Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-12

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and If Il should please thee, o God, 10 endorse
the course of Secretary Seward l beseech
thee 10 do Il with email grain of allowance,
considering that the great and good mans eys'
tenn suffered from physical and mental shock,
and should he ever recover, pledge my WORD
th.t he will make bis record right. o Lord
n IL Is thy willard whether 1t is or not-l |
bumb'y plead that thou wilt turn the steps of ,
| seeretary Stanton toward my kingdom, and |
the glory of 0 reconstructed union, upon the
basis that Q niger is Niger, and that
tailor might, under peculiar circumstances, be
white man and ruler Of the land
OF Lord, humbly pray and petition that
thou wilt extend thy patronage and mercy to
Bro. Ben Wood, of the N. Y. News, and in.
spire in his heart that confidence, glory, and
holy inspiration that viii, distinguish the differ
i euce between A-ll-44 and the book 0fLuks
Mercifui father, humbly beseech thee that
thou wilt pardon the New York Herald for Its
effort to get its hand into nay brseohes pocket,
and that thou wilt teach him that there lie
more stealing-both periodically and other
wise-in New York city than in Washington
and for thy sake and my convenience, i'm
plore thee that thou wilt make an example of
radicalism everywhere. Holy father, and
| Heavenly parent, l beseech thee to bring to
grief all the enemies of my administration ex-
cept Secretary Weiles, who is not responsible
to either God or man for bis actions. Save
and protect the glorious Union in all its rami-
fcations, and for thy glory and profit forbid
that more than one hundred per cent. of the
public treasury be devoted for bribing officers
and promoting my election. Heavenly father,
| implore thee to hasten the time when 1t will
be necessary TO remove all the Union officers
of this government, so that may FIJI their pla-
ces with men who have shown their patriotism
BY sympelhising with our eleven erring sisters
of the South.
Almighty God, / beseech thee to deal gently
with Attorney General Speed, whose con
science underwent considerable wear and teal
TO save JEFF. David from immediate trial and
condemnation. Iimplere and beseech til ee
omnipoteut and allwise ruler of the universe,
of Tennessee, to forgive my enemies that rar
me out of the State, and endorse my pardous
for it may be convenient for me, st some fin
, ture day, to return to my home among the
, guerillas.
OF Lord, have mercy upon Senator Reverb.
johnson, who, by the aid of the Baltimore ant
Ohio Railroad and my secret service fund, 60
= to Washington in time to sustain my veto upoi
a the Freedmens Bureau bill save him from th
q contumely Of the enemy, and as soon as con
> venient take him to thy bosom in order tina
y the poor fellow may not have time TO spoil; f.
|, thou knowest that it Is bad policy TO give
!, weak minded christian time to backslide.
n extreme favor brother Alexander II. Stephens
a of Georgia, the m,n of every and all prime
;. pies who understands the workings of rebe
a dom better than any other mao teach him
= walk in my footsteps aud guide him to th
Senate Chamber where he will be OF great sci
d vice to me in reconstruc,iug the Uaiou to IN
~ power Ind glory.
God of Autietam-in thy goodnoss--wi
Ia thou look with benign n srcy upon Gen. Rob
E. Lee, who has made such great sacrifices fl
Of the Union and my glory; wilt thou protect b
I declining years restore to his possession
he property at Arlington Heights, and induce hi
a. to mcekly pursue the even tenor of his way
sb that his mildness and docility may be shiuil
la mark and an everlasting light to guide t
I'd rising generation In the path Of duty.
el OF Heavenly father, we implore thee to tea
in detective Baker, Of the War Department, th
90 his instinct should lead him TO feel that /
. I genial climes Of foreign land is the be
a, adapted to his declining health that the no
ns for his future uscfulnesd depends upon f
Ie- restoration of his health, happiness, and t
"a. money he stole from jersey City.
ar. OF Lord, beg and besrech of thee to d,
~. with Ben Butler with rod Of iron. He is
mv aspirant against shy will and sminion and
~ administration. Give him hell generally; a
the if it is thy will, inspire Generals Grant, Sh'
a;d man and all the small fry of the sdministrsti
re- to give him q kick
will OF Lord, deliver me from egotism deli'
nta NE from seliconceit deliver me from the
,;Ib rors that common peosle fall into, and O.
,h,. slider that am but worm in comparison W
IL myself, and were it not that | am a suppl
the would be thy equal 10 every respect. The
the fore, God of all creation, which it thou wei
the marutactured expressly for me, | would
face my kuee to the God that would pay BIZ
10 | therefore, holy father, consider me II tru
an upon earth as much as thou art trump
tn heaven. Without any respect to our redeem
,ar- consider myself an equal in every respect
nre every ivtGg thing upon the earth and so
ttle as futurity Is concerned, have a free tic
non and my baggage checked to kingdom cot
aars Amen"
ma And the great man raised himself up q
ion declared great burden had been taken fir
Or his shoulders; that he felt relieved from
,srv crime Of treachery that the Black Republic
viii had heaped upon him, and he took II nip
mt / weHt to bed.
the Wilmington, April 8, 1866.
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