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The Daily Dispatch: August 11, 1863., [Electronic resource], The people and the fast day. (search)
y subordinate officials in civil and military life to selfish and personal ends; what criminal want of foresight, system, and attention to detail has neutralized the genius of our commanders and the valor of our troops; how the precious fruits of the earth, at a time when our very existence depends on economy and good management, have been recklessly exposed to storm and plunder; how famished and wounded soldiers have been neglected and tyrannized over by heartless surgeons and brutal attendants; these, and a thousand like offences, call upon the clergy to do their duty manfully on the approaching fast, and, without fear, favor, or affection, scourge the offenders. If the priests of the Most High will speak as men having authority, if the people will truly repent and turn from their sins, the history of Nineveh is a proof that, even if God had decreed our destruction, he can revoke the sentence, and will once more give victory to our arms, and in the end deliverance to our country.