p. 143 | Foreign Intervention

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 30, 1862

Foreign Intervention.

AMID conflicting rumors and opinions, it is no easy matter to measure the actual progress of the foreign movement toward intervention; but the fact of such movement we no longer see reason to doubt. Those influences which in the end control cabinet counsels and governmental action are manifestly increasing; so that we incline to regard intervention as only a question of time. Very decisive success on the part of our army might forestall it; a prompt movement to array the slaves and free people of color in the ranks of freedom, as fighting men, would foreclose intervention, but in the absence of either, it should be expected.

It is one of the alleviating features of foreign intervention that, to justify itself before the world, it must plant itself on the ground of being demanded by common humanity, and therefore will insist that the South shall guaranty the abolition of Slavery. This is said now to be the doctrine of the French Cabinet. There will be equal reason to expect it of England and Russia.

In such an event the great purpose of God, to give freedom to His oppressed children, may be accomplished.

As to the future integrity and glory of the American Union, we only know that it was long ago said, "Righteousness exalteth a nation." Perhaps we are yet to learn that unrighteousness does not.—Ob. Evangelist.