VOLUME 2.
A NKRMOY.
Preached by Ki r., li. A ('arothers, I re
sidiwj Elder, Erie Conference, En.—
Published by request.
STTZBCTIECT
THK ADMINISTRATION OF GOD, INVOL
VING TIIK DEATH OF A. LINCOLN.
TEXT —lst Kinics, 20and 42D—'"Tbiw faith the Lord:
••Bwranse th.m liant i c t *. "lit «.f Ihy hand a man "horn
1 appointed to utter distraction, therefore thy life »ball
450 for hia life, *»nd thy people for liit people.
The Bible was my school book; as a
reading book in school I had no other.
It was my "first book" of history, of phi
losophy, and of politics; and in the light
'of its pages, I pursue my studies still.—
From the liiblc 1 have learned that God
-is the Supreme Ruler of tlu universe;
that human government is ordained oi
God, and that to the degree in which
men harmonize with God. are they capa
ble of self-government ; government in
harmony with God, is submission to the
will of heaven.
G. d teaches by example as well as by
precept; special providences arc particu
la r lessons. The deluge was intended as
n-.uch for the benefit of the subsequent
ages of mankind as ( >r that generation
upon which it fell. The judgment visi-
P- tod upon Sodom an 1 Gomorrah placed
them upon the historical record in such
a way as to make them, foi us ; "an exam
ple, suffering the vengeance of eternal
fire." Abraham was tried as much for
the benefit of us, upon whom the "ends
of the earth have come," as for bis own.
The dulness of our nature demands a case;
perhaps God himself could not have told
us how to live, in such a way as to make
his teachings effectual, without giving us
a model life; but in the history of Jesus,
we see how to live, labor, suffer and die.
The whole Jewish nation was typical, the
Temple arrangement was an epitome of
the world, and Palestine, was a bible,
written on the ground : History but re
produces itself. Solomon says:"The
thing that hath been, it is that which
shall bo, and that which is done, is that
which shall bo d ne."—Keel. 1:: D
God's ovn hand guides the pen while
passing over the first Cycle of the world's
history, every principle of religion, mor
als, and polities aro embodied in the sa
cred record, constituting the iSilda ihc
IJnin and Thumtniin in which the care
ful reader may see portrayed the history
ofthe world for all future time.
The Umpires of the east were formed ;
upon a basis that ignored the God of
Heaven. Crowned heads usurped the !
authority of the Deity; thrones were |
established in blood; the rights ofthe feo- :
pie were disregarded ; God and the pco
pic were alike disregared, and tho old
world is the grave yard id' nations. God has
not left the world without a witness.—
The Jewish Commonwealth was formed
under bis own hand ; it was planted on |
the highway of nations; separated from:
the heathen by peculiar religious rites,
hound to tho service of-Gil by c >ll- u !
tional provisions. sustained and pr-iicetf"!
by Him in tlie performance of duty, i
became one of the first nations of th<
earth,exerting un influence the modify in;.-
power of which has been felt to there
motest corner of tlio world.
The Unite ! States is reproduction . I
Ancient Isrtel. It was to be such in the
intention of the Pilgrim Fathers. It is
so, in that the God of Israel i.s the recog
nised God of this country, and our Dec
lartion of rights, the external and inter
nal structure of our Government har
monizes with the Bible plan.
Let men say what they will, the Puri
tau fathers laid the foundation of this na
tion, at least, so far as the type of her
Government and the c haraeteristics of the
national mind are concerned, and they
laid the foundation upon the scriptures
The Geographical structure of the Ameri
can nation was something over which the
Puritans had no power; yet the map of
Palistiuc. drawn up by Dr. A. Clark, in
harmony with the plan of Israel, re-con
structed, (See Ezek. 48) would answer
for a map of this countiy according to the
charters secured from the British crown.
Israel rostorcd, was to secure to strangers
the rights enjoyed by the home born.—
The Uuited States as a nation, is made
up of all the nations of the earth. Wen
from all parts of the world lose their
; national identity when upon our shores,
they are baptized with the spirit of our
free institutions.
