Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-15
WHAT THINK.
Another short Patent sermo


Another short Patent Sermon.
Editors Inteitigeacsr:
wish to say :, few things to my dear
secession friends through the Mfe'l,SeHceT
| b,licve that will tell them what think
of their rebriliug. aud ihe cause thnI
brought these things about Ii is an ud
mittvd fact That God is the uuth"r at
peace aud hnppincsS, Ind ih1t the Devil i
the author uf all confusion aud SIN. Ever
since mnu fell aud the world of man re
vOltcd against heaven, there has been {"
| mighty contest between the Great Jehovah
aud the angels in heaven and the pions on
| ore side, and The Devil and his angels, AMI
the wicked men on tue earth on the other.
All the commissions of the natiuns of the
earllI-Ihr reign of kings and their over
thrOw-the uprising and dOwnfi!Ing OF
naiions-the crmmbIng of thrones and the
| destruction of governments, but prove that
! God in his Providence is mnrching for
ward in the destruction of the power of
darkness. And the confusion in our own
nation is but another revolution of the
wheel of his providence, and shows that
the powers of hell have invaded the circle
/ of His providence. In this war the same
powers are engaged. Gud and the angels
| Uf heaven, and every true patriot in this
nation are on the side of the gOvernmenti
and the Devil, with Ihis rebel gang in hell,
/ and every secret or open rehcl in this ma
/ ton are on the side of the Southern oil
garchy. To sa, that God is not in favor
! with this government, aud therefore all
/ heaven, is to contradict all the past history
I OF this unliun. Where has been the patri-
I ot or statesman since this government was
+ ztablshed who dared to say TINT Goa
/. providence did not favor us AS Il nation =
/ Where has been the man, possessing COM
moa scns-, that has not acknowledged that
God lns blessed this uatinn as he has
blessed no other Now, if Cod has been
the friend of government Possessing GER
hin powers aud laws, and these powers
] aud laws hayiug been administered aee9f-
tding to the Constitution Of tint govern
ment, and that government still continues
! to administer its powers and laws ilrcurd-
/ ing to the Constitution, that government
| will forever secure Gods favor. believe
that the Constitution of this government
has been kept and that the laws have been
administered according to it; ii so, it fol-
lows that Gods favor still rests on this
government.
| But it is said that it is q very strange
thing, that citizens, who have been pro
tected and received all the blessings OF
/ this Government, should, OF could he,
traitors and rebels to it, when they know
/ that God is Ou the side of the Govern
mcbt. IL does not seem 50 strungc, when
yuu remember HAT the Dvil, their father,
rehellrd when seated near Heavens ihr Iuc,
after receiving all the protection and bless
ings of heaven. 'sAs tie Old cock crows
the young Uurs learn. Tue Devil set tue
the example and they followed it. Satan
assumed the form of Il serpent, and enitr-
cd EIcn's hupPy bowers, aud was success
tut in destroying our first pnrents-so we
read. Aud it heiug long ;ine since he
assumed that shane. and it WAS success full
in this moral government, so he concluded
that he would try I" destroy this civil
government, by assuming tue same tnrm-
II serpent. | imsgtue see him call h :
cabinet of damned reJeiS around him, in
Oue OF these dark anG dismal cells of hell,
and there present the claims of South
Carolina and the Sou Ia rn COHiedrracy in
II long speech. lie cUmueaccS: "FcilOw
Devils bhvecnliel you here to present 10
your consideration grand scheme which |
have conrocted. 1t will be of great ad-
vantage to my kingdom. II is this; |
have been going To aud fro, and walking
up and down la the earth, aud have just
came by tue little Stale OF South CaroIiun,
and find God has about f"rs 'ken It, and
they are most completely under my 'ntrOl,
dent, | suggested that they rebel, and
they wished me 10 represent them here,
aud if possible give them plan for n
Southern Coufederacy. This ] am very
anxious that we do, for my kingdom will
be without bounds then. If they get II
Southern Confederacy | will just have it
attached to my government here. will
have full control in it. will have them
to open the African slave trade, and will
appoint them Jetf DAVIS, my Intimate
friend and willing subject, presidents and
he will attend 10 the business all right for
NE. will suggest who will be good OH.
cials in that coufederiCy, and he will ap-
point then, for me. Yes. aud had a talk
with Henry y. Wise, OF Va, and he is in
for it. And if we get Southern Conted-
eracy. all those MclhodistS will be driven
out, and their preachers, who preach and
sing and pray so many of my subjects
out of my haud. I'll hang them, 50 you
see it will he s. grand affair Space will
not permit tor me to report more of the
speech. And there in that dismal cell, low
in hell, the plans OF the Southern Cnnied-
rracy WAS laid-even gave them II tiig in
his own imhce Aud the little tOrSsken
State of South Carolina accepted those
uInns aud the fltg AID when the rtttle-
suake Gag was raised on the cust"ni-house
in Charleston. :. c.. then no dOuht the
shouts OF the devils might have been heard
from the low vaults ofhell, rolling through
the caverns of darkness. reverberhtiug
across the fiery lake OF despair, and reach-
ing. perhaps, to South CaroiinH, which is
the nearest to the Devils metropolis, and
IL presume it has already been attached to
his dominion. And here is where they got
the pattern for the Richmond convention:
The Devil is very busy now days. his king
don, having hesn snlnrged and having 70