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It- r?lV A rr THE CONSTITUTION AN 1) THE LAWS-T11E GI'ARDIANS OP OUR LIBERTY, Vol. XLIV.V -"st . . --v.g-i:. A. II I 'I I I Wl ..,? 1 HILLSBOnOUGII, N; C, SEPTEMBER 23, 1863. N. 2213. & EJa-M, B Hi B! .m fB I a 1 8 .-HNS. . ft si IB rfi-irrrnnii an i w ARB WE A CURISTIAN .NATION! for indifference ? Either would provoke the The following extract from Bishop Pierre' Fast Da? sermon, we clip from tin' South trn Cltriitian JMvocate. Bishop Pierce ssys: Oa the grand that our fathers separat ed Church and .State, secured freedom of cecience, granted toleration to ll reli gions, the foputar inference hat been all ahjag that we were m-Chr'at'ian nahn. Bat rightly viewed, the facta do not justi fy the conclusion. Indeed the principle a'ffirmed, considered as abstractions, or in their practical effects upon legislation or public opinion, ignore all reference to (i xl aad his law, airl made' the government so ataentially secular, political and human, as virtually to asume that Gd lias no rtht is it no control of it, and that o work it a a t wit our uusines, wnne in iieitjr wa re appropriately empUteJ in another, perhaps a. higher sphere! Accordingly, ib the LoBititutin there was no acknowU ctf'fornt cf His bring or His, providence, aad much lesila:ion nnJer it was dtrecilv ia the lace ol H'santhoritv, and rverv man tid a right to be at wicked aud imschiev a a he p'eaed. , Nw, I am neither a heretic in politics asr a bigot in'religron. I do not deire to set the Church, mi own or any oiher, tliled btr the State I do not dire Jthol tHe Stale should adopt and p olish a rrri and cmnmand etervWodr to Url.eie it. I ak for owinqaiyitions itoanr man's .nvte opinions o prartire, nor want no tets or oths. Uut l uo not blire that in the organic law, Cod hnuld be aekimwl dd in his being, perfecliona, providence aad e.inpire not as the uniersal Father of a world of dependent crettrret ; that is pn etrv, sentimenta!im, an ) oiaT be mithmi wore out as the U -d ol the IJible, .Maker, Pieterver, Governor, Kedermcr, Judje Father, Son and Holy GHost. The. theoc ncyof the Jews, ihouth riot pre cnb-d a a aiod'l fr the astions of the earth, was latesidcd t1, be the type, in subtance if tt in lroi, of all rightrous goiernmrnt. la the prgres r civiiiutmn and religion, as the world approaches the grand pro phetic period, when "jnilH Saltpi in; out f the erth andkrghteoKarftS s'latl look down from beaten," the govemtnenis ol artii will all be assiou'ated to thifl pattera. In confirmation of thu idea, it is already ' trse.'that Hit beu portions of the civil codes of all the -ation of 'Asia and Kurope. both ancient and modern, were borrowed Irom the Mosaic taw. It is equally true f,urelvei. The Constitatjoo .of the Confederate lutes of America has taken one step in the iihl direction, but does not gofar enough, la i'S appeal to Almighty Cod, it ues the Imttiige of Deism, or natural religion, rather than of Chntiaity. It does not l anr(o4l as he reveals liunself in thoe relations which concern us most, and by wblohthe Divine rlorv i most ilUstrious- lv declared, (.'t-d inignifis hin Word abwe aU Hit name, but there is no allasitn in it. Uod i en Chnr reconfiliD the world urito bimirif." "All things, were oiade bf Hint and fr Ifin." and vet he is i.ot cm(eHl. Now.a a i;!intuo pro, p!e, accrediting the H hl? as a revelation Irin (id, I'thmk there ought to be in oar I'nnvtitution a distinct recognition i.fthe rhriian religion. The moral character 'ia nation in the Divine eitiioa'e, dpvaJn Urgely upje public national ads. Hence. I attach i rat importance to thee national ftts. Th.iuiH many may neglect, some "at tfem wah contempt j e proceeding 'n elected raltrs, the representatives o the pffW, they characterue (he country.. 'I hey are volemn oflicial exponents of ri r.gioua U'.xh and sentiirent, which a we t't 'nt th candceuding epreiioas H the Diviae W(pf j are iCCfptat!e to GoJ. II our raiers never cal'ed tis to the act seif !eoial,conresien aad intercession, Jin thootaod of'praring pttpls er the Uid coold not saveV'he govromint froaa the tdiuai of.nheiin, or intidelity. Atidt if ih instrumtot tader which we organise ;.