(Israel was composed of tribes, each
having its ,owu subordinate tribal Govern
ment, those tribes, thirteen in uumber,
(for Joseph was divided) constituted one
nation. The United States was made up
of colonies, thirtceu in number, (the
British eharters extended from the At
lantic to the Pacific) each of which pos
sessed a colonial government, indepen
dent of the other, but all dependent upon
the crown of Uuglaud. No one of these
States ever eujoyed sovereignty. At first
the sovereign power was in the crown of
Knglund ; wrested from the crown, it es-
cd in (lie continental Congress, and in
the articles of confederation, as far as it
had any existence at all; until 17*9, when
"we the people," assumed the sovereign
control in our own right, agreeing to
govern ourselves, according to the prin
ciples laid down in the Constitution of
the United States.
Tho Declaration of Independence,which
was an appeal to the God of heaven, as
well as a protest against British despo
tism ; contains the fundamental Ameri
can doctrine. Upon this altar, our fath
ers poured out their blood. God accep
ted the sacrifice, and gave us freedom.—
The Constitution is itself constitutional
only when it reflects the sentiments of
that honored document. The Declara
tion of Independence harmonizes with
tho Bible, in the following particulars
First In regarding God as the Crea
tor of mankind, and the d spose. - of na
tions.
Second. Tn declaring the brotherhood
of man, and an equality of rights. Ihe
Declaration of Independence says: "All
men arc created equal." St Paul says :
God hath "made of one blood, all nations
of men for to dwell on all the face of the
earth." Acts 17::26. The Declaration
says: of all men, "that they are endowed
by their Creator, with certain inalienable
rights; that among them are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness." 'I hese
rights are all guarded by the Riblc. Of
life it said : "Whoso shedeth man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed." (Gen.
Of iibertsy: "He that stcaleth a
man, and selleth him, or if he be found
in his hand, he shall surely be put to
death." (Uxod. 21::1G. Life and lib
erty arc put upon equal grounds, both
guarded by the highest penal sanction;
the man slayer and the man stealer, being
both adjudged to death. The right to
the "pursuit of happiness" is both defined
and guarded by the "Golden Rule : "As
ye would that others would do to you, do
ye also to them."
Like ancient Israel, wo have sinned
against our own fundamental law ; our
practice has been false to our creed. We
have declared that all men arc created
equal, and endowed by their Creator villi
equal rights, but in practice, we have
made them unequal before the law. Near
one eighth of our population arc depri
ved of the right of suffrago, soirie places
absolutely, in other places they enjoy it
by an uncertain tenure —while four mil
lions of the native citizens of the United
States, were born in slavery.
, Slavery was forced upon this country,
while in its colonial condition, by the
British Government. For its introduc
tion among us we arc not strictly respon
sible, but our Constitution covertly
recognizes its existence. AY e have Leg
islated for its benefit in the ('..ingress of
the nation ; we h ivo bowed to its dictates
tn.l ma le it at once our s n and our ma
ter. N..i couicnt with cm-hing out the
sj-.i t iif ail, belli white and black, who
who were not able to participate in its
gain it demanded the control of the na
tion ; disappointed, its minions flaunted
ilu iraitorV flag, and with the implements
of war, struck at the life of (he Govern
ment.
Treason is a sin, Imth against the na
tion and against God. George Wash
iugton was not a traitor, for the British
Government had withheld from tho peo
ple, their nctural rights, his was a strug
gle of the people against despotism
Jeff. Davis is a traitor, bis was a struggle
of Despotism against Constitutional free
dom ; oppression was their purpose, he
aud his adherents were apostate cuemies
of the human race. "Tho powers that
be, are ordained ot God," were words
spoken by a higher than human au
thority. Government was ordained
for a double purpose. "For rulers aro not
a terror to good works, but to the evil.—
Wilt thou then not bo afraid of the pow
er? Do that which is good, and thou
shalt have praise of the same. For he is
the minister of God to thee for good.—
But if thou doest that which is evil, be
afraid; for he bcareth not the sword in
vain ; for he is the minister of God, a
revenger to cxceuto wrath upon him that
doetli evil." (Rom. 13.)
To protect the good, to puuish the evil
doers, is the legitimate work of the ruler,
and while true to his trust he has God's
protection. For because the powers that
be are ordained of God, and as the ruler
is God's minister; therefore, "whosoever
resisteth the power.resisteth the ordinance
of God; aud they that resist shall receive
to themselves damnation." "Wherefore,"
said St. Paul, "ye must needs be subject,
Dot only fyr wrath,but also far conscience
sake." (Rom. 13.) The sword is a sym
bol of death; conscience pertains to our
religious obligation; heyco, a traitor is
subjtct too double punishment; Just to
be hung, second to bo damned.
