Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-12-07
A Short Pol,ttikle Serm,nt.

Some politician in the Boston Post, preached a ser
mint no doubt for the purpose of influencing the
election which took place there last Tuesday, and
which almost equal to hat of the Hard Shell Baptist
down at Brandon, Miss. There may be an objection
to politicians preaching but it became common
for preachers to the politician that see no rea
son why it should not be vice Uersa.
My BRETHERING: | will take for nv text the same
which preached unto my brother, at Brandon,
Mississippi, of which you all have doubtless heerd
And he played on harp of thousand strings
sperIits of just made perfc'
MY brethering there is as many strings to poltix
as there is to yre-an good many liars to eeny
most every string-then there amt but one on EN-
that ring out the music of the union like harmony of
the spheers, to which every true patriot had ought to
Keep step-tur he played on harp of a thousand
| strngs-sperrits of just men made perfc'
Fust, thar'S the KNOW NoTHIN His name express.
SEES the amount OF his information but don't convex
no idea of his resources. He's the extraordinary
animal in the show-he is fur and against varity of
topics; he's temperance and he drinks-he's fur the
Maine law peryided he can violate it whenever he's
mind to-he's fur and against fusion-hes aboli.
zionist and he amt abolitionst-hes here and he's
thar-and he will be no whar in November-tur be
played ON harp of thousand strings-sperrits oil
just men made perfc.'
Then thars the polittkle cobler, gon' round like
roaring green bay Jackass seeking where he NAV
humbug somebody. He's all the colors of the rain
bow, and more changeable than the Camelia Jopun
nIcy: He is whig and anti-whig-and know
nothln' and anti know nothin'-fur furriners anC
agln furrners for everybody and asin everybody
but principally long headed wooly headed, rantin
raVln nIggerIs and abolitionist and dsunionst-ful
he played on a harp Of thousand strngs-sperrit,
OF just men made peric.'
Then thar's the straight out whig-a respectable
sort OF character. in contrast with the preceding
who represents the usionist. He don't want to SCI
the Union destroyed but he knows he can't help it
II ne runs on his own hook and that he'd better rur
wild der machine that's bound TO be shead and wasl
the other tubs. He plays on harp of a singh
string, but his execution amt perfc
Then THAI s the liberal and the genuine old-fasb
Toned democrat They don't 90 whirling round il
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the created unvars
after new lights and new isms-they don't neye
change their names and their principies-they ain
afraid to speak right out in meelin'-ihey amt afra
OF nobody nor nothin' They carry their Union Aa
afioat--the bunting all kvered DER with stars an
srlpes-glorlous and victorious because it's the ban
ner OF the Union. They go for personal freedom
for popular rights-for Justice to all men and al
parts OF the country-for light instead of darkness
Tor open discussion instead of midnight cabal-fo
self government and not for oligarchy and thew
IN 10 Wln for their instrument is tuned with popla
teein and they play harp of thousand string,
and every string an honest principle