-e Ceafidcracj is omiIMIu $nt tB a on so vital is Christianity, what can v i,t cia the world iafer but hoitilUr Divine displeasure, and limit, if not for feit, the Divine biessinir. While. Noah. Job and Daniel, if they were living, might rytt an ctuld not prevail to save from overthrow an inSdel, godless government a jrovernnient which honors God and Christianity, sets itself to execute His will in us legitimate sphere, becomes the." min ister oi uoci lor. good' and never malfes pliry or expediency a plea for unrighteous, impiou legislation, may inherit the protec tion of heaven, despite t,he imlividuaf trans ies-ions ol the people. This is the lesson of history both sacred and profane. Relieving, as I do, that God has commit ted to us the christianization -ol the Afri can rare, it is specially harmonious with this h-g!i and hly trust, that we -invoke and secure the D.vine favor bv a solemn acknowledgment ol His word, as well as His Providence. Gd has identified His ni e among men with Christianity. It is His wiiil6m and His power. Before a hu man breath hid broken the solitude f etviol nt!iiiignes., redemption revolved in tne infinite mind. In this glorious con cejyion of the Godhead, the Universe was rrU.ed. Creation with its astronomic winder, the earth with its mountains piled m majt-aty, its vales spre4d out in beauty, its seas rolling in grandeur, was intended as the theatre for itsdiplay. The gtnea logic line of antediluvian patriarchs was re eorded in the sacred stir. and perpetual ed in the familv of Noh lr this. For this, Abraham was called from Ur of the Chal dres, Wde the depository of truth and the latin-rot a great natian. Around this 00- spring of the Divine mind, inspiration has clustered the marvellous asnaU of the Is- raelitih people, and maintained the rmjul Med oi David a line in the house of Judah till S'tiloh came. The advent of the Son of God wa the fulfilment of piophecy and prnio'se, anu hf" the clioen race " de spird and rrject'd him," wrath came upon ttiem to the uttern-tt. Ihrongh the pro vocations mnumrnbie, the nation was pre served in fulfillment of the Scripture, for the introduction of Christianity. Their malic iodo unbelief, their iusuliiog crn of Chrift was the signal for their overthrow and dispersion. Kven new thee tribrs " of the wandering fr.utand wery breast," ihugh leatterrd and peeled, are kept dis tinct, iinmir.glrd, a miraculous demonstra tion fi the troth of God and of the fearful guilt of making light of Jeas of Nazareth. Wherever vou find a Jew. on the banks ol the Ganges or the l iber, the Thames o-J the Hhin, the Jordan or the MiaiippiJ vo l behold alivinj witness of 'od s primi tive justice in the tlelencc of the Chrivtian relignn. II in isolation, loneliness and per pstai'y is at oner a miracle and a eal which find ther eiplanation In the threat- enings of the past and the proplftcies of the lutare. He has survived the Ugotaad the sword, Vapal tsrscutin and Moslem barbarism, thereproach of nations and the wate of ages, on purpose to' be at last the crownirg tropbv of the all-conquering crosa. . Tle vait eitent anJ unitr of the Unman empire is a historic l-n't which has k lufon in the plan f God for the riy ai I jspid circulation of Christiinity. Hat when tK.e troth had triumphed oer ti'e thione wf the tV.ns ar.d tlo Church of M.d had been cortspted by power and pride and numhrrs, by another touch of the finger of Providente.'tlii ro!assl dominion fell to rie no .more. Its disruption by N'tiithern hordes was another 'step in the solemn inarch of hisury toward the grand iiue which regulates the dcaliajs of God with meOi and nations, even the honor of 'he cross aud the diiTusinn of Christianity, if we scan the shadows which Bicker over the tablets of the past, er search amid the cemeteries of fallen dynasties and buried empites, ar if we trace the path of tet elu tion, and commerce and gu,sge the compar ative