Year: 1862

tional honor is at stake, but our national
life, and with it all that we hold dear, as
free people; our civil and religious lib
erty, and all our most valuable institu-
tions, purchased by our fathers at great
sacrifice, and so long perpetuated, under
the smiles of a,favoring Providence and
yet more ; our very homes and fresides;
the most sacred rights of the domestic cir
Gle: and in a yet more extended view, the
cause of civil liberty, the world over;
these are the objects, these the hopes which
give to our cause a peculiar sacredness,
and inspire us with pure and noble
patriotism.


l have taken this review of our nation
al affairs, not as bringing before you any
thing new, but to impress our minds, on
this occasion, with the Importance of the
cause in which we are called to make sac
rifce.


Wehave seen that the present crisis is
only the natural and necessary result of
causes which have long existed, and which
must if they continued to exist, in due
time, work out their legitimate ends; and
the blow has not come an hour too soon.
Better, had lit come earlier, ere the
stealthy work Of undermining had pro.
crossed SO far.


But now, tmust be met, and it is be-
ing met, with such spirit, as will soon
decide the contest in favor of the right,
and we trust, chat at no very distant day
the "sword of the Lord" will be sheath
ed and peace and harmony restored.
The Union will yet be preserved, and
strengthened, but not as it has been not
until it's chief clement of weakness shall
be removed. The fatal blow must yet be
struck at that gigantic system of oppress-
ion, which our enemies themselves declare
to be the " chief corner stonc," in their
proposed new edifcc of government.


The chastening hand of God will be
withdrawn, when, as nation VIC shall
be sufficiently humblcd, to acknowledge
that God reigns, rnd when we shall be
willing to listen to his voice, to work
Righteousness, and do justice in the land,
to all the inhabitants thereof


We have said that in 50 noble cause,
great sacrifice is demanded, and is as
readily made, and of that sacrifice we are
newly reminded to-day. The occasion
which has called us together presents but
one of a thousand similar scenes which
are being enacted all over the land scenes
which bring sadness and mourning to
millions of hearts, that have made the
most costly sacrifice they had to make, in
laying upon their country's altar their
dearest earthly object the husband or
father, the brother or son, or other near
friend, as dear to them as life itself. Yet
these sacrifices, SO far from dishcartening
the people, only awaken, in loyal hearts,
q new zeal and a firm determination to
push on to ultimate success, the work
they have undertaken, till every traitor
shall give up his treason or his life; till
every rebel shall forsake his rebellion, or
pay the penalty which it incurs.


But tbs time to notice, more directly,
1.-THE event Of the hour


And here, brief sketch of the life of
the deceased may not be Inappropriate
Lieut.. Gilman 5. Rand was born in Nor
ristown, Jan. 9th 1912. Being deprived
of the care and counsel of pious moth
er, at the age of four years, he found a
home for several years, with his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Rand,
for whom he ever afterwards cherished
almost flial affection, while they in
turn, never ceased to regard him with an
interest little less than that felt by pa
rents, for a dutiful son. During his
youth he spent some time at tive different
periods, with friends lin ST Johnsbury,
and while there, at school, as ever after,
when engaged in study, his industry and
success were highly commendable At
this time, also, his shrewdness and econ
omy in defraying. his own expenses, were
remarkable for one of his age.


His habits, from boyhood, as / am in


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