Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-09-19


cition vine
"e shun It but to mako II SURE"
as is amply proven by his bearing during
the war. AT time when his reelection
pended, disaster had sapped the enthusiasm
of army and people. Taking the district
. rostrum, he passed rapidly around among
his people like a military evangel, pleading
for freedom, for the country and for the
, army. forgetful of self and solicitous only
TO recruit our thinncd lines of battle
Friends, believing that his reelection was
more valuable to the cause than few In
diana volunteers could he to the army, al
most demonstrated against course which
they thought would secure his undeservsd
, defeat. The characteristic reply, unstud-
led for effect, because made in private, was
that he preferred that he. not our brave sol
dicrs, should be in The minority, and that
recruiting should go brisiSly and immedi
atcly forward.
A secular journal of influence lately pro-
nounces Mr.. Colfax ''the most popular
among the people" Better even than this,
he deserves it. for we believe that he would
sooner sacrifice life than princinple. Pub
lie cci0t sometimes inspires martyrdom,
but VIC suspect that, for the sake of such
good company, he would quietly pass into
exile with the Truth, regretting only her
sad eclipse.
DIR. Olin once said TO his Students ale
who nourishes in secret an ardent love of
truth, OF Justice, OF mercy, and OF purity,
IL is troasuring up in his noble bosom
the resources Of q moral and intellectual
power. which, in some great day or crisis
or duty. will come forth in t he forms OF an
oYcrbearng eloqucnce or influence, under
which prosecuted Innocence or tho cause
of truth or patriotism will delight to take
shelter; but religion is their
only sure and proper source"
To Schuyler ColfaX the rebellion brought
that great day of crisis and duty" and the
ancinting consciousness OF Divine agency
seems to pervadc all his since recorded
words and acts To the Thirty Eighth
Congress he said: Il invoke V on to re-
member that sacred truth, which all hiSto-
ry vcrifes, that they who rule not in
righteousness shall perish from the earth. :"
With him 'the cause OF patriotism has
"found shelter" Even tho lamented Lin
coin turned TO him when harasscd by hasty
friends or misrepTessned by yiruleni enc
mics. and that friendship ceased not iillthe
risin. statesman kneeled in the dying
chamber when, In tho moment Of National
victory, Wrong fancicd that Right, too,
was mortal. The record shows how he
deserved that friendship by urging lcsisla
ton calculated TO inspire the army, upllh
our stricken people. demOralize the enemy,
and intimdaic meddlesoms foreign powers.
Truth. Justice, and Mercy" shed their
bene,lictions upon all those whose weary
moans reached the car Of the intent cham
, pion. Oycr-fed. non-cOmbatant officials
discover a verbal informaliiy which with
holds The nensioned stipend from n,aim-
Ell soldier. aud straightwRy the ready rep
rescniativc resurrects merciiul common
sense 10y his timely interference. Minister
ing. blessed woman needs hearing, funds,
and enthusiastic thrOngs 10 forward her
Soldiers Aid" movements: again and again,
snaiching an interim which the less labo-
. rious wuul, speml in rest, he riles express
TO cities where his name summons rcspOa-
sive mulii,udcs, like fabled hearers, from
the very earth. Doubtless concerning the
question
"e I;huii-l with his spar
"sShoW frcctlmCn bc citizCRs--Cnfr0Hl-
chised!" Yes. gentlemen. in that mass
welcome to Congress last December ''ths
Creator is leading Us in his own way raih-
er than our own. lie has put all men an
equality before Divine Law. and demands
that we shall put all men upon the same
equality before human law" Does Com
mission seek, in the name Of Christ. to hal
low the sword with the Cross, TO lessen the
. horrors of battle, 10 win the ear of author
litv and more closely 20 enlist the Church,
the busy Speaker responds. and in distant
. cities. or in the crowded House AZ Wash
ington. pours those burning words whose
. influential force is equsled only 10y that
: grander more memorable, and more pain.
fully thrilling address at the final gathering
Of that Christian Commission at the Capt.
ital
Thus in public. But there is more
E private refuge" whose only condition OF
admission is that the ''left hand" shall new
er know" These private benefactiOns
= are recorded above; and God knows that
msny sick, wounded, and Imprisoned,
some still on earth, and some, alas. beneath
it, cease not yet to call him blessed.
The sainted Doctors promised "elo-
) quence aud influences" have rewarded the
; poor youth and devoted man. That in.
liucnce served TO stay his doubtful" dis
: trict in that doubtful State amid those dark
~ y-doubtful days, and public policy, Con-
f eressional legislation. and National senti-
ment, both in war and reconstruction, owe
nWlN w iitHs nat PipihiSSu ciOpttItSC
{ which--like its itinsrant uttcrer and The Is
/ raelite's ilinerant shoes-can never ''wear
out" has attracted Legislators, stirred the
\ soldier. instructed the Lyceum, satisfied
f the delegation, moved even children, and
J enforced the claims of country and Christ.
4 This living Chrysostom woefnlly confuses
}. our history and mythology, reminding lis
: so OF Mercury, messenger OF the gods
n Now we hear ofhim in Maine, now in New
e York, always in Washington during the
r session, now ut home, now in Chicago. till.
@ presto! once losing sight and word of
> him, this letter before us, scrawlcd at San
r Francisco, gravely speaks of lust starting
! for Puget's Sound and Vsncouycr's Island
q literally "Acros. the Continent and a
!, perpetual ovation.
= Az. wise Doctor, religion is their only
J. sure and proper source" That religion
n gained the early adherence of Mr.. Colfax,
! who many years ago began Christian life
}, Joining the Dutch Reformed Church. and
+ serving humbly and usefully as Sunday
i school teacher for twelve years. Ths
II ''plous passages so frequent In his public
l. speeches ara not mere sentiment or orator
o ical arts, for he low es TO talk in private oil
D how God rules and how distinctly and how
10 often in our history his holy arm has beer
IS revealed; and the ascription of praise
d comes from worshiping heart, reliant on
n God through Christ. His personal exam
Ie pie at Washington Is luminous. Wher
\. twenty, he made VOWS Of strict abstinence
N which have never been broken. Liquor,
n and wines are never used at his receptions
"a while Presidential dinners and diplomatic
/ banquets are utterly powerless to sbate one
Ie jot or title of his frmness Many we'll re
l.. L. ~or al
4. al temperance meeting, and how he ban
q i,hed the sale ofliquor from all parts Of tn,
le Capitol within his jurisdiction.
: The home-tcst is severe one for mos
is men. How he endurcs this the writer ba!
J. already recorded in the North Western:
.e ''On last Wednesday, Aug. !, 1866, Hon
IN the Sneaker SCHUYLER COlfaX. reached hi,