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in those whom He most trusted. As man advanced in art, science and literature
and religion, his morals fell until they became [nauseous?] even unto Heaven. The
county reeked with [?] which religion blessed and honored, while homes and
virtue became licentious and honor became a mere mockey. From the East came
classic Heathenism with its [?] and lothsom vice backed by pitiless
cruelty. While up from Africa with all of its horror, supersition and idolatry
hundreds with the relying Europe these three became the triumvirate over life and
death. All Enrope was in a cauldrom of debanchery, incense supplented horror. While
honor was a meer mockery and a sham. State and religion vied with one
another as to which could do, and grant the right to do it the greatest amount of crime.
Mothers bore childrens to their sons, while sisters and daughters bore their fathers
and brothers their illigitimate children [?] and literature keep abreast of
the times morals there was none. Religion had lost its face, and had become,
a closed book, from time of the closing of the Nicene Council down to the
opening of the 17 centure. The highest we attain the lowest we barbarian
there was more to learn in the theater, more to inspire one than in all of the
churches. Heaven veiled its face when ever it looked Earthward, Down Down
went the rotten creed until there was left one a filthy skeleton of a former,
creed. To cloth this skeleton in splendor to bolster up a fallen [licentious?]
religion 20000000 slaves were put to the sword under the guise of
reclaiming the wholly Holy City in the same time, 20000000 more were
hunted and slaughtered and burned at the stakes in the name of religion.
Robbery was the most sacred tentative of the church and State while in [?]
and debauchery held sway among the masses. The vey nature of the leaders of
church and State was corrupted. I allow that they never thought nor felt
any moral pang to their conscience over the lasciviousness the people
was as bad as the people under such conditions now could the higher
sense of morals be transmuted to their posterity. Those who escaped the
sword of Religious persecution and were not satisfied to bolster up a
superstitonal and licentious Creed and who had not bowed their knee
to Baal God heard their prayers and brought forth America as a New Haven
of Rest. America stands forth to day as the foremost of all of the enlighten
countries of the earth. Heaven has been bountiful with its smiles and favour
upon us and few have suffered by any [?] because of a decrease of the
numbered not of the heart. Today that decrease in silent streams into the hearts
and no matter how many favors and smiles God may shower upon us the
country is being cursed by the vast hord of [?] and statements of little
[?] and the mind of the [?] because of prejudice and the temporal
manufacturability of the [?] and there will be no negro question Hords
of sons and grandsons of that religious buccaneer Alva came to America
and in time they became the Copperhead rebels of the day of which you are one
of them. I appeal to all to all citizens of the United States through you to

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