Christ said : "All they that take Jbe
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"---*- LINCOLN
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 1865.
sword, shall perish with the sword."—
(Matt. 2G.) He bad been charged with
tho design of setting up a kingdom in
opposition to Ceaser. Caiaphas had advi
sed his death on that account; a Roman
guard was sent to arrest him as a traitor
to the Roman Government, the act of Pe
ter would have been regarded as an act
of war, in defence of treason. Jesus
reproved him. "Put up thy sword in bis
place," for all ftiey that take the sword
in opposition to the authority of the gov
ernment, shall perish by the authority of
Government.
God's rule of life, given for the gov
ernment of mankind, is the golden rule
of our Saviour. God's rule of retribu
tion is the golden rule revised. "As ye
do to others, it will Le done unto you
Or in tho language of Christ,
"with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured unto you again."
The B:ble is fuli of examples of the
application of this law, of which tho fol
lowing are samples; -Laban deceived
Jacob, and was deceived by him in turn.
The brethren of Joseph sold him into
Ej/ypt, and then our posterity groaned for
years in Egyptain bon I age. Pharoah
sought the destruction of the male chil
dren of the Iseralites, by drowning them
in the river, and he and liis host were
overthrown in the Red Sea. Abimolecb,
that he might seize upon the Govern
ment of Iscral, slew seventy of his
brethren upon one stone, and was himself
slain by a stone hurled from tho band of
a woman. Joab, in violation oi a league
of peace made with David, slew Abncr,
with the sword, and was himself dragged
from"the very altar of God, the place of
sacred refuge, that ho might die by the
sword. Jezebel advised lho death of
Xaboth, that her husband Aliab might
obtain possession of' his vineyard. Xa
both was stoned, but upon the spot upon
which tho dogs licked the blood of'Na
both, they licked the blood of Ahab; and
Jazebcl herself was eaten of tho dogs by
the wall of the garden she had wrested
from tho man they slew. For seventy
years the Jews failed to observe their
Sabbaths, or festivals, including the Ju
bilee, at which time tho trumpet of free
dom should have "proclaimed liberty to
all the inhabitants of tho land," and for
this sin they themselves mourned in tho
l n:d of their captivity, for seventy years.
The princes of Babylon conspired against
Daniel, and had him thrown to the Lion?.
Daniel was preserved, but they them
selves were eaten by the Lions, tho next
morning. Caiaj has advised the dc i'.h '.'l
Jesus, saying: "It is expedient that one
man should die for tho people." this
he said in reference to the fears expressed
by others that "if we let him thus alone ;
all men will believe on him, and the 11 •
mans will come and take away our plain
and nation. Jesus did die us the high
pre-ist advii-e 1, and the ll mans di t c <m<
and they swept the fi un la!ions of Jeru
salem with tho bos m of destruction, and
the people were so scattered that they
have not been gathered up to this day.—
The Jews clamored for the blood of Jesus,
even after Pilate had pronounced him
innocent, and their own blood ran down
the streets o>' the city in torrents. They
asked for a robber, and robber* ruled the
city with an hand so heavy, that the
coming of Titus, was a relief to the crush
ed and pealed inhabitants of Jerusalem.
The same principle has marled the
providence of God, in the history of the
United States. As a nation, we have
failed to protect the interest of the peo
ple for which we stood pledged in tho
Declaration of Independence; we have
smiled upon the oppressor, and the very
foundations of our Government have be
come unsettled.
The Dred Scott decision asserted that
tho black man has no rights which white
men are bound to respect; now many of
those in whose interest that decision
was made, arc wandering homeless in
the land of their birth, while others are
incarcerated in prison, or have left the
country for their country's good.
Slavery was chosen as the chief cor
ner stone of the Southern Confederacy,
now slavery is abolished, and the confede
racy has disappeared.
For long years, fugitives from oppres
sion fled to Canada, by way of the "under
ground Hail ltoad," now the masters have
chartered that line, and the fugitives
from oppression, and the fugitives from
justice, seek protection together at the
hands of a foreign power.
For long years together, the chivalry of
the south bated their arms to peal the
backs women and children with the
great jJave whip, and but lately the
king of women whippers sought to
hide himself away in the folds of a
woman's nameless garment, as help
less, but more 'gnolwc than his rceout vio
tiui3. For while the young Confederacy,
shameless daughter of hoary headed
despotism, seated upon the Golden Cir
ele, throwing her charms voluptuously
forth, sought to make love with the kings
and potentates of earth, prematurely de
veloped, unblessed by those who praised
her beauty, she retires from tho scene in
the form of a shriveled old grandmother.
