, 1866-01-13
T. CEIA LESION, SATURDAY AN UARY is. 1866

view Of t!,eir christianity LIST. they have stolen
w from our naive land and sold us mo slavery !:
thus breaking the eight commandment. for God
says. Thou shalt not strnI" 2n,l. they have rnm-
PEELED nur mothers. sisters and wives tn sacrifice
their virtue, TO satisfy their tclristian) lust thus
breaking the Sc venth commandment, for God
says" thou sh.!t not commit adultery 3ri they
have taken slavery 10 nuke a god of. for they
have f%DrsDtten everything else; thus breaking the
first commandment. for God says. % thou shalt
have no other God bu, nue. 4,h. they have used
tho name Of Gol and bis Holy Scriptures during
tho war trying to pr"ya flls.l,o,l, saving that il
il the desire Of God that We should he kept in
slasery thus breaking the second comm ,nL,nrit
Tor God gays, 7" thu shalt moi take the nntnr If
the Lord thy Col IN vain 5il,, in many eases
sl,cy punished US SO severely than person, have
dic'i from the effect; thus breaking The sixth
comma ulinent, for God says. " thou sl.nl, not
Kill" 9th, they have found out nov llat wr are
rs free as item selves AMI say We arc lu arco,in,
are lazy nnl wont work, unless we have 1t driver
trying To make the whole world down on u. by
their f,se ,onl thus breaking the nil,h cn,n
nianC,ncnt for God says. I" thou shalt not l,.-
false witness ag1ihs. Thy ncighi,or" Iii. useless
10 MERTON ANY thing nhout the four,l, anil tenth
commandments fur their viulutiuns arc too well
known.
We have already gone through the process OF
.'nYery. and have acted our pnrt faithfully. w
ha We answered TO all your calls. mt, Eli your
'irmands. supplied YOUR pockets. supported
year families. psid all y"ur taxes. and have
b, en- The chief corner s:nnc of your country. II
4. ,.,,,,., ,J.t 80. lo,.lJ l...# - -.-.-u ...
tor Our labor; nna all the rrco'npcnsc thar We
r.quirr Tor our RAJ yruIs' labor is, to b. ;. let
,!.,i,-." .o
H.;':. iii his aii.ai-r gnoinc--. has thought il,
prod. III that nut' race should not continue
any longer n-slavrs and has. therefore. used III.
United States u m instrument III hi, ha,.!. 10
nTjng nhnut this great chang. L"t us .uhmi,
~ hi, will cintrt"lly and L., humanity. sud
n~r"th'riy love, and obedience to III, luws Of
f"d ever continue To exist in our hearts; and,
il>o LET us Try. by the help at our Creator. to
Hrrp hat great and you'd and .apprnprint com.
man nIci.t thnt teaches u, 10 du ultn al men n.
W. wuuld have tlrm do unto Us; md. nv rn
doing. II viii put an .suL 10 all uf lhi, pr ju-
Dice. II wr are found aut 10 br ignorant an
incapable Ut >rlt.rovrrnmrnt ana Of u,in. the
ballot. II is nal Chri>t,nnlihe for them l., de-.
gsndr Il, continually nni 10 i,s,-ln,c law,
against VS. To keep u III isnornnca. a;ii. in II ly
way. lri 10 force u, back into >luvcr, bn, ~.
thrr lei The legislative body enact such LAWS j.
will aid Us in emerging from TIL, drsrs .cl and
ignorant state that We have long b.rn in. Conc
out with Christian doctrine. and let II, know
thar God is still alive. and ,hrt hi, will must be
done in spitc of all thu. human power run give.
ind thu, hi, people must be l., 20; und while
they ure doing thl.. ~e will aid hem by pray.
ing 70 the world tnAt We are "nr,hy Of the
right and privileges that belong to the universal
family OF man. This is our rcqIi,,tton.
respectfully. T.. IL. p.