Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-01-19
The Two Abrahsms.

Fanatieai preachers at the North are
ooHtinuinually harping about the "Sin of
Slavery" and are jastifying all the bar
baslsiss practio,d 10 the present unnatural
and unboly var, on The ground that they
a-s military necessity" in order to
give freedom TO the negroes. They also
sustain Abraham Lincoln In oil Of bis il.
legal, Unconstitutional and inhuman acts
aud pretend 10 believe that be 10 the 10.
strument in The hanl Of God to work out
the political salvation Of the American
people. They also pretend 10 endorse
all the acts Of Abraham of OLD upon
whom God poured ou' special blessings.
There Is great contrast, however, be.
tween the tao Abrabams, which We leaSs
our modern Diyines to reconcile.
We fad the following in the Rieh'Bond
Dsspaich, under the head, "The two
Abrahams ":-
'eIt appears from Yankee correspond.
enss, that Abraham is sbe popular name
for the pieaniAirs 10 the contrahand
camp. The negro mothers delight In be.
slowing that name upon their Sine liltle
boys, and Yankee scribes delight la re-
corsiing such a eonpiiment.
Il il anfortcnate enough to be q free
negro. but to be ehristened Abraham Lin
cola IL adding insuls TO injury. There
have been two Abrahams, however, in the
history Of the world, and though Ii was
noe intended to honor the ffat By the APP
plieatiou of the naiae to the little dark
les aforesaid, we must be permitted to
believe thas he vas y good deal more
worthy the compliment than bis mare.
sake at Washington. NJ two mcu ever
lived as little like each other in character
and conduct as these Two AhFIhams. LII
as see.
The Abraham at Washisgtnn Ii eons
fesped By his oan eountrynen TO be >
vulgar buifoon and joker, iestituts Of the
dignity, the courtesy, and every other
quality OF gentlemen. Tha patriasch
Abraham, was a model Of ali these quail.
ties. Ills reception OF ths strangers xbe
| visited The tent has been justly character
lied as "spscishen Of genuine gentle
man; courtesy of external Experiment /;
courtesy VI polite language; courtesy OF
substantial hospitality, and all this the
offspring oil truly benevolent heart.
The Ahrahan at Washington Is al
careful OF bis own life as be & extraya.
giant with iha lives Of other men. lie
has caused loss oil half million Of lives
Of other men. lie has caused loss Of
half million of tiyes to bis own coun-
trymen, bat has never ssneis guarowdsr
himself. lie stole into Waahiagson on
freight ear and whila the land has
been reeiing eysr since beneath the shock
Of var, he has remained snngIy cEseeneed
To ghs capital, Tha patriarch Abrahaza
did not ret 9th men to DO Las Bxhtipg
for him. When be heard tnat var was
made on bis brother, AID that be was TAX
en- prisoner, and bic goods uapfarsls the
paslfsrch arapd BIZ own ssrYaats, aud
himself gent after Al enaTHy, fought
shcsa rallaasiy like the enc old aero thu
he was, routed them completely, and res-
cuesa his brother and bis goods. When
did Abraham at Washington ever imitsts
bis namcsake in that Z
The Washington Abrabam il IN Adolf
sioniss. lie considers slavery great sin,
and slavs- holders children ol tho desil.--
The patriarch abraham on shs contrary,
Ma himself slave- holder. The script
afs informs ~ that be bad slAyess bought
WITH bio own money and born IN bin 0wn
heess. others be reeelssd - presents
IRON The King 81 ypt lis shpls CO.