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THE 
 
 CHRONICLES, 
 
 OF THE 
 
 LAND OF COLUMBIA, 
 
 COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 AMERICA, 
 
 FROM THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS, TO THE SECOND 
 REIGN OF ULYSSES THE I. A PERIOD OF TWO, HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO YEARS. 
 
 IN WHICH IS GIVEN, A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THK SETTLEMENT OP THE COUNTRY, THE WARS WITH THE AMKLAKITES 
 THAT FORMERLY OCCUPIED THE LAND, THE INTRODUCTION OF SLAVERY, THE FORMATION OF THE DIFFER- 
 ENT POLITICAL PARTIES, IN CONSEQUENCE OF THAT, AND THE EMIGRATION TO OUR SHORES, 
 FROM THE REALMS ACROSS THE WATERS ; THE NAME OF EACH CHIEF RULER 
 AND HIS ' OUNCELORS, THE WAR OF THK REVOLUTION, OF EIGHTEEN 
 HUNDRED AND TWELVE, AND THE GREAT KEBBLLION; 
 IN ANCIENT FORM. 
 
 BY THE PROPHET JAMES 
 
 BOOK I. 
 
 1876. 
 PUBLISHED BY F. W. STEARNS, 114 MICHIGAN ST. 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 

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 THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES OF COLUMBIA, 
 
 A CENTENNIAL OFFERING TO HER SONS, 
 
 BY THE AUTHOR. 
 
 Enteredaccording toactofCongress A. J). 1875, By 
 
 J. S. BUCK, .;', 
 
 in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 In offering this Volume of Chronicles, to the Public, the Author has two 
 objects in view ; first, to gratify the large number that have desired the publica- 
 tion of them; and also to m-ake some Ducats; for no man can afford to print a 
 book (if it is a poor one) unless he is paid therefor, and who should pay, except 
 it be those that may have been amused, or disgusted, (as the case may be) with 
 what is written. The subjects treated of are such as must interest every one 
 that has the good of his country at heart, for believe me, men ol America; the 
 tendency of the Government is toward Anarchy, and disruption, which must 
 of necessity come, from the concentration of so much wealth, and power, in the 
 hands of the few, and the corruption that follow it, that, in connection with the 
 jealousies arrising from the different Nationalities among us, is fast working the 
 downfall of all political honesty, and virtue, the only one thing that can ever 
 make a nation truly great, prosperous, and happy; and unless greater watchful- 
 ness is exercised in our national affairs, the time for our destruction will soon 
 come, and we shall be numbered with the nations of old, that have passed away 
 •n consequence of their vices; for wealth brings power, and power corruption 
 and corruption political death. 
 
 Hoping that Columbia, may shun the rocks, that lie in her path, and that the 
 Stars, and Stripes, may never cease to wave, o'er the T.nnrl of the free, and the 
 home of the brave, is the sincere wish of 
 
 THE AUTHOR. 
 
THE I BOOK OF THE 
 
 COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 AMERICA. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 1. There is a land called Columbia: 
 and the same extendeth form the ocean 
 called Atlantic, on the East, unto the 
 great ocean called Pacific, on the West, 
 and from the waters called Arctic, on 
 the North, unto the Gulf called Mexico, 
 on the South ; it is an exceeding 
 great ^ and a goodly Land. 
 
 2. And it was the abode of the Aa/-- 
 ragansite^ the Abenakite the Pequodite^ 
 the Pennacookite^ the JSliftnunkite^ the 
 Manhattanite^ and the Mohaivkite\ 
 yea, from one extremity of the Land, 
 unto the other, it was full, of savage 
 beasts, and still more savage men! 
 
 3. And they had occupied the Land 
 for long ages past, but, now ; like the 
 Cannanites of old, the cup of their in- 
 iquity was full, and the time for their 
 destruction had come; for the seed of 
 Japheth was to possess the Land. 
 
 4. And to this Land, came our 
 Fathers, in ancient times, from the 
 realm of Britain, (the same is called 
 Albion, or England,) directed by the 
 
 finger of God, for they said there can 
 we worship Him, after the dictates of 
 our own conscience, which wc cannot 
 do, here in this Land. 
 
 5. For when they would worship 
 Him after the dictates of their own 
 conscience, the King of the realm of 
 Britain, did say unto them ; nay, but 
 ye shall not do this thing. 
 
 6. For like Nebuchadnezzar of old, 
 the King of the realm of Britain, had 
 set up an Image; in his dominions; (th? 
 same is called the established Church,) 
 and made a decree; that whomsoever 
 dwelt in the realm, should worship the 
 Image, that he had set up. 
 
 7. Now there were many of the 
 subjects of the King, that like Daniel 
 feared not, to disobey the Dectee, neith- 
 er would they worship th6 iiiiage, that 
 he had set up. 
 
 8. And when this was made known 
 unto the King, it came to pass, that he 
 Was exceeding wroth, and his counts- ' 
 nance was changed, and he sent for 
 his chief priests, and his wi«e men, and 
 
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 I BOOK CHRONICLES, 
 
 his counselors, to come before him, and 
 when they were come into his pres- 
 ence, he spake unto tliem, after tliis 
 manner. 
 
 9. What is this that I hear, that 
 there be many of my subjects, who 
 have set at, naught my Decree, — ncitli- 
 er will they worship the image, that I 
 have set up. 
 
 10. And they answered the King 
 saying; O! King! live for ever, but 
 be it known unto thee, that there are 
 divers of the Baser sort, in this realm, 
 that refuse to obey the Decree, that 
 thou hast made, neither will they wor- 
 ship the Image, that thou hast set up, 
 and these (Rebels) are called Puritans. 
 
 11. Now therefore let the King 
 make a new Decree, and let it go forth 
 from the Palace at White-hall, that 
 when the people shall hear the sound 
 of the Cornet, Flute, Harp, Sackbut, 
 Psaltry; and all kinds of music; that 
 then, shall they fall down, and worship 
 the Image, that thou hast set up. 
 
 12. And that if any shall disobey 
 the Decree of the King, then shall they 
 be destroyed, and their goods taken for 
 a prey, and the King made such a De- 
 cree. 
 
 13. Then were these people in 
 great distress, and they cried mightily 
 unto God, for help against their enem- 
 ies, and he heard the' y 
 
 14. And he said unio LLem,get ye 
 out of this land, unto a land that I shall 
 shew thee, and I v/ill give it unto thee, 
 and unto thy seed after thee, unto the 
 latest Geneiation, for a Possession; and 
 he brought them to Columbia. 
 
 15. Now it came to pass, that the 
 ship in which they were, came unto that 
 
 portion of the land, that Is called New 
 England, unto a place called by the for- 
 mer inhabitants thexeoi Patzixet (which 
 meaneth, that it hath no owner,) and 
 they landed at that place. 
 
 16. And they took possession of the 
 land, in the twelth month, on the twen- 
 ty-second day of the month, in the 
 name of God, and their dread sover- 
 ign;the King, of the realm of Britain, 
 and they called the filace, New Ply- 
 mouth. 
 
 17. Now these people, were called 
 the Pilgrim Fathers, and they were in 
 number five score and one persons; 
 and they commenced to build a city. 
 
 iS, And they grew, and multiplied, 
 for many came to them, yet from the 
 realm of Britain, until they filled the 
 Land, albeit they did not utterly drive 
 out the former inhabitants, for they 
 remain unto this day ; but they did war 
 against them, continually. 
 
 19. And here in this new world, 
 did these brave men, plant the tree of 
 Civil, and Religous Liberty, the branch- 
 es whereof cover the whole Land, and 
 the blessings of which; we their child- 
 ren, enjoy unto this day; Yea, and 
 the oppressed of every land, find a 
 home beneath its shadow. 
 
 20. And the land became a province 
 of the realm of Britain; for although 
 the people had been sorely oppressed 
 in former times, still they remained 
 loyal; to the King. 
 
 21. But at length the King so op- 
 pressed them, that they did Rebel, and 
 after a long and bloodly war, they be- 
 came free inen, and this war, was called 
 the war of the Revolution. 
 
 22. Now George, whose sir li me 
 
CHAPTER I. 
 
 was Washington, led the Hosts of Co- 
 lumbia against the Hosts of the King of 
 Britain, and after the people had become 
 free, they made George, the first chief 
 ruler.* 
 
 23. And they gave him John, whose 
 sir name was Adams, to go in and out, 
 before him, and to stand in his place. In 
 certain times ; Thomas, whose sir name 
 was Jefferson, was chief scribe 
 over the people; Henry, whose sir 
 name was Knox, was chief in the de- 
 partment of war ; and Alexander whose 
 sir name was Hamilton, was over the 
 treasury of the people. 
 
 24. Now George,was from the Prov- 
 ince of Virginia, and was more beloved 
 than any other man in the land, more- 
 over, he was called by the people, the 
 Father of his Country, for he had deliv- 
 ered it, out of the hand of the King 
 of Britain. 
 
 25. Now there was trouble in the 
 reign of George, with the Ame-le-kites 
 of the West Provinces, on account of 
 the treachery, of the servants of the 
 King of Britain. 
 
 26. But George commanded Antho- 
 ny, (sir named the mad,) and he led the 
 Hosts oi Columbia against them, and 
 discomfited them greatly ,insomuch,that 
 they troubled, the realm no more, all 
 the days of George. 
 
 27. Likewise did the Provinces of 
 Kentuckey, and Tennessee, became a 
 part of the realm, in his reign; make- 
 ing the number of Provinces, sixteen. 
 
 28. Also, was there trouble with the 
 realm of Gaul, (commonly called 
 France,) in the reign of George the I, 
 
 on account of the acts of some of her 
 servants. 
 
 29. For they sought to use the ports 
 of the realm, as a shelter for the 
 prizes, taken on the sea from the realm 
 of Britain, with whom they were at 
 war, but by the wisdom of George, 
 and the men of the Sanhedi-im, peace 
 did prevail. 
 
 30. Now the rest of the acts of 
 George, and all that he did, behold they 
 are written in the book of the rec- 
 ords of the Sanhedrim, at Washington, 
 made during his reign. 
 
 31. And when eight years were ex- 
 pired, the people made John;f chief 
 ruler in his stead, but the memory of 
 George, shall never fade from the minds 
 and hearts, of the people of Columbia, 
 to the latest generation. 
 
 32. Now John the I, was also one 
 of the mighty ones of the realm, elo- 
 quent of tongue, firm for liberty, from 
 the Province of Massachusetts, and of 
 the Whig party, and had aided 
 greatl}^, in freeing the land, from the 
 King of Britain, 
 
 33. And they gave him Thomas, 
 whose sir name was Jefferson, to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place in certain times; Timothy, whose 
 sir name was Pickering, was chief 
 scribe over the people; James, whose 
 sir name was McHenry, was chief in 
 the department of war; George, whose 
 sir name was Cabot, was over tlie ships 
 of war, and Oliver, whose sir name was 
 Wolcott, was over the treasury of the 
 people. 
 
 3 f. Now there was trouble with the 
 
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 realm of Britain, in the reign of John 
 the I, but by his wisdom, together with 
 the men of the Sanhedrim, was the 
 reahn saved trom war. 
 
 35. Also was the land smitten with 
 a pestilence, the like of which had not 
 been seen before in Columbia, neverthe- 
 less, it prospered greatly. 
 
 36. And John the I, reigned four 
 years in Columbia, and peace did pre- 
 
 vail, for he ruled with great wisdom. 
 
 37. And all his acts, and all that he 
 did, behold they are written in the bool; 
 of the records, of the Sanhedrim, at 
 Washington, made during his reign, 
 and the people made Thomas, J chief 
 ruler, in his stead, and he commenced 
 to reign. 
 
 t Jefferson. 1801. 
 
CHAPTER II. 
 
 I. Now Thomas the I, was from the 
 Province of Virginia, he also was a 
 mighty counselor in the Sanhedrim, 
 and he it was that framed the writing, 
 called the Constitution, that doth 
 govern the people of Columbia, unto 
 this day. 
 
 3. And they gave him Aaron, 
 whose sir name was Burr, to go in and 
 out before him, and to stand in his place 
 in certaiu times; James, whose sir name 
 was Madison, was chief scribe over 
 the people; Henry, whose sir name 
 was Dearbon, was chief in the depart- 
 ment of war; Benjamin, whose sir 
 name was Stoddart, was over the ships 
 of war; and Albert, whose sir name was 
 Gallatin, was over the treasury of the 
 people. 
 
 3. And Thomas, reigned eight years 
 in Columbia. Moreover he en- 
 larged the borders thereof, greatly, by 
 a purchase from the Emperor of Gaul. 
 
 4. Of all that portion of Columbia 
 that lieth west of the great river, called 
 Mississippi, and north ofthe land called 
 Mexico, and extending unto the great 
 ocean, called Pacific, tor the sum of 
 sixty and five score thousand pieces of 
 silver, the same exceeding in extent, all 
 the land taken from the King of Bri- 
 tain, in the war ofthe Revolution. 
 
 5. Now there was war, with the 
 Ishmaelites of the country, called Bar- 
 
 bary, in the reign of Thomas the I. 
 
 6. For the Rulers of that land, did 
 take the subjects of Columbia, and sell 
 them for slaves. 
 
 7. And Thomas sent ships of war to 
 that land, and fought against them, and 
 discomfited them, and fi-om that time ; 
 they feared to make slaves, of the men 
 of Columbia. 
 
 8. Likewise, was there a conspiracy, 
 to destroy, the goverment in the reign 
 of Thomas; led by Aaron, but 
 by the vigilance of Thomas, it was 
 prevented. 
 
 9. Also, vv as there trouble yet again 
 with the realm of Britian,but the land 
 was not involved in war on account of 
 it, for Thomas, and the men ofthe San- 
 hedrim, exercised great wisdom in 
 the matter, insomuch, that peace was 
 maintained. 
 
 10. Now the rest of the acts of 
 Thomas, and all that he did, behold, 
 they are written in the book of the rec- 
 ords, of the Sanhedrim, at Washington, 
 made during his reign, and the people 
 made James,^ chief ruler, in his stead, 
 and he commenced to reign. 
 
 1 1. Now James the I, was from the 
 Province of Virginia, and he also, had 
 been one of the mighty ones of the 
 realm. He v/as moreover excellent 
 in council, and was the agent of Thomas 
 
 f Madison. 1809. ** 
 
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 in the purchase of the country called 
 New France, from the Emperor ol 
 Gaul, when Thomas, was Chief Ruler. 
 
 12. And they gave him George, 
 whose sir name was Clinton; to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place, in certain times; James, whose sir 
 name was Monroe, was chief scribe 
 o-ver the people; William, whose sir 
 name was Eustis, was chief in the de- 
 partinent of war; Paul, whose sir 
 name was Hamilton, was over the ships 
 of war; and Albert, remained over the 
 treasury of the people. 
 
 13. Now it came to pass that there 
 was war, in the reign of James, with 
 the realm of Britain; for the men of 
 the ships of the King of Britain, did 
 take the men of the ships of the mer- 
 chants of Columbia, and compel them 
 to serve, in the ships of the King, of 
 Britain. 
 
 14. And when James, and the men 
 of the Sanhedrim, protested unto the 
 King, against this wickedness, Lo! he 
 did justify the acts of his servants, 
 which so enraged the men of Colum- 
 bia, that they went to war, with the 
 realm of Britain; and this was called 
 the war of Eighteen Hundred and 
 Twelve. 
 
 15. And the men of Columbia 
 bailt swift sailing ships, (the same are 
 called Privateers) and these ships, de- 
 stroyed of the ships of the merchants 
 of Britain, one score, and three hundred, 
 in the space of three years; also, they 
 took of the ships of the ' King, not a 
 few. 
 
 16. Likewise did the hosts of Col- 
 umbia, discomfit the hosts of Britain 
 greatly, on the land, insomuch, that 
 
 they fled to their own land, and after 
 that, they came no more into the land 
 of Columbia, and there was peace once 
 more, between the land of Columbir 
 and the realm of Britain. 
 
 17. Also did the Sanhedrim make 
 a law, forbiding the ships of the mer- 
 chants of Columbia, leaving the ports 
 of the realm, for the space of four score 
 and ten days; and this law, was called 
 an Embargo. 
 
 18. Which was the cause of much 
 trouble, and commotion, in the realm, 
 for the business of the merchants was 
 greatly damaged thereby; also did the 
 people, suffer greatly. 
 
 19. Likewise, was there war with 
 the Amelakites of the west provinces; 
 but the hosts of Columbia, led by 
 Henry, sir named Harrison, went a- 
 gainst them, and fought them at Tip 
 Canoe, and discomfited ihem, insomuch 
 that they troubled the land no more, at 
 that time. 
 
 20. Also, did the Amelakites of 
 the south provinces, make war upon 
 Columbia, and were discomfited, after 
 which they troubled the realm no more, 
 during the reign of James the L 
 
 21. Likewise, was there again 
 trouble with the Ishmaeiites, of Bar- 
 bary^ but they were quickly made to 
 feel the power of Columbia; insomuch 
 that they feared to make war r.pon her 
 any more, unto this day. 
 
 22. Moreover, was the realm m- 
 creased by the addition of the Province 
 of Louisiana, and Indiana, thereby 
 strengthening her nands greatly. 
 
 23. And James reigned eight years 
 in Columbia, and all his acts, and a.! 
 that he did, behold they are written in 
 
CHAPTER 11. 
 
 13 
 
 the book of the records of the Sanhe- 
 drim, at Washington, made during his 
 reign, and the people made James,J 
 the II, chief ruler in his stead, and he 
 commenced to reign. 
 
 24. Now James the II, was from the 
 province of Virgina, and he had also 
 been one of the mighty ones of the 
 realm, both in peace, and war, and was 
 much beloved, by the people. 
 
 25. And they gave him Daniel, 
 whose sir name was Tompkins, to go 
 in and out before him and to stand in 
 his place, in certain times; John, whose 
 sir name was Adams, was chief scribe 
 over the people; John, whose sir name 
 was Calhoun, was chief in the depart- 
 ment of war; Benjamin, whose sir 
 name was Crowningshield, was over 
 the ships of war; and William, whose 
 sir name was Crawford, was over the 
 treasury of the people. 
 
 26. Now in the Reign of James the 
 II, did the Amelakites of the south, 
 (the same are called Seminoles) make 
 war upon the realm, but they were 
 quickly put to shame, by the men of 
 Columbia, led by Andrew, and there 
 was peace once more in the land. 
 
 27. Likewise were the borders of 
 the realm further increased, by the ad- 
 mission of the provinces of Mississippi 
 and Alabama. 
 
 28. Also, was there a treaty of com- 
 merce made, with the land called Swe- 
 den; and, also, with the realm of 
 Spain. 
 
 29. And after that were the borders 
 of the Realm still further enlarged, by 
 the admission of the provinces, of 
 Maine and Missouri. 
 
 30. Now the acts of James the II, 
 and all that he did, and the tour that 
 he made of the realm, and the war 
 that he had with the Seminoles, of the 
 south Provinces, 
 
 31. Likewise the treaties, that he 
 made with the realms of Britain, and 
 Spain, and the compromise, that was 
 made with the south, in the matter of 
 slavery, (called the Missouri Compro- 
 mise). 
 
 32. Behold they are written in the 
 book of the records, of the Sanhednm 
 at Washington, made during his reign, 
 and the people made John,§ the II, chief 
 ruler in his stead, and he commenced 
 to reign. 
 
 33. Now John the II, was the son 
 of John the I, from the province, 
 of Massachusetts; and like his illustri- 
 ous father eloquent of tongue; mighty 
 in the Sanhedrim, and firm for liberty. 
 
 34. And they gave him John, 
 whose sir name was Calhoun, to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place in certain times; Henry, whose 
 sir name was Clay, was chief scribe 
 over the people; James, whose sir name 
 was Barbour, was chief in the depart- 
 ment of war; Samuel, whose sir name 
 was Southard, was over the ships of 
 war; Alexander, whose sir name was 
 McComb, was captain of the host; and 
 Richard, remained over the treasury 
 of the people. 
 
 35. And John the II, reigned four 
 years in Coluinbia, and there was peace 
 all his days, with the nations round 
 about; and the realm did increase 
 greatly in the number of her people 
 
 X Monroe. 1817. 
 
 I Adams. 1825. 
 
and in money. 
 
 36. Albeit, the strife between the 
 Federalists, and Democrats, was ex- 
 ceeding bitter, nevertheless, the land 
 did prosper greatly. 
 
 37. Now the acts of John, and all 
 that he did, and the trouble that he had 
 
 N0T8. — The failure to note the appointment ot a naval 
 secretary, during the administration of President Washing- 
 ton, might appear to be from neglect, or ignorance, on the part 
 of the writer. But it is neither. No Navy having yet been 
 crea ed, of coutse no secretary was wanted. 
 
 Likewise the small .space occupied with the reigns of all 
 the Presidents down to Jackson might seem insufficient, m 
 which, to describe all that occurred, up to that time. But 
 the reader must understand, that these first two Chapters, 
 are merely introductory of what comes after, as the strife 
 forthe possession of the government between the whigs and 
 democrats, which commenced with the election of Mr. Jef- 
 ferson, when the doctrine so disristrious to public and 
 political honesty, was first promulgated, [viz:] that to the 
 victors belong the spoil, [the carrying out of which,' has 
 brought such evil upon the country, by placing in office 
 many incompetent and dishonest men,] had not gained 
 
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 with the Democratic party, behold 
 they are written in the book of the 
 records, of the Sanhedrun, at Wash- 
 ington, made during his reign; and the 
 people made Andrew, chief ruler in 
 his stead, and he commenced to reign. || 
 
 I Jackson. 1829. 
 
 its full strength, until after the reign of Andrew the I, foi 
 during his reign, as well as that of Thom.s, the democratic 
 party, although in lull contr I of the government, were kepi 
 in check. But when the firm hind of Andrew was taken 
 from ofi' the south, and that of the double faced Martin sub- 
 stituted, <he flood gates of corruption were thrown wide 
 open, and from that time forth the stream of corruption, in- 
 cident to, and resultant from the political trickey put in 
 practice, by the leaders of the denxjcraiic party in the 
 south, aided by their northern allies, the Dough-faces, con- 
 tinued to increasf: both in volume and force, imtil like the 
 Father of Waters at his flood, it o'er flowed the whole land 
 in a rebellion, the like of which for wickedness and cruelty, 
 has never been equalled in any country. The sure handi- 
 work of an unholy lust for power. From Chapter II, to 
 the close, it becomes more full, complete and amusing. 
 
V.y' 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 1. Now Andrew the I, was a 
 mighty man of war, had been long 
 in the land, was much beloved by the 
 people; was from the Province of 
 Tennessee, and of the Democratic 
 party, for that party, was then m pow- 
 er, in the Land. 
 
 2. And they gave him John, whose 
 sir name was Calhoun, to go in and out 
 before him, and to stand in his place, in 
 certain times; Martin, w^hose sir name 
 was VanBuren, was chief scribe over 
 the people; John, whose sir name was 
 Eaton, was chief in the department oi 
 war ; John, whose sir name was Branch, 
 was over the ships ot war; Winfield, 
 was captain of the host; and Samuel, 
 whose sir name was Ingham, was over 
 the treasury of the people. 
 
 3. Now there was at this time in 
 the south provinces, certain men and 
 women, that had black skins, and they 
 were held by the people of those pro- 
 vinces, as slaves; and this thing had 
 become a curse! unto the whole realm. 
 
 4. And this evil, had existed in the 
 land since the time when it was a pro- 
 vince of the realm of Britain. 
 
 5. For the merchants of the realm 
 of Britain, that sent ships to a country 
 called Africa, that lieth to the east- 
 ward of the ocean called Atlantic, did 
 steal the inhabitants of that land, and 
 sell them, to the people of Columbia, 
 
 for slaves. 
 
 6. And they had multiplied exceed- 
 ingly, and filled the land, insomuch 
 that when George, was made the first 
 chief ruler, they were in every pro- 
 vince, even thirtee n, for that was the 
 number at that time; but when An- 
 drew the I, became chief ruler, the 
 number of provinces was twenty and 
 three; and these people, were sold in 
 the markets, like the beasts of the field. 
 
 7. Now George the I, had great 
 wisdom, even like Solomon of old, and 
 he foresaw, that this thing would prove 
 a snare, and a curse; in years to come; 
 and in an epistle, that he left unto the 
 people, (called a farewell address) he 
 warned them to cast it out of the land. 
 
 8. And the people of the north 
 provinces cast it out; but the people of 
 the south provinces, did retain it. 
 
 9. For they said behold, this thing 
 is good for us, likewise is it good for 
 the black man; also, yea, for this end 
 was he made, and we will not let him 
 go free ; but he shall be our bondsman, 
 and his seed after him, forever, and no 
 man shall prevent it. 
 
 10. Now this thing had made some 
 disturbance in the reign of James the 
 II, for when the north had cast it out, 
 then did the men of the south say unto 
 them 
 
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 I BOOK CHRONICLES, 
 
 II. Give ye us now a pledge, that 
 ye will net molest slavery, in the south 
 provinces, for we are fearful that ye 
 will deal deceitfully with us, in this 
 matter, in years to come. 
 