strength of pagan and Christian gt verimcnts. avorvwhere. alwavs. alike, in the epitaph af the deid and in the annals ef me living, we lead me same great maivnv lesson" them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me will be 1'tly esteemed." Oh ! if we would be a wi.se and understanding people" M a great na,- iin navmg uod nigh unto us m all that we call upon h m for." let us avow our faith in His revelation, identify our govern- men wim ins nonor, and .commit our in terest to the power that is pledged to per petuate the Church and to insure .her do-ni'mian- Then amid the rufr and fall of kinkdums and all the mutations of time. our republic shall embody one element purr, true, eternal an element which fhali ally us in friendship with Heaven, and stamp upon all our prosperity the seal of the divine blessing. To avoid controversy, to forestall oh. j-'ctions, I would be content if the (renters of our constitution in their appeal to God. would designate the Almighty as Father," son and Holy Uhost, because these names imply all that is ihatinctive and peculiar in the Christian scheme. ' The demaod is neither extravagent nor sectarian, and even though it might be regarded by some as a concession to the Church, yet it is as little as a Christian peeplo could consist ently ask or a professedly Christian go vernment expect to grant." The promises of God to the Church are sublime. . She is advsncin; to her glorious destiny. To her fiieods Heaven pledges all that is valuable in time or desirable in eternity. As a pa triot and a Christian, I desire for uiyself, my children and my countrymen, the shel tering a?gis of Almighty God the benedic tion of Mis only begotten Son the sancti fying ministry of the Eternal Spirit. HOW IT WORKS. Th seventy-five per cent, proviso ia the military'exemption bill is not entirely tie void of bad results, as we shall presently see. At a recent sale in a neighboring town, manufacturer bought a quantity of lanl od, bidders running up the price to $25 per gallon. This wai certain!? enormous. But when asked how he could afford to iiianufacuire ood and pay uch estrava gant prices for materials, he rather sur prised h't hearers when he told them he Vuld have been better pleased if they had run t'e oil to e?5 per galion instead of $25. He said the law allows hint 75 per cent, profit oter cost of production, and of course the greater his expenses, correspond ingly large were his p'ofiis, as 75 per cent, on 175 was preferable to 75 percent, on I2J, and o on. Thus it will be teen that it is to tV interest of certain persons to keep up the prices of, we might say, every leading article, and here, at last, lies one of the main secret of the present bijih prices which are more damaging, to our cauxe than all things el co nhmed. Coegre, in endeavoring to tlevisf a mode of keeping prices down, only provid ed for everything to g' up, up, up. That great curse" to the, world," human nature," abounds to tone extent even yet., It per vades all clae of xocitty, our legislative councils as well an the trader, the manu facturer, tlie editor and people generally, not excepting even the law ver and hence the ateniiax impx-aibiliry lor one class to retrain the elti!i and "unpatriotic course of the other; tid our reason for not being prrumptucss :is to uggest a corrective pf tha ahue j isr cited. Hit that a Ctr- icitive is needed in one willi.enr. OVfiji.'reoi'S Potrivt, must help the poor, and they roust girt) liberally and not grudgingly. It is not worth while to try to conceal the fact that our cause is being jeopardized by the selfishness and avariciousness of the southern people; and it is not wortn white to deny that unless there is a changa in this respect, ruin and subjugation will overtake us all. How can we expect to succeed in the present mighty struggle for liberty while mne-tentns ot the men at home'are devoting all their energies to ae cumulating wealth We siy again, is wo have ofte.n said, that no one has a ngbt tav devote his time to getting rich while hit country is in