The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-06-23

From tie Ia Sale 1n.l rress.
a SHORT S1RMON 10 sDOCeLAs WON
S8iPkAs.s
Br WANG pooDts.
A.d dsvsat nen csrvssa ssegAea 70 IN lssisl, an
made great taneasasssa over Ain.-Asts. viii 3
NJ dear Douglas brefhssa ~ intend q
talk % yoa At this time shout the folly and
siafnlasss Of worshipinsnAn The hsath.u
bow dova 70 image Of wood and stone,
and some worship unciean beasts, while
others bow in humble alteration even to kiss
: great toe. But ws Of this generation
! have been guilty Of the meanest idolatry oi
all in worshipping little lump Of corrup,
fesa and blood, called Stephen, now defanct.
A few weeks ago, when We ladsned or
vessels with rum and whiskey for ouI
brethren, Who were sent as missionaries TO
the pert Of Charleston, in the foreign land
Of South Carolina, to preach the gospel Of
gave them gold and silver wherewith to buy
their bread and meat, our departed friend
vas full Of promise, and high apliftsd as
the god Of Democracy, and all who would
fall down and worship him should have their
reward. But, alas! our brethren have re.
turned to Ne with nothing but his unseemly
oarcass. ".and dsro1t men carried Stephen
to his burial, and made great iameaiation
orsr him" IA ,s 81
And i, came to pass, when our chief
priests and elders we're gathered together
10 convention st Charleston, that many Of
the heathens Of that region would not fall
down and worship our golden calf. And
we said unto them that they were wrong
that the golden calf would grant them many
indulgeneies; he would give them Bourbon
whi.key, apple jack and red eye ~ bever-
ages, and had promised nins hundred and
ninety mine thousand foreign missions,
post. Offices and custom houses, and to take
1--WE hundred old fogies into his cabincnt.
But all this would not avail. Nary bowel
Of compassion could be moved within them,
and therefore our brethren returned unto
US. "And derouf me,, carried Stephen to
his burial, and made great ia'nensation
ocer him"
And the disciples Of Stephen spaks unto
them saying, that they did not care whether
niggegs were voted upside down, or down.
side up, il made no difference. But they
we're rsbsllioas, and declared that We must
get the pigger out Of the fence and protect
him in the territories where there are no
fences; but We couldn't do it. We refer.
red them to Freeport where Stephen spake
Of "unfricndly legislation,' hut they didn't
care red for the Police Magistrate Of the
territories, but would not pasture their
niggers there, on Uncle Sans farm. They
wouldn't let US put fence Of unfriendly
legislation around them, and because We
wouldn't give the niggers pasture, they
wsxed with wrath, and Stephen gave up
the ghost. "And deroui men carried Ste
phen to his burial, and made great lamen-
tafion orer him" IA.
In vain our brethren promised to erect .
false. .bottomed platform TO delude the hca.
then with tricks of legerdemain. But they
needed not our entreatiss. Oh, the "irrs.
pressibls conflict !" II squeezed our poor
little Stephen 90 hard, that tho gout nor
influenza need trouble him no more. They
cast rocks upon him. The lions roared At
him. The eagle "quivered bis tail at him
in proud defiance" Old Buck shook his
horn at him. The niger shook his wool
and laughed ut him, because the +" Rail
mauler" received moro votes from tho
Suc cksrs than he did. Aud one hundred
and fifty-two and half brethren stood By
and saw him crushed out, and bewailcd their
empty pockets, and The loss of the good
things promised them. "And decout men
carried Stephen to his burial, and made
great idmentation orer him." .. ..s-
And now, in conclusion, my dear Douglas
brethren, know it 10 hard for Us TO believe
that Stephen is snufFed out. We cannot
realize it. but it is even so. We shall
never behold his coat tail dragging on the
ground anv more. Ito beautiful folds have
been wrapped around his wounded seat Of
honor, and he has been lain at rest. The
"irrepressible conflict has dealt him a
smssher on the COB, and his voice will no
longer charm Us with the beautiful song Of
Popular Sovereignty. Therefore cease
your blubberipg for Stephen. There is yet
hope of salvation for US. There is plank
still left for Us poor shipwreck sinners to
cling to. Our brethren North and South
already stand upon it. Though the heather
yet our elders in the cotncil oi:shs, nation
say is good one. We will 10 to that land
Of blessed saints in Utah, where it 10 fenced
in, ana shout for old Mrs. Poly 0amy.---
There reposing on her bosom, We will bury
all our sorrows for tho immaculate Stephen,
who was 80 shamefully martyred at Charles
ton. Let him rot in peace.
Farewell, then to poor old stepher,
Tie famou. Charleston martyr
Fer he lied 50, we couldn't believe him,
And we won't go tumbiina arfer.
Thus, you see, / have quoted the Dutch
poet, and we will close with the words Of
the text, "And deuout men carried Stephen
70 his burial and made great lamsntatipn
orer him" Amen.
The choir will please sing that good Old
SOCIOLOGY, Of Possum up gum trse,'' y
while a collection 10 being taken up for
the benefit Of our late missionaries to
Charleston:
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