Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-09-14
A CONSERVATIVE PRAYER.

Appointed TO De used by the faithful ED-
on all important occasions, and recommend
ed as the established form Of prayer in the
Conservative church during the present
campaign
Lord we beseech thee, if thou art not a
Radical, to save our country, If Thou canst
do it eonstitutionally and without enfran-
chlslng the negroes, or giving Congress
any Of the glory But O, Lord. if Thou
art a bloody Radical and had any hand
in freeing the Egyptian slaves, and drown
ing their oppressors in the Red Sea, thou
art not our Lord, for, be it known unto thee
that We wish to establish a new party, and
will also set up new Lord, rather than
submit to the dictum Of any one who set all
the Egyptian ''niggers' CD free, and killed
their masters just because they were Demo-
Gratis or rebels as the Radicals call them.
o, Lord, if thou art a Radical, and in
favor of negro equality, you viii please.
make il known through the Hheeting Reg
tster, unto US, that we may, at our nxet
meeting az New Creek, appoint new Lord
and take immediate action IN regard to
New Heaven, for we have resolved not to
serve Radical God, who favored the IN
ion armies during the war, neither we will
occupy the same heaven with Radicals and
niggers
We pray Thee to inform US if Thou art in
favor Of the Constitutional Amendment or
the Registration act of the Bogus West Vir-
ginia Radical Legislature that we may
consider that matter at our next meeting.
and then and there determine whether it
would not be prudent TO cast Thee aside, and
appoint in thy place our worthy brother and
martyr, Booth, who has gone before Us, to
prepare a place for US, that where he Is we
may be also.
We wish thee to understand distinctly
and emphaticalIy that We viii not have any
god to rule over US who is not in favor of
thrusting sharp thorn into the flesh of
every Radical in the Union, and does not
fully endorse the johnson convention to be
held at Philadelphia, without lodging.
q, Lord we desire pure party who have
no more regard for 'niggers" than for
brutes, for we don't belive that 'niggers'
have any souls, no how, and if they had,
''nigger' s. soul is not worth saving so long
as the Conservative" are entitled to the
front seats, for distinguished services in
favor of the glorious, but unfortunately
miserably whipped confederacy.
0, Lord, We pray thee to protect the
Conservative party and grant that Andy
johnson may furnish all with offices that we
expense of the dear people,, whom we
delight to gull into our support, and grant
by all means in thy power that rebels may be
permitted to vote, or our cause is lost, and
we will be totally defeated this fall and
totally deprived of the privilege of putting
down the Radicals who thWart us in all our
well laid plans to reconstruct the State upon
rebel principles.
Finally, O, God, if there is god, do try
and put the Radicals down, aud save our
new party from everything like niggers and
abolitionists.
These favors we demand at thy hands for
the success and benefit of the Johnson-Da-
vis,-Bel. Douglass s-Breekenridge, Val
landigham. m.-Secesh, - Conservative, Re
constructed, Locofoco, Sovereign State
Rights, Internationally Union with the
Rebel Democratic, johnson, Philadelphia
Convention Party.
Yours Respectfully
Amen.
Please sing the hymn commencing as fol-
lows
''Great God, and are We vet alive,
And do We rebel
lis Thine amazing mercy shown
That we are out Of Hell"
Vest Virginia Patriot.