Virginia was the spot of this fair land,
first prostituted to slavery. The foot
prints of tho oppressed were first seen
upon (he banks ofthe James River;
now, upon that same ground, slavery has
received her death blow, and the foot
prints of the bondmen have been washed
out by the blood of tho free. Sacred
:<oil of 1 'irr/inia .'—sacred to slavery once,
—altered to freedom now. The grave
yard iif the nation ' Scarcely a family
from Maine to California, is there, that
has not been dismembered during the pro
gress of the war, and portions of each
family; father, son or brother, lies buried
or unburied upon that consecrated ground.
But there is vitality in the blood of free
men, the earth baptized with it will send
up trees of liberty, a forest of such will
spring up all over the South, and the
bones of the dead will be an eternal
pledge of tho freedom of the living.—
Under the flag of our country, monuments
to our noble dead will rise up on every
battle field, in the sight of which no slave
can breathe, and from the presence of
which despots will fly forever.
The South sought disorganization; the
States arrayed against the general Gov
ernment, aud labored to break its power;
tho people of those States poured out their
blood like water in tho support of their
bad cause; they only succeeded in disor
ganizing themselves ; they shook not the
power against which their strength was
hurled. The President of the United
States, with an arm unweakened, affords
them protection against themselves; not
out of the Union, but self-destroyed
within it. Reconstruction of the State
Governments is now the order of the day.
Abraham Lincoln in the kindness of
his great, good heart, forgetting that tho
cause of freedom should owe nothing to
civilians in rebellion, granted to the dregs
of a Rebel Legislature the privilege of
meeting iu Richmond, and traitor hands
laid him low in the dust. General Sher
man, one of (lib nation's most honored
caieftains, entered into negotiations with
the Rebels, pledging his official influence
to secure a general amnesty—a Military-
Chieftain as such arranging matters of
civil polity—an act. harmless in the in
tention of the actor, yet the first step to
wi- Is iin armed despotism. Scarcely had
the writings been signed until the head
of the nation falls; ominous of that con
ditiun of things, when (he sword rules,
aud tieason is no crime. Rumor says that
(iiiii-ral Sherman pleads Lincoln's au
bority fur the c u so he pursued j history
I, ne it's ban I was paliie I in death
before he ha I time jo wri e his n Hue to
iu agreement sacrificing justice upon the
altar t.f mercy.
Traitor hands has stilled the motion of
be kindest, calmest, truest heart; a heart
inclined to mercy, and with tho pulsation
of that heart has died out all sympathy
f»-the traitor cause. That miserable reg
icide sent a bullet through tho head of
Abraham Lincoln, but before his victim
had reached his honored grave, another
missile of death had passsed through his
own. That unnamed villian struck at (he
bead of tho nation, (it was the official
positou of Abraham Lincoln (hat made
him (he (arget of tho assar-sin) but (he
nation's flag—as if endowed with vitality
lor the moment—threw him to the floor
and f.om that moment he fled from the
haunts of man, chased like a wild beast,
shot down like a dog, and denied even thfi
bu ial of an ass.
For tho administration of the affairs/if
mankind, God makes use of human agen
cy. When men move in harmony with
11 is will, peace and quietness prevail; when
they ignore liis authority,He asserts His
preogativea. The declared purpose is "to
overturn and overturn until 110 comes
whose right it is to reign." ,
For the selection of his agents, God
calls men to the work, for which (hey are
adapted. There was a natural qualification
for the work to which each was called, in
the case of Abraham, Joseph, Mosfls,
•Joshua. Saul, David, Solomon, Nebuehad
uazer, Cyrus, Alexander, Peter and St.
Paul, . Luther. Calvin, Wesley and Whit
field, were tho men for the times in which
they lived ; as much may be said of Geo.
Washington, and of tho noble band of
compatriots who battled together with him
for constitutional liberty iu the beginning
of our notion's history.