 13. This do, and all shall be well, 
 but if ye do not this, then will we 
 destroy this confederacy, (for the gov- 
 ernment was called a confederation of 
 states) and form a new one, — 
 
 13. In which slavery, shall be the 
 chief corner stone, for verily, this mat- 
 ter of slaver}-, that ye make so much 
 noise about, we will not surrender. 
 
 14. For notwithstanding, that the 
 men of the south, had in former times, 
 made an agreement, with the men of 
 the north, called the ordinance of seven- 
 teen hundred and eighty-seven, 
 
 15. In the which, all north of a 
 certain line (called Mason and Dixon's 
 line,) was to be free; and all south of 
 that line, for slavery, yet did they de- 
 mand this additional agreement. 
 
 16. Albeit, it was not in their 
 thoughts, to abide by either of these 
 agreements, being fully determined, 
 that slavery, should again extend 
 throughout the realm. 
 
 17. For it came to pass, after An- 
 drew, became chief ruler, that John, 
 called Calhoun, together with others, 
 that were chiefs of the south provinces, 
 entered into a conspiracy, to destroy 
 the government of Columbia. 
 
 18. And John, became their leader, 
 and he spake unto Andrew, and the 
 men of the Sanhedrim, after this man- 
 ner. 
 
 19. " Give ye us now more pledges 
 —in the matter of Slavery; or we will 
 destroy this government, for we are 
 
 determined to rule this land, and ye 
 cannot prevent it." 
 
 20. But the men of the north said; 
 " stand to the agreement that you have 
 made with us, aud ye shall suffer no 
 harm;" but John said, " nay, we will 
 not stand to our agreement, 
 
 21. Therefore give ye us now the 
 pledges, that we shall ask, or my pro- 
 vince will rebel, for we are determined 
 to do this thing, if we get not the 
 pledges; 
 
 32. And they said unto John, " be- 
 hold, we have already n-^a.'e two agree- 
 ments with you, touching this matter, 
 and ye refuse to abide by them," 
 
 23. What surety then have we, that 
 ye will abide by a new one, verily ye 
 are asking an unreasonable thing, of us, 
 and we shall make no new agreement 
 with you, touching this matter. 
 
 24. But John answered the men of 
 the north, after this manner; "behold 
 ye cannot trifle with us, for we are as 
 one man, and if ye give us not the 
 pledges; then^shall ye surely have 
 war." 
 
 25. Then was the wrath of Andrew 
 kindled against John, and his counte- 
 nance was changed ; and he said unto 
 his servants, behold, now what these 
 Rebels, would do unto us. 
 
 26. Now, therefore, as the Lord 
 liveth, and I live, if John, whose sir 
 name is Calhoun, be found in this city 
 to-morrow, after the sun be risen, I 
 will hang him fifty cubits high, Selah! 
 
 27. And it came to pass, when John 
 was told, the words of Andrew, that 
 great fear came upon him, and he f^ed, 
 to a place of safety, until the wrath of 
 Andrew should abate, for he well 
 
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 knew, that what-so-ever Andrew said, 
 that would he do ! 
 
 28. Then did Andrew send ships of 
 war, into the soutli provinces, unto the 
 city of Charleston, from which city 
 John did come, for it was that city, and 
 province, that did rebel ; and he spake 
 thus unto them, 
 
 29. Behold, now if ye so much as 
 attempt, to do this thing, as the Lord 
 liveth, I will burn your city with fire, 
 and put you all to the sword, and there 
 
 shall not a man of you be left alive ; 
 verily; you will find it hard to kick 
 against the pricks; Selah. 
 
 30. Then did John, and his follow- 
 ers, stay their hand, for they feared 
 Andrew greatly, and there was peace, 
 in the land all the days of Andrew ; 
 between the men of the north, and the 
 men of the south. 
 
 31. Nevertheless, the hearts of the 
 men of the south, were exceeding bit- 
 ter against the men of the north. 
 
CHAPTER. IV. 
 
 1. Now, there was in those days, in 
 the city of Philadelphia, in the Pro- 
 vince of Pensylvania, a certain treasure 
 house called in the venacular, of the 
 realm, the Bank of the Land of Co- 
 lumbia, and it became a snare, unto the 
 people. 
 
 2. For the money of the realm was 
 kept therein, and Nicholas, whose sir 
 name was Biddle, (who was over the 
 treasure,) had not only used this money, 
 to corrupt the men of the sanhedrim, 
 
 3. But, the people were also made 
 to suffer throughout the realm, from 
 his craftiness, and the power, that the 
 possession of so much money, gave 
 unto him. 
 
 4. For when any were to receive 
 money, from this treasure house, then 
 would Nicholas give them paper, 
 when he should give them gold, against 
 the laws of the sanhedrim, as to this 
 matter. 
 
 5. And this evil, had become so 
 great, that the wrath of Andrew was 
 kindled, thereat; and he gave command 
 that Nicholas, should come before him. 
 
 6. And when he was come into his 
 presence, he spake unto him after this 
 manner; 
 
 7. What is this that I hear, that ye 
 not only use the money of the realm, 
 to corrupt the men of the sanhedrim ; 
 
 8. But, that ye also give the people 
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 paper, when ye should give them gold, 
 against the laws regulating the payment 
 of money; behold, this thing that ye 
 do is not good; 
 
 9. Now therefore, cease to do this 
 wickedness, any longer, for of a surety, 
 this thing shall not be done, in Colum- 
 bia. 
 
 10. But Nicholas, cared not for the 
 words of Andrew, and he said in the 
 pride of his heart, who is Andrew, that 
 I should regard him; am not I, also one 
 of the mighty ones of this realm, 
 
 11. Therefore why should I fear 
 him; or the men of the sanhedrim, for 
 as Sampson did slay his enemies, the 
 Philistines, so will I discomfit mine, 
 yea, and with the selfsame weapon. 
 
 12. Verily, whatsoever seemeth 
 good unto me, to do with the money, 
 that is in my treasure house, that will I 
 do, and no man shall prevent me; and 
 he defied Andrew, and the sanhedrim. 
 
 13. Now it came to pass, that the 
 tiine drew nigh when the people were 
 to elect a chief ruler, (for it was the 
 custom in Columbia to elect every four 
 years) and many of the people were for 
 Andrew, for chief ruler for four years 
 more, 
 
 14. And the whole realm was in 
 commotion on account of it; but the 
 friends of Nicholas, were exceeding 
 zealous against Andrew. 
 
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 15. And Andrew wrote a procla- 
 mation, and sent it out among the peo- 
 ple, in the which he certified them, that 
 if he became chief ruler, for four years 
 more, that then, would he destroy the 
 treasure house, of Nicholas, in the city 
 of Philadelphia. 
 
 16. Then were the people glad; 
 when they saw the writing of the 
 proclamation, for they said of a cer- 
 tainty, is this thing too mighty for us. 
 
 17. Now, therefore let us make 
 Andrew chief ruler for four years more, 
 and then shall Nicholas, be destroyed, 
 for verily, whatsoever Andrew saith, 
 that will he do; and thus shall this 
 great evil be removed, from the realm. 
 
 iS. And the people made Andrew, 
 chief ruler, for four years more; and 
 he took the money out of the house of 
 Nicholas, and put it in certain places 
 called, sub-treasurys ; and he destroyed 
 the house of Nicholas, in the city of 
 Philadelphia, 
 
 19. And when the men of the san- 
 hedrim, saw what Andrew had done 
 they were filled with rage, and they 
 said unto him, 
 
 20. Why have ye done this, behold 
 ye have caused the gains, that we did 
 get from Nicholas, to cease, to our 
 great damage. 
 
 21. Then was Andrew wroth, and 
 he said unto them, did I not certainly 
 say unto you, that if I became chief 
 ruler, the second time, that I would 
 destroy the house of Nicholas, that is 
 in the city ol Philadelphia. 
 
 -•a. And that I would take the 
 
 money, of the realm therefrom, and 
 have I not done it; therefore why say 
 ye unto me, why do ye so. 
 
 33. Verily, the money of the realm 
 shall not remain in the house of Nich- 
 olas; but in the treasure house that I 
 have prepared for it, have I not said it; 
 
 24. Of a certainty, Nicholas shall 
 lend the money of the realm, unto you 
 no more forever; selah. 
 
 25. And it came to pass, that this 
 thing made great commotion, in the 
 land, but Andrew was firm; and thus 
 was this great evil removed from the 
 realm. 
 
 26. Likewise, was there trouble 
 with the realm of Gaul, in the reign 
 of Andrew, for the King of Gaul, 
 thought to go to war with Columbia, 
 but the wisdom, and firmness of 
 Andrew, together with the men of the 
 sanhedrim, did prevent it. 
 
 27. And Andrew, reigned eight 
 years in Columbia, and all his acts, and 
 all that he did, and the war that he 
 had with the Seminoles of the south 
 provinces, 
 
 28. Also, the war that he had, with 
 the Amelekites of the west provinces; 
 (called the Black Hawk war,) and the 
 tour that he made of the north provin- 
 ces, 
 
 29. Behold, they are written in the 
 book of the records, of the sanhedrim 
 at Washington made during his reign, 
 and the people made Martin, chief 
 ruler, in his stead, and he commenced 
 to reign.* 
 
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CHAPTER. V. 
 
 1. Now all these men, that had 
 been chief rulers of Columbia, down 
 to the reign of Martin the I, were 
 mighty men; men of renown, yea; 
 they were mighty, in w^ord, and deed; 
 and it was by their wisdom in council, 
 firmness in the sanhedrim, and courage 
 in war, that the land was freed from 
 the King of Britain, and exalted among 
 the nations. 
 
 2. Moreover, the laws that they 
 made, were for the best good of all the 
 people; and the realm had prospered 
 exceedingly, insomuch, that the whole 
 earth, stood in fear of its power. 
 
 3. Yea; if a man in any other land, 
 should say unto the rulers thereof; I am 
 a citizen of Columbia, then would 
 those rulers fear to harm him, for of a 
 certainty, would Columbia defend him. 
 
 4. But now, alas for Columbia, the 
 mighty men that founded the govern- 
 ment, and who had also been her first 
 chief rulers, were passing away, some 
 of them already slept with their fathers; 
 and a new generation, and in part, a new 
 race; were to rule the land., 
 
 6. Men that were incompetent, men 
 of small ability as chief rulers, men 
 that were dishonest, men that sought 
 their own exaltation, and not the best 
 good of the realm, and of which, 
 Martin, was the true exponent. 
 
 7. For verily, (with two exception,) 
 the chief rulers of Columbia, from the 
 
 reign of Andrew the I, unto the reign 
 of Abraham the I, were not mighty 
 men, neither were they men of renown, 
 but like Absalom, the son of David; 
 they sought their own agrandizement, 
 and not the best good of the realm. 
 
 8. And they did, one and all, do all 
 that they could, to strengthen the slave 
 power, and destroy liberty, until the 
 land was filled with violence, and anar- 
 chy had begun to prevail, neither did 
 they stay their hand; until they had 
 plunged the nation in a civil war, in 
 the reign ol Abraham the I. 
 
 9. Also, was the Sanhedrim filled 
 with men, that were not like the men 
 of the days of George, and John the I, 
 for with few exceptions, they were men 
 of no ability as councelors, their wis- 
 dom was foolishness, and they did the 
 realm much damage. 
 
 10. For many of them drank strong 
 waters, and took bribes, and practiced 
 simony, and did many exceeding wick- 
 ed and foolish things, insomuch that 
 the government had become contemp- 
 able, for its wickedness and folly. 
 
 11. Also, many of them were the 
 degenerated sons of men that were 
 loyalists, when the land was a province 
 of the realm of Britain, and Tories, 
 when the people were fighting for their 
 liberties against the king, but in the 
 reign of Thomas, they began to be 
 called democrats. '^^ 
 
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 12. Now it came to pass, after the 
 people had become free, that they made 
 a law, and this was the meaning of the 
 law, that no man, whether he be born 
 in the realm, or if he come from the 
 realms of the Kings across the water, 
 should be an elector (the same mean- 
 eth a voter), if he had not dwelt in the 
 land, one score and one years. 
 
 13. For they said, how can a man 
 be an elector, if he be ignorant of the 
 lawf .:ir,:' how can he understand !!:c 
 lawb, if he be not born in the realm, 
 ur. '^ss he remain in it, until he shall 
 kuow them. 
 
 14. Moreover, are not many of the 
 people that come from other lands, un- 
 learned in this matter, having never 
 teen electors, in their own land. 
 
 1 5. How then shall they be preferred 
 before one born in the realm, nay, verily 
 let them dwell therein until they be- 
 come instructed in this matter; and un- 
 derstand the laws, before they become 
 electors. 
 
 16. For doth not the child creep, 
 before it can walk, how much m^re 
 then, should a man learn to be ri'':;d, 
 before he be a ruler. 
 
 17. Now the party in favor of this 
 
 lav/, were called Whigs, v.-hich mean- 
 eth, true men, and liberty; and the 
 party that did oppose it, were called 
 Democrats, which meuneth, lovers of 
 sti'ong waters, and slavery. 
 
 18. Albeit, there wert many of that 
 party, that were true men ; nevertheless 
 it was the slave-holders party. 
 
 T9. And this party had been getting 
 stronger, and stronger, in the land since 
 the reign of Thomas the I, and they 
 were in favor of changing the law, in 
 the matter of electors. 
 
 20. For they said if we do this, 
 then will the men of other lands join 
 themselves unto us, and by their help, 
 wlil we get control of the government, 
 and the strife between these two parties 
 was exceeding bitter, 
 
 21. N'v ol those that had come 
 from the realms across the water, many 
 had already joined themselves unto 
 that part} , Un- they said ; this is tht. .rAvty 
 that^will make of us electors, yea, and 
 rulers, and they clave unto them. 
 
 22. Albeit, those that came from 
 that part of the realm of :• i'ain, 
 that is called Albion, did mos ] )'ri 
 themselves unto] the Whigs, foi ^.i^^.y 
 were for liberty. 
 
CHAPTER VI. 
 
 1. Now Albion, is an exceeding old 
 and powerful realm, neither is there 
 any like unto her, or that can excel her, 
 in the wealth, and pride, of her nobles, 
 or her merchants, and in the glory of 
 her conquests, there is none that ap- 
 proacheth unto her, except the ancient 
 realms, of Hispania, and Gaul. 
 
 2. And these three old nations have 
 been the Pioneers, in the discovery of 
 new worlds, and it was by the aid of 
 Spain, that Columbus, was enabled to 
 make the voyage, in the which he dis- 
 covered Columbia. 
 
 3. Whereupon, that nation planted 
 her colonies in the southern portion 
 thereof, and for many long years, did 
 her subjects desolate the land with fire, 
 and sword, in their insane thirst for 
 gold. 
 
 4. While the men of Gaul, entering 
 by the great river of Canada; claimed 
 and occupied, all the northern portion 
 thereof, in which they got exceeding 
 much wealth, from the Amelakites; 
 and the Jebusites, that occupied the 
 land. 
 
 5. Now the cupidity of the men of 
 Albion, caused them to not onl}- desire 
 the possession of that portion of Co- 
 lambia, that is called New England, 
 in which the Pilgrim Fathers had 
 already found a home, but they desired 
 the possession of the whole realm, also. 
 
 6. Therefore, did they make war, 
 
 upon the men of Hispania and Gaul, 
 for its posession, neither did they stay 
 their hand, until they had wrested it 
 from them, and Columbia became a 
 province of Albion, until the war of 
 the Revolution. 
 
 7. Albeit, that part which lieth 
 west of the great river called Mississip- 
 pi came not into the possession of Al- 
 bion, but remained as a province of 
 Gaul, until purchased (as before stated) 
 by Columbia, when Thomas was chief 
 ruler. 
 
 8. Likewise, did Hispania retain 
 that portion called Florida, until after 
 Columbia had become free; when it 
 also; by treaty, and purchase, became a 
 part of the realm. 
 
 9. But in the war of the Revolu- 
 tion, was the pride of old Albion 
 greatly humbled, and her power broken, 
 insomuch, that she was compelled to 
 let the people of Columbia, go out 
 free. 
 
 10. For in the pride of their hearts, 
 had the King, and Lords of Albion 
 thought to enslave the men of Colum- 
 bia, and do unto them, as did Pharao 
 of old, unto the children of Israel. 
 
 11. But the God of Battles sent 
 them a Leader, in the person of George 
 the first chief ruler, who delivered them 
 out of bondage, and put the King, and 
 his Lords to shame. 
 
 12. Now not only was the rule 01 
 
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CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Albion's ancient Kings and Lords very 
 severe over all her subjects; 
 
 13. But over the men that comjDos- 
 ed her armies, was it exceedingly so; 
 insomuch that it was grevious to bear. 
 
 14. Which caused them, when they 
 had seen Columbia; that it was a goodly 
 land, and fair; to greatly desire to be 
 numbered among its inhabitants: and 
 escape from their bondage, as had the 
 Pilgrim Fathers, long years before. 
 
 15. Therefore was it, that when 
 compelled by their rulers, to fight a- 
 gainst their bretheren, and the sacred 
 cause of Liberty, that many of them 
 did desert, the King, and join them- 
 selves unto the men of Columbia. 
 
 16. And thus was the cause of lib- 
 erty strengthened, somewhat, by those 
 that its enemies had sent to destroy it. 
 
 17. Nevertheless, no realm on the 
 globe, is to-day, so grand and power- 
 ful, as is Albion, except Columbia, and 
 to her; belongeth the highest place 
 among the nations, 
 
 iS. Grand indeed is Columbia, the 
 joy of the earth, the pride of the na- 
 tions, the home of the oppressed, and 
 to this high place, hath she been ex- 
 alted, by the power of her free public 
 schools. 
 
 19. While Hispania, once so war- 
 
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 of Rome, done its perfect will, and 
 through her, are all its beauties, made 
 visible, unto the nations. 
 Alas, 
 
 22. 
 
 for 
 
 thee Hispania, the 
 proud, the land of Torquemada, and 
 Loyola, the Inquisition, and the Fagot, 
 how art thou fallen, from thy high place. 
 
 23. Thy sunny soil, is strewn; with 
 human wrecks, thy people, in mental 
 chains, and thy very name; hath be- 
 come a stench, in the nostrils, of the 
 nations. 
 
 24. Moreover, whatsoever, thou 
 touchest is accursed, for thy hands are 
 red, with human slaughter; and thou 
 hast, done more wickedness, in the 
 name of religion, than any other na- 
 tion, upon the Earth. 
 
 25. And for this cause, hast thou 
 fallen, from thy position, as one of 
 the grandest of the old nations, until 
 thou hast become, the most contempt- 
 able. 
 
 26. Sad, indeed, is thy condition. 
 Thy Kings in Exile; thy government, 
 in the hands, of an unscrupulous and 
 corrupt Priesthood, with no star of 
 hope, to lead thee, on to freedom, and 
 fame, for there are no free schools, in 
 thy borders. 
 
 27. But, in stead thereof, hath one 
 long, endless night of superstition, 
 
 like, and proud, and whose fleets of closed over thee, and, except ye shall 
 
 treasure ships, once covered the seas, 
 the envied of the nations. 
 
 20. To-day lies buried in the grave 
 of bigotry, and superstition, prepared 
 for her by the Romish Church, and 
 out of which, it doth not appear that 
 lor her, there can be any resurection, 
 forever. 
 
 ■21. For iipon her hath the church 
 
 break, the Romish Yoke, you are lost 
 forever. 
 
 28. And France, La Belle France, 
 the ancient realm of Gaul, whose 
 fierce warriors, so valliantly withstood 
 the legions of Old Roma, two thous- 
 and years ago, 
 
 29. And whose armies, under the 
 great Napoleon, became the terror of 
 
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 the nations, in more modern times, 
 with a history, so full, of glorious mem- 
 ories. 
 
 30. Lies bleeding, also, and help- 
 less, at the feet of her ancient and in- 
 
 NoTE. — The German-Franco War of 1870, fully illus- 
 trates the truths contained in this Chapter. Both Germany 
 and France, are old, as well as powerful Nations, — both 
 were at one time, wholly Catholic; even their kings, were 
 named by the Pope, yet, look at the result, of this contest. 
 —The minions of Bigotry and Despotism, were sadly beat- 
 en, and put to shame. And the cause tor it, is to be found 
 in this. Germany (thanks to Martin Luther,) has shaken 
 off her fetters, and come out, into the light, and by her 
 system of education, each of her subjects, is made to feel 
 [hat he is a part, of the great whole. While France, upon 
 whose dominions, as upon those of England, it might with 
 truth be said, that the Sun never sets. — Has, by remaining 
 wholly under the control of the Church of Rome; lost her 
 
 veterate foe, in consequence, of the 
 corrupting, and blightmg influences, 
 of this same, great enemy, of all hU' 
 man liberty and progress. ^ 
 
 ancient self-respect, and manhood. — Her kingly race, have 
 run to waste, having --pent their time, and talents, upon 
 that which corrupts, both body, and mind. And in conse- 
 quence of this, instead of her armies, driving all Europe be- 
 fare them, as informer times. — In this conte t, they won 
 not one battle, but were compelled to see their beloved 
 France, in the posession, of the grand old Kaiser William, 
 and his army. — What a chan.e from her former days. 
 In Germany, all cai read, but in France, it is not so, nei- 
 ther will it be, until she too st-ps out into the light, estab- 
 lishes a system of free schools, and religious toleration 
 Then, and not until then, will she regain the power, 
 that she had under the great Napoleon, Verily, what ii 
 wanted in France, is a Bismaii: J 
 
CHAPTER VII. 
 
 I. Now in the western portion of 
 Albion's Isle, lieth a mountainous re- 
 gion, called Wales, and it is also a part 
 of the realm of Britain. 
 
 3. And its people were in ancient 
 times called Siluers: the most fierce 
 and warlike, of all the tribes that be- 
 longed to the ancient realm of Albion. 
 
 3. And Albion's ancient kings, had 
 more trouble to subdue them, than any 
 other of the numerous tribes, tliat to- 
 day acknowledge her sway. 
 
 4. For they defended themselves 
 with great skill, and courage, for many 
 years, until finally (more by compro- 
 mise, than conquest,) they became in- 
 corporated into, and made a part of that 
 realm, in the reign of Edward the I. 
 
 5. Now these people are hard}', in- 
 dustrious, and very intelligent, but of a 
 quick, and hasty temper; possessed of 
 much national pride, and can boast 
 a long line of noble ancestry. 
 
 6. For they are an ancient race; 
 speaking a language, the like whereof 
 hath no other people, except the Gaels, 
 or Celts, neither can it be certainly 
 known from whence they sprung. 
 
 7. Moreover, are they a nation of 
 miners, more so than are the men of 
 Albion, except that part called Corn- 
 wall, for Wales, is full of the jDrecious 
 metals. 
 
 S. Likewise aie they exceeding 
 skilful, in the working of iron, and 
 steel, in which they excel, and in their 
 love of country, no race of men can 
 surpass them. 
 
 9. And to this land came the ships 
 of Ancient Tyre, and Carthage, three 
 thousand years ago, for tin and iron. 
 
 ID. Also, are they fond of music, 
 and in olden time, their Bards were 
 noted for their skill upon the harp. 
 
 M. And many of these men came 
 also, to Coknnbia, and joined them- 
 selves, unto the party called whigs. 
 
 13. Now these people are a benefit, 
 to any land, for they are a God fearing 
 and a law abiding race, lull of courage, 
 firm for liberty, and mostly ol the faith 
 called Protestant. 
 
 13. Happy IS any land, whose peo- 
 ple are as intelligent, industrious and 
 God fearing as are the men, of Wales; 
 for then, will that land surely prosper, 
 
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CHAPTER. VIII. 
 
 1. Likewise, is there a land to the 
 north of ancient Albion ; also a part of 
 the present reahn of Britain, that was 
 in ancient times, called Caledonia, but 
 is known at this day, as Scotland; and 
 many of her sons came to Columbia. 
 
 2. Now Scotland is a beautiful land 
 wherein to dwell, abounding in fertile 
 vales, that are lovely to the eye, also 
 hath it great mountains, whose hoary 
 heads are crowned with the blue-bell, 
 and the heather, and whose massive 
 feet, are bathed in " Lochs," the like 
 whereof, can no other land excel in 
 beauty. 
 
 3. And its ancient inhabitants, were 
 called Gaels, or Picts; a bold and war- 
 like race, even more so than were the 
 men of Albion, with whom they were 
 constantly at war,-.untiLby compromise, 
 (more than by conquest,) their country, 
 became a part of that Realm. 
 
 4. Yea, so fierce and bold were 
 these ancient Gaels, that the Emperor, 
 of Roma, was compelled to build a 
 wall, upon the northern border of 
 Albion, to prevent them from devast- 
 ating, that isle, when it was a Roman 
 province; that is known as Adrian's 
 Wall, unto this day. 
 
