The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-27
HARTFORD COUNTY INTELLIGEN
Be Neps Of TIE 9ap, 9gritulture, yiteraturs,
BEL AIR. MD SATURDAY MORNING,

American and Foreign Benevolent Socie-
ty for Ameiorating the Condishin of the
Colored Race-ah-an have been appint-
ed Cheerman of Committee to wait on
you an express to you our opinions in the
present fearful crisis in our country's his
tory. gss
Our society, which is composed of all
the most pious maiden ladies in our town
-ah-who are over forty years Of age,
an, therefore, may be considered wise and
discreet, desire me to express to you their
deep conviction that God will never bless
our armies with victory-ah-so long as
you do not fight for the freedom of our
dearly beloved colored brethern-ah.-
Our Society, Mr.. President, has given the
condishin Of our colored brethren great at
tepshin-ah. You can judge of the ex-
tent of our labor wen | inform you that
the sisters of our Society have distributed
the past year to our colored brethren in
Liberia, 500 flannel shirts-ah-600 wool
socks-ah-l00 Bibles-ah-100 Tracts
on Temperence-ah-5O0 toothpicks-ah
and a large supply Of cologne water
ali We should have been glad to have
supplied the suferin bondsmen of the
same oppressed race in our own country,
but the vile rebellion of the internal slave
holders has prevented. We ask you now
to proclaim liberty to the captives, an 'let
the people go'-ah. Do not let your
heart be hardened as Parroh's was but
save our land from sorrow, an our armies
from further defeat by decree of righte-
BUSINESS. Then will the Lord smile on US,
an then shall glory cover the landau"
I believe I've got that speech down
purity nigh as the Teller delivered it, for
he spoke very slow an stately, as if he was
tryin to make an impreshin. When he
got thru, Linkin got up, an SEES he, "Mr.
Secretary, TN kinder glad to see you, and
will only say that we need all the help
about these times we can get, an if /
thought the Lord would only help us lick
the rebels, I would free the niggers. An
if thought he would help us by freein
'em would do that. In fact whatever I
do, an whatever / don't do, | do it, or I
don't do it, jest as I think the Lord will
be most likely to help US. The great
thing is to get the help of the Lord, an /
shall adopt new views on this pint jest as
far as | think they are good views.' When
Linkin got thru, pulled him by the coat
tail, an ses l, "Kernel, Seward himself
could not have beat that on-committal
speech" 81.
| SEES he, "Hush Majer, don't throw all the
fat into the fire" Jest then the Teller in
the white Handkerchief spoke up, and SEES
he, "let us pray" an att be went. SEES he,
: "Oh Lord, throw CRATE lite upon the mind
Of our Chief Magistrate ah-give US VIC
torys over the rebils-ah-give US this
: yere CRATE victorys-ah--not such little
y victorys as we had last yere--ah--but
I crush the rcbils with the arm of thy pow.
er. Amen-ah," After, this, they all
t shook hands, and went away. 4.g j..
:, After they had gone, ses the Kernel
ses he, "Mager, that's a wonderful pious
chap" Eyes" SEES /, "Kernel, think be
!, is, in his way" but, SEES /, 'tindin falt with
the Lord, becase He don't give us bigger
I victries, amt much like Christians of arly
days" SEES I, CHS prayer for big vic
J tries, reminds me of old Joe Bunker's
prayer. Joe was wicked old sinner who
swore wus than saleyer. One day he
was swarcin' kos he didn't hev better
: corn. Some one. told him he orter pray
for good corn, if he wonted it. So one day
: some one was goin' long the road by the
J old feller's corn field, aud hearin noise,
: they stopped, an who should the noise
] cum from, but the misery old skinfin,
} Bunker, who was prayin, SEES he, 80, Lord
give us good crop Of corn this yeIe, long
/. ears, long as your arm, not SIGH DID lit.
} tile nubbins as we he'd last yere. -
I"Now,, ses I, "Kerne!, | think thar's .
lgreat deal similarity tween them two
prayers, and / think the Lord is jest
Z about as likely to answer one as t'other.'
, SEES "Kernsl, you could bust up fifteen
i Unions easier than you could destroy sla
, very" SEES he, "Majer, don't see intt
that exactly, and I'd like to know the rea,
! son why" +s4'...ss (.
oval" ses I, "Kcrnel. the reason il
lljest this men made the Union, but Goo
I made slavery, and I tell you," SEES I
! taKernel, when you undertake to butt agir
q that, you butt agin q big subject Sel
rlI faint every body been fghtin slavery
|, for the last thirty years, and haven't they
. all cum of second best, while Niger sla
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