Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-16
THE DOCTRINE OF HATE.

tH!'AGo, $1v II, le1s.
EDI!Dk sIELLrCESCEK- propose, Tor the
benefit OF the b-nigttci southern citi1 MS, and
Especially for my southern M"tho list friends.
/" give IL nearly Is can. for / write wholly
from recollection. the latter half oil u .o-callrd
sermon, delivered by the Rev. Thomas, Il. d.,
In The Centenary II +. church. OF Chicago. on
last Sabbath evening nj =. O'Clock, to an audi
ence OF not less than l $40 PERSONS, evidently the
elite Of the CITY. The church build ny Is n Iarg.
and costly one. and most elegantly and r1pen.
sivcly finished and furnished; the organ Is one
Of the lar sesi and best in the city. and tie rever-
end gentleman the head and front OF the NJ. l..
church in this city. | would tennminate him
rs the Beecher Of Chicago. Tn. subject OF his
discourse was Good Government" taE-n
from Proverbs 29 ), and was presented for Il
short while IN Il most interesting AMI Instructive
style. showing great -Ciiotarly ability and d
naster's hand IN giving the OrIsIn mt history
oil good go~vrrnmenti and the great necessity II
good government 10 secure the peace. happiness
and prosperity of the governed. AS the reverend
gentleman PROCEEDED and hrcame warmed up
with the subject. he declared that in his judy
iIent the government Of the United States ncisi
most unwisely in extending universal suGras.
TO her citizens; that Il large portion Of the pres
ent voters were no more capacitaie! 10 u.s. tiat
privilege rightiully than his horse: that those,
from whom the ballot should be withheld, were
made up OF 4 lazy. ignorant dO-uotIlng people.
rOwdies. thieves, gamblers, drunLarIs and
vaSabonds generally, an! should not he allowed
to vote. Loud and continued applaus" II am
glad you applaud this sentiments; II property and
intellectual quality should be the qualification
OF II voter tRenewcd applause That the
country was in greater danger to day than at
any limo ia ia history x rim. nf az, r.I.ls
nlled the halls of Congress at Washington. IL
most dangerous element to good Svvrrnmcnt.
Applause. / am told that s. Oc0. Drl. Obl Of
confederate bonds are locked up III Inc vaults At
the capitol, ard IA confederate congress may pay
them. Another great danger thst threatens the
stability OF the government is Roman tirholl-
cIsm, To hasten the enI, for which they are
working, the destruction Of republican govern
pent and religious toleration. they were more
earnestly AT work in III" south than in other
parts Of the nation, AMI southern men were ,ii--
posed 10 give thciu aid aLd comfort Tor III. r"a-
son, as the southcruer has been heard ~ declare,
that the Catholic Is the only church they have
found that hated the ''dammcd Yankees"
Laughter and hand ciapping Again. the right
OF I ee speech anu suffrage IN the south Was u
sham. GOV. Hampton had proven himself more
OF Il politician than a patriot, and to-day our
people are being shot down III cri,i blood in the
south. for opinions sake, and there appears to
be no help for IT. Mr. Hayes l. powerless and
cannot establish martial law. Therefore nothing
can be lone; we must bear it IA best We can
ION, that | could be allowed the privilege of
joining an army OF 1000 r:hemen-ani | am AS
good II lnarksmsn rs is in this house-to march
south and shoot down, like dogs, any aud all
who dared TO array themselves AGAINST the a,e-
u Cui!Du OF The laws. thu IltTtut.r- The right To
| every man 10 vote for whom he p!cas--; and |
feel that 1 would DO even better shooting than 1
used to do in Iowa III ny early days when I shot
coon. and turkeys" lLausnteg and applause /
Brethren, l -olemuiy Leclar. TO you that |
have always been Of lhe opinion and conviction
that the government ct III" United -tar-s com
m!ltri an ITrvparGhi- error when She failed to
hing Jtc Davis, General Lee, .iiox stephens.
and u hundred others llh" in.Iu " To the
credit OF the cousreSati N b. Il SAY! hat few APP
| piaudet this most atrrCIpI- and biaOty -eu;i-
rnent. This learned DOCTOR Ia lh- law wound W
this political haranEur icy informing his dei.c-
table and pleased auditors that good govern
Inent required good officials to execute honestly
the laws. 'Iherc are w" city u!irors-naminK
thcIn-tlIat are pt.e and honest men, and should
oe retained in Office. lis Your duty every on,
OF you. 10 Sc to the polls next Tuesday and
vote. | do not tell yOa who - vote FOR. and
would not; but 60 to the polls. every one of you
who want good government, AMI would have
protection and prosner!ty secured To your fami-
lies, and vote tor good and honest men. An
our interests lie IN CIR loved and beautiful
Chicago. Here we all 1--we, aud here We all
shall die an! be buried, and you could not be-
queath TO those you leave behind u greater bless
Ing than q good Sovernment.' At. W.