 5. Now the men cf Scotland, are a 
 strong, and hardy race, fond of manly 
 sports, and of their ancient music, the 
 pipes, the like of which, hath no other 
 nation, and the music of which, in an- 
 
 cient times, so fired their martial spirit, 
 as to cause them to assault their foes; 
 with a fury, that nothing could with- 
 stand. 
 
 6. Also, were they in ancient times, 
 divided into Clans, under hereditary 
 chiefs,' to both of which, they were 
 loyal, and true. 
 
 7. Proud, and haughty, were these 
 ancient Highland chiefs, submitting to 
 no authority, but their own will, 
 making constant forays, upon each 
 other, and upon Albion, until finally, 
 incorporated into, and made a part of 
 that realm. 
 
 S. Since which time, they have been 
 loyal and true, in their allegience to 
 her, sheding their blood for her defence 
 and honor, in all her w^ars, unto this 
 day. 
 
 9. Neither hath she any subjects, 
 upon w^hom she hath confered greater 
 honors, or who are more worthy, than 
 are the men of Caledonia. 
 
 10. Likewise do they yield perfect 
 obedience unto the laws, of any land, 
 wherein they come, therefore do the 
 rulers, like much, to have them for 
 subjects. 
 
 11. For they are both intelligent, 
 and learned, and are well qualified, 
 for electors, and rulers, also, are they 
 very shrewd, at money getting, and in 
 the management, of the financial of- 
 fices of the realm, have they no su- 
 
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 penor. 
 
 13. Also, are many of them skilled 
 in astronomy, geology, medicine, and 
 the mechanical arts; and for many of 
 the most important discoveries, of 
 modern times, are we indebted, to the 
 men of Caledonia. 
 
 13. Likewise have many of them 
 been great explorers, in other lands, 
 and written many books thereon, for 
 the benefit of the people. 
 
 14. Many of them also, are skilled 
 in the building of ships, also do they 
 excel, in the working of iron and steel, 
 and in the manufacture of cotton, and 
 woolen goods. 
 
 15. But, in their love for the faith, 
 called Protestant, are they grand; nei- 
 ther can any nation, excel them, in 
 their boldness, or zeal, in its defence. 
 
 16. Yea, so firmly was that faith, 
 
 instilled into the men of Caledonia, 
 in the days of John Knox, that all the 
 craft, and power of the church of 
 Rome, has been powerless, to destroy 
 it. 
 
 17. Neither can it be destroyed, for 
 they are temperate, and orderly, in all 
 that they do ; their children also, do they 
 bring up, in the fear of God, and Him 
 do they acknowledge, in all their ways. 
 
 1 8. Also are they satisfied with the 
 civil, and 'religious liberty, that they 
 enjoy, in this land, neither do they 
 seek, to change the laws, made in the 
 days, of the first chief rulers, in the 
 matter of electors, or to destroy the lib- 
 erties, of the people. 
 
 19. Therefore do the people exalt 
 them, to places of trust, because they 
 are worthy, for of a certainty, Colum- 
 bia hath no better men, in all her bor- 
 ders, than are the men of Caledonia. 
 
CHAPTER. IX. 
 
 1. Now there lieth to the east of the 
 realm of Britain, and Gaul, a land called 
 Germany, the same in ancient times 
 was called Germania. 
 
 2. Now Germany is a large and fair 
 land, yea exceeding fair, moreover its 
 hills are clothed with the vines, from 
 which its people do make the wine ; 
 that so rejoiceth the heart of man. 
 
 3. And the inhabitants of that land, 
 were in ancient times called Teiitones, 
 which meaneth ancient men, for they 
 claim, to be the oldest of the nations. 
 
 4. Also, were they in ancient • times 
 an exceeding fierce, and warlike peo- 
 ple, insomuch, that the armies of old 
 Roma, had much trouble, to subdue 
 them. 
 
 5. Now this people, had long been 
 ruled by kings, and emperors, with 
 great severity, therefore was it, that 
 when told Columbia, was a free 
 land, that they desired greatly, to be- 
 come its subjects. 
 
 6. And they said one to the other, 
 why tarry we here, in this land of tyr- 
 anny and oppression, verily, if we es- 
 cape not hence, we shall all be des- 
 troyed. 
 
 7. Therefore, let us arise, and take 
 our wives, and our little ones, and our 
 goods, also our money, and go to the 
 land of Columbia, and join ourselves, 
 unto the inhabitants of that land. 
 
 8. For behold that is a free land, 
 and exceeding fair, there, can we get 
 us homes, for ourselves, our wives, and 
 our little ones, which we cannot do 
 here. 
 
 9. T'^rof a surety, much gold, will 
 not purchase for us homes, in this land, 
 bniin Columbia, it is not so. 
 
 10. Then, did these people arise, 
 and take their wives, and their little 
 ones, and their money, and gat them 
 to Columbia, until it was fall of them. 
 
 11. Yea, from one extremity of the 
 land, unto the other, they were in 
 numbers, like the leaves of the forest. 
 
 12. Now these people are a strong? 
 and lasty race, fond of money-getting, 
 very intelligent, (for they can all read,) 
 good to work, being compelled by 
 their rulers, to labor diligently in their 
 own land; and in religious faith., are 
 they both Catholics, and Protestant. 
 
 13. Likewise, are they very skillful 
 in the workmg of all kinds of metal, 
 gold, silver, iron, and brass; also all 
 manner of precious stones, and in mu- 
 sic; they excel every other nation. 
 
 14. Now it is the law, of Germany, 
 that every child, shall be instructed, 
 so that it can read, and if the parents 
 neglect to do this, then will- the rulers, 
 compel them, therefore can they all 
 read. 
 
 15. Also, shall they learn some art, 
 
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 so that they be a help, and not a bur- 
 den, unto any land, wherein they 
 dwell. 
 
 16. Moreover, are some of them 
 exceeding learned, in the arts, and 
 sciences, chemistry, philosophy, as- 
 tronomy, and geology, many of them 
 being men of great intellect, also do 
 they write many books. 
 
 17. Now, these people are much 
 given to pleasure, also to the use of the 
 filthy weed, called tobacco; that grow- 
 eth in Columbia. Yea, so filthy is this 
 vile weed, that no one of the brute 
 creation, will eat of it, except, the un- 
 clean goat. 
 
 1 8. Likewise, have they great 
 buildings, the same are called brew- 
 eries, in which they make the drink, 
 called Lager Beer, for themselves, also 
 do they sell, unto the people of the 
 realm, and get exceeding, much gain 
 thereby. 
 
 19. Nevertheless, they are diligent 
 in business, both in the city, and in 
 the plain, and make the land to blos- 
 som like the rose, for they are exceed- 
 
 ing skilful, in the working of the soil, 
 and in the cultivation of flowers, do 
 they excel. 
 
 20. Likewise do they delight m 
 military pomp, and show ; and in war 
 they are good soldiers, and Columbia, 
 hath no better men, in her armies, than 
 are the men of Germany. 
 
 31. Now these people, are exceed- 
 ing tenacious of their liberties, like 
 much to be made electors, and rulers, 
 insomuch, that the realm, hath been 
 greatly damaged, thereby. 
 
 32. For many of them became 
 rulers, that are unworthy ; the evil of 
 which, Columbia, doth suffer from, un- 
 to this day. 
 
 33. For the Democratic party, 
 made of these men, electors, and rulers, 
 before they could speak the language, 
 of the realm, much less did they un- 
 derstand its laws; or the customs of its 
 people, 
 
 34. Albeit; there were some that 
 would not do this great folly, and they 
 joined themselves unto the Whigs, 
 being firm for liberty. 
 
CHAPTER. X. 
 
 I. Now to the north of Germany, 
 and east of Albion, there lieth a land, 
 that in ancient tmies was called Scand- 
 inavia; but at this day, it is known as 
 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 
 
 3. And the inhabitants of these 
 three realms, are an exceeding robust, 
 and hardy race, all of the faith called 
 Protestant, or Lutheran, and many of 
 them, cam6 also to Columbia. 
 
 3. Now the men of Norway, (who 
 were the ancient Sitones,) are exceed- 
 ing fond of the sea, and their wise men 
 claim, that they discovered Columbia, 
 eight hundred years ago, and planted a 
 colony therein, in the province of 
 Massachusetts, which they called Vine- 
 land, on account, of the great quanti- 
 ty of wild grapes, found at that 
 placs. 
 
 /|. Also were they in ancient times, 
 called Sea Rovers, which meaneth, 
 men that discover new countries and 
 conquer them. 
 
 5. Neither is there any that can ex- 
 cel them, in boldness, or endurance, for 
 they are strong, hardy, and patient, and 
 the ships of Columbia, are full of them. 
 
 6. Also are they fond of tilling 
 the soil, some of the north provinces, 
 being full of them, and in this, also, 
 are they greatly prospered, and the 
 realm benetited thereby. 
 
 7. For they are both industrious, 
 and frugal, neither do they seek to be 
 made rulers, before they understand the 
 
 laws of the realm, (as do many of the 
 Germans,) whereby the cause of true 
 liberty, is greatly damaged. 
 
 S. Likewise are the men of Den- 
 mark, and Sweden, among the best 
 of Columbia's foriegn born citizens, for 
 they are a God fearing people, obedi- 
 ent unto the laws, temperate, and or- 
 derly, in all that they do. 
 
 9. Now the men of Denmark, were 
 in ancient times, called Cimbn, and 
 were one of the most fierce, and warlike, 
 of all the ancient tribes, of Scandi- 
 navia. 
 
 10. Making war continually, upon 
 all the nations round about them, being 
 at one time, the rulers of proud, and 
 haughty Albion, yea, some of the 
 grandest of her time honored ruins, 
 were built, in the days, of her Dan- 
 ish rulers. 
 
 11. Also, did both they, and the 
 men of Norway, make forays into the 
 ancient realms, of Hispania, and Gaul, 
 two thousand years ago, devastating 
 them both, with fire, and sword, for 
 many long years. 
 
 13. Fierce, and bold, were those 
 ancient warriors, of old Scandinavia, 
 with an aspect terrible to behold, put- 
 ting to shame, and driving before them, 
 (as the herdsman driveth his flock,) 
 three of the armies of old Roma, in 
 succession, and passing the mighty 
 Alps, they threatened the seven hilled 
 city itself. 
 
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 13. But the fourth was sent against 
 them, led by the renowned Caius 
 Marius, by which they were put to 
 flight, and Rome, saved, for that time, 
 from destruction, by these northern 
 vandals. 
 
 14. But these men of Scandmavia, 
 that come to our shores, are not so, 
 moreover, do they bring much gold, 
 and silver, wherewith to buy for them- 
 selves homes; and the treasury of the 
 realm, hath been greatly enriched 
 thereby, 
 
 15. And they joined themselves, 
 unto the party, called Whigs, being all 
 true men, and firm for liberty. 
 
 16. Better would it be for Colum- 
 bia, if all that come to her shores, from 
 the realms across the water, were as 
 temperate, orderly, and God fearing, 
 as are the men of Caledonia, and Scan- 
 dinavia, for then, would, Columbia, be 
 the delight of the nations. 
 
 17. But alas for her, this is not so, 
 and unless this lust for power, and 
 money, that is burning in the hearts 
 of the people, be quenched; 
 
 1 8. Then, is the time, not far dis- 
 tant, that will behold her, humbled in 
 the dust, for a certainty, will God judge 
 her, for her sins. 
 
CHAPTER XI. 
 
 1. Now to the west of Albion, 
 lieth a land, that in ancient times, was 
 called Hibernia; but at this day, it is 
 called Ireland, and is a part, of the realm 
 of Britain. 
 
 2. Also, is it called the Emerald 
 Isle, likewise the Gem of the Sea, on 
 account of its exceeding great beauty. 
 
 3. For it is a beautiful land, fair to 
 look upon; yea, it aboundeth in hills, 
 and vales, that are lovely, to the eye, 
 also, hath it great rivers, and is more- 
 over surrounded by the sea. 
 
 4. Now, in this land, there are no 
 poisonous reptiles, neither are there 
 any snakes, or serpents, neither toads, 
 or frogs, for Saint Patrick, (the patron 
 Saint of that land,) banished them all 
 from its soil. 
 
 5. And it was the abode of the Co;z- 
 naught-ite^ the Munster-ite^ the Gal- 
 ■way-ite^ the lipperary-ite^ the Li?n- 
 erick-ite^ the Corck-ite^ the Killarney- 
 ite, the Men of Meath, The White 
 Boys, the Short Boys, the Fardown- 
 ers; and all these people, and tribes, 
 were of the race called Celts, and were 
 in numbers, like the sands of the sea. 
 
 6. Now, they had dwelt there for 
 long ages past, under their own kings, 
 but at length the}^ gat at war, among 
 themselves, (for they were a restless, 
 and turbulent race,) and thereby 
 brought ruin, and destruction, upon 
 
 heir own heads. 
 
 7. For the King, of the Realm of 
 Britain, near whose dominions their 
 country did lie, took this opportunity 
 to make war upon them, and subdue 
 them ; and they have been subject unto 
 that Realm, unto this day. 
 
 8. Now the wars, they had among 
 themselves, had impoverished them 
 greatly, but the King of Britain, 
 stripped them, of all their worldly pos- 
 sessions, that were left, and they were 
 in great want. 
 
 9. And he gave their lands, unto 
 his lords, and mighty men, and they 
 became the serfs, or tenants, of these 
 lords, and worked the land, for their 
 benefit. 
 
 10. Also, did the King appoint 
 governors over them, that were not of 
 their race; and he also compelled them, 
 to give the one-tenth part, of all that 
 they had, for the support of the Image, 
 that he had set up in his dominions, 
 called the Established Church. 
 
 11. And he also made a Decree, 
 that no man, of that land, should be a 
 ruler, unless he would worship the 
 Image, that he had set up. 
 
 13. Now these people were of the 
 faith, that is called Roman Catholic, 
 and they were moreover, firmly fixed 
 in that faith, neither would they abjure 
 it. 
 
 13. Therefore were they persecuted 
 and oppressed, by the King, and peo- 
 
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 pie of Britain, until tliey became of all 
 men, the most miserable. 
 
 14. For between the King and peo- 
 ple on one side, and the rule of their 
 Priests, on tne other side, they were in 
 a great strait. 
 
 15. For the Bishops, and Priests, of 
 the Romish Church, kept them in a 
 worse state ot slavery, (mentally) than 
 did their civil Rulers, their bodies; so 
 that between the two, they were in a 
 hard place. 
 
 16. Yea, the Iron-Heel of the 
 Church of Rome, is on the necks, of 
 this down-trodden people, unto this 
 day, to the great damage of themselves, 
 and of any land, wherein they may 
 dwell. 
 
 17. For they are kept in ignorance 
 of many thmgs, that are for their best 
 good, by this corrupt Church, neither 
 can they escape, from the bondage, in 
 which they are held, by these ecclesi- 
 astical task-mastei's. 
 
 18. Yea, this Church, is to-day, at 
 war, against the free schools of Colum. 
 bia, in which our children, are taught 
 those things, that make them good cit- 
 izens, and are determined to destroy 
 them, and to cut down the tree of lib- 
 erty, that was planted by our Fathers. 
 
 19. Now, most of these people, pos- 
 sessed neither houses, or lands; but 
 they dwelt in huts, and for food, they 
 had potatoes and salt, and often, they 
 had not these. 
 
 20. For their came a time, when 
 the land was smitten with sickness, 
 and their crops did rot, before the time 
 for the harvest had came, and the land 
 was bare. 
 
 31. Therefore were they in grcal: 
 distress, and want; yet would not their 
 cruel task-masters, lighten their bur- 
 dens, but did still demand their rents, 
 for the soil. 
 
 22. Now these exactions, and op- 
 pressions, together with the famine in 
 the land, did at last so reduce, this mis- 
 erable, and unfortunate people, that 
 great numbers of them died of starva- 
 tion, and Ireland, became a vast poor 
 house. 
 
 23. And Columbia, sent ships, filled 
 with food, to the starving men and 
 women of that unfortunate land, the 
 gift of a generous Nation. 
 
 24. Now these people are a strong, 
 and hardy race, of a generous disposi- 
 tion, quick to resent an insult, good to 
 work, (and for children,) no nation on 
 earth, can excel them, in the number 
 thereof. 
 
 25. Also, are they exceeding witty, 
 full of mirth, fond of all kind of amuse- 
 ment, and were it not for the yoke put 
 upon their necks, by the Church of 
 Rome, no people on the earth, would 
 excel them, in all that makes a nation 
 great. 
 
 26. Now, great numbers of their 
 children, grow up in ignorance, and 
 vice, for the Priests, will not suffer 
 them, to go to the free schools, (if they 
 can prevent it,) to the great damage of 
 the Realm. 
 
 27. Likewise are they exceeding 
 fond of strong waters, many of them 
 being continually filled therewith, and 
 this also, is the cause of much trouble, 
 to themselves, and their Rulers. 
 
 28. And this poison, was called 
 
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 « Potheen," In their own land; but in 
 Columbia, it is called whisky, which 
 meaneth, the broth of hell. 
 
 29. Now it was the law, of the 
 Realm of Britain, that if any would 
 drink this vile stuff, that then, should 
 they pay a tax, therefor, into the 
 Treasury of the King, whether it was 
 made in the Realm, or came from for- 
 eign parts. 
 
 30. And the King appointed cer- 
 tain, officers, (the same are called Gau- 
 gers,] to collect this tax, and the whole 
 land, was filled with violence, in con- 
 
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 sequence thereof. 
 
 31. For the men of Ireland, not on- 
 
 ly refused to obey this law, but they 
 also worried the servants of the King, 
 not a little, yea, they often took their 
 lives, and the King, could not enforce, 
 his decree in that land. 
 
 33. But the people still continued 
 to make this " Potheen," in secret, for 
 themselves, also, did they sell unto their 
 brethern, m bondage, to the great dam- 
 age, not only of themselves, but also to 
 the Treasury of the King. 
 
CHAPTER XII. 
 
 1. And it came to pass, when the 
 King of the Reahn of Britain, saw that 
 he could not enforce his decree, in re- 
 gard to Strong Waters, in the land 
 called Ireland, 
 
 3. — That he was exceeding wroth, 
 and his countenance was changed, and 
 he sent for his counsellors, and his 
 wise men, and when they were come 
 before him, he spake unto them, after 
 this manner. 
 
 3. Lo, these men of the faith, called 
 Roman Catholic, in Ireland, do make 
 exceeding much commotion, and dis- 
 turbance in the Realm. 
 
 ^ . Verily, they are a lawless, and 
 turbulent race, and there is no good in 
 them, neither, can their like be found, 
 in any nation. 
 
 5. For behold, they do utterly re- 
 fuse, to obey the law of the Realm, in 
 the matter of the tax, upon Strong 
 Waters, and have set at defiance my 
 authority, neither, will they worship, 
 the Image, that I have set up. 
 
 6. Likewise, have they stoned my 
 servants, that were sent unto them, to 
 receive that, which was mine own; 
 and some of them, have they basely 
 slain. 
 
 7. Now therefore, what shall be 
 done, with these rebels, for they reo-aid 
 no mans authority; but are wholly 
 
 } under the control, of their Priests, ver- 
 ily, is the whole Realm, in a constant 
 
 turmoil, on account of them, neither, 
 can it have any rest, until they be sent 
 out of it. 
 
 8. And they answered the King, 
 after this manner, the thing that the 
 King, purposeth, to do, is good, there- 
 tore let it be done, and then, shall the 
 Realm, be rid of these turbulent, and 
 lawless people. 
 
 9. Then, said the King, yea, but 
 whereunto, shall we send them, for of a 
 certainity, is there no Realm, this side 
 the great waters, that will receive them, 
 and when the King, knew not what to 
 do, one of the Council, spoke thus unto 
 the King, 
 
 10. Behold; there is the Land of 
 Columbia, peradventure, the rulers of 
 that land v/ill receive them, for that is 
 a large land, and free, neither, is there 
 any tax upon Strong Waters, in Col- 
 umbia. 
 
 11. And this Council, pleased the 
 King, and he sent them to Columbia, 
 until it was full of them, in the city, 
 and in the plain, they were like grass- 
 hoppers, for inultitude. 
 
 12. Now when the men of Colum- 
 bia, (that were of the whig party,) saw 
 these people, it came to pass that they 
 were filled with astonishment, and they 
 said one to the other. 
 
 13. Behold, ye see what the King 
 of Britain, hath done unto us, verily he 
 is filling Columbia, with paupers. 
 
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 14. Were it not enough, that the 
 men of Germany, have well nigh taken 
 the land, and thereby put the govern- 
 ment, into the hands of our enemies, 
 the democrats; surely, we would that 
 this cup might pass from us. 
 
 15. Albeit, these Germans do bring 
 much gold, into the Realm, also are 
 they very intelligent, and will in no 
 wise, become a burden, unto the land 
 of their adoption. 
 
 (16. For as before stated, not only 
 had many of the men called Hessians, 
 that the King of Britain, had sent over 
 in the war of the Revolution, settled in 
 the land — 
 
 17. But the province of New York, 
 and likewise that 'of Pennsylvania, 
 were mostly filled with the men or 
 Germany, that came as emigrants, both 
 before, and after the war. 
 
 18. A sufficient number of which 
 had joined the Whig party, to enable 
 that party, to keep possession of the 
 government, until the Reign of 
 Thomas the I, at which time the Dem- 
 ocratic party, first begun to be strong, 
 in Columbia.) 
 
 19. But these men of Ireland, that 
 the King of Britain, hath sent unto 
 Columbia, are not so. 
 
 20. And surely, unless they can be 
 released, from the bondage of the Rom- 
 ish Church, and instructed, they will 
 prove both a burden, and a curse. 
 
 3 1. Therefore let us set them at 
 work, and also instruct them, In all the 
 things that are necessary, for them to 
 know, in order to become good citizens, 
 for of a certainty have they had small 
 chance, in their own land. 
 
 22. Now there were in Columbia, 
 
 at this time, many mighty works being 
 done, for the people were making 
 great rivers, the same are called canals, 
 also great highways, called Rail 
 Roads, and these people, did they cause 
 to labor, upon these works. 
 
 23. For they were strong, and wil- 
 ling, also do they delight exceedingly 
 to delve in the earth, yea, more so than 
 do the men, of any other nation. 
 
 24. But, when the leaders of the 
 Democratic party, beheld them, and 
 saw that they were strong, and willing 
 to work ; it came to pass, that they re- 
 joiced greatly, and said one to the 
 other, behold, these are they, that shall 
 help us into power. 
 
 25. For although they have eyes, 
 yet they see not, ears, yet they hear 
 not; neither do they understand, what is 
 for their own good. 
 
 26. Surely, did we have much 
 trouble, to bring the men of Germany, 
 over unto us, for they are a very cau- 
 tious people, and hard to deceive, (for 
 they can all read.) 
 
 37. But these men of Ireland, are 
 not so; verily the wild ass, of the des- 
 ert, is not more stupid, than are they, 
 in matters of government, or in what 
 is for their own good, for thanks to the 
 Romish Church, (few of them can 
 read.) 
 
 28. Therefore shall they not see the 
 snares, that we shall put in their way, 
 and we shall lead them captive, at our 
 will. 
 
 20. Surely, is the hand of the Lord, 
 in this, and we will yet possess, this 
 land, and get exceeding much treasure, 
 for hath it nut been the watchword of 
 our party, since the reign of Thomas 
 
CHAPTER XII. 
 
 that to the victors, belong the 
 
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 spoil. 
 
 30. Therefore, shall the Whig, be 
 unto us, as a hired servant, neither 
 shall his purse, froni this time forth, 
 contain any scrip; — selah. 
 
 31. And they spake softly, unto 
 them, saying, come ye over unto us, for 
 the people have spoken good, concern- 
 ing us. 
 
 33. Surely, ye are like unto uv, in 
 that ye love Strong Waters, moreover, 
 'Jrit, and Slavery, are the rocks, upon 
 which our party is built. 
 
 33. Thjrefore, join yourselves unto 
 us, and y? shall not only become elec- 
 tors, but ye shall also be made rulers, 
 likewise, shall ye be filled with Strong 
 Waters, continually — 
 
 34. Neither shall ye pay any thing, 
 into the treasury of the Realm, there- 
 for, as ye were compelled todoin your 
 own land, for thanks to us, this vile 
 stuff is free, in Columbia. 
 
 35. Now it came to pass, when they 
 heard the words, of these traitors, 
 against the liberties of the people, that 
 they rejoiced greatly, for verily, no 
 race of men, upon the whole earth, do 
 love office, or to be made rulers, as do 
 the men of Ireland. 
 
 36. And they joined themselves, 
 unto the Democratic party, in such 
 numbers, that when Andrew the I, 
 was made chief ruler, that party, had, 
 by their help, got possession of the 
 government. 
 
 37. For they had changed the laws, 
 made in the days, of George, and John 
 the I, so that if a man be in Columbia, 
 for the space of three years, that then, 
 could he be an elector, yea, and a 
 
 ruler. 
 