God raised up Abraham Lincoln. A
man of the people, alaiost unknown, but
one whose early education was such as to
make him intensely in love with our free
institutions. A child of nature, pinched
by want, thrown upon his own resources,
he mastered the situation and became a
personification of the truest type of the
American mind. As the nation's ruler be
had implicit confidence iu God, about to
assume the reius of Government he sought
and obtained an interest in the prayers of
tho people. Abraham Lincoln spoke
words that ought to bo emblazoned upon
our country's banner. " Knowing that
God is always on the side of right, I study
to be on the side of God." Ho read
God's providence, he rea 1 the people; as
Providence opened tho way he moved
just as fast as the people were prepared to
follow. lie was a skillful leader, he moul
ded the people to his mind, yet never
showed his band, the motion of his finger
meant more than the movement of other
men's bodies, his stories contained more
than other men's sermons. At first the
merest tyros in diplomacy volunteered (o
instruct him, at tho last sages put their
hands upon their mouths and learned
wisdom.
The divinity of the choice is manifest
in the manner in which the plain unas
suming ' rail splitter of the West" guided
the Ship of S(a(e over the stormiest sea
that ever bore upon its surging bosom a
bark so valuable. Iu his hands were pla
ced tho destiny of mankind ; it is but
faint praise to say lie did his work well.
God dismisses his servants at will. A
public officer may forfeit bis standing, or
fulfil his mission, and be dismissed from
seivice without necessarily effecting the
relation of 'lis soul to God. For one act
of error, Moses died, while the people of
whom ho was the divinely appointed lead
er, were yet upon tho Desert, and his
work seemingly unfinished.
God had said, "Take tho rod. and speak
ye to the rock before their eyes; and it
shall give forth his water;" but Moses
went further, and instead of speaking to
the rock, he smote it twico with the rod
and said, "Hear now yo rebels ; must we
fetch you water out of this rock ?" (Num.
20). Then, God said, "because ye be
lieved me not,to sanctify me in tho eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore, ye shall
not bring this congregation into tho land
which I havo given them." The heart
gathers sadness its we read up the history
of Moses. A man so true, so meek, one
who had borne the burden of the people
so long, and whose heart was so fully set
upon visiting the mountains of Israel.—
But it niusfc not be; lie had erred, lie
weut beyond his authority and he must
die : and dio ho did : yet with such a death
how few have been favored. God went
with him to the mountain. God was with
him as ho gazed over upon tho vino-clad
bills of (he Land of Promise. God clo
sed his eyes when he expired in death.—
lie buried his body ill the valley, set a
watch at his grave, and escorted his soul
to the Paradise above. For one incon
siderate act. I/.za w is struck dead where
lie stood. I-or one act of n,c ■ y Kin:;
Sail was rejected, and the ei \va ol i>ia
el passed into other bands. \\ hb- Isra
el was yet upon the desert, they were as
saulted by the Anialckites. Joshua
fought them in the plain while Moses,
upon (lie mountain,stretched his hands to
God. When bis hands were up Israel
prevailed, when his hands were down
Amalek prevailed, his hands were sup
ported until Amalek was defeated. 'I hen,
the Lord said to Moses, "Write (his for
a memorial in a book, ond rehearse it iu
the ears of Joshua, for I will ufterly put
out the remembrance of Amalek from un
der lieaven." (Ex. 17.) Four years af
t rthis judgment was pronounced, King
Saul was commissioned to "smite the
Anialckites and utterly destroy all that
they had :" he was to "slay both men
and women, infant and suckling, ox and
sheep, camel and ass. (1 Sam.: 25.) He
performed (he duty, but saved Agag, the
king, alive, and for that act of uutimcd
mercy ho was rejected from being king.
Ahab, king of Israel, was assaulted by
Uenhadad, king of Syria; at the first at*
tLck the Syrians were driven from the
field ; at the turn of the year Beuhadad
renewed the war, but at the suggestion of
his people (who said : The Gods of Is
rael arc "gods of the hills ; therefore are
they stronger than we ; but let us fight
them in the plain and surely wo shall be
stronger than they") he resolved to fight
them in the valley, thinking that there
the God of Israel had no power. On ac
count of this blasphemous assumption,
God resolved up n their utter destruction,
and commissioned Ahab, himself a bad
man, to perform the service. The battle
is joiued, the Syrians aro defeated, IJen
hadad hid himself in the city, his servants
put sackcloth upon their loius and ropes
on their heads, and going into the pres
ence of Ahab, plead for the life of their
master. Hcnhadad is brought into thp
presence of Ahab, a league of peace is
formed, and licuhadad seqi away alive.
