Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-19


thev can extract comfort frem the hard
circumhtanoes Of their natural and finite
surrounding, Il h IN vain that they have
been born Al all. Miserable, miserable
creed. which banishes Gods love and
mercihnl faihorhood nom the hearts Of
is believers, destroys an conception Of
the mission and character Of Jesus, who
came on earth to save men and at them
for Heaven, and shuts the doors Of I'M
mortality against the longing, huneering
soul. Blessed be the name Of the Most
High, that be has left % 70 no such
fallibls and crushing theories, conceived
In Sin and born OF lunholy doubts.
blessed be Hls holy name. that through
the miniatrationa Of The lamb who was
slain, who went down into common
tomb, and who assembled out CT Il 10
become the 6fst fruits OF them that
slept"--to prove the surety Of the resur-
rectiou-we have a direct and undeni
able evidence Of full life in the hereafter,
that though the body must perish and
return 10 the ground nom whence Il
came, though cities may pass away and
be no more remembered, though even
continents are swallowed up in the vor-
tex Of a common oblivion, this soul
this spiritual sense by which We appre-
eiAte our Heavenly Father and realize
our relations 10 him---is undying, and
will continue TO grow and expand after
the rolling world and the shining stars
have been torn from their solid founda-
tons and melted into tho chaos Of space.
Without thia hope, I'VE are Of all men
most miscrablei with II we have tan
anchor OF the soul, sure and steadfAst"--
afor We know that though our earthly
building Of this tabernacle be dissolved,
We have building Of God, house not
made with hands, eternal in the heavens"
and that We shall occupy it after all the
storms and tempestuous trials Of this
state are overpasti occupy u eyermore,
rent free, in fee simple, purchased for us
with the atoning blood Of our own dear
Christ and prepared for us by Him.
Tho TerritSrian oasssiss-msssinG
or the JoIaa Comusfttse last Night.
| A joint meeting Of tho campaign con-
mittee Of cluHsns, and the committee Of the
Boys 10 Blue 10 the interest Of the bill for a
change ofgovemment for tho Dlstrict, was
held Al Union League Hall last night, Col.
y. d. Barrett In the chair, Capt. J. x. Ne
Council, secretary. Tho sub-eommittee APP
pointed for the purpose presented the
following
r. N. n. ,Ma..rsstssss: p q, I.rsh q. VA
Citixena, OampAixn Uommittee And the Ter
Iitorlai Oommlttse OF the Boys In Biues
Your committee appointed TO inquire as TO
OF thoee favorable TO q government Of the
people for this District respectfully report
that they visited and obtained the views and
Recommendation OF the members Of tho
Senate and House Committees, 10 whom the
territorial bill has been referred, and that
tney hava subsequently, taken the matter
Into careful confederation, and have agreed
| 70 submit for the adoption Of thia meeting
the following preamble and resolutions.
/ Whereas the opponsnts Of the bill providing
for govsrpnent Of the peopla fOf the Dis
| tnet Of Oolumbia are mAking the most atrenu-
oes eifotts Tor the defect Of the sams. falsely
as not 10 favor Of a. and falsely representing
that ~ the said bill shnil become 4 law II viii
,sIes ~ q .his Pis,Tls. isto ne
| aided the late rehallloni therefore. no -
Bedrssolpsd, That all who desire = govern-
qaebted 70 hold meetings under the Joint ar
ranEement Of the cltinenn' campaign commit
tee and the territorial eommittees Of the Boys
| In Blue each week 10 each ward 10 WashiRg-
ton and 10 oeorgetovn and in the eouaty 10
show OangIess ~ their nj mbers III a. the great
majority Of the people OF the District Desire
| thn pahaaEe Of the territorial bin.
Rsiolvsd, That's sommittse conslatinE OF one
| from each ward 10 the city Of wAshlngton,
two from ooorHetQwni and two from the ooun-
| COMMITTEES. together with an equal numbef
| from the territorial esmmittee Of the Boys 10
Blue, 70 proeute . hall for the campaign In
oeorGetown, and two In the county, to be
svsninsI also, % IN the tine fos public meet
prosSr. "poaSsra 10 H sdd,s,s ne .s%s Ana 20
pointed TO eanvAss that part Of the DiltTict
not included In the cities Of Warrington ssd
Rs,sipsd, That the sitilsas finance commit
tee be requested TO raise means for defrAyinE
ths .zgsess ., q the sa.@.gaign. =,
bsePpoiated 70 see IN Isrson evsfy member
o. ooogrss, and urge the passage q the bili
nov before then EiEing this Distrist local
isSoIssS, That this sub-oonmIttee recon-
nehd that the people Of this District who are
Ereas BE- requested to uAlte with the Boys 10
Blue 10 grand totsh.ligh procession soon
amer the fatinsation Of me Aftesnth Ansad.
by that orGaaIsaiioa on the Ieth insS, and
| that full arrangements be made Al the diner
snt headquarters, aud that the nnanee con.
sad nc eSssutiys eonmittes on ne How n
| Blue raise the neoeaaary funds TO make such
/ prosecution grand success.
The report was thoroughly discussed By
0eoerAl Grant, Colonel Eaton, Captain Me-
connell, Chaplain Green, Mr.. Swaziland,
and others, and unanimously adopted. The
eommlttees provided for In The resolutions
will be selected BY tho chairman Of the cam
pAign and Boys OF Blue committees and an
nounced hereafter. ta %
The COMMITTEES then Adjourned.