M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-08-29

tlHie things, that the people Of the
nofh bern provinces became very piouS:
Ithef bad sold their slaves-thelr men
4 isef wants and their maid servants
land The money arising from the sale
had made them exceeding rich-ard
eesinin oftheir prophets had discover
LED flat to buy aud sell the sons Of
3el was the sum of all villainies ;
la. they became exceeding wrOtl
VI The people of the South, because
lths Aeld the seed Of Ham in bond
agess.
10. And il came to pass in process
Of time, that certain men of the north
ern provinces, when they found that
Abraham was to be the chief ruler of
the nation, became greatly elated ,
and said among Themselves, we have
now got the power in our own hands,
go to let US compel the southern pa
triarchs to emancipate their slaves /;
it is not right to treat the Ethionian
as bondman. Notwithstanding the
great roll signed by our fathers con-
sidered them as goods and chatteis,
yet will not we do SO.
II, And when it vas told to the
people who dwelt in the South and ir
the plains, all that was said by the
hordes Of North, they became exceed,
ingly enraged--and the ir anger knew
no bounds.
y, And the chiefof the patriarchs
Of the South, their priest and their no,
bles, assembled in one of the cities of
the plains, and they made a decree
and put it in writing; and the pur.
port Of the writing was, that hence.
forth and forever we will separate
from the great coniederacy--we will
make our own ruler and our own laws
and Abraham and his followers shall
not rule over us.
13. And it came TO pass, after con.
sulsation among the wise men of the
South, that they cast lOts-and jeff,
whose surname is Davis, was chosen
to rule over them and tue people
gave a shont saying, God save our
President.
IL. And it came to pass in process
Of time that Abraham, whose sur.
name is Lincoln, (the chosen ruler o.
! shs, s,Assrthsga proyinces) shuuld be an
noin!ed. And he gathered together
his household and took bis departure
from the land of Illinois, and a great
multitude followed him.
Is. And as the wilderness he had
to pass through was greatly infested
with a barbarous race OF people called
in the vernacular tongue Democrats,
the man Abraham aimed his trained
servants, and took them to be his body
guard, lest the uncircumcised Demo.
Gratis should fall upon him by the way
and put his life in jeopardy.
16. And it came to pass, as he
Iiourneyed toward the East, that he
was entrsated by the people OF the
province Of Of Penn to tarry with them
all night, in one of their chief cities ;
and It was so, that about the third
watch of the night, a man Of strange
appearance and streaming eyes stood
by the bedside of Abraham, and slnote
him on the right side, and said unto
him-AriSe, arise, Abraham, and flee
for your life.
II. And Abraham arose from bis
sleep (for lie had fallen into a deep
sleep, and he was sore afraid. And
when he told that certain men Of the
baser sort had conspired to take his
LIE, be dressed himself in priestly gar.
ments, such as Aaron wore, and upon
his head be put a Highland bonnet
and he vent With the man, nothing
doubling.
IS. And it came to pass that Alb
raham and the man escaped from the
sons of Belial, and arrived in safety
at the great city, even the city o
Washington; and when his friends
who chose him to reign over then
found that he had not been slain, they
wept for Joy, and made great sappel
and bade many.