Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-12-20
REV. Mr.. AIRMAN's
Misunderstanding Discourse.

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DASSooAo0'
Below will be found several extracts from
the Discourse of Rev. William AIkmau on "THE
N m.,u,.,,.. 49,. p..,.x,n n,as,h.a
NAt.s" AM
on thanksgiving cay, and kindly furnisned US
ct our request. We consider the sentiments
al ,anced az mosttrus and imnortant. and wor
a., |
WY W. VIZ s'~"e's eonsiaeiAuon VI '1' As~N
ers. The hrst part OF the discourse was upon
the Nations triumph and what might natur-
Ill, bav. b.., .xnsctsd IN follow II. The lat
yer portion was upon Tue betrayal VI 'o' na-
tlonal cause. From this the following extracts
are made:
's'hrAf'oA OF TEE sA''''~'
The sudden collapse of the rebellion, so ut
ter apd complete, created new exigency for
which nothing in the history or the egislation
OF the nation had provided. The question
now forced upon the nation and demanding |
Its immediate answer was no " to restore these |
rebellious communities which had thus for |
years thrown of their allegiance and separated |
themselves so tully from oil the privileges and |
rights Of the government show shall ! set
thee among the childrsa2" was ihe question |
which the prophet in the name OF Jehovah |
asked In relation to the rebellious house Of
Israel, as if 1t we're something which might
task even divine wisdom. 1t was no easy
,Sam ali ,hs, .h;Is,en NV" Itch, clam, The same
onas,,on "a scho;na ,hrensh The heart of This
-, =. =, - ~ 80 IN. a,ain tho re-
saii,aaa 80 ,hs Ill ~, a, Inc aama lima
make ii certain Justice and the Right should
not suffer a fatal injury.
Here was no holiday task. There were no
precedent to follow, no laws to execute which
~ "a ~ 49, - "a g. as '.nausa ,ha anart.
an .u gua'os 49, 'os - na u,ass vhich con,a
asno. ~ Sas .t.,an"a hn, -, Moo
- 70. -' T., IN "a aaa,h tho
80 ~ So 80 - :" a,aa,.J sta,,,ss
"hsos ,ouuu ilsen WIN w e ~ 10 sa,, on
80" aS.m.l 49, ~ 10 sPh, :,
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wy .os'o ' e.,ou y, .o' 'ss, - l.,
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snou,s hee. 'as he~ r s'a'e VI ana,rs w
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NANou uiuupnaut auu "a a ..hoa;,
Pe"e,, VOC W meAo tuoI wy 80 49,. 40. ~.
va 70 mAne lsese new avs W me's .u.I uo"
s'uey muiou "a nc, M 'uo W. $1,000 -
't,,, .nls peop'e' me PsoPlH WIN .ia' Wv.
n'enieehesa' onee iooAeu W sneil nas,on", ns-
ia.ure' lucy etPeeVeu 'Ih' 'uv
Nes u Tug nsuoh "auiu 70 oaneu s sos'
a IL 49, l.. "A IN,
N'ssI summary say mua' snouu =. a
Auu WA "orA was " oe uouo' ~ 10 !. .
uo' iof one year put ~. :, "
years. oot ior ie" commuh,ueSl pu' lor MI
Ious u mon ye' upuorn. NJ otu,uAiy uv'' 81
ou'u Lave euiuns Hom pushing n's neuA ". w
lae wofH: Wouio eeem .uat tho 'nlnenSl
VI tne intere:ts AZ STAKE wouid nave apPalleu
t, anu "aee nin gisu 70 ro,i tue fe'Pousi-
~, $50 iia P' apo ~" 80 ana ho
not chosen by the nation-siugle handed aud
alone, at once set himself to the work. say
nothing OF his education, his attainments, his
abilities, his moral fitness had he been the
most gigantic intellect that ever sboue upon
the vision of mankind; had be been the puresi
mortal that ever trod the earth he would have
given the best evidences of both int llect and
virtue, % he tnrunR naeS from TASK too
ste' anu 'oo monan'ous ,9r asy helS nan I.
e' Nos 50 tnis uan. ne ~nocou.u not u
uimseii eoue'uueH Ueaty win tne pettes' ,or
ss o'a'ei seAroer WIN Hipe vi wretene.
sasasoei .nis unen wno oouIe no' aPtoin' :
p3ss master IN Tue smai'est vil'ags IN 'he lahs
wuo couia nor eAPena 9onar OF Tue nauoh
money Wilhout pefmission-this man ieei
ni"seh competent anu undertakes tue wofk
FOR iour years TWO miihons oil men hau pee
~ sims, pgnung over more tnsn eoo oaui
nelosi nVe ndhoreu thousand men mad lai
down tner nVesi I'VE thousand millions =
az go 80 80. RI 60 49,. - So
and lells the world, will settle il for all III
coming time The destiny of eleven no. Z
thirty eix ,tstes. covering half A continent I
twelve. no. of thirty milliona of people ia
ages 10 come. all To be decided by tbe will ,
this one mani think such madness OF as
sumption this world never saw before; il wa
unparalleled and unspeakable. We staad be
fore it with no word 10 characterize IL.
TIE work had no awfulpess for him: h, on
tered upon it with strange haste. He care
fully abstained from summoninu the neonIs