The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-01-23
For the Bseitora Gazette. !
A SERMON

A SERMON
Found IN the pocket Of an abolition Missionary,
who recently died at Hilton Head, s. G., Of tile
Emancipation .terer.
'sAND THE ASSES sNUFfED Up ruE EAST WIND"
My breetherng and hecrers: My tex wich l
hev read unto you, kin be found in the Bible
no matter whar; but, eff you look for it, you'll
find it thar. And will divide the sublec' into
three parts, namely: First, Wot is ment in our
tex by the east wind second, Who are the as
ses and third, and LASTLY, Wot cum of thar
snuifin' the east wind.
Now, my breethering, you all know, that for
about nigh ontu about thirty years, thar has
bin lively breeze bowin' from the east and
wot is ment by my tex, is the CRATE wind of the
Aberlitionists. They hev bin blowin' thar trum-
pits, louder then the CRATE angel Gabrcl-end, ah.
and the voice of thar trumpits was heerd thru
the intre land; and the voice of thar shoutin'
was loud as the thundcrs Of the mountns, ah!
and thar cry was Freedom! Frecdom Free
dom, all! And the east wind becum CRATE ar
N.Y. and they KEEP shoutin' from the east:
''Free Kansas! Free Speech! and Free Niggers,
ah!" And, in the emfatic Language of my tex,
''the asses snufed the east wind" And thar
cum intu thar midst CRATE apostel who he'd
snuffed the east wind of whom it is sed by the
onrighteous, that 'Ilis bones lies moulderin' in
the grave, ah!" And he led on the multytood
singin' "Glory! Glory Hally y-loo-yah" and
they went down intu the land of the heethens,
and they shouted louder and louder; for, in the
langu;qe OF my tex, ''The asses snuffed the east
wind. all" yich brings Inc to the second part
of my sub)ec'.
Second. W,.o arc the asses? My brecthcring
and heerers, you wan: to know who are the as
ses, and win tell il unto you, ah' for you know
that my tex ses, ''the asses snuifed tho east
wind.' Now, wen the easG wl!m blowed, and
the army Of the east wind shouted. '.Frcedon,"
thar wus CRATE multytood in HE n'or'h ana
in the west; yea, even in the soutff, wh' Jined
in and helped 'em shout, and blow ano hotter,
and make loud noises, ah like ontu the IL sscs
we reed about in the scripters. And these peo-
pie, in the Language of the vulgar, are called
Republicans, ah! and they jined the army of
the east wind, for in the Language of my tex,
''the asses snuffed the east wind, ah." And they
KEEP amarchin' on, and singin', and shoutn,
ontll thar cum lntu ther midst, from the fur west
new apostel; and they shouted his name and
spoke ontu him with a loud voice, sayin: '.We
are cunning, fawther Abraham, six hundred
thousand strong, ah!" Then, he wus chusen
ther king, and wus attired in the robes of CRATE
general, and the cap of the chioftin wus put
upon his head, and he bravely marched thru
the city of Baltimore, at the ded hour of the
night, ah and the army of the east wind shout
ed with a loud voice, ''IIe is our king, our ru-
Ter, our nifty man. and we'll hcv no king, but
king Abraham! Fur in the Language of my tex,
''thc asses snuffed the east wind, ah!'
But, my breethering, in the thurd place, last
ly, ''Wot cum of all this? Wot cum Of thar
snuiin' the cast wind, ali? Why, it cum to pass
after the CRATE king of the army of the east
wus placed ontu his throne, that thar wus still
a CRATE number Of the people, who, not bein'
asses (and, tharefore, not ben' able to snuff the
east wind) would not bow the knee to Baal
and who would not worship king Abraham
neither by hook, nor by crook. And even some
who had snuffed the east wind and found it
spced with the sweet murrs and frankincense,
| wich ever is VOTED from the inhabitants Of the
| fur land of Ethiopia, not likin' the east wind,
ah, refused to worship and obey king Abraham.
| Then soon thar wus war in the land, and the
CRATE army of the east wind marched to battle;
'iii IhNy "iioutou d HcN ciy, t1c DurueH Wlefe-
of wus, "Union! Union! Union, ah!" and
| then the people Of the nation took up the cry;
and shouted, "Union! Union! Union, ah !"
after the manner of the army of the east wind;
and thar wus ''war and rumors of war;" even
as it is scd in the scripters. And, my breeth-
| ering, though thar wus war, and fghtin', and
shoutin', and weepin', and wailin', thar wus
still sum of 'em who wouldn't snuff the east
wind, ali! and many who had snuffed the east
wind, who had shouted the new cry of the az
my of the east wind found that they wer shout
in one thing and meanin' anuther, ah And
| they begun to turn ther backs to the foe, and to
| flee in the direction of the east wind, ah! And
the great king waxed wroth, my deer breether-
ing; and he sent many of the people who would
not snuff the east wind, away into prison. And
he girded up his lines, and blu loud blast on
his trumpit, that sounded thru all the land, all
And he shouted with loud voice, sayin' all the
people of the land shall be free, and l, king A.
braham, do this day proclaim it, that all the
people of my land shall snuff the east wind, ah
and all american citizens of African descent
shall bow down and worship; and the army of
the east wind that still remained true to his
standard, nh, shouted "Long live King Abra-
ham, ahl he is our king, our general, our nifty