, 1879-06-28
Has Col. fnRoraol1 fee chiitet19
tn thu Ttttts.. At 77,s 11+4Y,a.nx

1ueEk H0fu6 pronounced bf Col. lhner6oh WDll0
stunlIng beside the coffin containing the claY Of
his late brother hava given many Of the easy
believers In the so-cal1ed EYange)ical faith
HOBO that the great frec.thnker and frec-talkcr
had rccantcd tho grit and kernel OF his In!dcf
position. They think they SEQ in tbesc few
words Of hts-" In tho night Of death bopo secs
star, and listening ibvo can hear the rustic Of
wing t-tnoof that Dir. 1ugerso1l accepts the
religious theory Of au Immortal existence, MD
that winged beings, in substantial form,-lu-
habitants OF Heavenly sphorc,--iloyer over the
forms Of our departing dead, and bear their souls
nway-aomewhcro; aid they forthwith prucccd
TO class the world. renowned inideI to doetnat,c
theology aR Qua Of tic at least hnf-conycrted
host Of tho so-cslle1 elect,--a sort Of inclpicut
This assumption o. d rccantatton involved III
hts tender words grows largely out Of fuputtng
to him Erosger views tian be over hyoWed to
idca oi supreme power, aud tho possibility Of
q conscious existence OF tie mind Ia tic bo-
yond, with thu sat1c contempt be docs the dog
matte religious vil!atnfcs that 10 knows aFe
ns5 S E. fa @ is pass Ss' ne ra.s M
in pretended revelations that dcliido men into
believing thugs proved that 4sc simply us,-
kuowah1e. lntldcl as he is, probie'naticul as hs
may bold 1t IL that tltcro IL q personal. tangible
God, md that every humnn soul retains j's H.
divlGuaity and CONSCIOUS existence forever md
forever, set where Is the phrase Of bis that
latly denies this mud accepts athrfsm III It's most
Oh ths idea ii lnmortniity that he Ice!s for lie
theoloGian who transforms the common
Father into tho llend He would be to sane
tIun The crimes tho so-callcd sacred text imautee
soil, instead Of taking this ultra .atAeiatlc
grolud, and denying the possibility Of q here
altor, hiss simply said he did MT khowi and
that no man knows. Or ever did; md that
airom ao.. ,o yoleeIess lips OF unrepying dead
Having 10 such gross vleas as hayc been
thouehtlessly or nallc1ous1y sscrbed 10 him, he
could mol recaut views he meyer cherished: ind
und true mau ho Is, Instead Of seeing auy changa
Of base IN fundamental sense, sec hut tho out-
gushing u bis arsat heart when a loyc,l
brotl.cr. "fcll Into lint lreamless sleep TINT
kissed down his cyelfd8 stll.'
Col. 1upersotl tlghts existing ehatns, md
tictds, AMI hollis. He pours upon these lts un-
npartng acorn; but for tho sonl that ycarns to
clasp aud coinmuno, witt, Il kindred soul, tia.
hopes that immortality is not all q
a'sa%' saa eeeeelt md D'"pss pfide Ss'A s must s
tnyc, md be[tove ever had, 4 a1nccre respect.
next to universal lope "that somehow, SONIC.
where, mest nc must," that llc may tlt1y express
BIZ deiestat!on OF Theological views that storm
" IL isdsy rya tho lasst words Of his broer VI an
better uow,n md IN saving, "Lct us believe. IN
spite OF doubts Md l0gnas, nnd tears and fears,
that these dear words arc truo of all the count-
loss deal," instead OF indoFslng, Indirectly, tho
world, ha really puncturcI tho Calylulstic view
OF the fate Of nearly oil the race--for even an
Inhalation ts "butterh than u Calvlntstlc belt;
and eomc would cven rrofcr ii to MI ultra OF.
thodox heaven TINT puts nearly all our loved
| plcs In the other place.
va shalt hcar li,a sharn twanv OF tho same
tr1sa d..i, .trel-"hcn VIC hear anythlng,frem Col
! "You Lilo, You Villain, Tou Llo!"-.A Little
History for I.nc1.ry,nary "Calllornln" " and
lllactlhg t'1lcnry."
70 The Editor at 1as Tribune.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, JUNG 25.-"W Whom the
| gods wish to destroy they frat make nnd."
Tht. snyng will readily amply to your last
| wdck's correspondent, "Callfornfa," )" wllo said
am "nntrushful. unnan'Y, and lun1ust," aud
tlsreby quietly says That an d liar. Il mau
should toll ING that | lied, should know wlat
10 CO. But, when woman lays aside tho
| ermiue Of womanhood und tells mo tint lie, /.
as a gentleman, haye no RECOURSE, apd pass tho
| lu calling tho liar, ahatl petition Ben Butler
to reissue his famous New Orleans mil
| itary order for thu benefit OF those
| females who inaulted bis soldiers, mud
!nen "y ~ ..H. muno WI .a.,s epna,ea'4u1 ao1 hes
ooheas. IN eoa1ng nef a's'cso' .ta''tornia" !"
says that she 1las tried "to keep tight reln on
nv fherI writing ha1.,l.'' a s.tight reIu.n in
i1nedl t.TirltW II tic sense oi belnv drink,
t1,.r-v ,, md ~. II. % ,,r,t ~, =, N.ao,n,. a,.,,
""A o'' u"'o a4ss" " "'1"k e"1'-
dren torn from ueir haotiler9, a''a, shriektnE
| aud screaming, borio awaY, while thu mother,
valnlY str4N0la1!e Tor thchi, was !elt almost
dead upon tho aoor'" Ii!cY Claim ahis agony OF
separation. was caused by IaTs made by man
sso+ t. s tint 'e aaso aad
dused wot'lcn mud stolen children.
efs was "a II tne osssn wsn tFa9 . million, Of
Then children Indeed ~ 1 were ret torn from the con-
vu!siye grasp Of l>alt-craxcd slave mothers.
!! Tile daughter tutt blooming into Wotnaa-
hood wos .od and her chastity sold Will, her.
Tears, and sobsr atlt aild crush-
ed lives went Tor nothing. Wllo was tlla mother
OF this monater OF African slaYcryf Who fel
1t With her own han!lsa It was no otllor person.
| age than Queen Elzabeth,-a woman, too!
under her supervision the African slaye-trnde
was planted, took root. an1 crew. she waterca
It, stu prlncd this poisonous trec and 1t flour.
Iel'eu under bsr care. Fhs rr!es VI outraged