But let not the enemies of liberty in the old world or the new, exult in the belief that the republic is about to be rent in fragments, and the last hope of the oppressed millions of Europe to be for ever entombed. We are bearing the indignation of the Lord because we have sinned against him; but when his purposes concerning us are accomplished, he will arise to execute judgment for us.
No careful observer of God’s providence can doubt that he has reserved America for a grand destiny—that our country has a mission to perform of the sublimest import, and a grand agency to exert in the regeneration of the world.
If we read aright the divine purpose in reference to this nation, and the historical causes here concentrating, we must believe that the vital forces inherent in our government and institutions will, with the blessing of God, master all the antagonisms now threatening their overthrow; and that, having passed through this baptism of blood and fire, we shall emerge cleansed and purified, and stand as a beacon light to the struggling nations of the old world, until suffering humanity everywhere, regenerated and redeemed, shall rejoice in one grand jubilee of liberty, Christianity, and universal brotherhood.
Beautiful Books
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, 150 NASSAU-STREET,
NEW YORK.
Flowers of Spring-time. Combining amusement and instruction in most attractive forms. One hundred and fifty Engravings. Quarto size.
Home Scenes. An elegant small quarto for the family, with fourteen photographic pictures, fac-similes of fine Engravings.
Views from Nature. Forty scenes in nature and art Finely printed in tint.
Songs for the Little Ones at Home. Attractive as ever. Beautifully illustrated.
Lullabies, Ditties, and Tales. Original short Poems for the Children, Containing Tales, Songs, and Dialogues. With eighty-four Engravings.