Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-02-19
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WONDERFUL REVEI ALTON
A LETTER FROM
B IL Il L a T.
Minister Resident in the United States,
B E f l. z z 3 Ut B :
TIE PRINCE OF DEVILS.
HIS SATANIC MAJEsTY's

to keep your Majesty advised of affairs as
they transpiied in this country since the
beginning of my residence here, yet, as
my mission is now about to cease because
of the complete accomplishment OF its
purpose, have thought proper, in one
dispatch, with as much of brevity as is
practicable, to sum up the history of my
official career since | have been in this
special service; and then to conclude with
some brief remarks. which humby trust
your Majesty will not deem impertinent,
and which may contain suggestions which
your Majesty will acc.p pit or wholly re
ject, as may comport with your own in
fallible judgement.
| need not remind you, Sire, with
what of distrust took upon myself the
duty which You assigned me, viz =
Tile overthrow Of the American C0nStita
ton, and tie precipitation of tie american
People into Grill Var My ditfidence
arose from the conviction, that the Con-
sttution was so well devised, and the
people so prosperous and happy, that all
the cunning and chcanery of your Maj
esty's Dominions, would not be sufficient
to effect the end whose attainment you
proposed But your representations.
Sire, that the very highest interests Of
he'll demanded the destruction of that
Constitution, aud the ruin OF that people,
and your pledge that all the internal re-
sources were ut my command, together
with the assurance that the instrument
q i,,n hoyl lnlr Ia, t,,, a1
and only needed cunning and diaboli
cal hand to WELD and direct it, induced
me at last to accept the high commission.
| repaired to the field of my labor en-
barrasseG and b.wildered could think
Of no means at all likely to effect my
great object. What could Though ed
ucated and trained in all the suDtletics of
hell!-urge against Constitution which
was wrought with such consumate wis
dom, and had been productive of so much
national greatness and individual happi
ness ? You will remember, Sire, that
such was the purport of my first dispatch
to your Majesty, and that begged despaiy"
ngy for instruction. You will remom-
ber your reply, Sire 1t was briefly
comprehended in these words: Consult
with GEORGE THOMPSON, British
NJ. p, whose arrival in America was 'co-
incident with your own" | had now
the clue which was to lead me through
all the labyrinth Of my perplexities. | So't
GEORGE THOMPSON, and he whispered in
my ear "ABOLlTION." This was the
germ which only needed nurture AMI cul-
ture to develop itself into Uphas, whose
poisonous and deatlly influence might
blight and destroy great nation and a
happy people. | would humbly sugges
to your Majesty, that you rear pillar
of brass in the central part of hell, in close
proximity to that which commend crates
the sin of Adam in the garden of Para
disc, and very nearly as high; and in
scribe thereon, in letters of lurid fire,
ABOLITION,
uEScEroRTH THE MOST HoNoRED WORD
VOCABULARY OF HE'LL
But the labor still to be performed, was
immense, and the difficulties to be over
come would have foileh the cunning OF
any mastery of chicane less consummate
than that which finds its inspiration in
yourself,
When George Thompson whispered
abolition" in my ear, the stern and pa
triotic Andrew Jackson was President;
and the Halls of Congress were occupied
by men, not one OF whom the wiles or
wealth Of your dominions could have Sc,
duced or bought to betray his country -
Gou remember some of these men, Sire;
for they deferred for many years the con
sumation of our hopes. Clay, Webster
and Grundy, and Wright were in the Sen
ate. They are long since dead. And you
will remember with what JOY telegraph.
ed you when they died! Buchanan, Bell
Ewing, and Crittenden were in the Sen
ate, also; and they still live, weeping
witnesses of the triumphs of Vaccinations
which they - long and vainly opposed
sought not to influence such Presi-
dent and such a Senate; but at the sug.
gestion of your Majesty looked to other
influences. first inspired lecturers, to
travel over the country, and disseminate
the doctrine Of Aboltionism. Long were
these men repulsed, and Kissed, and stoned
But none so well as devils know the val
ne OF persistence. And still | bade my
emmissaries lecture; and gradually i'm
parted to them a portion OF my own
adroitncss, and popularity of character.
"All was false and hollow ; though the tongue
Dropped MANN, AMI cod make the worse appear
The better reason"
Nevertheless, as continued drop ping
wears away stone. so | perceived, and
with joy dispatched to your Majesty
that some converts were made to those
doctrines which were devised by fend,
to make desert of America, and peo
pie hell with myriads of souls.
After the Lecturers, sought the Preach
ers, Many OF these were honest men
though extremely simple minded saic
to them; Slavery is the sum of all vii
lainies." They listened and believed. =
Then Inst ran riot; and coyetousness, aud
extortion, and blasphemy, and lying, and
drunkenness enjoyed long carnival
The preacher no more reproved. The
old story, of Christ and Him Crucifed,
which had cheated your Majesty out OF
SO many precious souls, was heard ne
more in the Churches. Slavery! Slavery
Slavery. The knecling convert mixec
tha negro with his bope of redemption
He could only think of God as blacl