Excerpt from A Sermon Preached on the National Thanksgiving for Peace, December 7, 1865, at the United Service in the South Church There has not been an oppressed people, or class of people on the globe, that has not watched our struggle with hope. And there has not been a despot, or a despotic class, that has not feared our success. As showing that men can govern themselves, and do it wisely and well, and that republics are strong in an emergency, just where they were supposed the weakest; strong in the convictions, and enthusiasm, and self restraint, and wisdom of an intelligent and virtuous people; this war has filled the world with profound respect for free governments, and will lead to the earnest adoption of such institutions; The cause Of reform in England, and of constitutional safe guards for the people, in all Europe, has received a mighty impulse from our success. 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.