White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-09-23
On. Sentiments.

A bypocritical rebel at St. Joseph.
calling himself Rev. Leltwich, of the
Ku- Klux Methodist Cbnrch, has written
book on wha, be calls the religious
martyrs of Missouri. meaning the rebel
bushwhs sckiug preachers OF bis stripe.
who were driven to the brush during the
war. and subsequently were prohibited
from blasphemipg under the guise of
presching. not being able to take the re-
quired oath of loyalty. The names of
Leftwicb, Baxter. Hedgepeth, etc.. will
convey en- idea of The sort Of martyrs
who will figure in the. volume. The
only wrong thing about their treatment
was. that they were not hung or shot in
stead of the many loyal preachers whom
they were instrumental in having MUIR
dered. A correspondent of the st. Jo-
seph Union. referring to the forthcoming
Book of Martyrs. speaks our sentiments
to scribe. in the following language:
/ see ths prospectus of book shortly
to be issued, BY our Brother Leftwich.
entitled ''The Martyrs of Missouri" in
which the anthor proposes TO relate the
suffsrings OF class oF men whose con-
duet. under the bypocritical gsrb Of re-
Iigion. called down upon them the just
indignation OF the people and the strong
arm of the law. These victims Of their
own rapa city and crimss. on whose heads
fell the vengeance which they had invi.
ted and provoked. are styled in the forth
coming book. "Martyrsr" "Ol how
complscently we apples swim together"
Most Of these men have characters OF such
high color that it would be blssphemous
to mention their names in connection
with the Gospel. They make up that
fungi that was sloughed of Of the Meth
odist Church some years ago, as being
too fetid and corrupt to have any cohe-
sion to anything that is pure and moral,
and who style themselves the "Method-
ist Church South" The very idea of
Church South suggests that of a false
and spurious God South. These men
first rebelled against their Church and
their God. and then summed up their
villsinies by rebe'ling against their coun-
try. sndincitiDg their deludsd followers
to deeds OF devastation and blood. This
sect that call themselves the methodist
Church South," ran off after q ''strange,"
dark and cruel God Soutb. called hmm 40
slavery. This God, unlike the Chris.
tians' God. disreesrded the marriage re-
lation, the relation of parent and child.
robbed cradles. and whipped women
He committed incest. fornication and
adultery. and practical polygamy. He
denied that the "laberer is worthy of bis
hire" He brough. in bis train drunken.
ness. debsuchery murder. theft. ignorance
and idlensss Unlike the Christians
God. who enjnins on all the education Of
children. he whipped them for learning
how to read the Bible. For whisky
and tobacco be sold his own offspring in.
to bondage. and ate them up with as lit
tie compnnctions of conscience IS Cam
nibal. These "Mariyrs'' were oil fol-
lowers and worshippers of this God.
| will not review Brother Lefiwich's
hook in sdvarce7 hut l prorose that the
public shall have trne biographical
sketch of eoch subject. when l think it
win appear an act of lenity and mercy
to class the beat of them among ordinary
felons.