Year: 1863

noble Stars and Strpesa glorious flag the gift to mo OF
the children OF church. The man who could sit in his
study any day this week and write sermon must DO
possessed OF the great quality Of the salamander We
give thanks to-day to Almighty God for the victories
vonchsaed 70 our national for tho integrity Of
national domain and Tor the and happiness
ol tho whole coaptrya domain and heritage created for
by God himself, and which lie will not permit
70 be rent asunder by rebellion Tho bands
Of rebellion have been broken; they have been
driven back Tho Potomac is again unclaimed;
the great Mississippi the Father Of Waters free, and
flows through loyal land from mountain to He
bears upon his bosom the commerce Of continent tho
blessings OF peace and plenty flow past his banks
these things thrill hearts with gratitude brave
Grant and noble Banks, and call upon to give thanks
to Almighty God. We speak Of the soil Of America
not oil the land merely Land be bought and sold.
But that land build house-no matter now lowly
cotand cherish you not affection TOR that land
Put your labor on the SOIL lot your wife and children,
brothers and sisters live your home and then Indeed
the land becomes TO you holy ground which you viii die
10 preserve. And 80 II with the domain of country
made to manifest and represent human power
and human greatness The blood OF our patriots
has been shed upon this and 10 us IL holy ground
and 40 II shall be wherever human freedom In appre
ciated And 80 with our rivers-the blood of patriots
consecratcs the whole so and the waters OF our Msais





benedction from priest The knowledge OF this
acuated friends who wrcsled rebels portions OF
soithc mon who died at Vieksburg and Port Hud-
son and whose fret thought How sweet and proper


thing Ia 70 Dire for ones countryn We thank God
recent Victories as bearing upon the unity OF the
people and the preservation Of the national life
and which rebels are attempting TO destroy. There
fore We rebocc for tho triumph 70 our national
that the rebels have been and the rebellion
has been virtually crushed. We would have any
thing but war ngafnst our country. We did not com
mcncc the war. Il was precipltated upon u.s. and VIC
n
lie. We stood up Tor our constitution and laws, and we
thank God that no has sustained and at last given tho
victory after many humiations and defeats You know
all the sophtrcs used 10 gloss the hdeousncss Of
the rebellion by men who conceal the serpent beneath
state sovercgnty-as Il the men who talked under pre-
tence OF sustaining such rights not themselves al
ready prepared 90 crush the rst on2ngs after show
or State rights under tho heel OF ali despotc What
do think would rebel Je Davis say II one Of the
ceded states should out aud set ban
ner of ndcpendcnceu He would first however trample
in the under his feet the right and then he would
tell North Carolina South Carolina all
very well time ago, when dealing with the iedcras.
but its dry Is now past aud don't believe In II. The
Union now, therefore. must be sustained. Whoever
strikes at the Union strikes al liberty. speak with
erence o! the sacred names OF Madison OF Jefferson and
OF Washington! for they were tho builders Of eonstu
tonal law for the national guidance. With their
upon my lips thank God that He has been pleased TO
crown our arms with victory, and thus preserved the
constitution bequeatLcd to us by those august
fathers OF the republic. We thank God for
victories bearing upon the destiny OF America America,
intended above all nations ~ and pcrpetuato hu
liberty and human civilization Once more thank
God that mob law has been put the city, aud that
the accounts the papers this morning cheering


thank God for the honesty OF purpose and high toned
justice which actuated Judge Hoffman IN the discharge OF
his duty the trial OF the rioters yesterday sa great
consolation to us TO know there Is such man 70 admin
iter justice amongst aud that others also ready
10 administer rerroo 10 other sdges whose
not decent enough to be mentioned In Christian assembly
When this war passes from amongst both North
and south shall bo benefited by the conflict. each will
have better opinion Of the ether each viii learn
thing from the other The southerner viii learn
the arts OF industry, while shall have acquired from
him tho arts OF the art Of massng men, tho stra
tcgy OF combinations, the power Il discipline and all
such military science which II viii behoove be
tcrs Of We shall then together unity
and peace, and this war, which s to-day a of
suffering and woc viii evcnuatc great blessings TO the
nation.