Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-09
Chronicles.


l. Behold in the last days of their rule, the
lawgvers of King Abraham conferred upon him
sole and unrestricted control over the property,
monies, effects and bodies of his subjec
2. And at this the people murmurcd aud were
exceeding wroth, and they pronounced against
the King and his lawgivers. and declared their
acts were oppressive, even beyond endurance
and that continually.
3. The disciples of Abraham and lovers OF the
free Americans of African descent were re
joiced in their souls, and their hearts were made
glad, because the power of the King was unre.
strained and his DEGREES omnipotcnt.
d. And the disciples of Abraham, whose hearts
thrsteth for blood and yearneth for the African,
pronounced against the Copperheads and Butter.
nuts and declared their intenton to make war
upon them, and slay them.
5. Thereupon the Copperheads and Butter
nuts, great and mighty host, declared their un.
willingness to be slain and gathered up their i'm.
plements of warfare to repel any unlawful attack
the Blacksnakes, who are the lovers of Cuffy and
the followers of Abraham, might make upon
item.
G. And the Blacksnakes became weak in their
spinal columns, their knees iearfully smote each
other, their hearts were filled with terror and Wis
ions of evil things which, peradventurc might be
fal them, disturbed their slumbers.
Z. And Horace, who dealeth in Herrings and
Peanuts and Jenkins, who is dispenser of tapes
and calicoes, and Samuel the servant of David
the Wholff, and Joseph, the man of much belly
declared in their extremity that the copperheads
should not be supplied with powder and lead fol
their implements of warfare.
8. In those days the chief musicians of the
Pro vince Of Holmes came together to pipe for the
Butternuts, and behold among their number was
one Samuel whom Joseph, the of much bel.
y, decla,eth traitor.
9. Behold, Joseph, because of the immense di
ameter of his belly, and the swftness of his
tongue, setteth himself up as judge in the prov
incc of Holmes, to Judge of the loyalty of the
subjects thereof, and he mcteth out measures of
wrath to those wko adoreth not the tribe OF many
colors, and to those who gainsayeth his infal
lbity.
10. And behold in those days one Alexander
Collins, whose outer garb is that Of righteousness,
arose in the province of Holmes to instruct men
in the path through the valley of the shadow OF
death.
IL. And behold he preached not "Chrst and
him crucifed," but Cufy and him glorifed, and
he pronounceth terrible judgment against those
who believeth not in the "Free American of AT
rican descent.
| l2. He opened his mouth to reprove the peo'
pie, even as the Ass Of Baalam opened his mouth
to reprove his master, and for those who adoreth
the colored brothers and sisters he prophesieth
good things but he declared "the Democrat:
should be carted off to hell'' to remain forever
and forever.
l3. The Democrats are neither q rebellious
or terbuleni people, but the spirit Of Thomas, ant
James. and Andrew, the fathers of this people
inspire them with devotion to the government ant
obedience to the laws.
Ia. They arc a long suffering people, an,
Withstand the evil things the Blacksnakes sayett
OF them, and the sore expressions the disciples o.
Cufy heapeth upon them with marvellous patience
Is. But behold they are people jealous o
their rights.