Then comes the word of the LORD by
the mouth of the prophet, "thussaith the
Lonn : Because thou hast let go out of
thy hand a man whom I appointed to ut
ter destruction, therefore, thy life shall go
for his, and (by people for his people."
Three years after (his Ahab died, being
shot by a Syrian, and eleven years la(er
Israel Was almost destroyed by the Syr
ians, and a little later, ceased to be a peo
ple.
Abraham Lincoln's heart inclined to
mercy. Forgetting that death is the God
written doom of traitors; that unlawful
war is wholesale murder; that "Ho (hat
taketh the sword shall perish by (he
sword;" forgetting the massacre at Fort
Pillow ; the systematic starvation of 64,-
OJO Union prisoners; forgetting that (he
hold of (he rebellion was (be grasp of
death upon our free institutions; that
treason should bo crushed in its head, ho
relaxed his hand and the scepter passed
into the hands of another. And such an
other ! Andrew Johns:!! was a "poor
while/' a victim of the social life by which
he was surrounded, denied (he privilege
of (he common school, he learned (ho Al
phabet from his wife, yet his pativc ge
nius, his mental power, was such, that,
despite the disadvantages of early life, he
raised himself to the first placo In the gift
of his native S(ate.
Andrew Johnson was the only true loy
al man from (ho South in tho Senate of
the United States during the dark days
of 'Ol. Twitted by traitors in the Sen
ate Chamber, he said of them: 'lf I were
President of tho United- Sta(es I would
arrest them, I would try them, and if
they were convicted,by the Eternal God,l
would hang (hem."
Strange as it may seem, by no act of
his own, when (ho hour of retribution
came, Andrew Johnson was in the Presi
dential chair, with the oath of God upon
liiui. Will he redeem his pledge?
God deals with principles. Men may
perish, principlesarceternal. One whole
generation of Israelites perished, but tho
nation lived. Moses died, but tho people
passed over Jordan. Saul was rejected,
but the nation rose to the highest degree
of splendor. The house of Eli perished,
but tho priesthood lived. Jesus died,
bu! Christianity takes the world.
Abraham Lincoln died, but the.nation
lives, and her strongest hour was the hour
when the death wail of the dying Presi
dent flashed along the wires. Thoughts
too deep for utterance stirrod tho soul,
hearts made soft by sorrow were moulded
into a purer patriotism; a single voice
echo* 1 the purpose of more than twenty
millions of freemen, "/u (iodin our trust."
Laggards before, we waited to bo conscrip
ted ; iimv (ho tocsin of war would rally
to (he defense of our liberties, an army
that would pale all Europe with its show
of power.
This is an age of lessons ; wo have fal
len upon thine liny* when ••many i-liall run
tn and tro, and knowledge shall be in
c: eased."
Not an hour was there, even in tho pal
miest days ofthe elder Napoleon,not even
when nations trembled at his nod, but
that the Empire over which he ruled
would have crumbled to pieces with his
death. All powcl centered in himself; it
was tho same with Cromwell, with them
selves it died. Tho sovereign power of
this nation is with the people, under God
they reign ; let her bo true to God and
this nation oudures to tho end of time.
Abraham Lincoln was a great man ; he
impressed himself more deeply upon tho
heart of the people than any man since
the days of the revolution, aud upon none
more so than the hearts of tho colored
people. Four millions of men made free
would scarcely havo known the difference
between Lincoln, Liberty and God; had
he lived ho would have been to them tho
personification of all that is good and
praiseworthy on earth. To the instru
ment they might have given the praise
belonging to the Creator, cut the death
of the President has taught them to put
no confidence iu the arm of flesh.
Tho worlds redemption wa3 affected by
the depth of tho worlds Saviour, the sin
fulness of sin is be>t seen in tho stroke
aimed at tho head of purity itself. A
great redemption ueoded a great victim.
Upon (he American shore slavery had its
worst, its most commanding form. The
world was taught that cotton is king, and
cotton only grows in tho sweat of slaves.
I'roken here, slavery is broken every
where, and forever; and the death of
Lincoln will be the mfiror ia which gen
erations yet unborn will see tho deep ma
lignity of that bad spirit that would erect
a throno upon the bruised shoulders of
tho down trodden sous ut'Mur common
humanity.
That was a fatal shot fired in the thea
ter on fhe night of tha 14th of April.—
It killed a man,transferred the hardships
of the Government from one man to an
other, and bathed a nation in tears; but
the lebouitd ot that bhet will sweep the
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last vestige of oppression from the face
of the earth.
