Year: 1863

on the shoulder. ana say 20 Elhl- NOW. SIT,
he a good fellow, and don't steal any more.
And that, too, when he holds IA hiS hand
the dagger which he threatens Ia plunge
TO the hilt IN my heart? No. No! Ii
they want peace the way To II i rs clear
as the light "f the noondav sun that
bushes down upon their black treason.-
Let them lay down the weapons al tnelr
rebellion and return to tnelr rlghtful al
legiance and deliver up Ia justice the
guilty leaders. But let not this nation,
unless il means To brand itself with eter-
nal infaIny, get down on its knees 10 sue
TOR peace at the hands of traitors that
seek its life. If this government, the
best upon earth, has not the right to ex-
istence, then has no one; and, laying
aside all government, every man might
adopt the glorious doctrine of secession,
and then there would be no need OF re-
moval from this world to reach perdltIon
| for we would have it here, and IT we had
no devil TO rule over that perdltIon, we
might appoint the ruler of II certain
Southern Confederacy, and | doubt not
he would accept the position, for he seems
to have adopted the sentiment OF Milton
devil, that it were better 10 rule in hell
than serve i'll heaven"


Such, then, Is my humble opinion with
regard to the character of the mig int that
is upon us, and the results To which that
night will lead il its shades be not dispel-
led. And such being my opinion, feel
that the man who, III this time OF nation
al peril, cannot rise above the mere tram
mels OF party To give to the government
his most cordial support, Is unworthy the
name of an American citizen. The man
who, living in the loyal portion OF the
| land, can yet Join hands with traitors,
can say everything in his power to embar-
rass the government and ITS lawfully con-
stituted authorities, has no word OF reb-
uke TO those in armed rebellion, but only
excuses and kind words, Is III some re-
spects worse than the rebels themselves ::
he possesses their meanness without their
courage. He stands in a place of safety =,
enjoying the protection Of the govern
ment, and while il is facing traitors III the
| front, he basely stabs it i'll the back. And
| if, forsooth, the government places It's
hands upon such enemies, such a howl oil
distress about tyranny and persecution
goes up as TO reyerbrate all through the
land. When one of the gravest faults of
those i'll power has been their leniency TO
such characters. Such men may think
themselves honest in their course, but if
mistake not, the world will view their
spirit and principles in the light have
represented, and history will so record
it, and their posterity will look back and
read the record with bitter, burning shame
and humiliation When men array them
selves against the government, they
know not what they do" They are
falling upon rock which will grind them
to powder" Such efforts remind US oil
the oft repeated story OF the dog that
barked at the moon, but the moon rode
on in its majesty and did not stop to lis
ten to the yelping of the cur. Men
think they are going to break down IL
church or a government by Withdrawing
their support from it, whereas the almost
universal result is they break themselves
down and the church or the government
live on without them.


But | pass from these observations on
the character of the night TO enquire =
What of the night" rs TO its cOntinu-
ance and final results? Are there any
omens of good, any indications OF APP
preaching day? To these inquiries | an
swer, in the language of the text: = The
morning cometh and also the night the
morning to constitutional liberty, we'll or
ganized government, the cause OF freedom
and human rights the night, of death To
the dark system of slavery that so long
has nursed the brood of traitors that have
fattened upon the profits of our govern
ment and now seek its overthrow. be-
lieye that the morning will come III this
sense. First, from the presage of our past
history. | cannot believe that this ma
ton has been raised up TO its present po-
sition to be now so speedily destroyed,
and what's worse, covered with eternal
infamy. The God that guided our fore
fathers to success, and whose hand has
kindly led us on up to the height of ma
tional honor, has, believe, still thoughts
of mercy towards US, and looking over the
past, We will still raise to him our Eben-
ezer, and look on for q brighter destiny
in the future. Now when We have nearly
wrought out the problem OF selt-govern-
ment when the records of our past his
tory are read with delight everywhere,
kindling anew the hopes of freedom for
the oppressed; when the cause of liberty
is advancing through the world; to sup
pose that this land of the free ana home
of the brave" is to become the home OF
the vilest despotism that ever saw the





rather believe and with my faith, also,
cherish holy love and hope that the
true spirit of, the native genius, the pre-
siding Divinity of our government is to
be wholly unfettered and to crush forev-
er the adder of dsspotism that has lurked
within and disturbed the peace of our ma
tional Eden. In this faith may We all be
confirmed this love of freedom be in all
perfected, and this hope be lost in full
fruition. And this is not only my faith,
but l believe it is the faith of the civilized
word. A few titled lords and crowned heads
might desire our destruction, yet the am
preston has worked itself down deep into
the hearts of the common people of every
land, that this government is one of the
freest, simplest, noblest in the world and
hence they have come hither to recline
in peace beneath the folds of our banner
of freedom; and, what is a strange fact
the tide of immigration has been greater
since the war commenced than before
This does not look as if the impression
was general that we were going to die
but rather live. The sentiment of the
christian world to-day is that this nation
has too important part to enact in the
redemption of the world to go down tC
such an untimely grave. The great


warm, earnest, throbbing heart of human
i;y pulsates with hope for us the tide Of
influence sets in this way and it will sweep
all before it. As well might they attempt
to dam up the Mississippi with bulrushes
or hurl the rooted mountain from its base
as TO accomplish the ends of this vile trea
son, for the common sense, judgment
feeling, christianity of the world has said
" II must not BE-"


The disruption and overthrow of thi:
government would be the destruction o


humanity's highest hopes for civil free
dom it would destroy confidence in the
ability of man for self-government; i
, would impede greatly the progress o
christianity. Can this government bt


thus destroyed? Shall it be thus des
: troyed? A voice from the graves of OH