The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-22
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a Prayer an the Hu,,ernas Gnu

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Prayer IN the Bufternas Church.
Lord! we beseech Of thee, if thou art
not an Abolltiogist, to save cur country,
if thou canst do it constitutionally and
without freeing the niggers or giving unto
Old Abe Lincoln any Of the glory. But
oh, Lord, if thou art an Abolitionist, and
had any haud in the freeing Of Egyptian
slaves and drowning their oppressors 10
the Red Sea, thou art not our God; for
be it known unto thee, oh Lord, that We
have established new Church and will
also set up new Lord rather than submit
to the dtctunl OF one who set all the Egyp-
tan niggers free and killed their masters
just because they were Democrats or But
ternuts, as the Abolitionists call them
Aud, oh, Lord, if thou art an Abolition
list, and in favor Of freeing the niggers,
please make it known unto us, that we
may at our next church meeting. in Col
umbus, appoint a new Lord, and take i'm
mediate action IN regard to aeic Heaven;
for We have resolved not to serve an Alb
clifton God, neither will we occupy the
same heaven with the Abolitonists and
ringers. We pray thee, oh, Lord, to to-
form us If thou art in favor of free speech.
free press. free aohisky, free acting, free
everything but free niggers; and il thou
wilt admit niggers into thy heaven, that
We may consider the matter at our next
meeting, aud then and there determine
whether it would no. be prudent, to cast
thee aside, and appoint in thy room and
stead, eur worthy brother, Il. B. Odds,
E'q., a. thy successor, Tor We wish thee
to understand must distinctly and em-
pbatlcally, Oh, Lord, that We will have
no God 10 rule over us who is not in Ia
vor OF freedom In everything except mig
gers.
Oh, Lord, If thou art not an Abolition.
list, We will continue our suppications un-
to thee; tut if thou art au AboiitiOnis,
and say II is wrong 60 keep the niggers in
bondage aud admit them into thy heaven
We utterly repuciate thee and thy church
anu viii establish for ourselves q new
ehuscb, new religion and a new heaven
OA, Lord, we desire pure church, and
holy pe0ple--a people who have no NOR,
"a
We don'l believe they have any souls, and
il they have, meyers soul is not worth
saving. On, God, protect and defend
slavery-glye US peace, but don't let tn,
AbolIuonists interfere with slavery Il
mercy, oh, Lord, restore the Democrat,
party 10 power, aud every internal cuss o
niger 10 bis master Lord, don't lie
the niggers come North, lest they becom
our equals; and in much mercy don ;
abolish slavery, lest they become our su
Oh, Lord, if there is Lord, restor
to us oar much beloved Vallaudigham
but don't cripple slavery; let George L
Phgh have entire liberty of speech, Blu
don't give the niggers their freedom =
God of mercy, prevent all the Souther
States frou coming back into the Unto
without slavery, and, whether in accord
ance with thy divine will or not, do tho
speedily restore slavery in the District {
Columbia. Lord, perfect. uphold and dc
fend the institution of slavery every
where, and the more especially So as man
of the Sontheruers have, of late, bee
giving it The cold shoulder. Oh, Lore
if there is God. send all the Abolition
lists to hi; and 6nAly, oh, Lord, sa,
our new church from everything like pis
gers and Abolitionists. These blessin:
We demand at thy hands for the veal
the Democratic. Butternut.C opperhes
party, amen.
LINEAGE OF THE "SIGNERs.-C
looking over the Immortal roll of the sig
ers of the Declaration of Independence
curiosity has led me to examine from VIII
stock they sprsng. iud that four
them were natives of Ireland, viz: Thor
ton, Rutledge, Smith aud Taylor; two
/ Scotland, Wilson aud Witherspoou; o
Of Wales, Lewis; and one Of Eoglap
Robert Morris. There is also three Of {
rect Welsh origin, Williams. Floyd lori
inaliy Loyd) and L. Morris; three
Irish G.rr,iI Read api NIX nan. 800