 38. By which change the Democratic 
 party, joined hands, with the Church of 
 Rome, hoping thereby, to possess the 
 land, for themselves, and to perpetuate 
 their rule therein. 
 
 39. While the Church, seeks to use 
 that party, as the weapon, wherewith 
 to destroy the Tree of Liberty, and to 
 plant that of Bigotry, and Superstition, 
 in its stead. 
 
 40. (For of a certainty, whomsoever, 
 the Democratic party, seek to "inake 
 chief ruler, for that man, will the Rom- 
 ish Church, cast her vote.) 
 
 41. Thus was Columbia the fair, 
 like Sampson, of old, shorn of her 
 strong locks, by these unscrupulous 
 Delilahs, nnd given over to the Philis- 
 tines, and they have made her to grind 
 in their prison house, unto this day. 
 
 42. Likewise, do they seek to put 
 out her two eyes, by destroying her 
 free schools, the pride, and glory, of the 
 Realm, and the chief corner stone, of 
 all her greatness. 
 
 43. For with these, will she yet tri- 
 umph, over all her foes, (at home, and 
 abroad,) but destroy these, and the 
 blackness of darkness, will cover hei, 
 as with a pall. 
 
 44. Therefore, men of Columbia, 
 look well to your steps, and guard well 
 your liberties; else will the Church of 
 Rome, destroy all, that is worth keep- 
 ing, for she Is the sworn foe, of all 
 civil, and religious liberty, and In dark- 
 ness, is her habitation. 
 
 45. Then say not, that all Is well, 
 tor there is no safety, for liberty, in any 
 land, where she dwelleth, neither can 
 there be, for liberty of conscience, dotli 
 
3S 
 
 she abhor. 
 
 46. Therefore, when she saith unto 
 you, behold in me, a lovely dwelling 
 place; then shall ye answer, go to, now 
 thou whited sepulcher; — 
 
 47. Verily, is Spain, or Mexico, or 
 sunny Italy, a lovely place wherein to 
 dwell, and these are your children. 
 
 4S. Surely, do your works, speak 
 
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 for themseJves, and what ye have 
 made of these Priest-ridden countries, 
 would ye make of Columbia, if ye 
 could. 
 
 49. God forbid, that ye should ever 
 get the power, you so much covert, in 
 this free land, for then, would, Colum- 
 bia, be the delight of the Nations, no 
 more forever. 
 
 Note. — This description of th" people of Ireland, has not 
 been written with any intention to Burlesque, that ancient 
 race; ! ut it is an indisputable fact, that, the emigrants from 
 that unfo'i-t mate Isle, who came to America, in the early 
 days .if the Republic, (to which time this description is in- 
 tended to apply i,were mostly of th.it down trodden class, the 
 Pea^entry, — and few, if any of them, could read. — sent in 
 many casns, by, and at, the expense of the British Govern- 
 ment, simply to get rid of them. But to-day. it is not so, 
 in f ct, those that can rea', form the rule, and not the 
 exception, to-day. 
 
 And notwithstanding the warfare waged, by the Church 
 of Rome, against the Public Schools, yet will not all these 
 people, (usually so obedient to her behests) go with 
 
 her in this matter — vide the I .te elections in Ohio, — 
 ihey having learned, that a good e ucation, not only makes 
 a mai a better citizen, but a better Christian, a'so. Which 
 fact, fully proves, t' at the Irish Nation, will not be behind 
 any other, in a!l that makes, man-a-man, when given an 
 equal chance to improve. And it also proves the further 
 f ct, that many of ihem, at least, fully appreciate the value 
 of the free Public schools, in this 1 md of their adoption, 
 and the nece sity of keeping them, free from all re'igious 
 interferance whatever. B'-lieving that the church, should 
 attend to its 1 gitimate duties, and not seek to make the 
 education of the youth a Sectarian matter, for of a certainty 
 are the free schonls, the head-lights of this great nation. 
 And cursed be the hand, that would destroy them! 
 
CHAPTER XTII. 
 
 1. Now it came to pass, after Mar- 
 tin commenced to reign, that the chief 
 men of tlie south, took council together, 
 and their council, was after this manner. 
 
 2. Behold, Andrew, is no longer 
 chief Ruler, but, Marlin, reigns in his 
 stead, 
 
 3. New therefore, let us go forward, 
 and do that, which we could not do, in 
 the reign of Andrew; for verily An- 
 drew, was a mighty ruler, and the na- 
 tions round about feared him greally. 
 
 4. For did he not smite the hosts of 
 the King of Britain, at New Orleans, 
 and drive them from the land; in the 
 reign of James the I, and did he not 
 also smite the Amelakites, of the west 
 and south Provinces, and discomfit them 
 greatly — 
 
 5. Yea, and when we did that which 
 was not pleasing, in his sight, in the 
 matter of slavery, did he not cause all 
 our plans to come to naught, and put 
 John, our chief speaker, to shame, in 
 so much, that he fled from the city of 
 Washington, for his life — 
 
 6. And did he not say, as the Lord 
 liveth, and he lived, that he would 
 hang John, and put the people of the 
 south to the sword, if they so much as 
 attempted, to do the thing, that was in 
 their hearts, and did not the fear of him 
 come upon all the people of the south 
 provinces — 
 
 7. But, Martin, is a man of peace, 
 therefore let us take council, with the 
 men of the north, and peradventure 
 
 some of them, will come over unto us, 
 and by their help, v/e shall yet be able, 
 to do all that is in our hearts, against 
 the Black men. 
 
 8. For of a certainty, are the Dem- 
 ocrats, on our side, likewise, that por- 
 tion of the Whig party, called L jgh 
 faces, (the same meaneth cownrds,) vv-ill 
 we compel, to join us, and wich thjir 
 help, will me force the north, o giVe 
 us all that we shall ask. 
 
 9. And this council, pleased the men 
 of the so;th greatly, and they said, now 
 shall we become exceeding great, and 
 have bond men, and bond women, and 
 we will sell them, in the market, like 
 the beasts of the field, and no man 
 shall prevent us. 
 
 10. Yea, we will even sell our own 
 children, (of mixed blood) in the city 
 of Washington, the chief citv of the 
 realm; selah! 
 
 I'. For verily, is not this a white 
 man's government; what rights, there- 
 fore, have the children of Ham, that 
 we are bound to respect, surely, shall 
 they be our bondman, they, and their 
 children after them, forever. 
 
 12. Then, did these wicked men, 
 commence anew, to carry out what 
 they feared to do, in the reign of An- 
 drew, for they feared him, greatly, but 
 they feared not Martin. 
 
 13. And, when the Sanhedrim, had 
 again assembled, at Washington, lo, 
 John, and all those that fled in the days 
 of Andrew, came also. 
 
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CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 1. Now Martin the I, was a man of 
 small ability, exceeding vain, full of de- 
 ceit and pride, from the province of 
 New York, and of the democratic 
 party. 
 
 2. Also, was he called " Reynard, 
 or the fox of Kinderhook," (for it was 
 from that city that he came ;) on account 
 of the great craft, and cunning, with 
 which he deceived the people. 
 
 3. For he was full of deceit^ and 
 dujDlicity, insomuch, that it was a com- 
 mon saying, among the people, that in 
 that respect, was he like unto the Fox. 
 
 4. Verily, had ColumBia a sad fidi, 
 in the day that Martin became chief 
 ru'cr; for in comparison with Andrew, 
 in firmness, boldness, and forceof char- 
 acter, he was, as is the Ass! unto the 
 Lion; and from that time on, until the 
 reio"n of Abraham,(with two exceptions) 
 were her rulers simply contemptible. 
 
 5. They being with these two ex- 
 ceptions, wholly controled, by the slave 
 power, each one seeming to strive in 
 ail his acts, to please his southern 
 masters, more than had his predecessors, 
 and to sap the foundations of the tem- 
 ple of Liberty, in all that he did. 
 
 6. Yea, so thoroughly had the virus 
 of democracy worked in the veins of 
 this political trickster, that in his epistle 
 to the people, when made chief ruler, 
 (called his inaugural) he had the shame- 
 
 loss aiulacity, to characterize the insti- 
 tution of slaver}.', as both just,expedient, 
 wise, and humane, and 2:)roclaimed his 
 fixed determination, to defend it.* 
 
 y. And because of this, w. re the 
 men of the south bold, and defiant, 
 as in former times, for the firm hand 
 of Andrew, was upon them no longer, 
 believing that with Martin, they could 
 do whatsoever they listed. 
 
 S. And Martin, spake within him- 
 self after this inanner, — Behold am 
 not I chief ruler, in Columbia, in place 
 of Andrew, and can I not become as 
 great a ruler as was he, if so be that I 
 please the men of the south. 
 
 9. Now therefore will I council 
 with John, called Calhoun, and others 
 of the south provinces, that are for 
 slavery, in the Sanhedrim, and see 
 what would best please them. 
 
 10. For peradventurc, if I do this, 
 that I shall be made chief ruler for 
 eight years, (foi it was the custom in 
 Columbia, that if a ruler pleased the 
 people, for four years, that then would 
 they inake him ru-cr for four years 
 more.) 
 
 11. And he sent for John, and his 
 followers, and when they were come 
 
 ♦These words actu.'.lly occured, in Mr. Van Buren's 
 inaugural, whicli shows to what an abject state of servility 
 the democracy of the north had been reduced, by the pro- 
 slavery party, and for what kind of pottage, they were 
 willing to sell their birthright. 
 
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 before him, he spake unto them after 
 this manner. 
 
 13, Behold, I am cliiel ruler of 
 Columbia, in place of Andrew, and it 
 is my desire, to please the men of the 
 south, in all things. 
 
 13. And Richard, whose sir name 
 is Johnson, have the people chosen, to 
 go m, and out before me, and also to 
 stand in my place, in cei^tain times; 
 but the rest of the chiefs, shall I ap- 
 point, 
 
 14. Therefore tell me now whom 
 ye will that I shall appoint, and it shall 
 be done, for verily, do I greatly desire 
 to please you, in all that I do. 
 
 15. And John said unto Martin, 
 what ye say doth please us exceedingly, 
 and these are they, whom ye shall ap- 
 point as chiefs, under you. 
 
 16. John, whose sir name is Forsyth, 
 shall be chief scribe over the people; 
 Joel, whose sir name is Ponisett, shall 
 be chief in the department of war; 
 Mahlon, whose sir name is Dickinson, 
 shall be over the ships of war; Win- 
 field, shall be captain of the Host; and 
 Levi, whose sir name is Woodbury, 
 shall be over the treasury of the peo- 
 ple. 
 
 17. This shall ye do, and it shall be 
 well, and if ye will do all things, that 
 we desire in the matter of slavery, then 
 shall ye be chief ruler for eight years. 
 
 18. And it came to pass when Mar- 
 tin heard the words of John, that his 
 heart leaped for joy, and he hasted to 
 do as he commanded. 
 
 19. Now there was at this time, in 
 the province of Massachusetts, two 
 mighty men, men of renown, and they 
 were in the sanhedrim of the people, at 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 Washington, 
 
 20. The name of the one was John, 
 
 commonly called Quincy, him who 
 had afToretime been chief ruler, and the 
 name of the other was Daniel, sir 
 named the God-like, 
 
 21. And they were mighty in the 
 sanhedrim; constantly working for the 
 abolition of Slavery, albeit, Daniel, was 
 not as zealous, as John. 
 
 22. And the men of the south were 
 exceeding bitter, against John, and 
 Daniel, for they were the champions 
 of the north, against slavery, therefore 
 were they hated exceedingly, by the 
 men of the south. 
 
 23. But John was fearless, and firm, 
 against all the threats of the men of 
 the south, for he was determined, that 
 slavery, should be driven from the 
 land. 
 
 24. Yea, no man in all the land of 
 Columbia, was as bold, and fearless, as 
 was John, or as firm for the right. 
 
 25 Neither is the memory of any of 
 Columbia's sons, so dear, to the people, 
 except that of George, the first chief 
 ruler, as is that of John, the old man 
 eloquent. 
 
 26. Better would it have been for 
 Colmbia, had there been more such as 
 was he, in the sanhedrim, for then, 
 would she needed not, the baptism of 
 blood, that she gat in the Rebellion, as 
 a punishment, for her si.ns. 
 
 27. And the strife was exceeding 
 bitter between the men of the north, 
 and the men of the south, all the days 
 of Martin, which were four years. — 
 
 28. For such had been the lolly, 
 and imbecility of his reign, that the 
 people of the north, refused to have 
 
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 him rule over them any longer. 
 
 29. For he served his s'-'i'^hern 
 
 masters foithfully, having neither the 
 courage, or disposition, to rule for the 
 best good of all the people, as had 
 Andrew, but his whole aii.i, was his 
 own personal agrandizement, at the 
 expense of liberty. 
 
 30. Now the rest of the acts of 
 Martin, and all that he did, and the 
 trouble that he had with the realm of 
 Britain, in the province of Maine, also 
 in the province of New York, called 
 the Patriot war; 
 
 31. Also the zeal, with which he 
 
 f^nfl/. fo'- slavery; and against the 
 cause of liberty — 
 
 33. Behold, they are written in the 
 book, of the records, of the sanhedrim, 
 at Washington, made during his reign, 
 and the people made. William; chief 
 ruler in his stead, and he commenced 
 to reign. f 
 
 33. For the democratic party, had 
 at that time become so corrupt, that 
 their own wickedness, freightened them, 
 tlierefore did they repent, and do their 
 first works, (for a season,) by helping 
 make William, chief Ruler. 
 
 ■j-Harrison. 1841. 
 
CHAPTER XV. 
 
 I. Now William the I, was a man 
 ot war, well known in the realm, of 
 the whig party, and from the province 
 of Indiania. 
 
 3. And they gave him John, whose 
 sir name was Tyler, to go in and out 
 before him, and to stand in his place, in 
 certain times; Daniel, whose sir name 
 was Webster, was chief scribe over the 
 people; John, whose sir name was 
 Bell, was chief in the department of 
 war; Abel, whose sir name was Upshir, 
 was over the ships of war; Winfield, 
 was captain of the host; and Thomas, 
 whose sir name was Ewing, was over 
 the treasury of the people. 
 
 3. And the people of the north 
 rejoiced greatly, when this was done, 
 for they said in William, and John, had 
 liberty, two mighty champions. 
 
 4. For although John was a slave- 
 holder, yet had the men of the north 
 no fears, for they said surely he will 
 not betray us, should he perchance 
 become chief ruler, but they w.ere sadly 
 deceived, in John ! 
 
 5. Now William, had led the hosts 
 of Columbia, against the Amelekites 
 of the west provinces, in former times 
 and discomfited them greatly, at a place 
 called " Tip Canoe," therefore was he 
 called, " Old Tip-Canoe," by the peo- 
 ple; and his fame as a man of war, 
 was in all the land. 
 
 6. Moreover he was a statesman, as 
 well as a man of war, on account of 
 which, the people rejoiced the more, 
 because in that,were they doubly armed. 
 
 7. But the men of the south, were 
 exceeding wroth, with the men of 
 the north, because William was made 
 chief ruler, for he was for liberty, and 
 not slavery, 
 
 8. While the men of the north that 
 loved liberty, rejoiced the more, for 
 now, did they hope, that slavery would 
 be driven from the land, but in this 
 were the}' again doomed to disappoint- 
 ment — 
 
 9. For after a short reign of one 
 month, William the I, slept with his 
 Fathers, and John, became chief ruler 
 in his stead. 
 
 10. Yea, many did believe that 
 William the I, had been secretly poison- 
 ed, by the men of the south, in order 
 that John, might come to be chief ruler, 
 they well knowing, that in him, slavery 
 had a firm, and steadfast friend. 
 
 ir. Then did the people mourn, for 
 in William, did Columbia loose a 
 mighty man, and true, and the cause of 
 Liberty, a mighty champion, and the 
 people mourned for William, for many 
 days. 
 
 12. Now John the III, was from 
 the Province ot Virginia, a man of 
 strong will, and like all his race, ex- 
 
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 ceeding proud, but as a statesman, con- 
 temptable — 
 
 13. And although elected by north- 
 ern votes, yet, was his heart with the 
 south, therefore, when he became chief 
 ruler, did the south again come into 
 possession of the government. 
 
 14. For he betrayed the men of the 
 north, who had given hhn his high 
 office, and became a traitor, to the sa- 
 cred cause of liberty, and brought con- 
 tempt upon himself, and the realm. 
 
 15. Yea, the men of the south did 
 with John, whatsoever the}^ listed, for 
 he was as a reed, in their hands. 
 
 16. And the strife was exceeding 
 
 bitter, all the days of John, which were 
 four years, and the whole land was 
 filled with violence, on account of slav- 
 ery. 
 
 I']. But when four years were ex- 
 pired, the peoj^le made James the III, 
 chief ruler, in his stead and he com- 
 menced to reign. J 
 
 iS. Now the acts of John, and all 
 that he did, and how he betrayed the 
 north, and helped to strengthen slaver}' ; 
 
 19. Behold they are written in the 
 
 book, of the records, of the sanhedrim, 
 
 at Washington, made during his reign, 
 
 and James reigned in his stead. 
 
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CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 1. Now James, the III, was like 
 John, the III, and Martin the I, a man 
 of small ability, as a ruler, a friend of 
 slavery, of the democratic party, and 
 from the province of Tennessee. 
 
 2. And the democratic party rejoic- 
 ed exceedingly, inasmuch as the elec- 
 tion of James, was a great victory for 
 the slave power. 
 
 3. Now the strife at this time, was 
 very bitter, for the reason, that the men 
 of the north, greatly desired that Henry, 
 whose sir name was Clay, should be 
 chief ruler. 
 
 4. Now Henry, was one of the 
 mighty ones, of the Realm; eloquent 
 of tongue, had been long in the San- 
 hedrim, was much beloved by the peo- 
 ple, was of the Whig party, and from 
 the province of Kentucky. 
 
 5. Moreover, was he a statesman. 
 
 Note — The writer well remembers, the bitterness with 
 which this campaign was conducted. Partizan feeling ran 
 high, and many of the principal cities of the north, had the 
 appearance of a forest, on account of the number of liberty 
 poles erected in them, — Hickory, being emblematic of Polk 
 (or young Hickory, as he was called, by the democratic 
 party) while the ash, symbolized Mr. Cla;-, — and over 5 o 
 of these poles were standing in the city of Rochester, N. Y., 
 in the month of October, 184-. And to add Ij the confu- 
 sion and increase the excitement, the Millerites, had also, 
 concluded to burn up the world, at that time, never will 
 the writer forget, the meeting he attended at the Agri .ultu- 
 ral Hall in Rochester, on that eventful 14th of October. 
 This, was to have been the la*t meeting held on earth, and 
 surely; it ought to have been the last, that any of tho=e 
 fanatics, ever held outside of a mad-house. 
 
 and a mighty councellor, learned in the 
 Laws, and all that appertained unto the 
 government of the Realm, and in the 
 sanhedrim, was there no man, from the 
 south provinces, that could excel him, 
 or that was preferred before him. 
 
 6. Now it had aforetime been in 
 the minds of the men of the north, to 
 make Henry, chief ruler, and had they 
 at this time, acted with wisdom, they 
 would of a certainty, have prevailed. 
 
 7. But alas, for the wisdom of the 
 north, they became a house divided, 
 against itself, and were sadly beaten. 
 
 8. For, there dwelt in those days, in 
 the city of Cincinnati, a certain man, 
 that was a prophet, whose name was 
 James, of the family of Birney, and he 
 went throughout the north, and be- 
 came a lying prophet, unto the people, 
 prophesying thus unto them, 
 
 9. Follow ye now after me, for I 
 am a chosen vessel, to bring deliver- 
 ance, unto the slave, therefore, make? 
 ye of me, a chief ruler, for ye are able. 
 
 10. Whereupon, many were deceiv- 
 ed, and followed James, into the wil 
 derness, where they all perished miser- 
 ably, and Henry, was beate-n. 
 ( 
 
 Note — James G. Birney, who the abolition party, ran 
 as an independent candidate, whicli insane folly, caused 
 the defeat of Mr. Clay. 
 
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 11. For although Henry was him- 
 self a slave-holder, yet was he known 
 to be a just man, therefore would not 
 the men of the south vote for him, and 
 without their help, he could not pre- 
 
 •ail. 
 
 12. For so determined were these 
 men to extend slavery, and perpetuate 
 it, that no man, (except he was such 
 an one, as they could use,) had any 
 chance to become chief ruler of Col- 
 umbia. 
 
 13. Therefore was it, that men 
 who were contemptable, in every way 
 and who also brought contempt upon 
 the people, were made chief rulers, be- 
 cause the south could use them. 
 
 14. For not only were these men 
 determined that slavery, should extend 
 over all the soil that Columbia then 
 owned; but they also contemplated 
 making war upon the nations round 
 about, in order to extend its domin- 
 ion. 
 
 15. Now there is a part of Colum- 
 bia, that lieth west of the great River, 
 called Mississippi, and south of the 
 river called Red, that is at this day, 
 known as the province of Texas. 
 
 16. And this land, was in former 
 times called New Spain; for the King 
 of Spain had planted colonies, therein, 
 three hundred years ago, and also in 
 the land called Mexico. 
 
 17. But at length, the King of 
 Spain was driven from Mexico, by the 
 people, and that beautiful land became 
 a Republic. 
 
 18. Albeit, the new government 
 was more despotic, (if such a thing 
 could be,) than was that of the King ; 
 
 for the people were Catholics, and 
 wholly under the rule of their priests. 
 
 19. And this bondage had been ex- 
 ceeding cruel and oppressive, until the 
 people were sunk in degredation, so 
 deep, that Mexico, although a beautiful 
 land, was the worst of all lands, wherein 
 to dwell. — 
 
 20. — For there was no law, but 
 the law of the Church, also was the 
 land, and money of the realm, nearly 
 all in its possession, or under its con- 
 trol, in consequence of which the in- 
 habitants of that fair land, were in a 
 hard place. 
 
 21. Now Mexico claimed the land 
 called Texas, and had appointed Gov- 
 ernors therefor, for many long years, 
 but after Columbia had purchased 
 New France, she also claimed Texas 
 as a part, of her purchase, and sought 
 to take possession thereof. 
 
 22. — For Texas, is an exceeding 
 large land, and fair; and the people of 
 Columbia desired much to occupy it, 
 but the rulers of Mexico, would not 
 permit them. 
 
 23. Therefore came it to pass, that 
 there was war and tumult in the land, 
 for the men of Columbia , that went to 
 Texas, were continually fighting with 
 the armies of Mexico, that were sent 
 against them, which kept the whole 
 realm in a state of war, for many 
 years. 
 
 24. Now there were in Columbia, 
 at that time, many wicked men, also 
 many that were in debt, or that had 
 broken the laws, and many of these 
 from fear of punishment, had fled to 
 Texas. 
 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
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 25. And the land, was full of men, 
 that like the men of David, in the reign 
 of Saul, King of Israel; owed every 
 man his neighbor, or that had commit- 
 ted some crime. 
 
 26. Men that carried their lives in 
 their hand, and were both ready and 
 willing to take the life of any that 
 should oppose them, in any wicked- 
 ness that they thought to do. 
 
 37. (Albeit, there were many that 
 were good men, and true, at that time, 
 in Texas; nevertheless, it was a land of 
 violence and bloodshed, as it is at this 
 day.) 
 
 28. Now, these restless, and lawless 
 men, were continually at war, with the 
 people of Mexico, from the reign of 
 James the II, to the reign of Martin 
 the I, after which the land had rest 
 from war, for a short space. 
 
 29. Bat it came to pass, after 
 James the III, was firmly seated on the 
 Throne, that the men of the south 
 took fresh courage, and they spake un- 
 to James after this manner! 
 
 30. — Behold, now have we made 
 of you, a chief ruler of Columbia, 
 in place of John, not because ye are 
 worthy, (for ye are not,) but because 
 we have need of you. 
 
 31. And by our .strategy have the 
 people chosen George, whosesirname, 
 is Dallas, to go in and out before you, 
 and also to stand in your place, (should 
 ye not obey us,) and these are they 
 that shall be chiefs, under you, for we 
 have need of them, also, 
 
 33. — James, whose sir name is Bu- 
 chanan, shall ye make chief scribe, 
 over the people; William, whose sir 
 
 name is Marcy, shall be your chief in 
 the department of war; George, whose 
 sir name is Bancroft, shall ye put over 
 the ships of war; Winfield, shall be 
 captain of the host, and Robert, whose 
 sir name is Walker, shall ye put over 
 the treasury of the people. 
 
 33. — And James said it is well, 
 what ye command, that will I do, for 
 thy servant is not the man to disobe). 
 his masters. 
 
 34. Now after James had done 
 all these things, it came to pass, that 
 the chief men of the south, spake thus 
 unto the people. 
 
