Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-06-24

| 49, avn" JNes NioNoutoC, tuO IHCb IUut IL
makes no room among the saints for our
late beloved President. IF the gloomy
readings Of the fanatic are TO be believed.
God is no respec. of persons, and emin ent
party services are q OF credited 10 the awful
account as Offsets to neglect of His ord-
nances and breaches of His coumands.-
Inasmuch, therefore, as our late chief was
never baptized, never made any profession
of faith 10 Christ, never partook of His
Sacraments, or embraced what is called
"the plan of salvaton," and rarely at.
tended church, if we adopt the fiendish
doctrines Of the bigot We must believe
that no shall be judged by the same COS.
pei standard as the obscure C'pperhead
who has shown the same unmindfulness
OF the ordinances of religion. How de-
lighted'l am, dear brother, to see that you
reject with scorn such indecent blasphemy =,
and along with it the obsolete doctrines of
Peter and Paul and James and Luther
and Melancthoh and jeremy Taylor and
the other rude spirits OF long gone and
barbarous ages.
And here let me own that hitherto the
exercise of 10y atty ard the enjoyment Of
It's earthly rewards has been marred, in
my case,by certain doubts and misgivings
abont the future. widespread feeling
of joy exists among the Coppsrheads,
based on the trust that Offences and con.
tracts in this world are by no means her.
aids and assurances of harps and crowns
in 'be next. Yes, confess, dear brother
that have myself had reasons of deep
despondeucy while ponderiug this subj iect.
But your blessed words have soothed my
doubling SOU and cleared away the fm
from my blinded eyes. I never felt such
q cheering assurance of Heaven as in
reading your most Catholic and libora
discourse. Indeed, feel sort of beati.
&c exalIa.ion to-day 10 view OF the pros
pecs OF q bli'sful immortality which you
have opened up to mo, as with wizard s
wand. If our dear departed brothers
political services, as you beautifully sug-
gest are sufficient to wipe out his sins, will
not the like services of humber brethren
Of the party avail 10 obliterate M,t,s >
Have not faithfully served my country
as collector of Internel Revenue through
the whole of our long war for liberty-and
should an untlmely shot or tbrus. call me
hence before the exp ration of my oficia
term, i. i, not blessed ihoughs that some
reverend friend like that dear brother, will
kindly recount my ascension TO the man
sions OF the blest, to gaping auditory
and explain the facts which in my case
dispensed with the need Of faith, baptism
{ and aacramental bread and wine! Ah
how refreshed feel and with what hol,
confidence and zeal will | resume to NOR
row my week day work Of collecting from
the in.oen, latorer and the bloatod semp
, tress the tribute they owe for negro cman
cpaiion to "thc best government the worl
ever saw" | shall feel, in the light q
I your inspiring discourse, that every dol
. lar so collected is indeed "treasured i
y Heaven" shall henceforth discern th
n 'plsn Of salvation" in my quarterly re-
# turn, and in every treasury circular,
Read my title clcn'
T To mansions in the skies
Thanks, reverend and dear brother, 10
J, those words in season.
o I am greatly pleased to notice, dea
o brother, the applause which you award
d our bcnignaut rulers for the frequent exer
g else OF the ncedful and rig hteous power @
i arbitrary arrest, without which free gov
!. ernment would be a mere mockery-
o chaotic aggregation oiiudividuals speakiD
1t writing and doing just what pleases then
IS answerable only to the law, with lis tard
ST and uncertain punishmonts. The fact tb,
le as in your own case, the government no
N and then Inadvertently kidnapped ma
a Of uudoabted loyalty, and adjusted to h
s. legs the fetters intended for the blatal
ID copperhcad, has not, ! am rejolced to Sc
v. weakened your attachment to tho benei
" cient system of Bastles, Let me sugge
n, to you as subject admirably adapted
o. your evangelc pen, an early discourse
90 "Handcufs-Lonsilered as a Moral, r.
Nv Hgions and POliticH Agency" Such
ly discourse would be especially timely ju
,r. now, in view of the ill-advised opening
10 the military prisons by our excellent Pre-
ideut, and the enlargemet Of hordes
,ly Copperbesds, who have utterly failed
ew presen. to the Government any proofs
up. their innocence Of crimes, Of which tn
ed, manasles must have fselingly admoni'h
in them they we're suspected
He Your invoostiop, dear brother, 70
Hi, loysl everywhere, TO pray that our no