The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-07
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nature IN your issue OF January 17th had call e.
out all the venom that was interesting to the
public, and thought to drop the subject, as
do not like 10 crafty those who seem to b.
80 sadly in want OF somebody or something t,
fight; aud for want Of foemen worthy OF sher
steel, they initiate the valorous Don Quixote
and charge, sword in hand upon an unoffend
iog Windmill, or throw paper -wads at the tire,
toads; but your last issue contains All articl,
over the signature OF Brother" that claims
little attention. He Is right in saying that a
hrst 1t vas little fire. 1t WAS Gerry little fire
But some smart fellers" kept blowing it unit
it bid fair TO become quite fame. But thi,
Brother is not only unfortunate in disagreeipF
with us IN our opinions, but has made the mis-
take OF putting on coat that was cut and
made for another man However. he does MOI
complain Of she fit, with the exception OF one
button. The suffrage button was stamped
"no,' and should have been eyes" That il
fits him as well as it does, is not the fault of
the tailor.
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article again, carefully, he will see thar the
Brother who made the remark IN meeting, and
the one outside, were two distinct individuals
Furthermore, the man outside is no myth but
veritable flesh and bones; lives, and breathes,
land thinks he is christian" We are glad
indeed if the Brother has nc ill-wll towards
US, and only writes IN self-defense: but would
il rot be as well to wait until war is declared
before unlimbering his artillery? lie also
says that he has lived long enough to have
little charity for those dsa9reeing with him.
III that IS true, it is matter OF much rejoicing.
He is sorry that he made us make such tire
mendous leap backwards landing upon the
grave Of the old slavery question, and proceed
ing to DIS up the old skeleton and rattle its dry
bones in our midst again. ugh what ghoul-
ish picture to be sure). Then asks if il would
not be good idea for us to report in regard to
the voting in Louisiana and Florida in the late
presidential elections? II we should report
on said elections, we would say for one item,
taat If slavery IS really dead, it takes but
very small circle and a very short seance TO
bring back its spirit, and whenever or wherever
said spirit makes it's advent, it betrays no evil !
dencs OF being purified by purgatorIal fres.
but cuts up its bloody antics with as much
gusto as ever, SIS reports on those elections al
ready on record abundantly show. Then he
assumes that we belong TO the gentier sex and
proceeds TO make display OF his chsrlty-and
gal!aDtry toby tossing us seventeen hun
dred years farther back than American slavery.
landing US right in the midst of the vile Gre
ttans, and proceeds to dig up dear cid Saint
Paul to use AZ cats psw to besmear poor lit
tie me all over, with the vile sins Of that vile
people. o iie tie Brother, to exhibit such
spleen towards one who would not hurt hair 4
OF your head, and who would have bsen glad TO
cast vote to help place you among the "hop-
CRADLES OF the land il we could only have sent
our prayers along with our vote FOR we be-
heve In prayer. We believe, also, that PRAYER
and works shonld go hand IN hand. and when
the people OF nation pray they should see 70
1t that II their prayers should be answered
they would bring blessings not curses upon 7
their heads. Prayer may become mighty en- l
gne OF evil, as when the Israelites prayed for :
a king, God granted their prayer bat thew
found when too late that they had invoked q
curse and not blessing Politeness has re- 7
lured us to listen not score of years since IN :
'ueh expressions in prayer as the folloyinr.
not by the Brother, however, so Lord. come
n Thy mighty power aud bring confusion into .
he councils OF this nation" Turn back the
armies that are laying waste the plantations Of
Thy people and robblng them OF their rights" I
nd much more in tho same vein: and that
nan voted Tor what he prayed for. But we
nay believe that there were at the least five
iShteous man in this political Sodom and be- .
ause OF them, and because the cry of the op Y
ressed went up and entered into the cars ~ g.
40 Lord God OF sabaotb, such mpious PRAYERS o.
'ere not answered, and the votes of such men r
'ere counted for naught. And those very men
mo voted TOR slavery, voted against prohibi- a:
on, and still vote against 1t. They boast ~ Oh Oh
ne'r temperance principles, but they are not -
ute sure that temperance law can be en-
nforced, 90 they vote against it, and then tbev
re sure they do not throw away their yotes-
he unprincpled demagogues who ,organizsd Cc
ne latest financial craze will undoubtedlv on
heel INTO line, dragging their communism with ei,
i its sickening concomtants along with them 90 90
any of them did vote for woman suffrage CO
'ey almost regret it and probably will not do TIC
again for they begin to see that the enc sc
lies OF all righteousness would have sorry OF
me IL women should have voice in the az, W,
Mrs OF the nation. Those Cretian women I'll
lat we were 90 unceremonlously tossed among I'd va
ere commanded by Paul to be in obedience to all
isr own husbands, aud "a the manners and gu
istoms OF Asiatic nations have not changed wi
uch since Psuls day, we can find among the t .n'
otes OF almost any eastern tourist descriptions De
these model women. Lady Esther stanhope IN
YES us one. While residing near Lebanon. TN
Arab neighbor of hers suspected bis wife the
talking with etranosrs ln,;oc a.. .L..- al