1fau,
more beautiful than the quiet earnestuess
With which tho true men and women Of the
North are bending themselves 10 the work of
educating the freedmen. And this is only
single 0lugttation, either OF what is being
done or Of what Is 10 be done In ths realiza-
tion of thorough peaceful works Of good will,
e. eystem Of things In which an entire na-
tiom, and then whole world shall have the
opportunity, md TIE ability, End the DISPOSE
ton to enjoy the fruits OF Christian clyiliza-