The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-11-03
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,--.7 Published by request OF a Soldiorl
81, a. Prayor Ia tao Butternut Church.
.sa.l lor,li We beseech of thee, if thou art
Observation-Disclosures, to save our coun-
try. 1T thou eanst do il constitution
ally. and without freeing the niggers OF
miving unto Old Abe Lincoln any of
the glory But, oh Lord, if thou art
an Aboliticnist, and had any hand in
The freeing Of Egyptian slaves and
'dtoWnme their opprcsSorS in the Red
,.Sea. thou art not our God for be it
l.llnawn unto Thee, oh Lord, that we
havo established new Church and
will also set up a new submit to the
I'5tam Of one who sotall the Egyptian
n.g ,ers free and killed their masters
hast because they were Democrats or
aRuucrnn,S, as the Abolitionists call
them. And, oh Lord, if thou art an
Abolitionist, and in favor Of freeing the
.niggcrs, please make it known unto us,
that We may at our next church meet
.iugin Columbus appoint II new Lord, J.,
and take immediate action III regard
70 aLIH R5aUcn for we have rcsolv-
'cdnolt6 servo an Abolition God, neither
7wilf we occupy the same heaven with
lie Aho|itionists and niggcrs. We
PRAY dice, oh Lord to inform us if thou
urtin favor OF free speech, free press,
tree JrhShg, free acting, free everything
battrec niggers, and if thou will ad-
nit niggcrs into thy heaven, that W.
laac consider the matter Of our next
.mppting and then and there determine
.eheibvrit would not be prudent to cast
,hce aside, and appoint in thy room
8il Stead, our worthy brother, Il b
ULD-, Esq, as thy successor, Tor We
Wish th.,e to understand most distinct
van tomphatically, oh Lord, that w
will have no God 20 rule over us whc
IS not in i,vor Of ireclJm III every
th.Hg except niggers.
.r On Lord, # thou art not an AboIi
t.on,st, We will continue our sdppIca
uionss,uato thee, but if thOu art al
AboliJonist, and say it is wrong tt
keep thonggers in bondage and admi
thcninto thy heaven, we utterly re
.pudiato thee and thy church. and vii
establish for ourselves new church
new religion and now heaven. OI
iIord wodesire II pure church, and hol,
pcopIo-pcoplc who have no more re
gard for the Niger than for DUN
brute. We don't believe they hav
any souls, and if they have. a niggcr
soul is not worth saving. Ca God, pro
rect and defend s!avcry-give us pcac,
but don't let the AbolitloniSts intoT
icrc with slavery. In mercy, oh Lore
restore the Democratic party to pow
or, and every Internal cuNDOf niggc
to his master. Lord. d)n't let the mig
gers come North, lest they become ou
equals; and in much mercy don
abolish slavory, lest they become ou
supcriors,
Oh hord, if there is q Lord, rcstol
tous our much beloved VaIlandighar
but don't cripple slavery; let Gcort
Fl. Pugh have entire liberty Of spccc
but don't give the niggcrs their fire.
dom. God Of mercy, prevent all Il
Southern States from coming back il
to the Union without slavery, an
whether in accordance with thy diviI
will or not, do thou speedily resto
slavery IN the District Of Columbi
Lord, perfect, Uphold and defend Il
institution Of slavery every whore ~
tho ,poro.cspeciaIly so as many of Il
Southerncrs have, Of late, been givir
it the cold shoulder. Oh Lord, ifthe
isa God, send all tho AbolitiOnists
HI; and finally, oh Lord, save o
now church from everything like nj
gers and Abplitionists These blc'
ines we demand ut thy hands for t
veal Of the Democratic, ButtornuL-Co
pcrhcad party, amen.