 35. — Why stand we here idle, 
 while the men of the north, are setting 
 snares for us continually, in order to 
 destroy slavery, 
 
 36. — Adding continually to the 
 number of Provinces, in which 
 there shall be no slavery, by which if 
 we bestir not ourselves, will our pow- 
 er in the Sanhedrim, depart from us, 
 and we ourselves, become slaves. 
 
 37. Have ye not observed the land 
 of Texas, that it is a large and goodly 
 land, in the which groweth not only 
 cotton, but also the cane, from which 
 to make the sugar, and that it is in 
 every way adapted to slavery. 
 
 38. Let us now compel James, to 
 make war upon Mexico, and peradven- 
 ture we shall be able to compel the 
 rulers of that land, to give us Texas, 
 for a possession, for behold, all things 
 are now ready. 
 
 39. (For Mexico, did still claim 
 Texas, as a part of their country, nei- 
 ther would they consent, that the men 
 of Cclumbia, should dwell therein.) 
 
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 40. And this council pleased all 
 the men of the south provinces, and 
 they did compel James to make war 
 upon the land of Mexico, to subdue it. 
 
 41. And he gave command to Win- 
 field, and Winfield gat his armies to- 
 gether, and gat him to the land of 
 Mexico, an exceeding great army. 
 
 42. And the hosts of Columbia, 
 fought against the hosts of Mexico, and 
 discomfited them, and they became 
 subject unto Columbia; albeit, they 
 maintained a separate government; but 
 the land of Texas, became a part of 
 Columbia, 
 
 43. Then did the hosts of Colum- 
 bia, return unto their own land, and 
 there was peace once more, neverthe- 
 less, the land was filled with mourn- 
 ing, on account of the men slain in the 
 war. 
 
 44. Now the reign of James, had 
 not been pleasing unto the men of 
 the north, on account of the war, with 
 Mexico, and after four years were ex- 
 pired, the}- made Zachary, chief ruler, 
 in his stead, and he commenced to 
 reign. \ 
 
 45. Now, the acts of James, and all 
 that he did, and the wars that he had 
 with the realm of Mexico, and the help, 
 that was given to the slave power 
 thereby, and his beti"ayal of the cause 
 of liberty, 
 
 46. Behold, they are all written in 
 the Book of the Records, of the San- 
 hedrim, at Washington, made during 
 his reign, called the History of the 
 War with Mexico, for the acquisition 
 of Texas, and Zachary reigned in his 
 stead. 
 
 t Taylor, 1849. 
 
CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 I. Now Zachary the I, was a migh- 
 ty man of war from his youth, much 
 beloved by the people of the whole 
 realm, of the Whig or Republican 
 party, and from the Province of Mis- 
 sissippi. 
 
 2. Also, was he the chief of the cap- 
 tains under Winfield, when the hosts of 
 Columbia, made war, upon the land of 
 Mexico. 
 
 5. And the victory was sure, for the 
 men of Columbia, when Zachary led 
 them, for he was well versed in all 
 the arts of war. 
 
 4. Likewise, was he called old 
 rough and ready, by the men of the 
 army ; albeit,.his heart was tender, even, 
 like unto that of a little child. 
 
 5. Now the boldness of the men of 
 the south, in compelling James to 
 make war upon Mexico, in order that 
 they might thereby acquire new terri- 
 tory, over which to extend slavery, (for, 
 for that, and that alone, was it made,) 
 had opened the eyes of many, of the 
 Democratic party in the north, to their 
 danger. 
 
 6. Therefore, did they a second 
 time join hands with the whigs, in the 
 election of Zachary, hoping thereby, 
 not only to please the south, — 
 
 ^. — But, that this act of repentance, 
 would also make the whigs less, watch- 
 
 ful and vigilent, at which the whigs 
 were greatly rejoiced. — 
 
 8. Saying one to the other, jDcrad- 
 venture the eyes of these men, are now 
 opened, that they may behold all the 
 wickedness, of these Traffickers in hu- 
 man flesh, before it is too late, and sin 
 no more. 
 
 9. And they gave him Millard, 
 whose sir name was Fillmore, to go m 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place, in certain times; Daniel, whose 
 sir name was Webster, was chief scribe 
 over the people; George, whose sir 
 name was Crawford; was chief in the 
 department of war; William, whose 
 sir name was Preston, was over the 
 ships of war; Winfield, was captain of 
 the host; and William, whose sir name 
 was Meredith, was over the Treasury 
 of the people. 
 
 10. And it came to pass, when Zach- 
 ary commenced to reign, that the 
 people of the south provinces, rejoiced 
 greatly, saying, surely is the Lord on 
 our side, for have we not discomfited 
 the people of Mexico, and taken their 
 land for a possession, 
 
 11. — And will not that strengthen 
 us, against the north, by giving us 
 more slave territory, and is not Zach- 
 ary, one of us; verily, shall we now be 
 able, to do all, that is in our hearts, 
 
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 against the black man, — Selah. 
 
 12. And the clank of the chain, and 
 the crack of the drivers whip, shall 
 again be heard over all the realm of 
 Columbia, 
 
 13. — And when the Sanhedrim, 
 were again assembled, they spake unto 
 the men of the north after this man- 
 ner. 
 
 14. Behold now, if ye will consent 
 that all that part of Columbia, that 
 lieth west of a certain river, and south 
 of a certain line, (to be named by us) 
 shall be slave territory, then will we 
 live at peace with you, but if ye will 
 not, then shall ye surely have war.J 
 
 15. But the men of the north, said 
 nay, this thing shall not be done, nei- 
 ther will we make any compromise 
 with you touching this matter. 
 
 16. For have we not already made 
 two compromises with you, and ye 
 will not abide by either ot them, nei- 
 ther would ye abide by this one, should 
 we make it. 
 
 17. Surely, ye shall not go into the 
 land ye speak of, with your slaves, but 
 
 JNoTE. — The mat.er referred to in this place, was the 
 compromise, (or Omnibus) Bill of Mr. Clay's, brought for- 
 ward at this time, and defeated. But after the death of 
 President Taylor, it was again takoo up, and was after its 
 discussion had caused much strife in Congress, finally 
 passed and became the law of the land, including the in- 
 famous fugitive Slave Bill, recieving the signiture of Presi- 
 dent Millard Fillmore, in the month of August, 1850. 
 This Bill which was to make Kansas, a Slav: State, com- 
 pletely abrogated the compromise of 1820. But thanks to 
 the lil>ert/ loving men of tlie north, it could not be enforced 
 and in the end, Kansas became a Free State, 
 
 freemen shall dwell therein, and n 
 other, forever; there shall be no slavec 
 there — 
 
 18. For, notwithstanding that ys 
 have conquered Mexico, and obtained 
 Texas for a possession, ye shall never 
 go into the land ye speak of with 
 your slaves. 
 
 19. For with Zachary, for chief 
 ruler, liberty is safe, and if ye so much 
 as attempt to do this thing, that is in 
 your hearts, ye shall surely be put to 
 shame. 
 
 20. But, alas for the men of the 
 north, they were again doomed to dis- 
 appointment, theii hopes blasted, and 
 liberty was again to recieve another 
 check — 
 
 21. For after a short reign of one 
 year and four months, Zachary the I, 
 slept with his Fathers, and Millard be- 
 came chief ruler in his stead. 
 
 22. And there was great mourning, 
 for Zachary, and the mourning con- 
 tinued for many days.|| 
 
 [1 Note. — A certain amount of fatality seemed to attach to 
 the whig party at that time, the death of Mr. Harrison 
 in one short month after his inauguration caused many of 
 the people to think that he had been poisoned, particularly 
 when taken in connection with the policy adopted and car- 
 ried out by Mr. Tyler, his successor, and when a second 
 whig President was elected in the person of Mr. Taylor, 
 an his death following so quickly, many were ready to 
 charge the south with their murder, whether this was so or 
 not, wil 1 never be known in this world, but it was certainly 
 a little singular, that the only Presidents that died in office 
 were both whigs, and uncompromising enemies of slavery. 
 And when we consider, the stake, that the south were play. 
 ing for, it might because for suspicion of foul play. 
 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 I. Now Millard the I, was of the 
 whig or republican party, had been 
 long in the Santiedrim, well versed In 
 all the laws of the realm, and from a 
 northern province, even that of New 
 York, 
 
 3. — Therefore did the people say, 
 now will liberty still be safe, for Mil- 
 lard IS one of us, and vve need have no 
 fear that he will betray us, as did John 
 whose sir name was Tyler, and they 
 took courage. 
 
 3. Now there were many of the 
 men of the south, that in their hearts 
 rejoiced exceedmgly, that Zachary was 
 dead, for they were not long in discov- 
 ering that he, like Andrew, had a will 
 of iron, and a firm hand, which would 
 of a certainty keep them in check, 
 
 4. And on account of this, was it 
 that their hearts failed them; when 
 they saw his firmness, and knew that 
 not only was he not with them, but 
 that in him, they had a master. 
 
 5. But after Millard became chief 
 ruler, It came to pass, that their cour- 
 age came again, and they spake among 
 themselves after this manner. 
 
 6. Behold, Zachary sleeps with his 
 Fathers, and Millard reigns In his 
 stead, now therefore let us go forward 
 and do that, which we could not do 
 while he was upon the Throne, for 
 
 'erily, in firmness and vigilance, was 
 
 he even as was Andrew. 
 
 7. But Millard Is not so, therefore 
 ■let us speak softly unto him, and per- 
 
 adventure we can deceive him, and 
 they spake unto Millard after this 
 manner, — 
 
 8. Lo, Zachary sleeps with his Fa- 
 thers, and ye are chief ruler in his 
 stead, now therefore, if ye will be one 
 of us, and aid us in obtaining all that 
 we desire in the matter of slavery — 
 
 9. — Then shall ye of a certainty be 
 chief ruler for eight years, and shall 
 get exceeding much spoil and riches, 
 behold, we have said It, 
 
 10. — But if ye will not do all that 
 we desire, then shall ye come to naught, 
 and your house made a dung hill; for 
 we are determined to control this gov- 
 ernment, and slavery shall yet extend 
 over all the land, 
 
 11. — And Millard consented to all 
 that the south required of him, — be- 
 trayed the party that made him chief 
 ruler, and sold himself to the enemies 
 of liberty. 
 
 12. Then was there great rejoicing 
 in the south, at what Millard had 
 done, and great mourning at the north, 
 for the thing was very grievous unto 
 the people of the north that were 
 against slavery ; 
 
 13. — Now after Millard had done 
 all this, it came to pass, that the chbf 
 
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 men of the south again took council 
 among themselves, and their council 
 was after this manner; 
 
 14. — Surely has the set time come, 
 that we have so long wished for, and 
 now will we have a law in favor of 
 slavery, that shall make the ears of all 
 that shall hear of it to tingle, — Selah, 
 
 15. For Zachary, (who we could 
 not rule,) sleeps with his Fathers; but 
 with Millard, can we do whatsoever 
 we list, for he is as a reed in our hands, 
 
 1(5. — And now, this stone which 
 thi'ough the stubbornness of Zachary 
 was rejected, shall by the treachery of 
 Millard, become the head of the corner, 
 
 ly, — Therefore, let us now find a 
 man from the north, to go before us, 
 and aid us to pass the bill called the 
 compromise, (in the attempt to pass 
 which we were aforetime beaten by 
 the firmness of Zachary,) 
 
 18. —For peradventure, if the 
 north see their chief men, willing to do 
 this thing, that then shall they fear to 
 oppose us, and thus shall we of a cer- 
 tainty prevail. 
 
 19. And they chose Stephen, (who 
 is also called Arnold,) to-do this thing, 
 for he was of the democratic party, 
 the party that favored slavery, (albeit, 
 there were many true men in that party 
 that were for freedom,) nevertheless, it 
 was the slave holders party. 
 
 20. Now Stephen, was a man small 
 in statue, but of a giant intellect, was 
 the leader of the democratic party in 
 the north, well versed in the laws of 
 the land, and he was the chief speaker 
 for his party in the Sanhedrim, at 
 Washington. 
 
 31. And they said unto Stephen, if 
 now ye will aid us in the passage of 
 the Omnibus Bill, so that it become 
 the law of the realm, then shall ye 
 surely be made chief ruler of Columbia 
 after Millard, and shall become ex- 
 ceeding great in the land. 
 
 23. And the thing pleased Stephen, 
 and he said unto them, what ye say, 
 that will thy servant do, for this thing 
 pleaseth thy servant, (for Stephen, was 
 ambitious, and the desire of his heart 
 was to be chief ruler of Columbia.) 
 
 23. And from that hour, Stephen 
 walked no more with the north, but 
 went over to the south, body and soul, 
 and he became their champion. 
 
 24. And from that time forth, 
 was the contest upon this matter, ex- 
 ceeding fierce and violent in the San- 
 hedrim, for the inen of the north, (that 
 loved liberty,) were determined that 
 this great wickedness should not be 
 done 
 
 25. But alas for the men of the 
 north, they were compelled to fight 
 this battle, without their former great 
 captain, in consequence of which, they 
 were beaten. 
 
 26. For John, (the old man elo- 
 quent) slept with his Fathers, after a 
 long and glorious public life, without a 
 stain upon his great name, for he, like 
 his illustrious lather, was a true man, 
 and had stood valiantly for liberty. 
 
 27. — And his mantle had fallen 
 upon Daniel, (the great expounder,) 
 now the people of the north, had great 
 fiith in Daniel, for he had been long 
 in the Sanhedrim, and had fought 
 many a battle by the side of John, in 
 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
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 the cause of Liberty, and against sla- 
 very ; (but a great change had come 
 upon Daniel, since the death of John.*[) 
 
 28. Now there was a sickness, that 
 prevailed in the land every four years, 
 (called the Ruler's fever,) and it came 
 to pass that Daniel, was smitten with 
 this disease. 
 
 29. And it was told unto the chief 
 men of the south, that Daniel was sick 
 vi'ith the Ruler's fever, and it rejoiced 
 tiiem greatly. 
 
 30. And they said surely is the hand 
 of the Lord in this, and now shall we 
 get Daniel, to coine over unto us, and 
 the north shall be left without a cham- 
 pion. 
 
 31. And they sent messengers unto 
 him , to know if he would be recovered 
 of his sickness, and the messengers 
 came into the presence of Daniel. 
 
 32. And when Daniel saw the mes- 
 sengers, he said unto them, from 
 whence come ye, and what seek ye in 
 this place, for I know you not! 
 
 33. And the messengers said unto 
 him, thy servants are from the south 
 provinces, and were sent by our mas- 
 ters, to ask after thy health, for it hath 
 been told in the south provinces, that 
 ye have the Rulers fever — 
 
 34. Therefore were we sent, for 
 our masters greatly desire thy recovery, 
 and if ye will take the remedy, that 
 
 ^NoTE. — This great and good man who for so many years 
 held aloft the banner of Freedom in Columbia, was while 
 addressing the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
 at Washington, smitten with appoplexy, Feb., 21,1848, 
 carried into the Speaker's private room, where he 
 lingered in a partially unconscious state, until the 23d, 
 when he expired. His last words being — This is the last 
 of Earth; Jam content. — IV/iat a glorious end, to a well' 
 spent lije. 
 
 we shall offer unto you, (which groweth 
 only in the south provinces) then shall 
 ye recover, but if ye will not, then 
 shall ye surely die. 
 
 35. And Daniel said, what is the 
 remedy, that ye will give unto me, for 
 surely I would recover of this disease. — 
 
 36. And they said unto Daniel, if 
 you will aid Stephen to pass the bill, 
 that we desire, so that it become the 
 law of the i"ealm, then shall ye recover 
 of this sickness, 
 
 37. And we will make you chief 
 ruler after Millard, (for no man can be 
 chief ruler of Columbia, unless we 
 make him so,) and this is the remedy 
 that ye must take, if ye would recover 
 of this sickness. 
 
 38. Then said Daniel, unto them 
 peradventure, if I do this, that I shall 
 not recover, for did not John the III, 
 and James the III, take your medicine, 
 when they were sick with this disease, 
 and surely, it recovered not them, 
 
 39. And they answered Daniel 
 after this manner, John and Millard 
 were not sick unto death, but ye will 
 surely die, if ye take not the remedy, 
 but if ye will, then shall ye surely be 
 made chief ruler, and they sware unto 
 him. 
 
 40. Then in an evil hour, did Dan- 
 iel consent to all that the messengers 
 required of him, and the bill became 
 the law of the realm, but alas for Daniel, 
 he recovered not of his disease, for the 
 south refused to make him chief ruler. 
 
 41. And when the people of the 
 north, were told what Daniel had done 
 there was great lamentation, and they 
 exclaimed, alas! alas! who shall stand 
 
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 for Liberty, now that Daniel has fallen 
 from his high place. 
 
 43. Now when Daniel saw that the 
 men of the south had decievtd him, it 
 came to pass that his heart was broken 
 and he exclaimed, alas! that I should 
 have done this. 
 
 43. Verily, hath my desire to be 
 made chief ruler, proved the cause of 
 my ruin, for this foolish act, hath of a 
 certainty destroyed me. 
 
 44. — Covering all my former glori- 
 ous record, as with a pall, would to 
 God ! that I had been as true as John, 
 then would my end have been like his. 
 
 45. And he gat him to his own 
 province, to a place called Marshfield, 
 and he died there, and was buried, and 
 the people mourned for Daniel, but not 
 as they mourned for John. 
 
 46. Nevertheless, the memory of 
 Daniel, and the mighty things that he 
 did in Columbia, shall never fade from 
 the minds of the people, unto the lat- 
 est generation.! 
 
 47. For he was in truth, a mighty 
 councellor, and a mighty man; and 
 
 |NoTE. — The end of this truly great man , should be a 
 warning to all, of the evils of ambition. He had long occu- 
 pied a high place in the councils of the nation, and in the 
 hearts of the people. Tut the tempting bait held out to 
 him by the leaders of the pro-slavery party, clouded his 
 mind to such an extent, that he fell. But no true Ameri- 
 can, can ever doubt, that when consenting to use his 
 great name and prestige, in the causeof the south. — That he 
 meant it for the best, thmking it would prevents civil war. 
 But he quickly saw his great mistake, .and surely no man 
 in America, has, (of could lament it, more than did Mr. 
 Webster, himself, for when he saw the full dcvilishnoss of 
 the thinp, his great manly heart, was broken, and he 
 sank under tne lOad of shame, and remorse, that this ac^ 
 had brought upon him until death came to his relief. Nev. 
 ertheless, he has left a glorious memory, in Columbia and 
 his like will not; perhaps be seen again for many genera- 
 tions. 
 
 not until the desire to be chief ruler, 
 had clouded his vision, had he ever 
 proved unworthy; or betrayed the lib-; 
 ertie? of the people. 
 
 48. And the strife, was exceeding 
 bitter, all the days of Millard between 
 the north, and the south; for the men 
 of the south, were continually chasing 
 their slaves, that hati escaped into the 
 north provinces, to take them back to 
 bondage, and the whole land, was filled 
 with violence, 
 
 -^9. — But the men of the north, 
 would not aid them in their capture, 
 neither would they suffer them, to 
 take them back into bondage, if by any 
 possibility they could prevent it. 
 
 50. And the men of the south, said 
 unto the men of the north; behold now 
 if ye do not aid us, or if ye assist the 
 slave, in any manner, even so much as 
 to give him a cup of cold water, 
 
 51. — Then shall ye pay unto us, 
 one thousand pieces of silver, and be 
 put in prison, for the space of six 
 months, for such, is the law. 
 
 52. But when the men of the north, 
 heard the words of the slave hunters, 
 they were filled with rage, and they 
 exclaimed with one voice, 
 
 53. — Are the people dogs, that 
 they should do this, surely, shall this law 
 not be enforced, in this land, neither 
 will we obey it.|| 
 
 54. And when four years were ex- 
 pired, the people made Franklin chief 
 ruler, in place of Millard, and great 
 was the rejoicing m the north, that 
 his reign was ended. 
 
 55. For it had been more disastrous 
 to the cause of liberty, than had that of 
 
any of his predecessors, filling' the 
 whole land with turmoil and strife un- 
 to its end. 
 
 56. Now the acts of Millard, and 
 all that he did, and his betrayal of the 
 north, and the aid that he orave to the 
 
 ||\oTE. — This infamous law. th.it for pure naduherated 
 cussidness, has never been equalled, contained all the pro- 
 visions, stated in the text, there is certainly nothing on 
 record, in this, or any other country, that can compare 
 ■wi h it, in fiendishness, or cruelty, Apd to our shame be 
 it said, that the honor of making blood hounds, of her 
 people, vi^as first conferred in free America. No wonder 
 that it could not be enforced, for the execution of it, was 
 GO rt-volting, that very few men, could be found, wTio 
 could be induced to attempt it, its paternity is not certainly 
 
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 slave power 
 
 57' — Behold, they are all written 
 
 in the Book of the Records, of the 
 Sanhedrim, at Washington, made dur- 
 ing his reign, and Franklin§ reigned in 
 his stead. 
 
 known, although Mr. Mason of Virginia, is charged with 
 begetting it. But at all events, let whoever it was, have all 
 the glory, it was attached, as the tail is to a kite, to the 
 Omnibus Bill, and in that way, became a law. But 
 like the tail of the asp, it contained a terrible sting, fatal, 
 to all it pierced. God forbi'', that America, shall ever he 
 cursed, with its like again. 
 
 § Pierce, 1853. 
 
CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 1. Now Franklin the I., was a man 
 of small ability; very vain, much given 
 ':o boasting, exceeding fond of strong 
 waters; and as a ruler, contemptible; of 
 the democratic party, and from a 
 northern province, even that of New 
 Hampshire. 
 
 2. And he was also a captain, under 
 Winfield, when the hosts ot Colum- 
 bia, wared against Mexico, and took 
 it, but he gat him no renown, as a man 
 of war. 
 
 3. And there was great rejoicing in 
 the south, and among the pro-slavery 
 men, of the north, when he was made 
 chief ruler, insomuch, that the whole 
 realm was shaken, from one extremity 
 unto the other, on account of the re- 
 joicing. 
 
 4. — For now, they said, do we 
 stand upon a firm foundation, and our 
 borders shall be greatly enlarged, and 
 our gates, strengthened, neither will 
 we fear the men of the north, any 
 more forever, — Selah, 
 
 5. — For is not Stephen with us, 
 and doth not he hold, the men of the 
 north, (that are of the democratic party,) 
 in his hand, and hath not the Bill called 
 the Compromise, through him also, 
 become the law of the realm, 
 
 6. — Which Bill, hath given us not 
 only the possession, of all the present 
 realm of Columbia, but it giveth us 
 
 also the possession of all that may be 
 hereafter acquired for slavery. — 
 
 7. And hath not the fugitive slave 
 Bill also become the law of the land, 
 whereby we can follow, and recover 
 our slaves, when they shall escape, 
 neither is there any more a man in all 
 the north, that can in any wise deliv- 
 er them out of our hand. 
 
 8. Verily, have our hands, been 
 greatly strengthened, by the treachery 
 of Millard, whereby, he hath done 
 great things for us, but with Franklin 
 for chief ruler, shall we be able to fully 
 complete the good work, that Millard 
 began, surely, is the hand of the Lord 
 in this. 
 
 9. And it came to pass, after Frank- 
 lin was firmly seated upon the throne, 
 that the chief men of the south spake 
 unto him after this manner, 
 
 10. Behold now you are chief 
 ruler of Columbia, in place of Millard, 
 because it was our pleasure to make 
 you such, 
 
 11. — And if you will truly do all 
 tliat we desire, then shall it be well 
 with you, and you shall surely be chief 
 ruler, for eight years, 
 
 12. — But if ye will not, then shall 
 swift destruction o'er take you, and 
 you shall come to naught, for we are 
 of a certainty fully determined, to rule 
 this land, peaceably if we can, forci- 
 
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bly if we must ; 
 
 13. — And this law, that the men of 
 the north, curse so deeply, will we 
 surely compel them to obey, in all its 
 provisions, (through you.) 
 
 14. Lo, have we not already com- 
 pelled the return of one Thomas 
 Seemes, from the chief city, of the 
 province of Massachusetts, even the 
 great city of Boston, and was not the 
 fear of us, upon all the inhabitants of 
 that proud city, 
 
 15. And have we not also done the 
 same in divers of the north provinces, 
 yea, neither will we stay our hand, 
 until the whole realm, obey us, as in 
 former times. 
 
 16. And have we not also, by the 
 treachery of Millard, (and the folly of 
 Daniel,) beaten the north in the matter 
 of Kansas, and obtained it for a posses- 
 sion, — 
 
 I "]. — Yea ; and is not Wilson whose 
 sir name is Shannon, governor of that 
 goodly land, and will he not do all the 
 things that we shall require of him. 
 
 18. Nov/, as the Lord liveth, will 
 we make of it a slave province, for its 
 soil is well adapted to the growing of 
 cotton, and corn, in abundance. 
 
 19. (Now Kansas, was not yet a 
 province, but was the common heritage 
 of all the provinces, that the rulers, 
 had bought of the Amelekites, that 
 formerly occupied the same, for a pos- 
 session.) 
 
