Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-08-14
Twenty-Grst Chapter of the IirS Beck
Of KINGS.

Twenty-Irst Chap,er of the EirSt Beck
Of Kings.
I. And it came to pass, after these THINGS
that Parades of Mexico, sometimes called
Naboth the Jesrcelite, had a VINEYARD lyinr
between Tire Nueces and the Rio Grinde.
sometimes said to be in J@esrepl, hard by the
Palace of James X. Polk, ruler of the Uni
ted States, sometimes called AhaJ, King of
Samaria.
,. And Polk spoke unto Paroles saying,
Give me thy vineyard, that ! may have a
place wAc.c | eau put and keep my slaves.
and Will give thee money for it.
}. And Pdradcs called Nabo,,. said IN
to Polk, The Lord forbid it me, that | should
give the Inheritance Of my flthcrs unto
thee.
1. And Folk came into his house heavy
aud dlspleased, because Of the word which
Pdrades the MeXiclnite had spoken unto
him; for he said | will not give thee the
inheritance Of my fathers. And he laid
MN o upon his bed, and would eat no
bread. "
D. But Slavery, somctimos called Jezclsl
MS WIFE, whom he greatly loved, came to him
ana said' Why is thy spirit SO sad. tina, tncu
ca'cst no bread :
N N'u "c eli'' because l spoke unto
f"Fedes the McNicanite, and said unto
nliA' Give mo thy vineyard for money and
he answered, will not give thee my vine
yard.
7. And Slavery, his wife, said unto him,
Dost thou now govern the people Of the L.
nlted States Arise, and eat bread. and let
thine heart be merry | will give thee the
vineyard of Paroles the Mexi@anit~.
=. SO she Wr0fn letters tbr.,rL No..
Secretary of War, in Polk'a name, and seat
ed them with his seal, and sent the letters
uh.o the commanders of the Army of the L.
nii-H 2,-..s and the Navy, dwelling in The
region o. Parades.
u And she wrote in the letters saying,
Move the Army Of the United States TO the
itIo Grande, and take possession OF this
vineyard, and blockade the mouth of the Rio
Grande, and If the Army or the people of
MEXICO oppose your progress or attempt TO
protect themselves, you shall bear witness
against them saying, They are the aggresSors
and first commenced the war, and then We
shall put them to death.
10. And the men of tia. vicinity. even the
commanders Of the Army and Navy, did as
Slavery had sent unto them.
IL. They took possession of the vine
yard, and placed their army on the Rio
Grande opposite Matalnoras and blockadcd
the river.
u. And there came in children of Belian,
one OF whom was President of the United
States, and the men Of Balial witnessed
against Paroles, ia the presence Of Congress
and the people, saying PAraIes first made
war upon us; and then they attacked the ar
mics Of Mexico, and oy,rcame ;hem with
great slaughter.
10. Then they sent to Slavery, saying,
Mexico Is overcome.
a. Aud it came - pass, when Slavery
heard that Mexico was overcome, that she
said u Polk, Arise, Iak possession of the
vineyard Of Paradrs the hleyicanile, which
he refused 10 give thee: for he is overcome.
10. And it came to pass, when Polk
heard that Mexico was overcome, that he
rose up to 90 down to the vineyard of Para
des the M5Niclnite, to take possession of it.
lG. And the wo;I Of the lord came un-
to Joshua, the Representative in Congress
from A5hlbula, whose surn tine is Giddiuge,
saying,
Il. Arise, % down to Polk, ruler of the
. people in the United States behold he is in
the vineyard OF Paroles, whittier he has
gone down t. po isess it.
10. And thou shalt speak unto him say
ing, Thus saith the lord, Hast thou killed
aad also taken possession And thou shalt
! speak unto him, s!ying, Thus saith the Lord,
Ia thu place where the dogs licked the blood
Of the f'syicans, shall dogs lick thy blood,
even ...ao.
10. AID Po'l said to Joshua, Hast thou
found M, 0 mine enemy! And he answer
cd, / hare found thee: because thou hast
sold myself TO work evil in the sight of the
LoId.
20. Behold will bring evil upon thee :
and will take away thy posterity, and will
cut off from thoe thy male children and blot
out thy name from line earth.
81. Aud will make Thy house d~esolate Cor
the proyocation wherewith thou hast provok-
ed me to anger, and made the United States
TO sin.
%. And Of Slavery, called Jezebel, also
/ spoke the Lord, saying, the dogs shall eat
Slavery by the banks Of the Rio Grande.
%. Him that diaIh of shareholders in the
city, The dogs shall eat and him that dleth in
the field shall the fouls Of The air eat.
81. But there was none like unto Polk,
which did sell himself to work wickednoss
in the sight of the Lord, whom Slavery, his
wife. stirred D.n-Tyu Dgm0.rgi