Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-08-16
A LIVELY SPEECH.

A LIVELY SPEECH.
The Rev. Mr.. Gallaher, formerly of Quin-
cy, Illinois, and now pastor of the First Bap-
tlst Church IN BrGoklin, got off the fol-
lowing racy speech at tne Congregationalre-
union in New York city:
l like re unions. They rub off yOurdinomi-
national angles, they bring Us closer tOgeth-
er; they melt that most trightful thing on
earth-relgious etiqueite-and are to me like
Sydney Smiths first love kiss, perp tual
remedy against the blues. | suppose [ was
iHvited here because Baptists are looked up
on as a sort OF poor relations Of the great
Congregational family-relations who pro
tect the faith in stingy, close communion
kind OF way-corking the nozzle of our bel
lows to save the wind | read lately, in Mr..
Tilton paper, that there We're no Congre-
gationalists in the South, and it was a mat
ter Of graduation that such was the case. Is
not that to be understood In Pickwickian
sense? Why, there are two million excel
lent Congregationalists there-all loyal-all
Baptists-and all black. We Baptists are
really good Congregationalists, only little
more SO. As the Irisbman told his friend
that in America zone man was as good as
another and better too, 50 we claim to hold
the principle as well as our neigh bors-and
a little better too. You may place Us at a
lower. seat at the family table, below the salt
indeed. We will be content, but still be-
Heve that. where M'Greger sits is the
head of the table y We have met to cele-
brate the complete overthrow of the rebel
lion 1t is dead, thank God, and this Is
part of its joyful funeral. We meet to
sing.
believing. we rejoice to see the curse removed"
[ know a young fellow who sat out late one
night and the next morning felt badly the
want Of some Seldlitz powders. He did not
quite understand how they were to be taken,
so he swallowed first the white paper then
the blue one. The result was a great COM
motion inside We'll Sherman went in first
with white papers at Atlanta. Grant next
with very blue one at Petersburg, and the
result has been such blow up, that the
Contederacy, like Holmes one horse shay,
went to pieces at once. The days OF South
ern chivairy are gone. What Is left of it
is a perambulating pestience with hun
dred thousand dollars for whoever will "a
bate it. 1t never was better than dead
dog No elevation has helped it the high
er you aised it. the wider was its offense.
1t was a chivalry guilty of robbing Yer
mont banks, Of attempting to burn peaceful |
cities, Of massacreing the black troops at |
Fort Pillow, OF starving and torturlng cap
tured soldiers, and its hands are dripping
with the blood of our murdered President. |
1t was most cowardly and cruel and it is |
dead Glory III EIcceLsis. How could it |
expect to live Its crimes cried out against |
it. No wonder the Lord put it between the |
upper and neither milestone, called Grant
and Sherman, and ground 1t to pieces. If |
we catch Davis, what shall be done with him?
Hang him. Amen-up, up with him. L
know hanging is the worst use you can put
a man to, but the worst use is all Davis
is fit for
When | stood in Sumpter, and saw our
flag 90 up at last, and from the glittering
staff unfurled, shine like a meteor, stream
ing to the wind, [ asked, why is it that the
hand of an old man to-day lifts that with
ease to its old home when all the North
had not, in four years, thepower to do it?
The answer Is, four millions OF bondmen
stood upon it. We ask for the negro the
land he paid for long ago--if ever sweat
paid for anything and we ask that the
Declaration Of lndependence-be no longer
withheld from him He is not fit for free
dom, you say. True, freedom, like a new
made garment, must be worn somewhat be-
tore 1t fits you gracefully. What shall we
say, Don't go into water till you learn to
swim I? Keep back the ballot box, and you
Keep the negro from respecting himself
I GU keep HIM like flower seed on shop shelf
from ever growing IF ever russet-cheek-
I'd apple, if ever peach hanging lucious and
sun kissed said Come and eat me, don't
wait till rot y The negro is to-day saying
o us, Don't pity me, don't patronize me,
1--WE me my rights; and L II help myself
Dur patronage is hindrance now. Let
hem alone. Is not patron, my Lord, !"
aid sturdy Sam johnson, ''one who looks
y IN or m Sfrur rUI N Or Tor Ita
n the water, and when he had reached
round, encumbered him with kindnesses?''
And, now, what word shall we send to
nr friends over the water2 First of all,
hat we are delighted at their great disap-
continent, and hope they may have much :
nore ofit-no, our first message must be to I
rem. Mcclellan ''We have the honor to
nnounce that all is quiet on the Potomac =
o John Bright, to Goodwin Smith, to Mill,
o Foster, to many others, wesend our hearty '
hanks for their kind words when words were 5