 30. Then said Franklin, what ye 
 council, that will I do, for it is certain- 
 ly my desire to please you in all things, 
 therefore tell ine now all that is in 
 your hearts, for verily in me ye have a 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 true friend. 
 
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 21. Then said they unto him, this 
 is what ye shall do, if ye would 
 please us, — 
 
 23. Lo, we have given you Wil- 
 liam, whose sir name is King, to go in 
 and out before you, and also to stand in 
 ycur place, (should ye not do all that 
 we desire,) and these are they, who 
 shall be chiefs under you ; 
 
 23. William, whose sir name is 
 Marcy, shall be chief scribe over the 
 people; Jefferson whose sir name is 
 Davis, shall be chief in the depart- 
 ment of war; James whose sir 
 name is Dobbins, shall be over the 
 ships of war; Winfield, shall be caf>- 
 tain of the host; and James, whose sir 
 name is Gurthrie, shall be over the 
 treasury of the people. 
 
 24. This do, and it shall be well, 
 and if ye willtrully and faithfully do all 
 things, that we shall ask, then of a cer- 
 tainty will we make you chief ruler for 
 eight years, and ye shall become ex- 
 ceeding great in Columbia. 
 
 25. And Franklin did all the things 
 the south required of him, for he like 
 Stephen was very ambitious, — 
 
 26. — And sold himself to the men 
 of the south, for the promise, of a mess 
 of pottage, but he gat not the pottage. 
 
 27. Yea, as it was with Millard, 
 and Daniel, so came it to pass, with 
 Franklin, for he had planted thorns, 
 and he gathered therefrom thistles. 
 
 28. Now the men of the south, had 
 gat them to Kansas, in the reign of 
 Millard, thinking thereby to forestall 
 the men of the north, in its possession. 
 
 29. And there was no man went, that. 
 
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 was not both ready, and willing, to 
 take the life of any, that should oppose 
 them, verily, they were sons of Beliel, 
 one and all. 
 
 30. And when it was told in the 
 north, what the men of the south, had 
 done, it came to pass, that there was 
 great indignation; and the people said 
 one to the other, what is this, that the 
 men of the south have done, in that 
 they have gone to Kansas to possess it, 
 
 31. — Was it not the agreement 
 made in the days of our fathers, that 
 this was not to be done, surely are these 
 men determined to destroy liberty in 
 Columbia, 
 
 32. — Neither is there any trust to 
 be placed in them, for they have brok- 
 en every covenant, made as to this 
 matter, and are determined to carry 
 slavery into Kansas. 
 
 33. Surely, as the Lord liveth, 
 they shall not do this thing, there shall 
 be no slavery in that land, for v/e will 
 make of it a province, where freemen 
 shall dwell, and no other, there shall 
 be no slaves there, — Selah. 
 
 34. Then did the men of the. north, 
 get them to Kansas, and the strife com- 
 menced for its possession, and it was 
 exceeding bitter; but tiie men of the 
 north, led by James, whose sir name 
 was Lane, did valliantly, and the vic- 
 tory was finally with the north. 
 
 35. Nevertheless the whole realm, 
 was filled with violence, on^account of 
 it, all the days of Franklin, even unto 
 the end of his reign, and many were 
 slain, both of the men of the north, and 
 the men of the south, — 
 
 36. — Until the whole land was 
 
 filled with mourning on account of the 
 number of the men, that were slain in 
 Kansas, 
 
 37. But the victory was finally w^ith 
 the north, notwithstanding, that Frank- 
 lin, and Stephen, did work continually 
 for the south, yet they could not pre- 
 vail ; 
 
 38. — And violence and anarchy, 
 prevailed throughout the realm, and 
 in the Sanhedrim, all the days of 
 Franklin. 
 
 39. Yea, so fierce and bold, had 
 the men of the south became, that no 
 man could speak against slavery, in the 
 south, or in the Sanhedrim, except he 
 took his life in his hand, throughout his 
 reign. 
 
 40. And Charles one of the chief 
 men of the Sanhedrim, from the prov- 
 ince of Massachusetts, was beaten 
 thereni, with stripes; for speaking 
 against slavery. j- 
 
 41. But at the end of .four years, 
 wliLU the people again came to elect a 
 new chief ruler, it came to pass, that 
 there was great excitein-ent in the land 
 of Columbia, — 
 
 43. For the rulers fever, again pre- 
 vailed in all the realm, and Franklin 
 was sick with this disease, and he sent 
 for the southern doctors, to recover 
 him of his sickness. 
 
 43. And when they were come un- 
 to him, he enquired of them concern- 
 ing the remedy that grew m the south 
 
 f Note. — This brutal assault, upon Mr. Sumner, by 
 Preston C. Brooks, of South CaroUna, was the natural 
 sequence, of the spirit that slavery engenders in the hu- 
 man heart. Yet this bold act, did not fully open the eyes 
 of the north, to their danger. — From this assault, Mr. 
 Sumner never fully recovered. 
 
CHAPTTR XIX. 
 
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 provinces, and if it would recover him 
 of his fever. 
 
 44. And they answered him after 
 this manner; peradventure ye can re- 
 cover, nevertheless, we know of a cer- 
 tainty, that ye will surely die, for this 
 remedy worketh not the second tune. 
 
 45. And Franklin said unto them, 
 did ye not certainly say unto me, that if 
 I would do all in my power, as chief 
 ruler, for the extension of slavery, 
 that ye would recover me of the rulers 
 fever, should it come upon me a second 
 time, and that ye would make me 
 chief ruler for four years more 
 
 46. — And have I not done all that 
 ye asked of me, yea, and more also, 
 now therefore what is this, that ye 
 say unto me, that I shall surely die, 
 for your medicine, worketh not the 
 second time — 
 
 47. Now therefore do I know that 
 ye are liars, and the children of your 
 father the Devil, and his works will ye 
 do, verily, whosoever trusteth in vou, 
 shall surely be put to shame. 
 
 48. Then Franklin turned his face 
 to the wall, and wept bitterly, and he 
 said surely my punishment is just, for 
 have I not done all in power, to des- 
 troy liberty, and strengthen slavery, 
 
 verily ; the way of the transgressor is 
 hard. 
 
 49. Then Franklin, got him to his 
 own province, unto a place called Con- 
 cord, and he died there, and was buried 
 and the people mourned not for Frank- 
 lin, for his reign had been inglorious. 
 
 50. For he betrayed the men of the 
 north, went over body and soul, to the 
 slave party, sold himself for a mess of 
 pottage, and gat not the jDottage. 
 
 51. Thus was the sacred cause of 
 liberty, again sacrificed, upon the altar 
 of ambition, and the chains of the 
 bondmen strengthened, by this north- 
 ern dough-face, that the people of the 
 north, in their insane folly, had helped 
 to make chief ruler. 
 
 52. Now all the acts of Franklin, 
 and the evil that he did to the cause of 
 liberty, and his betrayal of the north, 
 and the disgrace that he brought upon 
 himself, and the realm, in consequence 
 of his wickedness and folly — 
 
 53. Behold, they are written in the 
 Book of the Records, of the Sanhed- 
 rim, at Washington, made during his 
 reign, and the people made James, 
 chief ruler, in his stead, and he com- 
 menced to reign.J 
 
 JBuchannan, 1857. 
 
CHAPTER XX. 
 
 1. Now James the IV., was old, 
 and well stricken in years, he was 
 moreover a man of no ability, con- 
 temptible in every way as a ruler, 
 even more so than was Franklin, 
 whose reign had been so disastrous, to 
 the cause of liberty, from the province 
 of Pennsylvania, and of the democratic 
 party. 
 
 2. And it rejoiced the men of the 
 south greatly, w^hen he was made 
 chief ruler, for they said, he shaH be 
 as a reed in our hands, surely did ve 
 do well, with Franklin^ but with James 
 will we gain much more, for with him, 
 of a certainty, can we do whatsoever we 
 list — 
 
 3. And they said unto James, be- 
 hold we have made you chief ruler of 
 Columbia, in place of Franklin. 
 
 4. John, whose sir name is Breck- 
 enridge, have we chosen to go in and 
 out before you-, and also to stand in 
 your place, in certain times, and these 
 are they, whom we would have you 
 appoint as chiefs, under you. 
 
 5. Lewis, whose sir name is Cass, 
 shall be chief scribe over the people; 
 John, whose sir name is Floyd, shall be 
 chief in the department of war; Isaac, 
 whose sir name is Toucy, shall be over 
 the ships of war; Winfield shall be cap- 
 tain of the host; and Howell, whose sir 
 name is Cobb, shall be over the treasu- 
 ry of the people. 
 
 6, And James, did all the things 
 that the south required of him, for he 
 was on their side, moreover, he was 
 like a reed, in the hands of their lead- 
 ers. 
 
 7. Now there had been in the San- 
 hedrim, of the people at Washington, 
 in the days of John, the old man elo- 
 quent; and Daniel, the great expound- 
 er; two mighty men from the south 
 provinces, men of renown. 
 
 S. The name of the one was Henry, 
 (him whom the men of the north, 
 aforetime, sought to make chief ruler,) 
 and the name of the other, was Thom- 
 as, whose sir name was Benton, from 
 the province of Missouri, and they 
 were both mighty in the Sanhedrim, 
 and also among the people — 
 
 9. And they, together with John, 
 called Calhoun, had been the cham- 
 pions of the south, in the Sanhedrim, 
 all the days of John and Daniel; and 
 had helped to make all the laws, 
 touching slavery, but Henry was the 
 noblest of the three. 
 
 10. Now Henry had been greatly 
 beloved, for the justness, and fairness 
 with which his whole public life 
 was marked, notwithstanding, he was 
 from a slave holding province, and did 
 himself hold slaves. 
 
 11. Likewise, was he called by the 
 people, the war horse of Kentucky, 
 on account of the zeal, and courage, 
 
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 he displayed in the strife between the 
 north and the south, in the matter of 
 slavery, always to be found in the front 
 of the battle.^ 
 
 13. Also was Thomas, well liked 
 by the people, for he was a man of 
 great intellect, and firm for what he 
 conceived to be right, and on account 
 of his great love, for a specie currency 
 for the realm, was called by the people 
 old bullion, 
 
 13. — While John, called Calhoun, 
 fought continually, for the extension of 
 slavery over the whole land, and was 
 the prime cause of all the trouble in 
 the realm, on account of it. 
 
 14. And he would have plunged 
 the nation in a civil war long before 
 the reign of Abraham the I, except 
 he had been prevented by the firmness 
 of Andrew, as before stated, supported 
 by Henry and Thomas. 
 
 15. Now Henry and John, both 
 slept with their father's and their man- 
 tles, had fallen upon unworthy men, 
 even Sons of Beliel, and it was on ac- 
 count of their folly and corruption, 
 that the realm was plunged in civil 
 war. 
 
 16. For there was no Henry, to 
 hold them in check in the south, or a. 
 
 fNoTE, — Few men in any country, were ever in public 
 life as long as Henry Clay, or that passed throngh so much 
 as did he, in the discharge of what he conceived to be his 
 duty to the whole country. He was in ability inferior to 
 no one of his t me, and had in fact very few peers, in 
 this, or any other country. Bora a slave holder, and al- 
 ways representing a slave holdirg constituency, and living 
 in a time, when the subject was constantly before the 
 people, yet his course, in the m itter, was such, as to 
 command the confiJence, and respect, of tie bitterest foes 
 of that sum of all Villainies. Had th? south more like 
 him, she would not be in the condition she is to-day. 
 Peace to his Memoiy. 
 
 John to council wisdom and firmness 
 in the north, and their places, could no 
 man fill. — 
 
 17. Therefore was it that conten- 
 tion and violence, prevailed both in the 
 Sanhedrim, and among the people, un- 
 til Columbia became a reproach 
 among the nations round about, on ac- 
 count of the wickedness, and folly of 
 her rulers. 
 
 iS. For the war, for the possession, 
 of Kansas, had resulted as before stated 
 in the deteav. of the south, in conse- 
 quence 01 which their chief men were 
 in a fearful rage — 
 
 19. And from that time forth, did 
 they commence to plot the destruction 
 of the government, and to form one 
 in its place, based upon slavery, and in 
 the which, that should be the chief 
 corner stone. 
 
 20. Their hearts seemingly, set on 
 fire of hell, and filling the whole land 
 with turmoil — 
 
 21. Neither did they in any manner 
 seek to conceal their wicked designs, 
 from the people of the north, who they 
 in their foolish pride, derided as pal- 
 troons, and cowards. 
 
 22. — Saying that one of their num- 
 ber could chase a thousand, and that 
 two could put ten thousand to flight. — 
 
 23. Standing openly in the Sanhed- 
 rim, and defying the men of the north, 
 and that no man should be chief ruler, 
 except he was of their choice. — 
 
 24. Filling the whole realm with 
 violence, and breathing out threaten- 
 ings and wrath continually, until the 
 second year of the reign of James. 
 
CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 I. And It came to pass, in the sec- 
 ond year of the reign of James the IV., 
 in the tenth month, on the sixteentli 
 day of the month, that John, (common- 
 ly called Old John Brown,) made war 
 upon the south, with an army of two 
 and twenty men. 
 
 2. And he went up against one of 
 the strong holds of the south, in the 
 province of Virginia, called Harpers 
 Ferry, in the night watch, and fought 
 against it, and took it; now the num- 
 ber of inhabitants at that place, was 
 about five thousand. 
 
 3. And in the morning, when the 
 sun was risen, the people looked, and 
 behold, they were prisoners, and there 
 was also five score thousand stand of 
 arms, besides munitions of war, in 
 that place, 
 
 4. — For not only had John called 
 Floyd, (who was chief in the depart- 
 ment of war,) filled all the strong 
 holds of the south, with arms and 
 munitions of war for the joeople of 
 the south to use in the defence of 
 slavery. — 
 
 5. But the former rulers of Colum- 
 bia had erected at that place, exceed- 
 ing great buildmgs, in the which to 
 manufacture arms, and munitions of 
 war for the realm, (therefore was it a 
 notable place, and of great importance 
 to the realm.) 
 
 V 6. Now when it was told unto 
 
 Henry, (commonly called Old Vanity,) 
 who was governor of that province, 
 that John was in possession of Har- 
 pers Ferry, it came to pass that his 
 knees smote together, and his counte- 
 nance was changed, and he became like 
 one dead. 
 
 7. For John was known to be ex' 
 ceeding bold, in the cause of liberty, 
 and against slavery, insomuch that the 
 whole south stood in fear of him. 
 
 8. — Surely (at that time) was there 
 no man in all the land, as fearless as 
 was John, and the whole realm was in 
 commotion on account of him, 
 
 9. But when it was told unto Hen- 
 ry, that John had but two and twenty 
 men, his spirit came again, and he 
 gat together his army, even five thous- 
 and fighting men. J 
 
 10. And he gat him to Harpers 
 Ferry, to war against John, and the 
 army of Henry, encompassed the army 
 of John, round about, and they put the 
 battle in array. 
 
 11. And Henry said unto his army, 
 be strong now, and of good courage, 
 and peradventure the Lord will give 
 us the victory, therefore acquit your- 
 selves like men, — 
 
 12. And they fought against John, 
 and took him, and there fell of the 
 army of John, seventeen men; and of 
 the army of Henry, seven; for John 
 
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 and his men did valiently, and showed 
 themselves to be men of war, — 
 
 13. And Henry hanged John, at 
 Charlestown, in that province, and the 
 men of the south rejoiced greatly, 
 when this was done, for the fear of him, 
 was upon all the people of the south 
 provinces. 
 
 14. Now the hanging of John, 
 caused great excitement in the north, 
 insomuch, that scarcely any other mat- 
 ter was spoken of for many days. 
 
 15. And the men of the north said, 
 O that Andrew 1., was chief ruler, in 
 place of James, for then would these 
 rebels quickly find that the wages of 
 sin, is death, but James is as a reed, in 
 their hands. 
 
 16. And from that hour were 
 they determined that slavery should 
 extend no farther in Columbia, and 
 that no man who was not its deadly 
 foe, should ever again be made chief 
 ruler. 
 
 17. And it came to pass, at the end 
 of three vears, when the people came 
 to elect, a new chief ruler, that there 
 was great commotion in the land, 
 
 18. — For Stephen, (some time 
 called Arnold,) John called Brecken- 
 ridge; and William, whose sir name 
 was Seward; were all sick, with the 
 Ruler's fever, 
 
 19. — And the men of the north, 
 called a council at the city of Chicago, 
 to consult as to who should be made 
 chief ruler in the place of James, and 
 the friends of William, were exceeding 
 zealous in his behalf, but they could 
 not prevail. 
 
 20. Now William, was of the 
 
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 whig, or republican party, and was 
 mighty in the Sanhedrim of the peo- 
 ple, even as had been Daniel, and John, 
 and was the champion of the north, (al- 
 beit, he was not as true to liberty, or 
 as firm against slavery, as was John.) 
 
 21. And the men of the south, 
 said unto the men of the north, now if 
 ye will make Stephen, chief ruler, and 
 will also give a pledge, that ye will 
 carry out the law, called the Fugitive 
 Slave Law, then will we stay in the 
 Union; 
 
 22. — But if ye do not, then will we 
 destroy this government, and make a 
 new one, in which slavery shall be 
 the chief corner stone. 
 
 23. But the people of the north, 
 said nay, Stephen shall not be chief 
 ruler, neither shall your law be enfor- 
 ced in this land, for we are not dogs, 
 neither are we devils, if ye are. 
 
 24. Then was the strife exceeding 
 bitter, and although Stephen took the 
 the medicine, of the southern doctors 
 freely, and they also called a council, 
 on his case at Charleston, at which all 
 the quack slavery doctors from the 
 north were called, yet, they could not 
 recover Stephen, of his fever. 
 
 25. And when Stephen saw that 
 he could not recover, he was sick at 
 heart, and he exclaimed, this alas; is 
 the end of a misspent life, — 
 
 26. O, that I had fought as zealous- 
 ly for liberty, as I have for slavery, 
 for then, would my name have been 
 honored in the land; verily he that 
 consenteth with sinners, shall surely be 
 put to shame. 
 
 27. Then Stephen gat him to his 
 
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 own province, to the City of Chicago, 
 (the meaning whereof is it stinketh,) and 
 he died there, and was buried, and no 
 man that loved hberty mourned for 
 Stephen, and the people chose Abra- 
 ham, for the next chief ruler in Co- 
 
 lumbia, 
 
 28. — Not being willing to make 
 William chief ruler, as he was not as 
 firm for liberty, as Abraham, never- 
 theless, he was greatly beloved by the 
 people of the north. 
 
CHAPTTR XXII. 
 
 ■ I. Now when the men of the 
 south, found that they were beaten, and 
 that not only was Stephen dead, but 
 that Abraham was chief ruler, it came 
 to pass, that they were filled with rage, 
 and they spake unto James, after this 
 manner; 
 
 2. — Behold, ye see what the north 
 hath done unto us, in that they have 
 rejected Stephen, and have made Abra- 
 ham chief ruler, 
 
 3. — Also are we beaten m the 
 matter of Kansas, and the soul of John 
 Brown is marching on throughout 
 the land. 
 
 4. Now therefore give ye us the 
 possession of all the strong holds in the 
 south, before ye cease to reign, for 
 venly, it was for this that we suffered 
 you to be made chief ruler; 
 
 5. Do this, and all shall yet be 
 well with us, but if ye will not, then 
 shall your life become a prey unto us, 
 and we will put a man in your place 
 that shall do all that we desire. 
 
 6. Then was James in a great 
 strait, ior if he did as they commanded, 
 then would the government of a cer- 
 tainty be destroyed, and if he did not, 
 then would these rebels destroy him. 
 
 7I For altliough James feared the 
 men of the north greatly, yet he feared 
 the men of the south more, moreover, 
 his heart was with the m£n of the 
 south, in all things. 
 
 8. But such was the watchfulness 
 of the men of the north, in the Sanhed- 
 rim, that he was unable to do this, al- 
 though in his heart, he greatly de- 
 sired it, insomuch, that he wept, be- 
 cause he could not. 
 
 9. And when they saw that James 
 feared to do as they desired, they 
 called a council of the chief conspira- 
 tors, and these are they that came to 
 this council. 
 
 10. Jefferson, whose sir name was 
 Davis; and William, whose sir name 
 was Barksdale, from the province of 
 Mississippi, (him that was aforetime 
 put to shame, by John, called Potter, 
 from the province of Wisconsin;) in 
 the Sanhedrim at Washington; 
 
 11. — Lawrence, whose sir name 
 was Keitt; Barnwell, whose sir nanie 
 was Rhett, from the province of Soutli 
 Carolina; and Roger, whose sir name 
 was Prior, from the province of Vir- 
 ginia. 
 
 13. Robert, whose sir name was 
 Toombs, from the province of Geor- 
 gia, (him that boasted himself so 
 greatly, saying that he would call the 
 number of his slaves at the foot of the 
 monument, that standeth upon Bunk- 
 kersHill.) 
 
 13. Lewis, whose sir name was 
 Wigfall, from the province of Texas; 
 and Raphael, whose sir name was 
 Semmes, him that in after times, be- 
 
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 came so notorious, as a robber, upon 
 the great waters. 
 
 14. — Clemment, whose sir name 
 was Vallandingham, from the province 
 of Ohio; Gideon, whose sir name was 
 Pillow; George, whose sir name was 
 Pendleton; and divers others. 
 
 i5« — Boasters, and braggarts all; 
 but Roger, Lewis, Barnwell, and Rob- 
 ert, excelled all the others, m the 
 multitude of the foolish sayings, that 
 they uttered. — 
 
 16. Speaking great swelling words, 
 against the men of the north, and 
 against Abraham, and breathmg out 
 threatenings and wrath continually, — 
 
 17- — And that they themselves 
 would never surrender, but would die 
 m the cause, yea, in the last ditch; if 
 driven thereto by the men of the 
 north — 
 
 18. And although they sought it 
 often, with tears, fleeing from one to 
 the other continually, yet they found 
 no ditch; that would hide them, from 
 the wrath of the men of Abraham. 
 
 19. — Except, that of eternal in- 
 famy, in which all traitors find a grave, 
 that seek to destroy the life of the na- 
 tion, that gave them birth, and had 
 placed them also in the post of honor, 
 in her councils. 
 
 20. But in that; have they one and 
 all found a political grave ; out from 
 which, for them, shall there be no res- 
 urrection, forever ! 
 
 31. (For notwithstanding, that the 
 government, have in their insane folly, 
 restored many of these rebels to their 
 tormer political rites, 
 
 32. — Yet will the infamw of their 
 
 
 treason, still cling to them, as firmly as 
 do the spots to the lepro, neither can any 
 pardon, in any wise, wash them away.) 
 
 23. Because they lifted up their 
 paracidal hands, against the best gov- 
 ernment the world had ever seen, and 
 sought to destroy it.f 
 
 24. For not only had these men held 
 positions of trust, and honor, in the 
 realm, but they had also taken an oath, 
 to be true in their alliegence thereto, 
 therefore, was their treason the more 
 damnable. 
 
 25. — Sons of perdition were they, 
 one and all, full of all manner of wick- 
 edness, but Jefferson did excel them 
 all in craft and villiany, and Jefferson 
 did they chose for a leader — 
 
 26. And Jefferson counceled after 
 this manner; behold ye see that al- 
 though James feareth to do all that we 
 ask, yet that he will in no wise do 
 anything to harm us, for his heart is 
 
 surely with us — 
 
 27. And but for the watchfulness, 
 of the men of the north, in the San- 
 hedrim, he would surely do all that 
 
 fNoTK. — The clemency exte ded to the leaders, of the 
 Rebellion, has never had a paralell, in the history of any 
 other Nation. Tre son is the worst national cnme that an 
 individual can commit, and by the Law of every nation, in 
 every age, has been punished with death, there never was 
 a Rebellion more wicked or cruel than ours, and death 
 should have been inflicted on every man, that had any ac- 
 tive part in it, [as a leader. | These men expected to die, 
 they knew they deserved death, and their contempt for a 
 government that feared i^or failed] to punish [them J, is 
 greater to-day; than it was before they rebelled. And for 
 this act of mistaken clemency, will God surely bnng this 
 nation to judgeme t. Neither will it in any wise escape. — 
 The land is full of rebels, to-day, if not, what meaneth it 
 that 63 southern members of the d4th.. Congress , ftfere un- 
 able to take the oath, provided by Law, at its opening 
 Dec. 6th., 1875. Only 10 years, since these men were n 
 arras against their country, seeking its destruction, and to- 
 day, are in her council halls, as defiant as ever. Was 
 ever folly like this ? 
 
CHAPTER XX. 
 
 we desire, — 
 
 28. Therefore let us take forceable 
 possession, of all the strong holds in 
 the south, before Abraham commences 
 to reign. 
 
 29. For John hath not only filled 
 them, with arms and munitions of war 
 for our use, but IsaacJ hath also scattered 
 the ships of war, insomuch, that they 
 cannot avail as against us. 
 
