Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-18

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ers. Ils prominent feature is the burlesquing
of the Biblical style oflanguage aud the adop-
tion Of the old English method of expression,
such as using the word "ye" for the" and
similar tricks of trade" One brochure of
this kind has been for somo time before the
public it is an Abolition production. charac
terized by a little wit, aud a great deal of vir-
ulent slang and personal alusions An
answer to this work has recently been pub
lished, which, is book hueh superior TO the
former work. This latter brochure is enii.
tied "the Book Of the Prophet Stephen, Son
of Douglas, and contains many amusing
and telling passages, sOms of which wo
subjoin.
The formation Of the present Cabinet by
Mr. LiSooLs, is thus quantity described in the
genuine Biblical style:
Now, having escaped the bloody legions OF
bis imaginary foes, Abraham ascended the
throne on tho fourth day OF the third month
and he summoned together the chiefs OF his
clan, even the mighty men of unknown valor
and virtue, who gladly came unto him and
threw themselves at his feet.
And the king said unto William, whose sur
name is Seward, come thou aud be my chief
trumpeter TO blow the fame of our kingdom to
the four corners Of the globe. and 10 make all
other kings and potentates to trembe and
Gee away Oefo re the majesty OF our power
And then he called u isb from the great
deep, which is called Salmon, being named
Chase among the natives Of the wilderness OF
Ohio, and he said unto him, Ue thou my purse
bearer aud as we have neither silver nor
| gold, get thou engravers and printers, and
blue ink, and red ink and much green paper,
and many mighty printing machines withal,
aud let us print money, to astonish the heath.
en-, who think that nothing but silver and gold
are precious metals.
And next the king appointed Simon, who
is called the Just, to be his minister of sspeace,
and he said unto him, DO you set up our
comely black idol, and bid all the people to
fall down and worship it 10, if any refuse, do
thou draw forth thy sword, aud smite them
hip and thigh; for soy unto you that of such
neither man, woman, nor child shall live in
my kingdom And Simon bowed down his
head, and kissed the hem of the kings gar
ment, and said my lord, | will.
Then Abraham sent for one Gideon, whose
surname is Wells, who Is not deep but is COW
cred up with much hair, and he said uutu him,
Do thou be my ruler over the seas and get
thou speedily hundred ships, and prepare
thysef to lock up three thousand miles of the
coast oft heather who worship white deitiss,
lest it enter into their heads that they will not
fail down before our comely black Idol And
/ Gideon lifted up his head, aud opened his
mouth, and said, o king, thy will shall be
done.
And after this the king sent abroad into
the Far West, and summoned unto his pres.
ence the father of man children, who is called
Bates, and said unto him, Come hither, aud
sit by my side, and be thou the expounder OF
my laws, which thou shall interpret according
to my will, and not after the fashion of the
books and judges which we're before 10 this
land And the father Of many children said,
Yea, o king, thy will is the law
Now there dwelt in the land the son OF
Blair, who was called Montgomery, aud the
king said unto his servants, Send hither this
man to me, that | may make him the shisi
ruler over all my carriers, who are to do my
will in sending forth such papers as are pleas
J ing unto me, and in putting under their feet
whatever is opposed to the worship OF the
comely black Idol. And the father of the
Blsirs joyfully sent forth his son, even Mont
gomery, his youngest born, TO DO the bidding
} Of the king.
The Critteuden Compromise is thus alluded
to:
Now there were wise and good men in those
days who said, Let us go forth to save our coun
try. that the men Of the North and they of the
South may still dwell together in unity, for
our fathers were brethren.
And the wise men of the South stood up n
the couch of the nation, and said, pray you
let us settle this, our trouble in peace. You
q men OF the North, take for yourselves and
,, your black Idol all the land that lies TO the
north Of the line that is called after the old
name of Missouri, that Funneth even to the
shores OF the Pacific Ocean; and we men O.
J the South will take the little ot the public do
: main that li0th TO the south of that line; and
we will dwell together, as our fathers did ,buJ
ing and selling and being one people forev4
: and ever a.. -
:, These things did John, surnamed Critteioo
den, mighty man from the Southland 4
Kentucky, offer to the Inhabitants Of the NorI
in the name of the people of the South.
But, To- the warriors OF King Abraham
stood up as one man, and smote their breaIl y
and tore out their hair, aud made such nd 7
as time afordeth not to mention; sweat :,
withal that they would have peace on no ID ~
that did not insure the universal worship ok q =
eomely black Idol.
The discontinue of various Northern III
{ erals, the word-bsttles of the New Yorkbt
and other Abolition sheets, and the Ip-
pointment Of the President in finding thhs /
: evil spirit Of war would not down" in PIty :,
, days" as prophesied by hia followars lus :.