Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-17

nal, writing from Alabama gives az ac-
count Of the plumber Of q plantation on
which tbs negroes, left TO themselves by
the owner, had raised a crop and we're
living comfortably, says
81 was hardly ever more taken by an
answer than by one made BY an old
negress on this place.
We'll, granny, I said, you never ex-
pected TO live TO see times like those, did
your
l referred, of course, to the day Of
Jubilee.
But the old negress was not ~ all son
timental
mo massa, she said, taking black
corn cob pipe from her mouth and spit
ting quiet deliberately into the wood fire
on the hearth, No massa, | never did
'xpect TO see de Yankee come and rob
we niggers dis-a.wnyl4
Prayer In the ButteFnnt Church.
Lord we beseeeh Of Thee it Thou
art not an Abolinonisi, to snve our coun.
try, if Thou canst do IL eonstitutionailY
and without freeing the nigRers or giving
unto Old Abe Lincoln any Of the gE6fy
But, oh Lord, il Thou art an Abolition
list, and had any hand in the freeing 81
Egyptian slaves aud drownding tbeiFep
pressors 10 the Red Sea, Thou art not
our God; for be it known unto thee, oh
Lord, that we have established new
Church, and will also set up Lord rath-
er than submit to the dietym Of one who
set all the Egyptian niggers free aud
killed their masters Just because they
wereDemocrats aud Butiarnuts, as the
Abolitionists call them. And, Oh LORD. IL
Thou art an Aholtionist, and in favor
of freeing the niggnrs, please make it
known unto US, that we may ct our next
church meeting, IA Columbus, appoint
q new Lord, and take Immediate action
in regard To- seaO Heaeen5 Coz We have
resolved not to servnan Abolition God,
neither will we occupy the same heaven
with the Abolitionists andniggers. We
pray Thee, oh Lord, TO inform Us If
Thou art in favor Of free speech, free
press, free Ichlskg, free acting, free
everything but free niggers. and II Thou
wilt admit niggers .into Thy heaven, that
We may consider the matter OF our next
\ meeting, and then aud there determine
whether il would not be prudent TO cast
Thee aside, and appoint in Thy room
and stead, our worthy brother, E b 0lds,
Eq, as Thy successor, for we wish fhea
to understand most distinctly and em-
phatieally, oh Lord, that we will have
no God to rule over us who is not in IA
vOr Of freedom in everything except mig
gers.
Oh Lord, II Thou art not an AhoIitionist,
wegill continue our supplieations nnto
Thee but # Fhous art an Abolitionist
and say it Is wrong TO keep the niggers
in bondage and admit them into Thy
heaven, We utterly repudiate Thee and
Thy church, ana will establish for our
selves new church, a new religion
and new heaven. Oh Lord, we desire
& pure church, and holy people--people
who have no more regard for The niger
than for DUN brute We don't believe
they have any souls, and If they have, a
nigSer's soul is not worth saving. oh
God, protect and defend slavery--glve
Us peace, but don't let the Ahohnonists
interfere with slavery. 10 mercy, oh
Lord, restore the Democratic party to
power, and every Internal cuss Of mig.
ger to 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, ifthere is Lord, restore 70
us our much beloved VRllandigham. but
don't cripple slavery; let George Il Pagh
have entire liberty Of speech, but don't
give the niggers their freedom. God OF
mercy prevent al the Southern States
from coming back into the Union with.
out slavery, and, whether in accordance
with Thy devina viii or not do Thou
speedily restase i IN The District Of Co.
lnmo,a lord perfect, uphold aud de-
lend the instleHion Of slavery everywhere
aud the mess aapsoially 50 as many Of
tAe So1saeknegs have, Of late. been DIV.
ing II the eold shoulder. Oh Lord i.
there is God send all he Addition.
lists to hels and finally, Oh Lord ssga
our chuxeh fFoms everything like n;s !,
and Ahositionists. These blessings NJ
demssd at Thy hands for the wssl y
the Democratic Batternut. Copperh~as
praty, amen