Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-08
Reported for the Chroniclo.l
The Slave driving Prophet.

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Awake, o Israel the armies Of the
living God are under the ban of pro-
phetic curse !! When the king Of Moab
hired Balaam in ancient day, to curse the
armies Of Israel, the Lord forbade his
prophet to obey the kingly mandate. The
tables are turned in this latter day; the
hired prophet has obeyed the mandate Of
the present king of Moab.
In the streets of the city of Lewisburg,
on Wednesday evening last, the king OF a
branch of the Slavery propagandist party,
supporting the Cincinnati Platform,whose
knees smote together through fear Of the
armies arraycd under the banner of Fre-
mont and Freedom, called together his
chief men and their armies to hear
Georgia prophet curse the armies Of his
enemies encamped on the plains Of Free
dom. The prophet, not being constrained
by the fear of the Lord, fulfilled his whole
duty.
The prophet had been born within three
hundred feet Of the birthplace Of the
king. In their youth they had eat, slept,
6d1ed and danced together. The king
went into the business of ruling his peo-
pie. The prophet, about IL years ago,
being too lazy to work, took his departure
TO the South, married a plantation Of
slaves and became q great prophet-hls
people being all of one mind, that 1t was
right to make merchandise Of the souls
and bodies of human beings, his services
we're no longer needed. The martial ap'
pearance of the camp of the armies OF
Freedom, rendering insecure the domin-
ions of this petty king Of the North, he
iuyokes the aid of his Southern friend.
The latter willingly obeys the behest OF
his old ally and comes to his rescue. He
laws off his prophetical robe and tries his
hand in the service Of :he king by way OF
rowdy fsticuhs, but not succeeding to the
satisfaction of his king, he reassumes his
appropriate robes, ascends the altar, smok.
ing with incense, at the right hand of bis
king, and surrounded by his people, pro-
fessors and non professors. terribly curses
the army and camp enlisted in the cause
of Freedom.
Here l might stop and be sufficiently
understood by all who witnessed the polit
ical proceedings in Lewisburg on Wednes
day afternoon aud evening. But, for the
information of those who were not present
will state the facts as they transpired.
Some six days ago call was issued tc
hold a mass meeting by the friends o.
Fremont and Dayton. The time came
In the forenoon Geo. A. Frick, chairman
of the Buchanan club, had the audacity
unsupported by any precedent, to ask th'
privilege of occupying half of the tim'
: and the las, half hour by Kent Mccoy o
Georgia, who was born in Penna. but Ii
ago emigrated to Georgia with three o
, his brothers, and married a wife with
, nlantatiou Of slaves Mr.. Frick was toll
that his request was unreasonable ant
eould not be acceded to. When the pro
. cession moved to the Hill it was unexpect
edly ascertaine6 that the room would no
hold one fourth Of the audience and 1t va
Obliged to halt in the grove. There beln|
no accommodations for the meeting Their
. an uuoccupicl wagon was converted into
rostrum, and the meeting was then organ
, lied BY calling Col. StlfEn to the chair
After the meeting was organized q hand
bill was put into the hands Of the char
6 man signed by Kent Mccoy, containing
+ substantially the request previously mad
j. by Geo. A. Frick. The President read II
!. and stated that it was request ungenel
, Gus and unreasonable and could not b
granted, as the people who called To
meeting were entitled to the whole Of sh
. time. But ms the Fremont party was th
challenged party it had right to choos
> time, place, and shrunk not from meetln
9 the enemy. BY virtue Of ias sasa2rh