Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-11
AN INFAMOUS COPPKRHEAD PAPER !
Allegiance TO the Government and Jesus
Christ Denounced!
UNPARALLELED BLAsPHEMY

L will be remembered that some time
ago, it was reported that certain DR..
Tustls, notorious 0OppeFBead lesdsr in
the vicinity Of Bueyrus, had declared that
he "owed no allegiance to Abe Lincoln,
David Tod or Jesus 0hrisf" The report
was deemed impossible, and was not gene
rally credited, but We have before US the
evidence that DR.. Tuttle is veritsble
person, that he lives in Crawford county,
aud that he not only uttered the above in
fsmOusly blasphemous sentiment, but
glOries in it as if it we're a Christian
creed.
We have before us "Yolume 4. Number
8 " Of The Divinity Physician" I" publish.
ed at Benton, Crawford county, by David
Tuttle, D. D. He announces his paper
" Independent of all Gods creation or
mans invention" a character which the
sheet seems to warrant. From this ex-
pOnent Of the Copperhead principles of this
COpperhead leader, we propose to make
few extracts, that the utter monstrosity to
which those doctrines inevitably lead may
be shown in all their hideous enormity
No sheet could be filed with more vile.
loathsome, blasphemous, rebellious Ian
guage than this, and yet, we hazard the
assertion that the proprietor is known
among the KEGS, that the expense Of his
paper is betrayed by money contributed
by the supporters Of Vsllandigham in this
State, and that DR. Tuttle is never rebuked
by q Copperhesd for one of his assertions or
declarations, but that on the contrary, he
is hailed as one of the "strong men Of the
Democratic Vallandigham party.
The extracts we give are taken directly
from the paper, which is itself the strong
est proof that the very largest liberty is
given to free speech by our too lenient
Government.
And first, as to the declaration instsnced
above. Under the head Of " Personal, the
editor says, that the "whole phalan1 of
Abolition presses" have been greatly
troubled about certain speech of his. He
then elegantly adds:
"Now, I will hereby inform these pukes
of Abe Lincoln that they have not by all
their threats or anathemas moved me one
iota from my old political or religious land
marks, neither can they do it so long as
have my senses. have been arrested and
imprisoned by the internal whelps, but
they have not silenced my tongue nor my
press, neither will they do it while live.
l now repeat my wicked speech
again:
al owe no allegiance to Abe Lincoln or
his seaviaqer, GoVsrnor Dauid Tod, CT Jesus
Christ. And will add further, I owe no
allegiance to any King or theological God,
or TO any other God in the universe. Now,
ye political, religious OF hypOcritical
saints, whoever you are, you may chsw
over it, you may smoke it, you may snuff
it, or you may groWl and grunt or wsg
your head over what 1 have said"
These sentences, SO choice in the use of
language, SO delicate in their illusions,
are natural te a supporter of the man who
advocated the abolition of schools and
churches, and to a fellow conspiratOr with
those who sacked an orphan asylum and
proposed TO burn the Astor Library at the
time OF the great New York riot.
To show still clearer the Christian teach
iDgs of this man, VINO publishes paper
which finds readers in Copperhead fam
lilies, we quote further from the same
article SD
aResislanee to tyrants is patriotism
But do not believe it is obedience to God,
for never heard Of God who was not
tyrant. The God of the bible is an abso-
lutte tyrant, but do not consider him such
perjured usuFper or such tyrant as
Abe Lincoln"
In another article the Doctor, alluding TO
having published the Divinity Physi-
clan for twelve years, "a disgraceful fact
for his suppOrters) says that he had
not intended to dabble in politics, but
Everything is mixed up now in such
q manner, praying and stealing, lying and
thanksgiving, patriotism and treason, god
illness and deviltry, holiness and robbery,
Jesus and rebellion, negro freedom and the
Saints, fasting and swindling, home guards
and jeff Davis, Lincoln and Granny
Goose, God and slavery, and 50 on to the
end Of the chapter Of smslgsmatiOn, that
no writer or speaker can touch one SUBJ
ject without getting his hands in up to the
elbows in the other"
Remember, reader, that this is the sort
Of literature which is served up ct Cop
perhead fresides, and read BY the wives
and daughters Of COpperhead husbands.
Again, Of the ministers Of the Gospel,
he says they are
g. reverend hell-whelps Of their
sO-ealled Zion. They are nothing but
wolves in Sleeps clothing, thieves and
robbers"
And in another article, the vile bias
phemer says:
"FrOm all the facts in the case, can
not but come to the conclusion that for the |
peace Of the country, and for the peace
and happiness of the whole world, that all |
kinds of religion shall be banished from
among men,"
And, once more;
The Christian priests are the only hu-
man blOOdhounds in this country and
throughout the world"
Crawford County has borne a pretty
hard character, in consequence of tOlera-
ting such COpperheads as this DR.. Tuttle,
but we are glad to know, by the Doctors
complaint, that "no honest inidel can be
elected to any office in the Democratic
County Of Crawford" SO that selF-respeot
has not entirely left the people.
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