New-York tribune., 1872-09-26
THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER or TIE LIE
ERAL CAUSE.

ANOTHER LETTER FROM EX-PREsIDENT MAHAN
THE RESULTS INVOLVED IN THE PkESEN1
CRISIS-THE DUTIES OF The CuhlSllA Ia AI1p AI1p
PATRIoT-THE EVILS INFLICTED ON THE TIE
sOUTH by GRANTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The Tribune OF thursday
will pubsh second letter from Prof. A Mahan OF
Adrian Mich. the moral and religious aspects OIL INC
present political contest, in which he says
NATIONAL UNITY OR SECTIONAL HATE.
Our religion, as realized in the experience OF the
Church. takes on the highest form of beauty and perec
ton and most influence with men when lts influence
is everywhere visible, inducing IN the Church the
unity OF the spirit in the bonds OF peace" 30 raihoo"
Of radiant glory and efugence will encircle our great
nation when all it's people, East, West North ana Sout
shall be unified and blended by the spirit OF universal
oood-w and national brotherhood. Were an Atheist
or Inhdel should supremely desire TINS uhy as .no
greatest good i'm ltsef and the crowning glory OF the
nation AS a Christian, 1 desire 1t as not only sncn
good, but immutabe c0ndltlOn OF tIio nBhosv ~
1ence of the Gospel of peace" Nothing can present
such barrier TO the reception of such religion whose
special mission peace earth. good VIII 10 men
as the prevalence among people Of the spirit OF dyi-
sion and hate continuously revived and intensl-
ned among them by vengeful remembrance
deeds and appeais to the spirit of former
sectional division and hostile thought we INV oto
paby arrived at crisis when and where we are 70 VIZ @
for national unity brotherhood and equality OF 1Or lhe
perpetuity Of sectional hate and VengeIul t
If we now would have national unity ana @ I
we must have Universal Amnesty and equal ana hoye
lutte ssterhood of all the States This we oan0 cy of
If the party which protests against ine PoVS % e m
shaking hands across the bloody chash indue u! 'Ho
war" shall prevail. -
tn every friend Of his country, every Christian man
osneciay put this question: What more do our coun'
trv's veal aud honor what more do morality and re-
gon require of these people than they have rendered
as the proper condition OF the Amnesty, equay OF STATE
rights and the most cordial and hearty shaking OF
hands across the bloody chasmr We VIII permit Selo
raj not j. c. but W. c. p, Breckenridge OF Kentucky TO
present tho state Of the case as UNIVERSITY h
subjected States The declaration Of principles set forth
in Cincinnati and accepted and reaf1rmed az balIoIe,
no RIGHTLY inerprets as a solemn covenant, muIudLy
binding the parties asserting 70 1t and the entre ndO
Should that covenant be ratified at the poi5 IN tne
preaching election. on lone slde Ihe DemocIh1c p
ppartv and the South solemny pledge themselves
to sincere acQuiescence III the Aliltn, 3lfSn tn
end YVfh Amendments and q recognition OF the
rights, privileges and franchises enjoyed under
those Amendments the other hand the Liberal ne re
An honest and economical administration OF tue
public finances, the re6staoshment OF
In the states as to the local ana etale 9nars tno s
servatOn OF the privileges OF the writ OF haDeas eorp
and administration OF law aeoof9hg OtI,n 10 cue
requirements and limitations OF the Cohsutu,
ton. in lieu Of domination OF party ana Ioree.
In the name Of our country in the name OF common
justice humanity, morality and religion, would ASK II
covenant Of peace ana RECOMMENDATION more honOi apc
10 all the parties concerned and TO the nation ltse was
We American citizens, as Christian men, vote or pro
made Sy the war" without proclaiming ourselves and
our country unmerciful unjust unpanO and VOID 0f
wv
ohspringl
DUTIES OF THE PATRIOT AND CHRISTIAN.
shall be pardoncd here for single personal reninls-
cence. In late political gathering in Cleveland Ohio
l made the following statemens In your great city
cemetery lie the remains only son, who lost his life
from injuries receiyed-nrt from Southern bullet, and
then from clod Of earth thrown against his body by
ball from q Southern BY his side lie the re-
mains OF the wife of my youth, who died from grief
aud OveT-fatigue around the SICK ana dlng
bed OF our By their side lie
all her physicians testified, died from no other cause
than dropping heart sickness account Of the death Of
that mother and brother. In the Army OF the Potomac
my only sister then dead and Of two sons OF the
only sister of my first wife such are my grievances
myself and to the living peoples OF the nation Do they
can upon me to cherish IN myself ana excte ~ the
living around me DitteF anu 'ohseiul ieiIlH IN
isccucesl Cannot each Southern man VINO has
been 6ereayed; 700 5 vbat are 70 him anS to them
remembIances equally bitter and emDitterlngf VIII
Does It not tend, While IL cannot icac O uedu' anu
bless God for IT, blight our virtues and our Joys, ana
10 savageze the national hearti Does hot tne spt U
amnesty, goodwill, ana national DTOineInoOu, Oh ule
other hand, tend equally 10 p, perfect our VIZ VIZ
tues. deepen our jols ana eonsolations ana TO
Did not He who is our supreme exemplar
obedience and love, amnesty TOO from the things
which he suffered Shall not our grievances teach us
similar lessOni such, as understand the SUBJECT are
the duties OF the patriot and Christian IN tins crisis on
our national existence. Such, also understand the
subject the fixed tendency o the policy OF The party
tine people"
How can we as patriots Christians give our
sutrages the continuance IN power OF an Admins
ratou which has forced aud will continue 10 force upon
these subjected states forms OF government which are
mfcting upon them the most rmnous ana lutOleraDle
eys Seven years OF caTpebag mlsrule has increased
their State indebtedness after the desOating effects
of nteruecue war from OO1OJ0 TO S290O 900 and has
forced upOn them the most ruuOus forms VI TAXATION
and all tins with no asslgnabe benefits these peoples.
Under this same misrue have had generated a war
OF races most antagOnlstic to State National unity
most dcOralzng itself and irregOus i'll all its ten
denotes with all these evils before IT, this Administra
tion openly "prOess against shaking hands across the
bloody chasm made by The war" aud openly ayows
ts purpose continue for indefinite future military
;e aud caTpetbag misTuie these States. VIII Our
Christianity permit by our sl1rages 10 perpetuate
such an Administration
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