The Universalist Quarterly

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Excerpt from The Universalist Quarterly: January, 1865 Three years ago, after the rebellion was successfully set in motion, thoughtful men dreaded the event of a new election. They were fearful that by great exertions on the part of the traitorous faction South, by the active sympathy which was accorded to the rebellion in Europe, by the indirect aid and comfort which it was receiving from its former political allies North, the war might last during the whole Of Mr. Lincoln's first term of Office. This would bring upon us the excitement of a presidential election in the midst of a civil war. Would not this put our government to the test beyond all precedent Might it not imperil everything? With such anticipations, the event has been awaited by the friends and foes of our gov ernment, both at home and abroad. The eyes of all Europe have been upon us. The event came. It came With much excitement. But the excitement was too deep and earnest to be marked by the characteristics Of other and former presi dential campaigns. It called out an array Of talent, never be fore equalled in the history of any presidential contest. Some Of the speeches Of the recent campaign will live forever, and will be read in future as we read the orations of Demosthenes and Cicero. TO the joy of our friends and the chagrin Of our foes abroad, the election passed Off as quietly as any ever known in the history Of our country. Surely, we have reason to thank God, that the ship of State has survived the shock, and that the portion Of the crew which mutinied against our captain is in a fair way to be brought to such terms as never to try the experiment Of revolt again. To us, looking at the probable consequences Of this event upon the future Of the world, it seems as though once again as of yore, the morning stars might sing together and all the sons of God might shout for joy! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.