The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-12

internecine strife. The patriotism of th
people asserted its supremacy; the safet.
and perpetEity Of our form of govern
mcnt was dearer to them than the tri
: umph of any particular political party
Again. in 1SSi when the issue was trem
bling in the balance-when few hun
dred votes were in dispute, when Sc, 00(
feveIi>h, excited men were gathered il
single square in New York city -agaiI
We were led out of difficulty, and strif,
averted by the sober, second thought o
the people.
III. For peace while .rurS and relm0rs d
rars hape afflicted other nations.-As the
American citizen travels over the ma
tional domain he is not confronted with
large standing armies, Narshaled to KEEP
peace and resist invasion. This is pecu,
liarly Il nation of peace. By her geo.
graphical situation she is secure from
sudden foreign invasion. She forms NO
entaE Cling alliances with other nations,
but purSueS the even-tenCr of her way,
|
bolders. Her citizens are law-abding
and law -respectiug; and it is not neces-
sary to keep them in subsection at the
poiut of the bayonet. She cultivates the
arts of peace. The hum of the wheels
of her factories and the ring and clang
of her mechanics hammers are sweeter
and more profitable music than the
booming of cannon and the clash of
swords. We should be very thankful
THAT we are dwelling in land of peace;
that the lines have fallen unto us in such
pleasant places, and that We have a
goodly heritage; that our ears are not
| saluted this morning with the thunder of
| artillery and the rattle of musketry; that
onr fathers, husbands, brothers. sons are
not borne to the gerry field, but that.
seated beneath our own vine and fig tree,
We can pursue the ordinary avocations of
life, none daring molest or make us
afraid
III. OR security ag0inst the scourge of
pcStjlen9e. We are, in the main,a healthy
nation. Except in the tenements and
fats i'll our large Cities our people are
not crowded so closely together that they
cannot practice the laws of health; but
there is abundance of room for every
man, woman and child to bre ath the pure
air Of Heaven. During the past year
pestiience has visited other countries,
! and, laying its skeleton fingers upon
| thousands, has dragged them to the dark
jungles of death God has mercifully
preserS ed us from such awful visitations,
| for which we should be devoutly CRATE
full.
". For p7Cnteous crops.-We live in .
land Of plenty. Our soil readily re-
spends to proper cultivation, and we'll
filled barns and prosperous homes bring
| c0ntentment to our people, and increase
the national wealth. In the midst of all
this national greatness and power and
these immunties from war and pesti
lence, willie expressing our gratitude to
the bounteous Giver of all good gifts, it
would not be wise to close Our eyes to
the dangers which surround us as ma
| tion and people. We see in the beautiful
and touching picture of Daniel at prayer
in his chamber, with the windows open
toward the Holy Temple in Jerusalem
a man prosperous in his surroundings.
He was high in position, and in favor
with the King. He .oIe in the SECOND
chariot, and was doubtless beloved by
the people as wise Prince and ruler
But in the midst of all this greatness
| and prosperity, Daniel knew that he was
surrounded with dangers. His enemies
had secured from the king degree that
If any man asksd petition of any one,
save the King, for the space of thirty
days he ahOuld be thrown into the den of
| lions. They knew that Daniel was de-
vUut and consistent man. They could
find no occasion against him, except in
the matter of his God and his religion.
HIS greatness and prosperity had not
caused him to forget his God. With a
| knowledge of the dangers which sur
| rounded him, and that spies were even
then crouching beneath his windows
waiting to hear the arst breathings of
his soul 10 his God he yet kneeled in his
! chamber "and prayed and gave thanks,
as aforetime." In the midst of our
prayers and thaEAsgiyings today, we are
| aware that, as people and a nation, we
are surrounded with dangers which
threaten cur national peace and safety.
We can only glance at a few of these
dangers in a single DISCOURSE
/. National Tolerance Of Dangerous
EcHs.-A band of men in one of orr
Western Territories h2c 70; years been
committing crime and hurling defiance
at our Nation authority. These men
have debauched aud degraded women.
and struck blow at the home upon
which the pillars of our Republic rests.
| They have committed these crimes, re
pugnaut to morality and virtue, under
the cloak and guise of religion, and their
| delegates have sat in our halls of Con-
gress and been paid from the National
! Treausury. Congress ,eemed to cover
il tie pre9enco an,. ~ Inc power of these
miserable law breakers until public SEN
timeut foIceu the enactment of the Ed
munds' bill, which, in its operations, has
sent some of these high priests of crime
to the peniten tiary, to wear the striped
suit of the convict, and made others run
to mount2;;n Tattoata 10 hide themselves
from the officers of the law. Congress
long since should have taken this evil by
the throat and choke1 IS to death. 1t
should, :p@tead of tolerating it, upon the
! first appearance of this cancer, have ap-
piled the knife and cut Is out, and not
permitted 4 10 grow and extend until its
ian9s threatened the destruction of the
social fabric. With a population of over
200, 600 in Utah alone, three .fourths of
them belong to this apostate, law-defy-
ing organization of M3rmQnisrp, THIS
cancer is now 3,000 miles long, and is
breaking out in new spots. These men
are disioyal, and care nothing for our re-
publican institutions. There was spec
tacle presented in Salt axe ,,ity on the
Fourth day as sast July which should
cause the crimson blush of indignation
to mount the cheek of every American
citizen. Bishop War;oa, ot the NJ. g
Churet, who was in that city at the