The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-02-25
Communications.
lFor the Highland News.
A Model copperhead "Reformer."
CONCLUDED.

for the state Of religion aHd morality
"Tufdelity goes up and down, seeking
and finding victims, churches are poorly
attended, prayer meetings ditto;-revi-
walls are heard of no more"
That the churches aud prayer-meet.
ings have been deserted by that class Of
hearers, who have no relish for the pure
and patriotic teachings of the Northern
pulpit, may be true. That class Of men
who cannot join in tho sincere prayer to
the Ruler of Nations, to bless the Pres
ident of the United States and all in au-
thority, our Generals, and oil officers
and soldiers in our noble armies, who
are generously sacrificing their lives to
sustain the cause of lawful, established
Government, is seldom seen in the
churches or prayermeetings, is true;
but that the loyal, patriotic, Christian
people have deserted the halowed places
is not true. Revivals Of religion are
still heard Of, and conversions of souls
not few are taking place, even amid
the din of war and the clangor Of arms.
God hath net forgotten to be gracious
Notwithstanding the great drain Of 50
much of the moral and religious ele
ments of society into the army. The
churches and institutions of learning
} t. roughout all our borders are sustain
t ed. Bible, Tract and Missionary or.
D ganizations are maintained in full vigor
= With regard to many Of them, theil
? prosperity exceeds that 'of more quie
c times, some Of them being enabled t.
e enlarge their operations, while new in
e stitutions have been put into successful
t action, adapted to provide for the want
e growing out Of the new and extraordi
nary circumstances of our country, suel
J. as the Christian Commission, the Freed
Q mems Aid Society, &C., of whose oper
/. ations this enlightened Christian seem
to be totally ignorant.
st We have not learned that the funds o
L these various Christian and benevolen q
|, associations have been much affected b
D, the diversion Of the dimes and pin m
!, ney Of patriotic ladies to the treasur
ID Of him who still "waits and watches ove
% the border" to concoct schemes Of Sc
i. dition in aid of the rebellion. Equal
e unjust and untrue is the statement
this "Reformsr" when he says: 9TH
: milton is bankrupt Union
= tottering"-"the army has no con6denc
- in the Administration"--"the peopI
have none"
:. Every candid, loyal man knows tb
the financial department Of our GO,
ernment has been conducted with III
paralleled success. The sinewS Of wa
at the rate of one million per day, a
!, promptly raised without one particle
,s help from John Bull or anybody OILS
20 Contrast the financial condition of OF
49, Government with that of the "Confed
~ racy," which pays its soldiers in cure,
cy which is worth sic cent to the dc
J. lar
h. But "the army has no confidence
81 the Administration. Did tho lato vo
&c Of the army indicate any want of con
dcnce? Do soldiers declare want
confidence by their tardiness to re-e
r. list for the WARP Did tho people decla
ia. any want of confidence at the late ele
tions in the North? Did the State
ol- Ohio demand ."pence at any pric
when she rolled up a majority of D
Hundred Thousand against the "p eac
-h- can didate and in favor of the Admin
w, tration can didate?
p But you, the abolition Clergy"
w. "false teschers"-yOu have "pOrver
''' the Bible and set at naught the CO,
' sells of religion" When you tnul
Oo that man-stealing and oppression W
" crimes in the sight of God, you taul
''0' doctrines (Which you knew to be falls
"a "Y ou merely represented your own n
ne passions and determination to med
'u, in politics" When you quoted
Vi words of the outhor of the A. cts Of
esS Apostles-"God hath made Of
er- blood all nations Of men that dwell
'rn tho face of the earth;"-whsn you o
ted Paul as saying, "There is nett
Up" Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor IN
YOU cumcision, barbarian, Soythiap, b
inc nor free, but Christ is all in ALL"
az teach the false and odious doctriu
"NEGRo EQUALITY" and all its horr
consequenceS--you corrupt the fo
ned datiOns of society" and "forco us D
That ccrats to become 1NFTDELs" and plu
ute into ssnsuality and wicksdnsSs Of s'
grade.
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