And Hallowed be the day--September 8. 1771! Amen. What a contrast to this wild and calamitous movement of a nation -over the Asiatic desert is this grand exodus of our time from the transatlantic to the cisatlantic shores. No hunger or thirst pursues. no baleful foe hunts and kills. no treeless. pathless. waterless desert adds its agony to the pursuit of a vengeful enemy. They come in thousands. borne hither by the energy of steam. and silently. quietly. and by all friendly offices are welcomed to our fresh continent. under conditions that guarantee wages. support. and honors. life. liberty. and happiness. blessings untold and ineffable. unlike any movement for the benefaction of our race since it left its primeval home in the .garden of God.