 30. Thus shall we get the posses- 
 sion of the government, and neither 
 Abraham, or the men of the north, 
 shall be able to prevent it. 
 
 31. And this council of Jefferson, 
 pleased these rebels, and they ex- 
 claimed; great is Jefferson, behold he 
 shall rule over us, and the north shall 
 tremble at the mention of his name, 
 yea, we will yet call the roll of our 
 slaves, at the foot of the monument, on 
 Bunkers Hill, — Selah. 
 
 32. And from that time forth, un- 
 til the close of the reign of James, they 
 filled the whole land with turmoil, and 
 strife — 
 
 33. Yea, they even stood openly in 
 the Sanhedrim, and defied the men of 
 the north, saying; Abraham shall not 
 
 JToucy, Secretary of Navy. 
 
 rule this land, but Jefferson shall be 
 chief ruler. 
 
 34. Now James, was powerless 
 against these men, for he feared them 
 greatly, insomuch that he counseled 
 giving them all that they asked, even 
 the possession of the government, but 
 the men of the north would not per- 
 mit it. 
 
 35. And when the ides of March 
 were come, the reign of James came to 
 ail end, and he gat him to his own 
 province, to a place called Wheatland, 
 and he died there, and was buried, 
 and no man mourned for James the 
 IV. 
 
 36. For his reign was contempti- 
 ble, and his -nemory shall rot, and his 
 name shall be despised; of all the rulers 
 of Columbia, he was the least. 
 
 37. Now the acts of James, and all 
 that he did, and the folly that he com^ 
 mitted, and the aid that he gave to the 
 south, — 
 
 38. Behold they are written, in the 
 Book of the Records, of the Sanhed- 
 rim, at Washington, made during his 
 reign; and Abraham reigned in his 
 stead, I 
 
 JLiacoln, 1861. 
 
CHAPTTR XXIII. 
 
 1. Now Abraham the I, was of the 
 whig, or republican party, and like 
 Saul, King of Israel, was from his 
 shoulders and upwards, higher than 
 his fellows, and from the province of 
 Illinois. 
 
 2. And the men of the north, were 
 greatly rejoiced, when he 'was made 
 chief ruler, for he had never been sick 
 with the rulers fever, was known to be 
 ajust man, and one that feared God, 
 and hated iniquity. 
 
 3. Therefore did they say one to 
 the other, surely is the hand of the 
 Lord in this, for this man that we 
 thought not of, hath been chosen, 
 surely, it is the Lord, that hath done it, 
 
 4. And they gave him Hamilton, 
 whose sir name was Hamlin, to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place in certain times; William, whose 
 sir name was Seward, was chief scribe 
 over the people; Simon, whose sir 
 name was Cameron, was chief in the 
 department of war; Gideon, whose sir 
 name was Wells, was over the ships 
 of war; Winfield, was captain of the 
 host; and Salmon, whose sir name was 
 Chase, was over the Treasury of the 
 people. 
 
 5. And when the men of the south, 
 saw that Abraham was firmly seated 
 upon the throne, they were filled with 
 rage, and their watchman blew the 
 
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 trumpet, saying to your tents, O, men 
 of the south, for we have no part in 
 Abraham, neither shall he rule over 
 us. 
 
 6. And they gat them each to his 
 own place, and made ready for the 
 contest, for they were determined to 
 destroy the government, and extend 
 slavery once more over the whole 
 realm of Columbia, 
 
 7. Now there was in the province 
 of South Carolina, two strong holds, 
 the name of the one was Moultrie, and 
 the name of the other, was Sumpter, 
 (albeit Sumpter was not yet fully com- 
 pleted, neither was it armed or gar- 
 risoned.) — 
 
 8. And they were nigh unto the 
 city of Charleston, the chief city of the 
 province, the inhabitants of which, 
 were the worst rebels, in the land 
 
 9. And it was there that Andrew 
 sent ships of war, in the days of John, 
 called Calhoun, when he and the men 
 of the south rebelled, for of a certainty, 
 the chiefest sinners in the. whole realm, 
 dwelt in that wicked city. 
 
 10. Now tliere was a garrison in 
 Moultrie, of three score and nineteen 
 men, and Robert, whose sir name was 
 Anderson, (a brave man and true,) was 
 chief captain. 
 
 11. And the rebels had used much 
 craft, and strategy, to obtain posses- 
 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
 
 sion of Moultrie, and Sumpter, for 
 they desired their possession exceeding- 
 ly, but on account of the watchfulness 
 of Robert, and his men, they were cir- 
 cumvented. 
 
 13. And when they could not pre- 
 vail, they determined to take them by 
 force, before they should be further 
 strengthened — 
 
 13. But Robert divining their 
 thoughts, again circumvented them, 
 for knowing that he could not defend 
 both, he left Moultrie, in the night 
 watch, and took possession of Sumpter, 
 because it was not only the strongest 
 place; but it was also the most impor- 
 tant — 
 
 14. For it was an exceeding strong 
 hold, even one of the strongest in the 
 realm, and had cost the people the sum 
 of fifty score thousand pieces of silver, 
 besides the arms and munitions of war 
 it already contained, and that were yet 
 to be placed therein — 
 
 15. (For it was not yet fully com- 
 pleted or armed, for which reason was 
 it the more easily taken, for had it 
 been completed and fully armed and 
 garrisoned, it would not in any wise 
 have fallen.) 
 
 1,6. Now on the morrow when the 
 rebels saw what Robert had done, it 
 came to pass that they were in a fear- 
 ful rage, and they hastened to attack 
 him. 
 
 17. And Jefferson commanded 
 Pierie, called Beauregard, who was 
 chief captain under him, saying: go ye 
 up now against Sumpter, and take it; 
 for we must have the place. 
 
 18. For io, Robert hath betrayed 
 
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 us, in that he hath taken possession of 
 Sumpter, and if we delay longer, it 
 shall be that Abraham shall so 
 strengthen it, that we shall not be able 
 to prevail against it. 
 
 19. (Now Abraham had sent sup- 
 plies unto Robert, but the ship* "m 
 which they were, was beset by the 
 rebels, and compelled to return, and 
 Robert was left destitute.) 
 
 20. Then did Pierie and his men 
 environ Sumpter round about on every 
 side, and when they had set -he battle 
 in array, he spake thus unto Robert; 
 
 21. Give ye us now this place, for 
 we will have it, and if ye give it not, 
 then will we take it. 
 
 22. But Robert said nay, ye cannot 
 have this place except ye take it by 
 force; for ye are rebels, and if ye at- 
 tempt to take it, then shall we defend it 
 with our lives — 
 
 23. Then did Pierie and his men, 
 make war on Sumpter, on the twelfth 
 day of the second Vnonth of the first 
 year of the reign of Abraham, and 
 took it, after Robert and his men had 
 made a glorious defence. 
 
 24. And there was great rejoicing 
 in the south, when this was done, and 
 the men of the south said, surely is the 
 Lord on our side, and we shall pre- 
 vail against the north, and Jefferson 
 shall yet be in the palace at Washing-' 
 ton, in place of Abraham. 
 
 25. But when the people of the 
 north heard that Sumpter and Moul- 
 trie had fallen, they exclaimed; would 
 
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 to God ! that Andrew was chief ruler, 
 for then would these rebels not have 
 lone this, verily he would have hanged 
 ^very one of them fifty cubits high — 
 
 26. And when it was known in 
 Washington, that Sumpter and Moul- 
 trie had fallen, there was great indig- 
 nation, and Abraham said unto his 
 counselors, surely these men are fully 
 determined to destroy this govern- 
 ment. 
 
 27. Verily, it is useless to bandy 
 words with these traitors, let us there- 
 fore go up against them, before they 
 get too strong for us, — 
 
 28. And he commanded Winfield 
 to make ready his army, even three 
 score thousand, and fifteen thousand 
 fighting men, and go up against them, 
 verily, T will make them to know 
 that there is a balm in gilead, and a 
 physician there. 
 
 29. And Winfield did as Abraham 
 commanded, and when the army was 
 ready, he spake thus unto Irving, 
 whose sir name was McDowell, one of 
 the captains over thousands m the ar- 
 my of the north. 
 
 30. — Go ye up now against these 
 rebels and destroy them, for ye are able 
 lo, ye shall find them at a place called 
 Manassas, — 
 
 31. Then went Irving up to 
 Manassas, and they put the battle in 
 array. 
 
 32. And the men of the north, were 
 discomfited greatly, insomuch that 
 they fled ignominiously, before the 
 men of the south, even unto the city 
 of Washington, the distance of twelve 
 score furlongs. 
 
 33. Then was there great conster- 
 nation in the north, for many had 
 said, lo, we have only to show our- 
 selves unto these rebels, and they shall 
 flee before us — 
 
 34. While others in the north that 
 sympathised with the rebels, (the same 
 are called copper-heads,) rejoiced ex- 
 ceedmgly, saying ;a-ha! a-ha!did we not 
 say unto you, that ye could not prevail 
 against the south, 
 
 35. . — Now therefore let them go, 
 for ye ought not to prevail against 
 them, neither can ye. 
 
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 CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 I. Now there was at this time 
 in the City of New York, the chief 
 City of the north provinces, a certain 
 man, that wrote daily epistles unto the 
 people, and who was also a leader in 
 the affairs of the government, and 
 had charge of the public mind, and 
 great was the fame of him, in Colum- 
 bia — 
 
 2. And the people had come to look 
 to him for counsel, in all matters, that 
 came before them, for they said, behold 
 his wisdom is like unto that of Solo- 
 mon of Old. 
 
 3. And he would oft times make a 
 tour of the provinces, to instruct the 
 people, in matters appertaining unto 
 their morals, or religion, also in the 
 affairs of the government, and the 
 name of this man, was Horace, the sir 
 name whereof, was Greely. 
 
 4. Now the parchment whereon. 
 Horace wrote his Epistles, was called 
 the Tribune, (which meaneth,) to 
 judge the people, and if any man com- 
 mitted any offense against the laws, 
 then would Horace judge him in the 
 Tribune. 
 
 5. And this he had done for many 
 long years, until he had obtained gi-eat 
 influence among the people, yea, he 
 had even stood in the Sanhedrim, as 
 a counsellor of the realm. 
 
 6. Now Horace was of the whig or 
 republican party, and no man in the 
 
 north, had said so many bitter things 
 against the democratic party, and 
 against slavery, as had Horace, 
 
 7. — And by the men of the south, 
 was he more hated than any other 
 man m the land, for the perpetual war 
 he had waged against slavery. 
 
 S. Now he had great possessions, 
 and like Solomon he built him a house, 
 in the forest of Chappaqua, (the mean- 
 ing whereof is) the place where one 
 was lost. 
 
 9. Moreover, he had not ceased day 
 or night, to warn the chief men of the 
 realm, of the evils of ambition; saying 
 that a desire to become chief ruler 
 would bring them to shame. 
 
 10. Nevertheless no man in the 
 land was more ambitious, or desired to 
 be made chief ruler, more than did 
 Horace — 
 
 1 1. Theretore came it to pass, when 
 it was tola unto mm, that the men of 
 the north had fled at Manassas, that it 
 rejoiced him greatly, and he thought 
 within himself after this manner; 
 
 13. Surely now is this my oppor- 
 tunity to become chief ruler in Colum- 
 bia, in place of Abraham, by giving 
 aid and comfort unto these rebels — 
 
 13. For perad venture, il I go over 
 unto them, that they will forget all 
 that I have done against them, in 
 times past, and then by their help, 
 (together with the copper-heads of the 
 
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 north,) I can surely be made chief rul- 
 er, — Selah. 
 
 iz|. (For there were many of the 
 democratic party in the north, that had 
 joined hands with the south, and it was 
 hy tlieir help, that the rebels expected 
 to be able to overthrow the govern- 
 ment of Abraham.) 
 
 15. Then did Horace give aid and 
 comfort unto the rebels, in an Epis- 
 tle that he sent throughout the realm, 
 and he hastened to Washmgton, to 
 counsel Abraham, as to what he should 
 do, and he spake unto Abraham after 
 this manner: 
 
 16. What is this that ye do, in that 
 ye make war upon the south, surely 
 ye cannot hope to conquer them, and if 
 ye could, ye have not the right, for 
 have they not the law on their side, it 
 is better that ye let them go, 
 
 17. — Or if ye will not let them go, 
 then shall ye pay unto them the sum 
 of two hundred score thousand pieces 
 of silver as the price of their slaves, 
 
 for such is the law; better that ye do 
 that than to have war. 
 
 18. And Abraham said unto Hor- 
 ace, art thou a teacher in Columbia, 
 and knowest not that the thing that ye 
 counsel, cannot be done; 
 
 19. — Verily, as the Lord liveth 
 and I live, these rebels shall find that 
 the way of the transgressor is hard, — 
 Selah. 
 
 30. And when it was told in the 
 north what Horace had done, the peo- 
 ple said one to the other, what mean- 
 eth this counsel that Horace hath 
 given unto Abraham, surely he must 
 be looking to be chief ruler, or he 
 would not have done this, and they 
 were astonished. 
 
 21. Then Abraham sent for the 
 chief scribe of the Sanhedrim, and com- 
 manded that he summon the members 
 thereof, that they be in Washington, 
 on the fourth day of the fifth month, 
 and he did as Abraham commanded. 
 
CHAPTTR XXV. 
 
 1. And when the men of the San- 
 hedrim were all assembled, it came to 
 pass that Abraham spake unto them, 
 after this manner: 
 
 2. — Behold 3^e see that the men of 
 the south provinces have not only re- 
 belled and taken Sumpter, and the 
 treasure house in the City of Charles- 
 ton, 
 
 3. — But they have also taken the 
 treasure house in the City of New 
 Orleans, tog-ether with the ships of 
 war that were in those cities, and dis- 
 comtited the army of the north at Man- 
 assas greatly. 
 
 4. Verily, if we bestir not ourselves, 
 they will shortly possess the whole 
 land, for every son of Beliel in the 
 north IS for them, and against us. 
 
 5. Now therefore let us get an ex- 
 ceeding great army, even fifteen score 
 thousand fighting men, besides shijDs of 
 war, and go up against them, for sure- 
 ly, it is nothing less than the des- 
 truction of this government, and the 
 possession of the whole land, that will 
 satisfy thern. 
 
 6. And the men of the Sanhedrim, 
 said unto Abraham, the thing that ye 
 counsel is good, therefore, do it before 
 these rebels get too strong for us, 
 
 7. Then did they get together an 
 army of fifteen score thousand fighting 
 men, for to subdue the rebels, and Win- 
 field was chief captam. 
 
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 8. Now Winfield, was a mighty 
 man of war, even from his youth, and 
 the victorv was sure for the men of 
 Columbia, when Winfield led them, 
 for he was mighty in war. 
 
 9. But now he Avas four score yeai's 
 old, and could no longer go in and out 
 before the people as in the days of 
 yore, and he spake thus unto Abra- 
 ham; 
 
 10. — Lo, if it please thee now, let 
 thy servant retire from leading the 
 armies of Columbia, for ye see that I 
 am very old, — 
 
 11. Moreover, do I perceive that 
 this will be a long and bloody war, 
 for the hearts of these men are set on 
 fire of hell, also are their leaders men 
 of renown — 
 
 12. For Robert is chief captain; 
 and John, Pierie, Sidney, and Thomas, 
 are captains under him, all well versed, 
 in the arts of war. 
 
 13. (Now these men had all been 
 captains in the army of Columbia, and 
 had taken an oath, to be true to the 
 government thereof.) 
 
 14. (But in their madness had vio- 
 lated that oath, and were made cap- 
 tains in the army of Jefferson.) 
 
 15. Now therefore, choose ye a 
 man to lead the armies of the north, 
 that shall be like Joab of old, and he 
 shall lead to victory, and Abraham 
 said unto Winfield, where is the man 
 
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 that shall do this. 
 
 1 6. And Winfield said; behold 
 there is George, sir named McClellan, 
 take him, and ye shall prevail, for he is 
 mighty in war. 
 
 17. And Abraham said, the counsel 
 that ye give me is good, and he made 
 George chief captain of the army of 
 Columbia, in place of Winfield. 
 
 18. And Abraham said unto 
 George, behold ye are chief captain of 
 all the army of the north, now there- 
 fore go forth against these rebels, and 
 Ihe Lord be with you as He has been 
 
 with Winfield, and prosper you in all 
 that ye do. 
 
 19. And George said, what thou 
 hast commanded, that will thy servant 
 do, only supply thy servant with men 
 and munitions of war, and I will show 
 these rebels that it is hard to kick 
 against the pricks. 
 
 30. And Abraham said, the whole 
 strength of the north is at your com- 
 mand, only be strong and of good 
 courage, and the victory shall be for 
 us, for the Lord shall fig'ht for us, and 
 against them. 
 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 1. Now there was a certain high 
 place across the river called Potomac, 
 that runeth near the city of Washing- 
 ton, the name whereof is Arlington, 
 and it was distant from Washington 
 about forty furlongs, and overlooketh 
 the city, and the region round about. 
 
 2. And to this place did George 
 lead his army, and he fortified it, and 
 made it A-ery strong, for he said, per- 
 ad venture the rebels %/ill attempt to 
 take the city. 
 
 3. And he said unto his captains 
 under him, make ye here now a camp, 
 in which the army may be instructed 
 in the art of war, for these men are un- 
 learned in these things. 
 
 4. And they did so, and the army 
 vs^as instructed daily until they were 
 versed in all those things, and it was 
 called the arm}' of the Potomac. 
 
 5. And it came to pass, when Abra- 
 ham saw that the army was well ver- 
 sed in the art of war, that he spake 
 unto George, that he should go against 
 the rebels, for the people were very 
 
 uneasy at this delay— 
 
 6. But George said nay, we are not 
 yet ready, neither are these men yet 
 able to go up against the men of Jef- 
 ferson, for Robert is chief captain in 
 the army of Jeflferson, and he is a 
 mighty man of war, even like unto 
 Winfield. 
 
 7. Moreover, are not Pierie, John, 
 Sidney, and Thomas, captains under 
 hin-v; behold his army exceedeth the 
 army of the north in number, and they 
 are also well versed in the art of war. 
 
 8. Wait until my men are well 
 versed in all the arts of war, like the 
 men of Jeflferson, and then will I go up 
 against them, and they shall flee before 
 me, like as the hind fleeth before the 
 hunter. 
 
 9. But Abraham said, go ye up now, 
 for ye are able — 
 
 10. But George did not as Abra- 
 ham commanded, but remained in that 
 place until the first month of the second 
 year of the reign of Abraham, to per- 
 fect his men in the art of war. 
 
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CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 I. And it came to pass, in the first 
 month of the second year, of the reign 
 of Abraham, that he spake unto 
 George saying; why stand ye here idle, 
 go ye up now against these rebels, for 
 ye are able, — 
 
 2. For hath not John, whose sir 
 name is Pope, discomfited them great- 
 ly on the river called Mississippi, at 
 the island called Number Ten — 
 
 3. And hath not Ulysses, whose 
 sir name is Grant, put them to flight 
 at the strong holds, called Henry, and 
 Donaldson, upon the river called Ten- 
 nessee, and hath he not taken those 
 places, 
 
 4. And hath not John, called Fre- 
 mont; and Nathaniel, whose sir name 
 is Lyon, discomfited them greatly, in 
 the province of Missouri — 
 
 5. And hath not Ambrose, called 
 Burnsides, put them to shame, also in 
 the province of North Carolina, and 
 hath not the fear of him come upon 
 every rebel in the land — 
 
 6. And hath not David, whose sir 
 name is Farragut; and Benjamin, 
 whose sir name is Butler, put them to 
 shame, at the City of New Orleans, 
 and is not Benjamin governor of that 
 city— 
 
 y. And hath he not put a bridle in 
 the mouth, and a hook in the nose, of 
 those men that defied this government 
 and boasted themselves so greatly of 
 
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 what they would do; yea, and are 
 they not dumb before him — 
 
 8. And hath he not hanged William, 
 whose sir name is Mumford, for insult- 
 ing the flag of Columbia, and hath not 
 the fear of him come upon all the in- 
 habitants of that wicked city — 
 
 9. Now therefore go forward, and 
 put them to flight, as Ulysses, and 
 John, and Benjamin, and Nathaniel, 
 have done, for ye are able. 
 
 10. Then did George march forth 
 unto a place called York Town, in the 
 province of Virginia, (for the rebels 
 were encamped at that place,) and he 
 cast iip mounds against them, and be- 
 seiged them. 
 
 :i. Now it was licre, that George 
 whose sir name was Washington, over- 
 came the hosts of the King of Britain, 
 in the war of the Revolution, and took 
 them all prisoners, therefore was it a 
 notable place in Columbia. 
 
 13. And George, called McClellan, 
 thought to do likewise with the rebels 
 but alas, while he slept they fled away 
 and escaped out of his hand, at which 
 the people were greatly astonished. 
 
 13. Then said Abraham unto his 
 counselors, George is not a man of 
 war like Winfield, for lo, the rebels 
 have escaped out of his hands while he 
 slept, — 
 
 14. Moreover, I fear me greatly 
 that his heart is not fully in this work, 
 
CHAPTTR XXVII. 
 
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 for when he is commanded to go for- 
 ward, he saith, there is a Lion in the 
 way;— 
 
 15. Now therefore, let us make 
 Henry, whose sir name is Halleck, 
 chief captain and he shall prevail, for 
 Henry is able; and they said unto 
 Abraham, it is well, so do lest we be 
 wholly destroyed. 
 
 16. (Now Henry was not only a 
 man of war, but he was also noted for 
 his coolness and cautiousness, which 
 caused many to think that with him 
 for chief captain, the rebels would soon 
 be destroyed.) 
 
 17. Then said Abraham unto 
 George, this thing is too mighty for 
 you, and you are no longer chief cap- 
 tain, but Henry, shall be chief captain, 
 
 13. But ye shall remain chief cap- 
 tain of the army of the Potomac, and 
 ye are commanded to go forward and 
 take the city of Richmond the chief 
 city of the rebels. 
 
 19. Then did George go up against 
 Richmond, and was put to shame, in- 
 somuch that he and his whole army 
 fled for their lives, for the thing was 
 too mighty for George, 
 
 20. For the rebels had set snares 
 for him, and but for the skill and 
 
 courage of some of the captains under 
 him, would he have been taken there- 
 in. 
 
 21. And it came to pass, that when 
 George did not take the city of Rich- 
 mond, that Abraham was much dis- 
 pleased thereat, and he spake unto his 
 counselors after this manner; — 
 
 22. Surely George is not a man of 
 war, for he improveth not the oppor- 
 tunity, moreover when he hath it, he 
 saith, there is a Lion in the way, — 
 
 23. For hath he not the whole 
 strength of the realm at his command, 
 verily it seemeth unto me that he 
 could prevail against the rebels, if he 
 would; — 
 
 34. Now therefore am I certain, 
 that not only is his heart not in this 
 work, but that he is for the rebels, and 
 if left alone, that he will betray us into 
 their hand. 
 
 25. Therefore let us put a man in 
 his place, in whom we can trust, and 
 that will smite the rebels, for the peo- 
 ple are weary of this delay, 
 
 26. — And they put John, whose 
 sir name was Pope, in his place as 
 chief captain of the army of the Poto- 
 mac. 
 
CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 1. Now John, was a man of war, 
 from his youth, was well known in the 
 realm, had discomfited the rebels 
 greatly in the west provinces, and the 
 people had great faith in him — 
 
 2. And it came to pass after he 
 was made chief captain, that he wrote 
 an epistle unto the people, and the ar- 
 my, in the which he boasted himself 
 greatly as to what he would do unto 
 the rebels, even more so than had 
 George, 
 
 3. Saying show me where I may 
 find them, that I may destroy them, 
 for of a certainty shall they flee before 
 me as in former times. 
 
 4. And it was told unto John, that 
 the rebels were encamped at a place, 
 called Cedar Mountain, and when he 
 heard it he was glad — 
 
 5. Then went he up to Cedar 
 Mountain, to fight against the rebels, 
 and they put the battle in array, and 
 John was discomfited greatly. 
 
 6. Now this defeat did so mortify 
 John, that he refused to lead the army 
 any longer, and George was again 
 made chief captain. 
 
 7. — And John was sent to war 
 against the Amelekites of the north-west 
 provinces, and he did discomfit them. 
 
 8. (For the Amelekites of the 
 north-west, had made war upon the 
 inhabitants of the province of Minne- 
 sota, and slain great numbers of them, 
 
 insomuch, that in many places none 
 were left,) 
 
 9. — Inflicting cruelties the like 
 whereof had not been done before m 
 Columbia, but they were finally sub- 
 dued, and one score and fifteen of 
 them hanged at the strong hold called 
 Fort Snelling; 
 
 10. — After which there was peace 
 once more, in the north provinces be- 
 tween the men of Abraham, and these 
 wild barbarians of the wilderness. 
 
 11. Albeit, their hearts are still 
 filled with hatred against the men of 
 Columbia, on account of the wrongs 
 inflicted upon them in former times, 
 by their fathers. 
 
