Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-21
re ". George Francis Train Repentsfh
of HIS Sins.
TNMY CtOsET, IN NY NEW YORK H0ME,l
February II. 1870. J

ts MY C1osET, IN MY New YoRK HOME
February II. 1870.
To be Cong reeation of the Church Of the Bad
Di ckcy," f.-om their heart-breken Pastor;
T hat ainc,ue Christian and truly pious
man, James Gordon Bennett, whose kind
ness of heart, gentle and forgiving dis
position and noble character, have won
for him an bo nored name in the land;
having printed N his pure, and holy, and
religious journal, my sins Of omission
and com mission, calling your affectionate
pastor, "blasphe mer" and "intidel,
accusing him of Using divers words un-
becoming the cha ,te ears of the sisters
who flock to the Church of the Holy
Sachenis, | hasten with great remorse,
and deep and contrite heart, IKE
Cooke, Beechsr and other first-class
clergy men (vide Johns on letter and Rich,
ardson csse), to ask, il, sackciotn ana
ashes, the forgiveness OF my beloved
congregation for having p reached upon
the old fogies of the Bible (Cain, Lot,
David, Solomon, Jacob, Nose 8, Moan and
other bad examples that a vigi lance COM
mittes would, in our time, ave hung
upon lamp .post), explaining certain
biblical texts, that it seems are A1ot con-
sidered fit for our pure religious society
repent for having written this Eligram
on the Apostle James.
The viest thing to day on EARTH.
Is renegade Scotof II ish BIRTH :. .r
A crook in his brain to !, squint IN ins eye
His body and soul n livi ng lie.
Like cuttle-fish with his inky track
Or polecat with cologne on his back,
His black-maii money n ay hide for ume
His infamous record offs N and crime;
Rut nj dov I'll rit apiQFam
That will make his bous ehold cuss Al I'D dam-
Horsewhipped from Ame rican society,
This new APOSTLE of Chril titan piety
Calls me Atheist and Inf DEL
I'll make it hot for him il hell
GEol ICE FRANCIS TRAIN.
Not having the ex perience OF other
preachers, l did not know that all the
Bible was not proper for reference until
the sainted editor of the Herald w,s
shocked at my terrible, sin. The devil
must have possessed me. In deep re.
pentance / ask pardon, as that holy
Apostle, Greeley, did, after "On to
Richmond" for having written this cpl
gram oa 4Rost Hog or Die;
What sad der sight than piteous whine
0fmen W no live beyond their time?
What sad der signal Of di stress
Than eml Jty benches and silent pressf
Fanatics m has come to rief,
Says Gre eley to Phillips, Old man 20 lie.,,',
Says Phi lips to Greeley, Root hog OF die.'
GEORGE FRANCIS TR AIN.
Ifmy clearly beloved co ngregatioii will
forgive ME, and raise nay salary to $780,
900, es they did my rept infant Bro ther
Beech solemnly promi Sc will never
do so again, and in future will crush out
al. the truthful aspirations of my in de-
. endent nature, and act the pusilanimous
xnsve and holy hypocrite, in order to se-
cure the religious vote, and not to dam
age my prospect for the Presid ency'
Se,ah. GEeRGE FRANCIS TRA IN.
P. S.-Dying with remorse, nay &C hing
heart calls for sympathy. Shut out OF
the Revolution, the Cooper Instit ute
closed against me, the press denounci ng
my terrible Cline, my cup of sorrow is
completely stopped over by Tammai ~
shutting me out of doors. My offense is |
great save me or l perish relations tire 1t
me with coldness; my friends are
gone. / live in hope only to die in I
despair. As l neither drink, smoke,
chew, swear, gamble, lie, cheat or steal
success meets me everywhere. L
have little expectation of being forgiven.
Oil Greeley, where is thy victory2 Obi
Bennett, where thy sting2 All the jour
mails except the New York Star, forsake |
me. All the halls except Bowery Thea
ter, turn me away. Shut out of the dress
circle, / again turn to the pit. The poll
ticians ignore me. The people receive
me. The rich sneer, the poor applaud.
With these parting words from your un-
fortunate minister, who loved you not
wisely but too well, he bids good bye to
his aristocratic con aggregation in Tam
many, to fulfill his new mission at the
Bowery. Amen.
GRo. FRANeIs TRAM.