The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-04
THE GATE CITY.
An old. Unlettered Negroes Prayer
ut Funeral.

An old. Unletter.d Negroes Praye
at Funeral.
"Masser Jesus, Jew OBJ Jews like d
people OBJ de ole time, de Jews, we wee
BY lie side OBJ de ribber, wild de strings 0
de harp all broke. But we sing de SON
OBJ de broken heart, as dem people coul,
not do.
CLEAR US, King, in de present time oil
our sorrow. You knows, King jesus
Honey, we jess got froo de Red Sea, ano
wander froo de dark wilderness, poor
feeble, broken portion OBJ de chil'ren oh
Adam-ieebe IN body, feeble in health,
feeble in mind, and needs de help OBJ de
good mighty God. Oh, help US, eff you
please. to homes, for ives got no homes,
Masser Jesus, but de shelter OBJ de oak
tree in de day time and de cotton tent at
NIGHT. Help us for our own good, and de
good OBJ Gods blessed Union people, dat
wants all peple free people, whatsumebber
be de color.
Jesus, Masser, you know the deep
tribulaton OBJ our hearts-dat sickness is
among us--our chil'ren dyin' fast in de
camp, and as we tote dem from one place
to tudder and bury dem in de cold groun i,
Jesus, to 90 in sperit to de God OBJ all de
people, where de soul hab no spot and no
color.
I" Great doctor OBJ doctors, King OBJ
Kings, and God OBJ battles, help US to be
well. Help us to be able to fight wild de
Union sojers de battle for de Union. Help
US to fight for liberty-fght for de coun-
try-hght for our own homes, and our
free children and our chidren's children.
Foteh out, Cob oh battles, de big guns,
wild de big balls, and de big Dustin shells,
aud gib dem God.forsaken secesh, dat
would carry to shame our wibes and our
daughters, oh, Jesus, eff you please,
right smart double charge OBJ grape and
canister. Make 'em glad to stop de wa
and cum back to de shoe and fatted calf,
and all de good tings oh de Unon-no
more murderin' brudders OBJ de North
States--no more ragged and bar foot-no
more slave-whippings and slave sellers
no more faders ob yaller skins-no more
meauer as meanest niggers."
General Biair's Liquor Speculation
Our readers are aware that bitter
controversy IS going on between the con-
servatives and radicals in Missouri-Gen.
+. 7. Blair representing the former, and
Henry i. Blow the latter. 1t is becom.
ing personal, and one Of the radicals
draws the following formidable document
on Blair. lie says:
Invite attention to the following order
of General Blair and certain members Of
his staff, for certain liquors:
Headquarters u Division, 10th Army Corpsl
Near Nieksburg, June B. 1868.
We the undersigned officers, authorize NJ chael
Powers to procure, for own use the following
tieirs, to-wit:
- gallons brandy, each.
- whisky, h.
70 halfbarrels ale each
u foxes csaw ba, each.
- ciaret good, each.
- Havana c9gats, each.
aoz. bottles hoser's Bltiers. teenuine) each.
80 boxes (Jharles Pare. champagne.
D 70. bales Virginia smokiRg tobacco
IS UONes canned fruit.
FRANk +. BLAIR, ia. Major General
Coad "a DIVISION. 9th Army Corps.
L, n JOEL, Captain and a. @. NJ.
ARDEN X. SMITH. CAPTAIN and {. s.
LOGAN IHoAfkISs, A. D. c.
JOHN J. MAGUtttE. A. b. c.
3. JOEL, 1T Lieutenant 10th Mo. Cavalry.
W. .. GREEN. Major nd A. A. G..
=. 4. FRANK IN surgeon, L. s. v.
n. a. DOYLE, A. b. c.
Mr.. Michael Powers, being thus di-
rected by General Blair and bis staff to
lay in . plentiful store of choice liquors
for them, goes to that prince OF caterers
to the public taste, David Nicholson, of
S.. Louis, and fills the order BY purchas-
ing to the amount Of nearly ndne thousand
doilars-in all, l,627 packages.
The bill. as filed by Mr.. Nicholson, is
as follows
Sr. Louis, Mo-. Jrsz Is.
Mr. Michael Powers, bought OF David Nicholson
I3 cases brandy, 225 gallons, at St......... S452
49, cases whisky. s25 Hons, al S3........... AZ
go pacs ges are, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850