Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-16
Prayer In The Butternut Church.

Lord We beseoch of Thee If Thou art not an
AbolitioniSt to save our country if Thou canst do
IL consttutionally and without freeing the niggors
or giving unto Old Abe Lincoln any of the glory
But, oh Lord, if Thou art an Abolitionst, and had
|any hand in the freeing of Egyptian slaves and
drowning their oppressors in the Red Sea, Thou art
not our God; for be it known unto Thee, oh Lord
that we have established a new Church, and will
also set up new Lord rather than submit to the
dctn, of one who set all the Egyptian niggcrs free
| and killed their masters just because they were
Democrats and Butternuts, rs the Abolitonists call
them. And, oh Lord, if Thou art an Abolitionist
and in favor of freeing the niggers, please make it
known unto us, that we may at our next church
meeting, in Columbus appoint new Lord, and take
immediate action in regard to HCtC HeaUcn; for we
have resolved not to serve an Abolition God
neither will we occupy the same heaven with the
Abotonists and niggers. We pray Thee, oh Lord
TO inform if Thou art in favor of free speech free
press free iOhSky free acting free everything but
free nggers and if Thou wilt admit niggeTs into
Thy heaven, that may consider the matter at
next meeting, and then and there determine wheth
it wonld not be prudent to cast Thee aside, and
appoint in Thy room and stead, our worthy brother
L. B. Olds Esq, as Thy successor, for wish Thee
to understand most distinctly aud emphatically oh
Lord that we will have no God to rule us who
is not in favor Of freedom in everything except mig
gers.
| Oh Lord, if Thou art not an Abolitonist, we will
continue our suppUCaUlOns unto lncci DuJ IL lHOu
art an Aboitionist and say it is wrong to keep the
niggers in bondage and admit them into Thy heaven
we utterly repudiate Thee and Thy church, and will
establish for ourselves new church. new religion
and Il new heaven Oh Lord we desire Il pure
church, and holy people-a people who have no more
regard for the niger than for II dumb brute We
don't believe they have any souls and if they have,
niggers soul is not worth saving. Oh God pro-
' tect and defend slavery-givc us peace, but don't
let the bolitioni.ts norfere with slavery. In mer
cy oh Lord, restore the Democratic party TO power
and every Internal cuss of niger to his mnster-
Lord don't let the niger come North, lest they be-
come our equals; and in much mercy don't abolish
slavery lest they become our superiors.
Oh Lord if there is Lord, restore to US much
beloved Vallandigham, but don't cripple slavery;
let George L. Pugh have entire liberty of speech
| but don't give the nggers their freedom. God Of
mercy prevent all the Southern States from coming
back into the Union without slavery and whether
in accordance with Thy divine will or not, do Thou
speedily restore it in the District of Columbia Lord
perfect uphold and defend the institution Of slavery
everywhere, and the more especially many of
the Southerners have, of late, been giving it the
cold shoulder. Oh Lord, if there is God send all
the Abolonists to hell; and finally, oh Lord, save
our church from everything like niggers and Abo-
litionists These blessings we demand at Thy hands
for the veal of the Democratic Butternut-C Copper
head party, amen.