Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-11

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letter from the Rev. A. c. MIzESBR, "Super-
intendent Of the Of the Miami Circuit, Ohio
Annual Conference of the NJ. P. Church
His Political History from 1910 to the Pres.
ent; with his Past and Present Political SEN
timants."
This letter is immensely interesting, not
only for its fervent and undiluted abolition.
ism, but for its incidental expose of modern
piety, and christian character, as shed abroad
by tho Superintendent of the NJ. p, Church a.
foresaid. He starts out by declaring his OBJ
ject to be the correction of a false impression
n reference to his political sentiments" The
Importance Of the publication is seen at once,
As necessary to set his holiness right on 'the
goose question" 1t appears hat in Deem
Der last, he had held a protracted meeting in
Lewisiown, Logan County, Ohio, and had
given offense to his beloved breethering'' BY
Withholding from them their accustomed ra-
tons of bareback and wool. This most unu.
snail and extraordinary omission, naturally
shocked the christian sense of the loyal Lew
istowners. They had been served with the
insipid gruels Of consolation, when the acids
OF their stomachs were absolutely on the ram
page for blood and thunder, sanctifed to their
outlets, aud dispensed with copious draughts
Of sealding gospel, Greek ere, and blue bla-
yes. Their resentment was prompt, VapOrous,
and personal, and "sohe persons" transcend.
ed the limits of christian propriety so much as
to denounce their minister" [oh ye godsl]
as "a democrat and a butternutl" SAYS he,
u wish, therefore, 10 stop their infamous
slaHg!' A pious notion, beautifully express.
edd. The meek aud lowly Superintendent
then proceeds to vindicate his immaculate
purity by gathering together his abolition an.
teeedenla, and enriching them with tho prom
ise of more anon" He says, his first vote
was given for ~Birney-And his second, do
Bully for Cox. In ls4s, he says, II came
out with the free.soilers, and voted for "little
Martin" Immense applause, In 1852, he
offered himself up for Hale and Julian" and
10 1856, "throwed" his influence for the
''wooly horse" ~[Indomitable soul The
next thing he did was to vote for the present
'Government," and the next thing no intends
TO do, to use his own loyal language, is to vote
"for Abraham Lincoln, or o. p. Morton, and
| don't care which" IInaatiato archer. II
will be noted by the discriminating reader,
that the apostle does not say that he doesn't
care Ad-n which, after the manner of the
flesh, but simply thai he doesn't caro- which,
He continues; "At the outbreak in Kansas,
| came TO the conclusion that that was the
commencement Of the abolition of slavery"
[Sagaeious saint "And the John Brown
raid increased my faith" Music, BY the
Band-"John Browns body lies Wondering
in the grave" &c, "Aud when the rebels
fred on Fl, Sumter, l was satisfied that sla-
very had received a wound that never could
be healed" lSensible to the last And now
les the Superintendent finish his own story:
Il am in favor of the Emancipation proc.
lAmation, and Of employing all the negroes 10
fight for their liberty. Turn your swords in.
10 pillow shares, and purchase a six-shoOter.1
In the fall OF 1861 ! volunteered in the ser.
vice OF my country loss heavy on both sides
and during that fall acted as a recruiting a
gent fortunately escaping unhabE In
the mean time1 spoke frequently il Batter,
Preble, and Montgomery counties, with great
ability and in every case urged the impor-
lance Of employing free negroes to bear arms
10 defense OF our government and also ofem-
ploying all slayos that came within our lines
FOR like purposes. [Thsy make hrstrasa qika
purposes Now II the above is Democratic
doctrine, then ! am a Democrat"
A. G. MIERSER.