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Black Republicanism And Christianity

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
May
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tho IJ-uiiil'.on, Ohio, True Telegraph says : ïhe class of mei) who havo jrought somuch trouble npon thecoun17 within the last fuur ör fivo years, Kivo uiannged also to controí the shurohes. We havo sniuetinies been imtfse'd to éfia thase would bo "üghits" f th ' earth. Of cour.se we do not snealt of the whole republioan party, r i' all momliëra oi ohurchos, for eaoh lave honcrable excepiions Tliis, howevtr. is abmit tho progrnnim.?. About, six o'ulock Suiid;ty niorning, these peo■le comiritmce putting on long faces jreparalory to gi.ing to the placa of vvorship. They go to cliurch and hear a ser non, not to forgive your enemies, but o can'y death, war and destruction to he homes, of a people who uuver harmd yon. These holy men then return o their homes and anxiously await the i iomiog of Mnudaj, when they are i eady to fittend to their worldlv affaire. ' !he first thing tfaey do is to cheat aome )Oir feüow or to get a government con níet vvheruby thu pcople are to be obed. They affect great loyalty by sending orne por fellnvv to sorno recruitiiig ffioer, arul makino; tífty or a hundred lo.lara fi tli.-nifielves. They then go unta ai night tatú pray )nr more war !)d destnictioii. TliL'y ask God tn kill II deitii'crats. The next dav they ! Ite inobs and urg,; oihers to" kili their fiilibors, not builag tho bravery to do t themselves. They pnt in the whole vee-k indtin_' (he ifíiveniment, wighing íen molibed, talkiuur loyalty and prayi! God to keep thara ut home, where ostray bullet chai] evereníerthe poral.-i of their earthlv tabernacles. In Secessia they give a man liable to o milkury duty so many days furongh for evcry rucruit he brings in. - One consuript went to work and prouieil eriDiigh men to enlille him to a ulouyh f':c ; 1 1 Gei: Lee of 8,210 riays.

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Old News
Michigan Argus