The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-12-22
A Prayer in the Bulternut church.

LOIu VIC UcsueSu VI iHSoI ~ 1HOu
art not an Abolitonisi, to save our
country, il Thou cansl do it cOnsttu.
tionalIy and without freeing the niggeTs
or giving unto Old Abe Lincoln any Of
the glory. But. oh Lord, il Thou art
an Aboltionist, and had any hand in
the freezing ofEsyptain slaves and drown
ing their oppressors in the Red Sea,
Thou art not our God; for be it known
unto Thee, oh Lord, that We have es.
tablished new Church, and will set
up a new Lord rather ,ha1 submit! to the
dictum Of one who set all tho Egyptian
niggers free AMI killed their masters Just
because they were Battemu's, as The
Abolilionist call them And, oh Lord, if
Thou art an Aboli'ionist, ond IN favor Of
freeing the niggers, please make it known
unto US, that We may at our next church
meeting, in Columbus, appoint a new
Lord, and take immediate action in re-.
gard to ne0 HeaUcn; for we have re-
solved not to serve an Abolition God,
neither will we occupy The same heaven
with the AbolitiOnists and niggors. We
prpy Thee, oh Lord to inform US if Thou
art in favor of free speech, free press,
free whisky, free acting, free everything
but free niggers; and if Thou wilt adj.
nit niggers into Thy heaven, that we
may consider the matter at our next
meeting, and then and there determine
whether it would not be prudent TO cast
Thee aside, ami appoint in thy room aud
stead, our worthy brother, Z. B. Odds,
Esq, as Thy successor, for we wish
Thee 10 understand most distinctly and
emphatically, oh Lord that we will
have no God to rule over US who is not
in favor Of freedom in everything except
niggers.
oh Lord, il Thou art not an Adolf.
Zionist, we will continue our suppIica.
tions unto Thee; but il Thou art an Alb.
olilionist and say it is wrong to keep the
niggers in bondage and admit them in.
to Thy heaven, we utterly repudiale
Thee and Thy church, and will esab.
lish for ourselves new church, new
religion and new heaven. Oh Lord,
we desire pure church and holy people
"a people who have no more regard
for the niger than Tor dumb brute -
We don't believe they have any souls,
and if they have, nigger's soul is not
worth saving Oh God, protect and de-
fend slavery-givc us peace, but don't
let the Aboliiionisls Interfere with sla e,
very. In mercy. oh Lord, restore the
Democratic party 10 power, and every
internal cuss Of niger 10 his MASTER
Lord don't let the niger come North,
lest they become our equals; and in
much mercy don't abolish slavery, lest
they become our suPeriors.
Oh Lord, if there is Lord, restore to
US our much beloved Vallandigham, but
don't cripple slavery; let Geo, E. Pugh
have entire liberty of speech, but don't
give the niggers their freedom. God of
mercy prevent all the Southern States
from coming back into the Union with
out slavery, and, whether in accordance
with Thy divine will or not, do Thou
speedily restore it in the District OF Co.
lumbia. Lord, perfect. uphold and dc.
lend the institution of slavery every.
where, and the more especially SO as
many Of the Southerncrs have, of late,
been giving it the cold shoulder. Oh
Lord, if there is q God, send all the .Ab.
olitionists to hell; and finally, oh Lord,
save our church from everything like
niggers aud Abolitionists. These bes-
sings we demand at Thy hands for tho
weol Of the Democratic. Buttcrnut Cop.
perhcad party, amen.