And now it has come to pass that, in the good providence of God, another opportunity has been presented to the whole North to reassert her place and her influence, and to fill the institutions of our country with their original and proper blood.
Beecher expresses hope for the North to reclaim its influence and restore the original values of the nation.
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Outside of a Divine and Authoritative Revelation, men have had but one way of estimating the value of man.
But New-England was not raised up by Divine Providence to play a mean part in the world's affairs.
She will be rolled up in a corner, like a cocoon waiting for its transmigration.
Yet, New-England, strong at home, compact, educated, right-minded; has gradually lost influence, and the whole North with her.