Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-23
Prayer In the Butternut church
FROM PARsoN BRowHLow's PAPER.

Lord we beseech Of thee, If thou art not
an Abohtionist, to sare our country, III thou
capst do It constitutionally and without free
ing the nggers or giving unto Old Abe Lin
coin any OF the glory. But, oh Lord 1 If
thou art an Abolitionist, ana had any hand
in the freeing of Egyptian slaves and drown
ing their oppressors in 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 upa new Lord,
rather than submit to the dictum ofone who
I set oil the Egyptian nigFers free and killed
| all their masters just because they were
I Democrats or "Butterunts," as the Aboli-
tionists call them and, oh lord, il thou
art an AbolitioDist, and in favor of freeing
the niggers, please make it known unto us,
that we may Mt our next church meeting at
| Columbus, appoint new Lord, and take
/ immediate Sction inregard to a new heaven !;
Z for We have resolved not to serve an Aboli-
/ ton God, neither will we occupy the snme
heaven with The Abolitionists and niggers.
We pray thee, oh God, to inform us if thou
art 10 favor Of free speech, free press, free
4 whiskey, free acting, free everything but
free niggers, and il thou wilt admit niggers
4 into thy heaven, that VIC may consider the
matter at our next meeting, and then and
there determine whether il wonld not he pru.
dent to cast thee aside, and appoint iu thy
room and stead our worthy brother L. b
Olds, E'q, as thy successor; for ne wish
thee to understand most distinctly and EN-
rhaiicnlly. oh lard, that we will have no
tiod to rule over us who is not in favor of
frecdoIn of every thing except niggers.
Oh Lord, if thou art not Abolitionst,
We will continue our supplicaton to thee but
if thou art an Abolitionist and il is wrong to
keep the niggers in bondage, and admit
them into Thy heaven, we utterly rcpudiate
thee and thyeehurch, and will establish for
ourselves new church, new religion aud
a new heaven. Oh Lord, wedesire a pun,
church, and holy people-people that have
no more regard for the ngger than for o
dumb brute; we don't believe they have any
souls. and it they have,a nigger's soul is not
worth saving. Oh Lord God, protect and
defend slavery-give us peace, but don't let
the Abolitionists interfere with slavery. In
mercy, oh Lord, restore the Democratic
party to power, and every internal cuss of
niger TO his master. Lord, don't let the
niggers come North, lest they become our
equals and in much mercy don't abolish
slavery, lest they become our superiors.
Oh Lord, if there is a Lord, restore to US
our much beloved Vallandigham. but DON
cripple slavery let George Il. Pugh have
entire liberty of speech, but don't give the
niggers their freedom, Ged of mercy,
prevent all the Southern States feom com
ing back into the Union without slavery and,
whether in accordance with thy divine will
or not, do thou speedily restored slavery in
the District of Columbia. Lord, pefect,up-
hold and defend the institutions of slavery
everywhere, and the more especially so, as
many Of the Southerners have Of late been
giving the cold shoulder; and finally, Oh
Lord, save our new church from everything
like niggers and Aboli,ionists. These
blessings We demand at thy hands, for the
weal ofthe Democratic. Butternut Copper.
head party. Amen, and AMEN.