The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-06-12
II U NJ OR @ US.
Reported for the Ledger I
Drum Head Sermon.
BY REV. J. PoMPRY APostLE.
Darkye'. niggers and bredderin, OBJ bofr

" aW He happyst prlolieGe 90 nv ef
istence to dress you on dis okashun on
lie maUerS oh such momen,atious couse
sences dat effect de Everlasting dignity
ob de cullud race. I rise afore you dis
ebeniog very-much exercised in body an
10 sperils-mote Especially de lauer-an
don't mean de whisky sperit neider--.
hu, de bahinosity sperit dat animahila.
tes dis ere bushh,, on 'coNnt Oh de wav
tings am. g~in ono It am s questuh oh
sinCiar Importance, whedes "ones,v is de
best policy" or "polity de bes, hone.,v."
Use oh de conclushun dat honesty i. de
best policy in sartin curcumkstances and
in sum oder circumstances policy is de
best honesty. II am de wrong ting, It's
ssf,in, to see htndiet faved agin hrnd,leN
but yer know datkey hab to look ou, fur
hisself desc DAYS. | Don't zactly krow
how ter place confidence in desc white
gemmin dey call Ridicn;es sister Fanny
and brudder Char'ev say dey am de best
trends OBJ de cullud race, an if dey are
why den, in de language OF Andrew Jon
sing. ''poicy am de best Roneatv."
hers heap talk bou, Mr. Konesiss and
his Cabinet shop ,nrnin out so manv hui
fos for us. An We bin lookin out fcr ourn
80 long An it haint arriv Wit. Ia, il am
bscomin TO be n daub'nl Mmpors,ition on
my mind whede. We eber pit it or not,
now under dem sarkums,ances. you kin
all parceve dat "horesiv would he de
test policy" for Mr.. Konpress an de- sue
cess ob his cahine, hnsiness. hearn De
day before yi-,erisv,- dat unkle Prim.
had hearn frum de Gineral AT he prom.
10 fo,ch hiN'n hy telegram shortly IL no,
sooner. To tell you all de iruf, nv dear
brederin and sisters. da, will he de detil
10 play in desc low lands Oh tribulat;on II
dem Rid'cu'es trv to chea, us out oh our
huros. One TELLER Ak me tother Cav whn,
take Tor mine. an js speck'in him den
irwin to GIT il frum me fur half price. IN
yer what darkies must keep look on, :;
keep er stiff upper lip an yer eve skin.
iur dar is no tellin who's yer friend, fur
in de language ob de discourse policy am
de hest honesty"
Yes, hress de lord. breferin An sisters,
we'se free population now, an what is de
good part oh de whole ting. we are no,
under Obligations TO de white foxes oh
elder norf or souf fur our freedum. De
lord hah blessed us an made u. re.p0a,
sihul freed ci,izans, an I for one dunno
but what !, 'ould he der hes, for de culhd
indiwiduals to drop off frum de white
trash an set up de eobernment on our
osrn hook I links de white trash hab
had de br'de-rain long nuf
But tank de lord brudrin. we hab one
good frcnd in der norf An We mus neher
glib It M 90 long as dars one good white
man lf rtong De white trash dar dat
can grind de machine Oh eohernment
mao, tank de lord, dat am no, only aual.
fed to sun de ship oh gubernent, but der
Universe, Penus~ylvsna iron wurks in
s!ooded. You all are 'qdain,ed woo |
mean! II am no, nesssry fur me 10 ,ole
you dat it am de Apossel Stevens. de
Gibrater OBJ de cuilud race. Nv mSsiss
'sy forbids, for see bis image chen now
hoberin ober de back seats ob dis sembly.
gssbun, sid ons'eye cooked on de- colord
godis ob !ibur,y up dsr, an de oder eye
'coekt on de big house wsy ohsr youdsr
in Wsshungtun dsr. His 'spansivs visin
origins tRke 10 ebery .ting, fom irwin
pan'to a s;sam-biler from de brscke..
pigger down TO de white man. Hs sm
our Moses, our Goliat, our rite Bower,
Va lsad ss % de day OBJ bsublee.
a- Uk6ss desc elorins prospeks, dess hat
term suckumstsnces wot am ds most por
,tant part oh your du,y. sbsl iole you.
i, am TO Keep de money fairs OBJ your
morel and relSus society in a s6bn md
'speciful condition, and darebr relisbe
your belubhed ps.,ur from be0g,u sboS,
mong de white ioks for bis libin. tell
You 6,uderip ebery, ting psnds on de
descent support ob yer pastIr You outer
Be shamed oh yer,efs to see your pastur
wsirin on de wite Trash, blaekin der boots.
when be ssSd be in his s,uddyo larnin de
way TO tighten yer dark mines and ssbin
yer soul from de 6eidl.
i sbal darfo be under de p.iufoi need
sessity Of sppin,in bruder Squash Aeus.
tus Cesar and sister Amy Harriet Bee
cher Skylsrk TO pass rornd de eternal
rsbenew box, while de Bone and Banjo
auire will let deir 'meiodyia voices tune 70
de wake ob "iia .zFF ~