Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-13
CONFEDERIT Y ROAps,
Wich Is in the State NV Kentucky
Sept. -. ls16.

Sept. -, 1876.
The dep.h of wickidniss hez bin soundid
by the Ablishnists at last. They hev Bob
lngers0ll w lllinoy, on the stump, snreek
in for Hayes. and sgin our reform candl-
date, Samyooel Tilden. To say | am shock
cd is to state the state Nv my ieelins mildly.
Don't they know that lngersoll Is infid
die? Don't they know that he don't be-
lecye in revealed religion? Don't they
know that he haiut no vital piety?
told Deckin Pogrsm Nv it, and when
explained to him wat al middle wnz he
wuz shocked.
"wat - sighed the Deekin, &" not blerve
in religion? Well, I'm id Let's hold
a meetn and protest agin the cuss
The Deekin's suggestion struck me Cz
bein an tx:eednly good one. and deter
mined to act upon It, he'd my mail TO GIT
thro with first. and that took me neeriy all
dsy. | cooden't stop even to rebook mn
deity. till did my bznIs. | bed received
81 600 from the Moo York Committy to be
voc zed in sending voters to lnjeany-l he'd
to reed two letters from John MUrrlsey in-
structin me how to yoose the money. and |
he'd to fnd quarters for an Irish brOoser,
who b, BIN rardoned out Nv the States
prison to assist in this campane, and " bO
he'd bin sent on to show us how to work re-
peeters to the best advantage. AtOre coed
assist in rebookin Republikin lniiielIty and
castin a stigma ON religion, he'd to get all
this out Nv the way.
called the meetin ut Bascom our
Church not hevin bin opened Tor religious
meetins sence johnson went out in lsG9. lt
wuz lively meetin. When the Corners
wuz informed Nv the impiety ard irreliglon
Nv this pet Nv Republklnlsm. there wuz an
indgna-heu manifested that WEI trUuly IN
enourridgin. They wuz all cunvinst that Il
such a contemmer Nv religion wuz permit
It'd to 60 loose without rebp0k. there wuz
cussid little hope Nv Republican institoo-
shens, and alter drinkin around TWO or
three times we organized. l takin the cheer
remarkt that it wuz no ordinary occa-
sion that he'd called US together. Our liber-
ties wuz in danger from the Republikin
party. and our religion from the shockin
infdelity Nv one Nv its cheef advocates
We may lose our liberties, but shel we lose
our religion?
:" Not by id site :" ejaekila,ed the
awjence, ez one man.
then presented a series OF resJiooshens.
Ga follows:
WAREAs, The Republican party hev, on
the stump. advOcatin its hereslss, Bob In
gersoll Nv lllinoy and
WAREAs, Sed lngersoll Is an middle Nv
the most radical stamp. a man wich de-
MES the trooths Nv holy writ
" Wat is Holy Writ ?" asked u dozen
he'd to stop and explain to EN- that ln-
gersoll wantid to destroy the Bible. wich
infooriated EN-.
Amt We to be allowed to hev our reg
lar township Bible? Wst'll we hev to
sware witnesses on in boss cases? ~ they in
dignantly demanded "Go on go on
down with the middle !"
WAREAs. The appearance Nv sich man
on the stump is cslkelatid to outrage the
feelins Nv the Corners. and tare up the bull
works Nv sosiety. therefore be it
Resolued, That the eleckshun Nv Tilden
and Hendrix is a necessity, and that after
this exhibition Nv infdelity on the part Nv
Ingersoll. every Republican wich don't i'm
mejitly jine US and cast his ballot for Tilden
and reform, is unworthy Nv salvsshen-
Afore We took a vote on the resolooshens.
we adjourned to take drink, and while
takin Nv it, Joe Bigler and Pollock come in.
| shuddered when l saw EN-, for in all the
twelve yeers them carpit-baggers hev bin
here never saw EN- without antissIpatin
trubble. ard wuz never yit disappinted.
When We come to order agIn, josef askt
permishun to make few remarks. lie
sympsthized with the meetin hartily. lie
knowd lngersoll, and knowd him to be an
Infddlc and unbeleever. Feelin that he
must add his unworthy testimony sgin sich
a man and sich doctrines he woodruff ef
the meetin wsntid 20 heer him they must
git away from the bar.
1t took me some time to git EN- away, Tor
Q Louisville drummer for likkef house
happened to come in for . drink, and the
entire msetin he'd gathered around him tx
peosin n bs ssks 70 tsAs sushin. Jt wss
bitter thing fbr ne " say away with ssch