Poor miserable regicide. Let the deep
est stigma rest upon thy name forever, let
no patriot lips pollute the air with its ha
ted accents, as thy body is unburied let
thy name remain unspoken forevor.—
Abraham Lincoln's honored name! Four
millions of men made free weep for thee.
Twenty millions of men born free weep
lor thee. All the flags of civilization
were draped in mgurning at the voice of
thy death knell—millions yet unborn will
speak thy praise.
United Stales—centre of ihe world po
litically reconstructed—lllinois;, centre of
the United States— graveof Lincoln,ctn
tre of Illinois—llallosed ground ! Sacred
to liberty! Lovers of fredom will maktf
long pilgrimages to that consecrated spot,
and the flower that blooms upon that hon
ored shrine will be watered by the tears)
of the friends of humanity of every hue
and from every clime.
Honored Dead,! We weep for the now;
but thy name shall be remembered iti
song until the music of earth yields to
the shouts or the redeemed.
Ono word of caution and I am done.
Never name the act you dare not do.—
Speak the sin and it is wholly committed.
The man that first called Lincoln a Ty
rant laid the foundation of that morbid
sentiment which resulted in his death.—
"Call for the spirits and they will come."
More than three years ago the cry was
raised, "Who will be the Oharlotts Corda/
of the nineteenth century." The evil
spirit, of which she was the representative,
found an exponent in the silly mad-cap
who sought to immortalize his name by
becoming the tool of a brotherhood of
blood thirdly villains, upon them together
be the responsibility of his death.
Tho Turnip Fly.
Tn England the turnip is an important
crop, there are many " remedies," appli
ed for tho destructive littlo insect, tho
turaip fly. At a Into meeting of tho
ltoynl Agricultural Society there, Mr.
Fisher Ilobbs, a member, presented tho
two following as remedies which he had
used with great success :
FIRST RECEIPT.—Take 1 bushel of
fresh white gas ashes, or lino wood ashes
may be used instead of gas ashes; 1 bush
el ol fresh lime from tho kiln ; G lbs. of
sulphur ; 10 lbs. of soot, well mixed to
gether, and got to as fine n powder as
possible, so that it may adhero to the
young plant. This is sufficient for two
acres when drilled at, L' 7 inches, to bo ap
plied early in the morning when th#/lew
is on tho leaf', with a broadcast machine,
or sprinkled with the hand carefully over
tho rows. If tho fly continues trouble-
Mime, the process should bo repeated, ul-
H 'vs when the plant is damp. In light
land it is best lo mako the drills on tho
flat, the ground being well prepared to
roceivcd the seed.
SECOND UECEIPT.—Take 14 lbs. of
sulphur; 1 bushel of Irosh lime; 2 bush
els of road scrapings, or a substance of
of mould where roail scrapings cannot
bo obtained, por acre, mixed together a
few days before it is used, applied vary
early in the morning, or lute at night;
iu the same manner as directed in No. 1,
using the horse hoc immediately after.
YOUNG 0 ENTI.EMAN —I have never had
the pleasure of seeing you before, sir, but
I met your daughter at Saratoga, and sho
a ked me to call upon her in town. Ilav
jlist been able to get her oiblrcss to-day,
I
Old Gentleman (indignantly iterrupt
iugj—Get her a dress ! Who gave you
permission, sir, to make presents to my
daughter? I'd have you know that I
am able to clothe my children without
your assistance. There's the door, sir.
—An accident occurred on one of the
English raildroads recently and several
persons were killed. A young noble man
was scon running about in search ot his
valet, whom ho feared was among the vie*
tims. Presently one of the guards croe
up and said to him, "My lord, we havo
fuuud your servant, but he is cut in two."
" Then," said the titled fop, with a regu
lir Dundreary drawl, "bo gwood enough
to see in what half he has gwot the key
of my carpet bag,"
TEACHER—'Now, boys, this is a whale.
Can you tell ino what the whale does
wit all the water ho swallows ? Smart
boy (whoso father is a pawnbroker)—
Please, sir, he spouts it.
—Prof. Whitnoy, State Geologist of
California, gives out that he has found in
Tulaer county, in that State, mountains
fifteen thousand feet high which he claims
to be the highest within the litnhs of tho
United States.
—Fashionable society has but tit&
faults ; first, in being hollow headed ;
secondly, hoi low-parted.