The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-09-22
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
We copy the following interests

causes are of more practical and vi
tai nature and force upon the people
of this country the choice between
republican and imperial government.
Disperse all the clouds which now
darken the horizon and that is seen
to be the only great and vital issue
upon which the American people are
to decide. Military reconstruction,
negro enfranchisement-everything
claimed by radicalism as legitimate
results of the war, is a claim for i'm
perialism over republican liberty.
This issue will be, should be met,
if there is enough intelligence and
virtue in the American people to APP
preciate it. If not then doubtless
imperialism is the best form Of gov
eminent for them.
But to the letter beginning with
the sins of the Church:
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9th, II.
Mr.. A. S. A.-Hy Den Sir
Could | have bat a little hope, that
this would reach you, ] should write
you long letter, in commentator
Of your article published in the Day
Book of the 10th inst. had been
thinking of writing an article to the
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel for
long while, ON the same subject,
but have been barred for the want
of time, |, like yourself having been
ruined financially, by the late war,
upon Constitutional liberty and true
Christianity. What you say about
the (so-called0 Christian Church, is
in accordance with my views, to {
letter. have been a member o.
the NJ. f. Church since 1927.
joined it very young and have passed
through all its chairs, except thu
pulpit. My house was headquar.
tiers for her Ministers and Bishops
for many years. Your Bishop
Payne has eat at my table and slep
under my roof, while on his way tc
the General Conference South
where he was made Bishop of thu
NJ. +. Church South In the NJ. f.
Church here | was everything need
ed, until the war. | opposed every
aggression, by the Church, and the
States, made upon the rights of the
Southern States. wrote, spoke
and protested in every way in my
power, against the wicked tyranny,
Had tho Churches North stuck to
their legitimate calling, there would
have been no war between the North
and South of this once happy land.
In consequence of my open opinion,
on the rights and wrongs of the ques-
tions dividing the States, many of
our ministers shun me, and will not
speak to me even when speak to
them. But | am fully sustained in
my opinions by the Holy Scripture.
| believe with "Ariel,' that vast
majority of the Christian ministers,
(so-called) do not believe the Bible.
To preach the Gospel is a LIKELIHOOD
with them, simply. This is not the
case with all. | believe there are
exceptions to this; but few or none
to your opinions. That is, all are
misled, and have been for the las
1900 years. | believe with George
Il. Giiddon TYPES of ManhooD that
we have no correct translation of the
Bible. | believe the Hebrew name
"Nalpaseh," means, and should
have been translated Negro" who
was created before Adam. 1t was
not serpent. This Dr. Clark
shows as clear as sun beam, but he
fixes it upon the Ourang- Outang.-
| believe it was the Negro, and that
he was made to serve Adam and his
descendants forever. And to take
him in, as our equal, we sin against
light and knowledge, and Heaven
aud Earth, And woe be unto the
liberties of that people, who shall
commit so great a sin against God,
as to attempt to change the work
manship of His own hands, and set
His DEGREES at nought. The devil
is the prime mover of tho whole
abominatiou, and the Christian
Churches are his confederates in
the overthrow of the liberties, hap
piness and peace of the Adamic race,
whom God created to rule this
world | hold the Churches respon-
siblc for all the denominations by the
late war; and believe that they
will be thus held in the great day of
| God.
do take pleasure in endorsing
your whole letter to the Day Book.
| am no New Departurist, and shall
never vote for any man, who volun-
tarily accepts the l4th and 10th So
called amendments as valid parts of
the Constitution of the United States.
Truly your friend,
j. b. Il.