Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

CHAPTER ".
/ TIE choice Of A5rabom The Honest
10 The Phirefaks rebel against him,
IA Compromise. II The Phire.
tabs UiH havs no more Compromise.
18 Ken Edee and Robert of Joo1i.
23 PhernondiUud eomproAiseth
unto Robert. "a The men of The
North woz wrotk.
I. Now the time drew nigh when
James should cease 10 rule the land Of
Unculpsalm.
2. And the men OF the North save
the Dimmichrats, among whom were
the Pahdees. strove to have Abraham.
who was surnamed the honest, made
ruler in the place of James Facing.
both.ways.
5. But the PhretaEs Of the South
said, Let us choose, and lei the voices
be numbered. and il our man be cho-
sen. tits well. hut il Abraham, we will
DESTROY the nation
4 But the men Of the North believed
them not, because Of the Great CO.
venant, and because they trusted them
to be Of good faith in this matter. For
ameng the men of the North, even
those who lived by casting lots for
gold, stood by the lot when il was cast
And the men Of the North believed
not that men OF their own blood. whose
sons were married unto their daughters,
and whose daughters unto their sons,
would faithlessly do this thing which
they threatened.
s. But the men Of the North knew
not how the Niggah had driven out all
other thoughts from the hearts OF the
men OF the South, even so that they
would violate the Great Covenant and
set at naught the election according
thereuuto il it went against them.
g. And there were throughout the
provinces Of the land Of Uncnl psalm
at the North great mullitudes. Dimmi.
cbrats, Of whom were the Pshdees,
who were friends Of the Phiretshs oi
the South and wished them well. and
labored with them; for they said, Il j:
by the alliance Of the men OF the South,
and by reason Of the everlasting Mig
gah, that We rule the land.
z. But they deceived themselves
for it was the Phiretahs which ruled
the land. using the Dimmichrats, and
BY the one thought Of the everlasting
Niggah.
8. Yet came to pass that wher
the voices of the people were num-
bered, according to the great Cove
nant, Abrahsm was chosen.
9. Then the Phiretabs Of the South
began to do as they had threatened
and they gathered together in tbeil
provinces. and said. Our provinces
shall no longer be a part Of the land o
Unculpsaln, for we will not have thiI
man Abraham TO rule over US.
10. Yet we're there men Of tn,
South. a great multitude among whom
was Steven Of JaoIji. who said. Not so
Why will ye do this great evil and de
stroy the nation? 1t is right for Us Il
respect the Great Covenant. If tn,
man who had our voices had been cho
sen the men of the North would hav,
received him, and obeyed him as tn
chief ruler in the land of Unculpsalm
and it is meet and right that we shoul;
do likewise, even according to th,
Great Covenant. Moreover. we hsv,
suffered no wrong at the hands of III,
new rulers; and the old were men o
our own choosing. Will ye make thi
land like unto Mecsicho?
| II But the Pbiretahs' would no
hearken unto these men. and went OF
their way. and beat some Of them. AM
hanged others, and threatened noisiIy
and gathering unto them all the peopl
OF the bsser sort, and inhaming then
with strong drink. they SIT up a rule O
terror throughout thrir provinces. Fo
the Phiretahs were men ol blood. 3
the Pbir-isbs prevailed over the me
who would have respected the Gres
Covenant.
l2 And the men Of the North
both they who had given their voice
for Abraham asd they who had give