The Southern herald. (Liberty, Miss.) 1866-current, 1866-06-16
The second Isoolr OF Chron-
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]. And It came to pass ih those day
that Abraham being dead aud gathered
us fathers, Andrew reigned IN his stead.
?. Aud the war which had prevailed e
many days being ended. there was muc
tn bulation, and the bloodsnckes Ra
preachers and harlois were much afflicted.
s. Aud raising tbeir voices. they sal,
Behold the honeycoeb Of which WE hay
eaten has vanished, and the ;ea,s we hav
sucked have become dried up.
A. What shall we do, that these goo
things pass not away from us, and we beeom
not again MS lean goafsl
5. Aud they sent their cunning men an
painted w0mrn into The city Of the king
that they might spy ont the weakness Of HI
cau.t, and lay snares, thai he might Be take
in their tolls
8 ATd g-gs h'iier 'h-y clothed s'iesi
ses a asyer7llss Snd aacutea the deaa
Of him who had rrigned
z. (For they thought to hood-winh tn
king, aud hide from him their deceit.)
S. And they cried ont for vengeance upoi
all those who dwrlt ia the land of the south
and imputed to them the death of the kins
who had been slain.
8. Saying, Let their men and women b,
slain Draw tue sword upon The babe anc
the sucking; let there none be spared from
the edge OF the swocd. Let the land be laid
desolate.
TO- Let thy word, 0 king lift our
brother the nigger to the high places--let
him be even ms ourselves
II. For behold, hy these means shall we
bring down the copperhcads, and our glory
be written upon tablets of brass.
y. Aud thou, O, king shall we worship
if thou wilt bow down and do our will; to
thee shall Boxer sing hosannsMhnd Thad-
deus, the Cynic, shall praise thee.
13. We will give to thee power and
dominion; thou shall rule us forever aud thy
glory shall shine like unto mackvral when
it stiuk,th
II. But Andrew, the king, looking upon
them, perceived the malice of their hearts,
and their lying pretences were made man
fest unto him.
15 He also sa that from the ruin of the
land they sought riches, and that the chief
Of devils had entered into them.
16 And answering them lie said 1t IL
written, trust not the yankee when he
smileth, nor the pedlar Of nut,negs when be
sngeth psalms.
H. Go ye therefore, to-your factories
end bagnies and couventcles, aud bring not
here the notions Of the east.
IS. Put off t4e weeds wherewth ye are
clothed, for | perceive through your armor
Of hypocrisy the wickeduess Of your hearts
10. le have made TO yourselves friends
af iy i4s r4ltu ulanlqap 9r p a6 iaye Leaped
90 'Ye shall no longer through the
tempest of blood add to your stores, for be
hold the night aeeteth aud the dawn Of
common sense GmweIl nigh.
81" have sworn that the covenant Of
our fathers shall be kept uabroken, aud be-
hold the yankee aud hidden traitor shall not
lay his hand upon the law.
.22. The murders which We counsel
VII not do, nor shall your deeeitful words
lead me to the worship Of Obi, the god Of
the nigger.
% The day Of baby talk hath passed
away, aud the blather Of towards hath
become as the east wind-empty.
"a Even as the devil did to the son Of
man, so have ye offered tlat which is moi
yours to give, aud like unto him shall ye
fail in your guile.
25 THE songs Of Boxer are not sweet
ness to my ears, nor do desire the renein-
branees Of drunken leaguers'
&c. Aud the leagueTs and contractors,
preachers and harlots went forth from The
presence Of the king sore abashed.
27. And they ground their teeth in their
mouths, and they swore they had been sold
even as Esau.
2s But the people laughed them to scorn
and said, Let us drive this herd Of unclean
spirits from our borders
30. But the elders and wise men said,
Nay, rather let them be, that they may die
Of their own spleen and bitterness, and their
uame become proverb to the people.-Laa-
caster IatelLgeneer.