Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-25
For the Delaware Republican


Ma. EDIroR The Ra,i6cation Meeting held
At Dover on the 18th, WAS a splendid affair. II
nAs alarmed the false Democracy more than
anything that has occurred in Delaware since
TIE cleaning OF the bayonets Of the Boys In |
Blue at the polls. They now dread the ballots |
as much as they then did The bsyonets.
To co1nteraot the solid reasoning OF such
men as Gen. Pierce and s. nator Wilson, they
arc bringing into the held all the forces they
can ge', and among others, ministers of the
gospel, If may 40 call such men a. the Que
they had at FELTON,, on Saturday, the Goth inst.
They styled him the Rev Dr.. Cooper. How the
reverend 10 applied in his case am AT loss
to Determine ; neither do know why he is
styled Doctor II Doctor of Law it is mis-
homer. Il o. Medicine his own person denies
bis knowledge OF the healing srt II of Divinity
heaven save the mark. His speech on that
occasion was the most p,riect mockery OF
Christianity probably ever uuered by any man
who makes any pretentions 10 Biblical litsra-
| ture. dis classic DESCRIPTION Of the Niger
! aud wnep, to conclude the picture, he turneG
| up HIS nose TO indicate his holy herror OF the
Negro scent, he would aa:s done credit to G
Bili,pgsgate theatrical.
Is ANY wonder thai the benign pIinciple
| taught by thv meek sni lowly Jssu5, eighteen
hnudied years ago, should have uiaue 30 LITTLE
progress in the world, when such uen as this
deny The plain truths and eachi- gs eli lie BIZ
BILE that they may aid traitors in subYefting
| civil government What are we to think of
| the religion which teaches one vi its protesse
| ministers to scof at race of men Tor whom
Christ died on the cross TO turn up his retsl
| nose i'll derision Of port OF Gods creatioa
Yet this was done b. the authority of : arty
who lave said so much about ministers med =
ding With political 1t their miuisterc are all
like this rsan don't wonder ut them wanting
10 paddock them as they did their delegates Ia
tue 14th of August Convention.
IL was enough to curdle the blood ia any
christian mans veins to hear this miserable
m.ckery OF Christianity by man processing
10 be christian. 1t is too late DR.. Cooper
for such fossil remnants OF aaveocracy us you
to undertake to check the wheels of progress
| by preaching false religion in aid of traitors
God has declared that princes shall come on
vi Egypt Ethiopia sha soou stretch ont he
hands unto God Psalms 6S-3l You nigh
AS well raise your palsied foot To stay Mag,
a ara's cataract as TO raise your voice agans
y the law OF human progress which tod ha
written on the brow of every mah. You boas
Il ted you were reading ana thinking maa, tina
> yeu might the better impose on ur iguoran
a hearers. But, sir, had you read your Bibl
> | with any other view than that to fad falls
a excuse for chsttel slavery, yGu would hav
- | learned that the Great Battle Of God AlmiCh
a ty ls now being fought in the weird; that tn
| tasts God hLe chosen is 60 loose the bands
a wickedness, to undo tho heavy burdens, and
. let the oppressed go free, and that ye btea
y, every yoke; to deal thy bread 10 the hungry
"a and that thou bring the poor that are cast OF
- to thy housed Whea thou see the naked this
, thou cover dim; and that thou hide not thy
n self from thine opn flesh, Then shall thy ligi
10 break forth as the morning and thine heal
N shall spring forIh spesiiiy AID thy righteous
. | ness :bail 20 before tLee.' La. So
| ,t,N,,, AL M .