The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-02-22
or amid the storm they sang

came not as mere advcnturers-their
Pastor. the revered Robinson said,
Worship not man, make Christ alone
supreme; expect progress in truth be
the Lords frcemen l charge you this
before God and his Angels -
They sought faiths pure cline,
Ay, call 1t holy ground.
The place where first they trod,
They left unstained what here thoy found
Freedom to worship God
Gods providence over US was visible in |
securing Independence Fnstered an col
onics by England until the imperial hour
arrived, when her destiny was rising be-
fore her ana likely to fail for opportunity
Freedom came. The cause-a trife
perhaps says ae-tazation, not SO small,
it was principle, it vas taxation with
out representation. 1t was germiual
truth, pregnant with meaning and might
ness for all mankind. Ten years before
the Declaration of Iudepence. Lord
Chatham said. The gentlemen tells us
America has resisted is in open rebellion.
rejoice that America has resiste l, three
millions Of people, so dead to ali the
feelings of liberty-as voluntary to sub
NIT to be slaves. ] rejoice in the result
But how came Independence, simply by
the heroism of our Forefathers, (great as
that was) no. Before the Revolution clos
ed England was in conflict with France,
| Spain, Holland and the East Indies.
So of the war Of lSl2-brave as our
defenders were land [ would not pluck a
feather from their plumes) they could
not alone so soon be victorious Again
Eng Ian is involved in terrible struggle
! with Napole On and the great Duke of
Wellington had from 10000 TO 100000
men under his command, on the continent.
Our late struggle for union and exis-
tence, terminated triumphantly. because
God favored u.s. Had we been weaker,
instead Of the neutrality of England and
France, they would have been in mortal
combat with US. Who made US strong
but God?
The plenty afforded US, instead Of
plague, pestilence, or famine which gen
orally accompany ..cruel war, was of God
| cite only few instances Of Gods care
for us in the fearful struggle. The Mer-
rimac, from Norfolk appeared in Hamp-
ton Roads, two frigates are SOON sinking
with hundreds of brave seamen, what
shall arrest this 3ew engine: Of destruc-
tion-Baltimore will be taken, Fortress
Monroe-IV Washington must capitulate,
! unless som ething more appears than all
the United States has heretofore provid-
ed. There it is-that little black speck
upon Chesapeake Bay. The morning
comes and again the Merrimac-see that
/ little boat startiDg-she meets the foe
and triumphs and ravolutionizes the
navies ofthe world. Behold again the Sc
cond morning on the battle field of Get
tysburg-Why after we are really defeat
ed does the foe delay till three more of
our army corps were brought forward and
We gained one of the most decisive bat
ties Of the w3r. Notwithstanding our
great resources, SO many reverses attend
ed our armies that the most sanguine
among Us realized, that unless God help
ed US, we must fail after ALL Look at the
terrible contested fields OF Pittsburgh
Landing, Stone River and Chickanlauea
-ah, our soldiers who went forth, nos
| fer conquest or revenge, but to strike for
"Aitcrs and fires,
The green graves OF tlieir sires,
God and tileir Dative.laud"
realized most intensely, God had much to
do with the terrific conflict.
God has also kept us from the grasp of
foreign nations. Spain once had por-
ton of this fair land. So had France and
they desired more. God would not per
nit them to share with us-the North
American Continent. We could conquer
Mexico, but Napoleon could not with the
flower of the French Army.
These references afforded abundant
proof Of Gods providence 10 forming and
preserving this nation. OF course this
exaltation is for a purpose, that purpose
is the mission Of the nation.
1t has been said that even nature cx-
| hibits herself on grander scale here than
! in any other country, and there is truth
| in this statement.
View the extent of the United States
area about thessame as all Europe q give
only round numbers) leaving out Russia,
large part Of which, has anything but
fertile soil aud congenial cline, all the
rest Of Europe is not as large as the por
ton of the United States. west Of the
Mississippi and not including Texas, or
States on the Mississippi. Texas is larg
| err than France or Prussia proper and
| Texas and Wisconsin than all Germany
or Austria Virginia and Georgia to
gether, are larger than either Italy Or
Great Britain. Wisconsin is larger than
al Greece, Switzerland and Holland
The variety of our climate is just as
great- all Europe is here, England,
France, Switzerland. Italy, Greece and
Germany.
Our resources are really marvellous
As a specimen take tie item OF coal, al
ready discovered covering Il surface of
200, 900 square miles, containing AGO.
600, 600, O90 tors and one trillion tons
w,uid run 900 Lowelis each of l0. 900
horse power for 10, 900 years. There is a
mountain Of iron in Missouri 22S feet |
high, covering 500 acres Of 23O, $50, 900 |
tons aud every foos below the surface will |
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