The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-08-24
The Teachings of Robert G. IngersolI.

nois. llo has spoken already at Rockland
and Lewiston, where his harrangues were
simply disgraceful in their brutal sour
rility. Such utterances as were made by
this "Colonel'' Ingersoll can emanate on.
ly from brainless buifoon, in whom all
qualities of manhood and decency arc
lacking. His speech at Lewiston, on Mon
day, as reported in the journal of that
city. contains such slang as the following
which we clip from its columns
The Democratic party made it the duty o.
citizens to hunt fugitives seeking liberty. Such
a law would disgrace the statute books of hell
NO man ever voted for such a law who was no.
a rascal.
The rendition OF fugitives was required
by the Constitution. and the fugitive law
was the work of Wings as we'll as Demo.
Gratis, facts which the speaker found il
convenient to forget, We make a few
more choice extracts
For more than 800 years these blacks were
branded like cattle and whipped as beasts
Even the cross of Christ became a whining
post. The church stood by and defended the
Whlpper. The slaves were hunted by Demo.
Gratis on horseback-the same gentlemen who
are now crying for TIlden and REFORM Every
masked raider in the South is for Tilden and
Hendricks tonight. Every man that tried tc
infect the North with contagious diseases. is
for Tilden and reform Men that stole The
money OF the government to help the rebels
every one IS for Tildcn and Hendricks AND
they are all for honesty and reform. That's q
NICE company for young man to get into, ISM
it?
Samuel j. Tlden is a pupil and stakeholder
OF the Democratic party of the city of New
York The Democratic party of New y ork
stole hundred million of the peoples money
but the friendship of Samuel }. Tildcn was still
theirs They stole until the people couldn't
pay interest on what they stole.
There Is not state prison in this country
but votes for Tilden and Hendricks. In tho
state prison in Maine last wear there was but
one convict who ever voted anything but The
Democratic tcke-anl [ bet a thousand dol
lars be was wrongfuIly sent up.
And so on to the extent of one hour an(
forty minutes speaking, occupying three
colnmns in the paper
The reader may like to know something
about this lngersol, and what it is that
has made him so distinguished, able, pure
and exalted, that Mr. Blaine brings in
here to teach the people of Maine theil
moral and political duties. He has never
been in any official position-not even 8
member of Congress, rs has been stated
The people of Illinois never thought hin
the style Of man to represent them, any.
where. Ingersoll is chiefly notorious az
the author of u series of intidel tracts
shockingly abusive a the Bible, God an,
His Providence and works and full of re.
Wiling of the Christian religion. lngersol
has perfect right to his own opinions il
these matters, but he has no right to ac
the hypocrite by standing on the platform
and talking about regard for religion anc
the cross of Christ. when he is thus record
ed as an open and notorious reviler Of both
We will quote from one OF these tracts
now gathered into book entitled "Th,
Gods and other Lectures" 1t says
'Infdelity is liberty; all religion is slavery
The spirit of worship is the spirit o
tyranny
mI .e,iueot vi "l'ho''oA feliSioi .o-uag l.
~" iiloila, si'NtIy ahu ptrparlSlh.
christianity has opposed every forward move
mcnt of the human race.
Or all the religions that have been produced
by the egotism, the malice the ignorance anC
ambition of man, Presbyterianism is the mos
hiueous.
ine nIpie Is illea WIN passages horrible
'Ju ~ I t ''ioolou>;
~ W tonN ihcea tn'tt the Dibie Is SIMPLY
ana purely a barbarian lnventlon--read It,"
ror such 'ou Sthe Nod OF the Blb'e)
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