distress and while a large number of our citizens are suffering, bleed ing and dying on the battle field. . For tha sake of liberty and equality, for the sake of our children's welfare who' will live after us, for the sake of humanity and christian ity, for God's sake, let there be aa imme dfate chagge in the conduct of our peopte. If there is not a speedy change we are u ruined and disgraced people; and all thtv blood that has been shed And all tha suf fering that has been endured, goes for uaught. A few men cainot have the cause while the large majority are maniig wild jfter the almighty dollar. We speak earnestly aid plainly, because it is time to do so, and berausn it is an important mat ter. . Charlotte DcmatraX THE WAT TO HELP THE CAUSE. Let those who have been speculating in the necessaries of life ceae instantly, and if ihev ran fisd m other cctupatien, let them .)iu the irn; t:id help to nave the wealth they have already accumulated. 2d. Let thute who luve provisions to sell, not hold on to their stuf for a higher price, and in that way give ocrasion for bread riots., The man who refuses to sell the ne ccssirie's of Me ijow, or is striving to ad vance the price, is an extortioner and a mi ser, and is doin the Confederate came creat injury. Hd. Let every man atTiome think kits of making money and more of helping imr authorities- vt gain indepen dence. 4th. Tiu'te h!o have - the meant Tlit Unilti Statu and JaptA. War h&l. broken out between Yankee Doodle an Ja- pan. We were prepared for it, by a rt view which we read a few weeks ago, of ft narrative of his spjeira at J'ddo, written, by the English Ambassador there, who said that the authorities bad ordered all foreign er to quit the island, aad had mordered many of them. The tame writer says that the potentate who signed the treaty wita Commodore Perry was put to death, and that the aristocracy; who much resemble the-barons of !' e feudal system in th'e niid d'e'age of Europe, both with respect to the independence ot their power and their relations to the crown, had oil determined that none of the treaties toada with the powers of Christendom should be carried into eCect. Of course Fraar England, ' and Russia, as well as Yankee Doodle, will be down upon the uefortuatte Asiatics, and ' we shall see a repetition of the crimes which made India an Aceldama and delng ed China with blood. News from Jajan to the 24th of July Is ; received by way of Sao Francisco, Acts;- . al hostilities between the Japanese and tha Treaty Powers bad commenced. Un tha 15th of July an Eaglish ship, biand from Nargasadi to Kanagawa by an ioland pas sage, was fired upon by Japanese forts and vessels, which had previously fired ipsa the American ship Pembroke. She was much injured, and had four men lulled and six wounded. Subsequently tin American steamer Wyoming visited the place to pun ish the Japanese for Grin upon the P'ra broke. She blew upone Japanese steamer and sonic another,' and silenced nearly all the neighboring forts. Ske received twen ty shots, aid had five men killed and sis wounded. The forts were afterwards at tacked by two British war vessels, and af ter a bombardment, a detachment of Britisk troops were landed, whodrstroyed the for tlficttions snd'an adjacent village. The Japanese showed very little fight. Dr.tcRTtRS Carri-BED. An organized band of deserter, numbering sixty or se venty, was captured in Franklin county, Va., a few day ago,' by Capt. Hid; way, tha Enrolling 'Officer or that county, and his gu&rd, agisted by some citizens. ' Un der the letd of an escaped convict, named Goodson, the deserters had 4 commenced pillaging aad robbing the people, LrMkiog open houses and committing other depre dations, prcpariog for winter, by laying ia supplies of fruviaions and clothing. It is said that tbey had actually erected in tha mountains a tort of fait in which tt- !e signed to defend themselves, ii hii A-d, agvinit all authority. tiil or win tn. fit their career lias been brought to a rio-. f
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