 13. But after a short space, George 
 was removed from the place of chief 
 captain of the army of the Potomac a 
 second time, and Ambrose was made 
 chief captain in his stead. 
 
 13. And from that time George, 
 sir named McClellan, had no 
 part in the war, neither was he named 
 among the worthies, for he was not a ^ 
 man of war. ' 
 
 14. Now Ambrose, was a man c. 
 war, and had smitten the rebels great- 
 ly in the province of North Carolina, 
 moreover he was very zealous, and 
 Abraham had great faith in Ambrose, 
 
 15. And when he had strengthened 
 himself, he went up against the rebels, 
 at a place called Fredericksburg, in 
 
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 the province of Virginia, and was put 
 to shame, after which he hke John, 
 refused to be chief captain any longer, 
 and Joseph, whose sir name was Hook- 
 er, was made chief captain in his 
 stead. 
 
 i6. Now Joseph was a man of war, 
 from his youth, and was called by the 
 men of the army, fighting Joe, on ac- 
 count of his great bravery and deter- 
 mination, for no man in all the army 
 stood higher for courage than he; — 
 
 17. And the people took fresh 
 courage, for they said surely will the 
 rebels now flee before us, for Joseph is 
 a man of war, even like as was Win- 
 field. 
 
 18. And when he had strengthened 
 himself, he went up against the rebels 
 unto a place called Chancellorsville, 
 and lo ! he was put to shame, for the 
 rebels were too strong for him, 
 
 19. Now after all these disasters, it 
 came to pass that the people said unto 
 
 Abraham, is there not a nnan in all the 
 land, that can lead us to victory; — 
 
 30. And Abraham said unto them, 
 peradvcnture there is such a man, but if 
 so, the Lord hath not yet shown him 
 unto me, 
 
 21. And they said, of a certainty 
 Joseph is not the man, and if the Lord 
 shall not show you such an one speed- 
 ily, we are certainly undone. 
 
 23. And Abraham said, lo ! George 
 whose sir name is Meade, is a man of 
 war, let us try him, and we shall pre- 
 vail, and they said it is well, do so, 
 and may the Lord give him the vic- 
 tory. 
 
 33. Then said Abraham unto 
 George, behold I make you chief cap- 
 tain of the army of the Potomac, now 
 therefore be thou strong, and of good 
 courage, and peradvcnture, the Lord 
 will work a deliverance for us, by 
 your hand. 
 
CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 1. And it came to pass after George 
 was made chief captam, that Abraham 
 said unto his councilors, let us give 
 these rebels one more opportunity to 
 return to their allegiance to the gov- 
 ernment; for perad venture, many of 
 them weary of the war. 
 
 2. And he sent them a writing, 
 called the Amnesty Proclamation in 
 the which, he certified them, that if 
 they would return to their allegiance, 
 that then they should have pardon, tor 
 all offences, except in certain cases 
 specified in the Proclamation. 
 
 3. But they laughed at the writing 
 of Abraham, saying neither will we 
 lay down our arms, or return to our 
 allegiance, but we will make a new 
 government, in the which slavery 
 shall be the chief corner stone. 
 
 4. Then said Abraham, behold, 
 these rebels not only spurn our offers of 
 peace, but they also openly defy the 
 government; moreover ye well know 
 that this war is for the extension of 
 slavery over the whole realm of Colum- 
 bia. 
 
 5. Now therefore, let us free their 
 slaves, and then shall their chief corner 
 stone be destroyed, moreover their 
 slaves shall then fight for us, and against 
 them, ana our tiands shall thereby, be 
 
 strengthened -greatly. 
 
 6. And this counsel pleased the 
 people, and they said, do it; and then 
 shall this crime of all crimes, and sum 
 of all villainies polute the land no more, 
 forever. 
 
 7. Then did Abraham make a Pro- 
 clamation, and this was the writing of 
 the Proclamation, that on the first day 
 of the month, called January, every 
 slave in the land of Columbia, should 
 go out free. 
 
 8. Then was their great rejoicing 
 in the north, and among the nations 
 round about that loved Liberty, but 
 the people of the south were filled with 
 rage. 
 
 9. Then said Abraham unto 
 George, ye hear the murmurings of 
 the people at this delay of the army 
 of the Potomac, also ye know that 
 slavery is dead in the land; now 
 therefore go up against the Rebels, 
 and peradventure, the Lord will 
 deliver them into your hand. 
 
 10. Then went George up against 
 them unto a place called Gettysburg, 
 and he fought them at that place, 
 and put them to flight and their was 
 great rejoicing in the north at this 
 victory. 
 
 So 
 
CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 I. Now the battle of Gettysburg was 
 an exceeding great battle, even the 
 greatest of the whole war. 
 
 3. For the rebels had been so em- 
 boldened by the several defeats of 
 John, Ambrose, and Joseph, that they 
 were sure of the victory at this time, 
 also; 
 
 3. Therefore was it when they saw 
 that the men of the north fled not before 
 them, as m tunes past, that they were 
 not only astonished, but greatly en- 
 raged also, which caused them to fight 
 more fiercely than ever before. 
 
 4. But they could not prevail, for 
 George showed himself to be a man of 
 war, and they were beaten, and driven 
 ignominiously from the field. 
 
 5. Now, not only was George him- 
 self a man of v/ar, but the captains 
 under him, were also men of war, and 
 did valiantly for Columbia, in this her 
 darkest hour. 
 
 6. George, whose sir name was Rey- 
 nolds, (slain in the battle,) Winfield, 
 whose sir name was Hancock; Oliver, 
 whose sir name was Howard; Daniel, 
 whose sir name was Sickles; all Cap- 
 tains of thousands, and men of renown. 
 
 7- And besides these was there from 
 the province of Wisconsin, three vali- 
 ant men, Ca2:)tains of thousands, Lu- 
 cius, whose sir name was Fairchild; 
 Frederick, whose sir name was Wink 
 ler, and Lysander, whose sir name was 
 
 Cutler.* 
 
 8. And to Lucius and Lysander, 
 and their brave raem belongs the 
 honor of making the first assault 
 upon the rebels, in this gi"eat battle. 
 
 9. Likewise, was there from the 
 province of Wisconsin, that were not in 
 this battle, Samuel, whose sir name was 
 Fallows; Halbert, whose sir name was 
 Paine; Thomas, whose sir name was 
 Allen; John, whose sirnamewas Stark- 
 weather; George whose sir name was 
 Bingham; Frederick, whose sir name 
 was Salomon; and Harrison, whos? sir 
 name was Hobart. 
 
 10. Who for their bravery at Chat- 
 tanooga, Allatoona, Chickamauga, At- 
 lanta, Stone-river, Perryville, Mission- 
 ridge, Antetem and other hard fought 
 fields, were also made captains over 
 
 ♦Note— General Lysan cr Cutler was in many 
 respects, a remarkable man, he was prssestd of an 
 iron will, and whatever he undertook to do, he would 
 certainly accomplish, and although 60 years of age 
 at the commencement of the v. ar, yet no regiment that evi r 
 left Wisconsini made a better record than did the gallant 
 sixth. A better diciphnarian, could not be found, and 
 regiments that were completely demoralized when placed 
 under his control, were soon the best in the field. 
 It was his firm hand and clear head, that made the iron 
 brigade what U was, fearless as a Lion himself, he 
 quicky infused the same spirit into his men. And 
 under his command, they went into the battle, with 
 confidence in th'-ir ability to conquer, with him to lead, 
 he has gone to his reward in that world beyond 
 the river. He was a true friend, firm for the right, 
 and as firm against the wrong: surely while life remains 
 the writer of this will never fo'get the happy day 
 he h.,s passed in the society of General Cutler; 
 Peace n his ashes. — J. S. B. 
 
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 thousands, and to John, and George, be- 
 longs the honor of being the first in the 
 field, from the province of Wisconsin 
 
 II. Surely is there no province in 
 the realm, whose sons marched forth at 
 the call of their country, more prompt- 
 ly, or that performed more glorious 
 deeds, for the cause of liberty, than did 
 the men of Wisconsin.f 
 
 13. Now this defeat of the rebels at 
 Gettysburg caused exceeding great joy, 
 throughout the north, albeit their was 
 great mourning also, on account of the 
 men slain in the battle. 
 
 13. For so bloody had been this 
 Waterloo, of the rebellion that one score 
 and three thousand of the men; of the 
 north were slain, 
 
 14. Nevertheless from that hour did 
 the people take fresh courage, saying 
 unto Abraham, surely have you now 
 found a man that shall lead us to victo- 
 ry, 
 
 15. Therefore give ye now these 
 rebels no rest, lest they get more help 
 
 tNoi e:— When the call was made for volunteers for three 
 months, company A, of the first Wisconsin regiment was 
 immediately organized with John C. Starkweather as Capt. 
 George B. Bingham first Lieutenant, and Arthur B. Whee- 
 lock; was the first man to offer himself for Enlistment as a 
 private, subsequently, however, when the regiment came 
 to be officerd, Starkweather was mada Col. and Bingham 
 Capt. of company A. Went to the front, and at the 
 battle of Falling Waters, first met the rebels, where George 
 Drake was killed; being the first man too l..y down his 
 li.'e in the cause, from Wisconsin. At the second organiza- 
 tion of the regiment, -Starkwheather was also Col., Bingham 
 Major and finally Col. Vice Starkweather promoted, both 
 are yet with us honored, and respected. Wheelock wa= 
 after three months service commissond as third Lieutenant 
 ofthe Seventh Wisconsin battery, Capt Harry Lee, finally 
 rose to the command of tlie battery and at the battle of 
 P..rkers cross-roads, did go .d service for his country, was 
 taken prisoner at Memphis, when Forest raided ' that 
 place, and afterwards exchanged. Captain Wheelock is a 
 man of giant fame, great bodily strength, and fearless, 
 as a Lion. Married after the war, and settled in Dacota, 
 and has become a man of prominence in that young Sute. 
 
 from the realm of Britain and became 
 too strong for us. 
 
 16. For the people ofthe realm oi 
 Britain, had given aid and comfort unto 
 tlie rebels, which had strengthened 
 their hands greatly, for they not only 
 built them ships of war, but they also 
 gave them arms, and munitions of war 
 in abundance — f 
 
 17. Yea, and they gave them mon- 
 ey also, wherewith to pay their armies; 
 and did wickedly against the govern- 
 ment of Columbia, with whom they 
 were at peace, for they said surely shall 
 the south prevail, and then shall repub- 
 licanism be destroyed. 
 
 18. And George warred against the 
 rebels until the fourth year, ofthe reign 
 of Abraham; but he did not subdue 
 them, and the people began to murmur 
 again at this delay, saying wherefore 
 does he not put them to flight. 
 
 19. (Now Henry was in fact chief 
 captain but he came not into the field; 
 therefore did the people call George 
 chief captain.) 
 
 20. Verily if he delay longer, then 
 shall we all be destroyed, for this war 
 is becoming very grevious unto us, and 
 they said unto Abraham, we are fearful 
 
 • that George is not the man for chief 
 captain, for he pushethnot the rebels. — 
 
 21. Surely had he followed up his 
 advantage at Gettysburg; by pushing 
 the rebels, he could have destoyed them 
 utterly — But like George called Mc- 
 Clellan, he improveth not his opportu- 
 nity; 
 
 22. And inconsequence of this neg- 
 lect, have they escaped out of his hand, 
 and darkness begins again to cover the 
 land. 
 
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 23. Moreover, not only have many 
 of our people been slain, but great num- 
 bers of them are prisoners, also, in the 
 south and are treated with exceeding 
 great cruelty. 
 
 24. For they are kept in pens like 
 unto the beasts of the field, at Ander- 
 sonville and at Bellisle, and at the City 
 of Richmond, and other places in the 
 south provinces. 
 
 25. Yea, and their keepers exceed 
 even the Amelekites, and the Jebusites! 
 who were the former inhabitants of the 
 land in their cruelties, the like whereof 
 hath not been done in any nation. 
 
 26. Verily if we prevail not speedily 
 against these rebels, and deliver our 
 sons from their cruelties, they will surely 
 die. 
 
CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 1. And it came to pass at this time 
 that the people spake among themselves 
 after this manner; 
 
 2. Lo, now hath this war lasted four 
 years, and it hath not only been exceed- 
 ing bloody, insomuch that the whole 
 land is mourning for the slain — 
 
 3. But the realm is also greatly im- 
 povished in money, and if it be not 
 brought to a close speedily, then will 
 utter ruin o'ertake us. 
 
 4. Moreover the time draweth nigh 
 when the people shall elect a chief 
 ruler, and the rulers fever is prevailing 
 in the land, and George, whose sir 
 name is McCIellan; and John, called 
 Fremont, are both sick with this disease 
 albeit, John is not as sick as George. 
 
 5. And behold every rebel in the 
 south, and every copper-head in the 
 north, (and their name is legion,) is for 
 George, for they say surely is he one of 
 us, let us have him, and we shall have 
 peace, which is all we want. 
 
 6. Verily, if George shall become 
 chief ruler, then will all that has 
 been gained for liberty thus far be lost, 
 for he is surely for the south, and against 
 us, and in Abraham is our only hope. 
 
 7. Now therefore, must we not only 
 make Abraham chief ruler for four 
 years more, but we must also find a 
 man for chief captain, that shall lead to 
 victory; for of a certainty the realm 
 cannot bear this burden much longer. 
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 8. And from that time on, until the 
 ides of November, was the strife exceed- 
 ing bitter between the men of George, 
 and the men of Abraham, for the mas- 
 tery; 
 
 9. But when the ides of November 
 were come, George was put to shame, 
 and Abraham was made chief ruler for 
 four years more, and George gat him to 
 his own place, and troubled the land no 
 more — 
 
 10. For although he took of the 
 southern remedies frefely, also all the 
 nostrums of the copper-heads of the 
 north, yet it did not avail, for he had 
 taken so much while he was chief cap- 
 tain, that it had lost its power to save. 
 
 1 1. And it came to pass after Abra- 
 ham was made chief ruler the second 
 time, that the people spake unto him 
 after this manner — 
 
 13. Find ye now a man for chief 
 captain that shall put these rebels to 
 flight, for verily Henry is not the man, 
 neither is George, for although he put 
 them to flight at Gettysburg, still he 
 doth not pursue them ; 
 
 13. And Abraham said unto them, 
 where is there such a man, if ye know 
 such an one, pray show him unto me, 
 that I may make him chief captain; 
 
 14. Surely did I think that in George 
 called McCIellan, had the realm a second 
 Winfield, but it had not, neither is 
 Henry of any account as chief captain. 
 
CHAPTTR XXXI. 
 
 neither was John, Ambrose, or Joseph, 
 equal to the place, for the- rebels were 
 too sharp for them ; 
 
 15. And now when we thought 
 that in George, called Meade, we had 
 found a man for chief captain, lo, are we 
 again disappointed, for the rebels have 
 circumvented him, also. 
 
 16. And they said unto him have ye 
 not observed that Ulysses, whose sir 
 name is Grant, is mighty in war, and 
 that he smiteth the rebels continually. 
 
 17. For did he not overcome them 
 at the stonghold oalled Donaldson, and 
 at Vicksburg, atid at Shilo, and he is 
 moreover excellent in council, take hirn 
 and ye shall prevail. 
 
 18. And Abraham said, the thing 
 that ye counsel is good, and he sum- 
 moned Ulysses, to come to Washing- 
 ton to be made chief captain. 
 
 19. And Abraham said unto Ulys- 
 ses, behold, I have made you this day 
 chief captain of all the armies of Col- 
 umbia, and ye are clothed with exceed- 
 ing great power, for ye are next unlo 
 me — 
 
 20. Therefore fear not, neither be 
 dismayed at these rebels, but go up 
 against them, and ye shall be sustained 
 by the whole power of the realm — 
 
 31. Moreover, ohose ye whom ye 
 will have for captains under you, and 
 you shall have them, and take the army 
 and go forward and subdue these 
 rebels, for this delay is very grevious 
 unto the people. 
 
 22. Then said Ulysses, this is what 
 
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 ye shall do, William, whose sir name is 
 Sherman; shall be made chief captain 
 under me — 
 
 23. And he shall ta-ke an exceeding 
 great army, even five score thousand 
 fighting men, and munitions of war in 
 abundance, and go up against the city 
 called Atlanta, which is m the province 
 of Georgia. 
 
 34. While I with the army of the 
 Potomac, will war against the army of 
 Robert, in the province of Virginia, 
 and then shall the rebels be encompassed 
 before and behind, and these are they 
 that shall be captains of thousands un- 
 der me; 
 
 35. Phillip, whose sir name is Sheri- 
 dan, a mighty man and true; Ambrose, 
 whose sir name is Burnsides; George, 
 whose sir name is Meade; Gouvernor, 
 whose sir name is Warren ; John, whose 
 sir name is vSedgwick ; Winfield, whose 
 sir name is Hancock; and Franz, whose 
 sir name is Sigel. 
 
 36. And Abraiiam said, it is well, 
 thou hast chosen wisely, for these are 
 all good inen, and true, but Phillip is 
 the greatest oFthem all; — 
 
 37. Yea, a lion in his strength is 
 Phillip, giving the rebels no rest, but 
 like as a lion teareth his prey, so doth 
 Phillip the rebels, continually — 
 
 38. Therefore, hath thou chosen 
 wisely, and now go thou forth, and 
 may the Lord give you the victory. 
 
 39. Then went Ulysses forth from 
 the presence of Abraham, and made 
 ready, to do as Abraham had com- 
 manded. 
 
CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 I. Now William, called Sherman, 
 was a mighty man of war from his 
 youth, had already done good service 
 in the cause agahist the rebels, was 
 much beloyed by the men of the army, 
 and firm for liberty. 
 
 3. And he, like Ulysses had been 
 taught the art of war, at the strong- 
 hold called West Point, in the province 
 of New York. 
 
 3. For the government of Colum- 
 bia, had established a school at that 
 place, in which the youth of the realm 
 could be instructed in all that apper- 
 tained to the art of war. 
 
 4. And it was at this place that both 
 Ulysses, and William, had been taught 
 all these things, (at the expense of the 
 people,) therefore did Ulysses choose 
 William, for chief captain under him, 
 because he knew him; 
 
 5. And Ulysses said unto William, 
 Dehold I have chosen you, to be chief 
 captain under me, because you are wor- 
 thy, and ye are also clothed with ex- 
 ceeding great power, 
 
 6. Now therefore, choose ye whom 
 you will have for captains of thousands 
 under you, and I will appoint them. 
 
 7. And William, answered Ulyssee, 
 after this manner; George, whose sir 
 name is Thomas ; James, whose sir name 
 is McPherson; John, whose sir name is 
 Schofield ; Henry, whose sir name is 
 Slocum ; Oliver, whose sir name is Ho w - 
 
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 ard; and John, called Logan; shall be 
 captains of thousands under me ; while 
 Hugh, whose sir name is Killpatrick, 
 shall command the horsemen. 
 
 8. And Ulysses said it is well, thou 
 hast chosen wisely, for these are all men 
 of war, and true — 
 
 9. Moreover, shall Hugh be unto 
 thee as eyes, for he moveth with the 
 swiftness of the wind, and hath the 
 cunning of the fox, — 
 
 10. Yea, when the rebels think to 
 destroy him, lo, he gathereth them as 
 the husbandman gathereth his harvest, 
 and destroyeth them utterly ; 
 
 11. He leapeth upon them as a lion 
 leapeth upon his prey, neither is there 
 any that escape out of his hand, and 
 the fear of him, and the dread of him, 
 is upon all the south provinces. 
 
 12. A wall of steel, shall he be un- 
 to thee by day upon thy flanks, and a 
 pillar of fire shall he be unto thee by 
 night, to light thee on thy way, so that 
 thine enemies find thee not.* 
 
 13. Therefore go forward and put 
 these rebels to shame, and destroy that 
 wicked city called Atlanta, that is in 
 the province of Georgia, for ye are 
 able. 
 
 *NoTB. — Kilpatrick, was> as here described, a wall of 
 steel by day, and a pillar of fire by night. The soldiers 
 used to say, that they could always tell where he was in the 
 day time, by the cloud of smoke from the burning houses, 
 and at night by the light of his fires; for when opposed by 
 the rebels, he spared nothing that would burn. Verily, was 
 he, and his gallant men, a devouring fire unto the rebels. 
 
CHAPTER XXXir. 
 
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 14. And William, took his army, 
 and went up against Atlanta, and fought 
 against it, and took it, on the second 
 day, of the seventh month, of the fourth 
 year, of the reign of Abraham. 
 
 15. And he put the rebels to shame, 
 and burnt the city with fire, and swept 
 it, as with a besom of destruction. 
 
 16. And he marched throughout 
 the whole province, and put the rebels 
 to flight, scattering them like chaff be- 
 fore the wind, and took the city of 
 Savannah, the chief city of the provmce. 
 
 17. Then were the rebels astonish- 
 ed beyond measure, and they said sure- 
 ly is our cause now lost, for these north- 
 ern vandals, have taken the whole land, 
 and our armies are powerless fo pre- 
 vent it. 
 
 18. For not only hath William tak- 
 en Savannah, but Ulysses hath also 
 taken Richmond, the chief city of the 
 south. 
 
 19. And Jefferson, and his council- 
 lors have fled, and the army of Robert 
 is encompassed by the army of Ulysses 
 on the one side, and the army of William 
 on the other side, and there is no escape. 
 
 20. Then said Robert, unto his cap« 
 
 tains, verily, we are in a great strait, 
 for we are encompassed before, and be- 
 hind, on the right, and on the left, by 
 the armies of Ulysses and William, and 
 we can hold out no longer. 
 
 21. And they said, it is better that 
 we yield ourselves prisoners unto 
 Ulysses, for Jefferson has fled, and 
 Abraham is chief ruler for four years 
 more, and our cause is therefore hope- 
 less, 
 
 33. And Robert said, it is well for 
 us that Andrew the I, is not chief ruler 
 instead of Abraham, for then should 
 we be lifted up above the earth,* (and 
 justly too,) for surely our sin is great, 
 but Abraham is merciful. 
 
 33. Then did Robert surrender him- 
 self unto Ulysses with all his army, 
 and Jefferson was taken as he fled, in 
 the apparel of his wife, by the men of 
 Abraham, from the provmce of IMichi- 
 gan, and they shut him up in the strong- 
 hold, called Fortress Monroe. 
 
 34^ Then was there great rejoicing 
 in the north, the like whereof was nev- 
 er known before, and peace once more 
 began to prevail 'in the land. 
 
 •Hanged. 
 
CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 1. And it came to pass after the 
 rebels had laid down their arms, that 
 the men of the north said one to the 
 other, lo ! now shall the government be 
 re-established upon a firm foundation, 
 for of a certainty, with Abraham to 
 rule, will the cause of liberty be safe. 
 
 2. Therefore, rejoice ye people ot 
 Columbia, for that slavery i,s dead, 
 neither shall this crime of all cYimes, 
 and sum of all villianies, polute the 
 land any more, forever — 
 
 3. And Columbia's proud banner, 
 shall aj^ain be honored in all the realm, 
 neither shall there be any more, a north, 
 or a south, but the nation shall be one, 
 and the people one, from this time 
 forth, forever, Selah — 
 
 4. Well is it for Columbia, that 
 such a man as Abraham is chief ruler, 
 foi he hath both wisdom, and under- 
 standing and will rule wisely. 
 
 5. And they gave him Andrew, 
 whose sir name was Johnson, to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place in certain times, in place of Plam- 
 Im, for they said it will not only please 
 the south, but the democratic party also 
 (for Andrew was of that party,) and 
 from the province of Tennessee. 
 
 6. And William, remained as chief 
 scribe over the people; Edward, whose 
 sir name was Stanton, was chief in the 
 department of war; Gideon, remained 
 over the ships ol warj Ulysses, was 
 
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 captain of the host; and Hugh, whose 
 sir name was McCullock, was over the 
 treasury of the people. 
 
 7. For the Sanhedrim had made 
 Salmon, a judge of the realm, even the 
 chiefest of them all, for he was a migh- 
 ty councillor. 
 
 S. And joy filled the whole land, 
 because of the mighty things that had 
 been done, and because the war was 
 ended. 
 
 9. For the war had been very griev- 
 ous unto the people of the north, there- 
 fore were they glad that it was ended. 
 
 10. But alas, this joy was soon to be 
 turned into moxn-ning, for a fiend in 
 human form, whose heart was set on 
 fire of hell, came upon Abraham in 
 a public assembly, and took his life on 
 the fourteenth day, of the second 
 month, of the fifth year, of his reign. 
 
 11. Then were the people astound- 
 ed, end they exclaimed, of a certainty 
 these rebels should not be suffered to 
 live, for their wickedness doth exceed 
 all that was ever known before in any 
 nation, verily, they polute the earth on 
 which they tread — 
 
 12. Then w^as there great mourn- 
 ing throughout the north, the like 
 whereof was never known before, for 
 it even exceeded the mourning for 
 George, the first chief ruler of Colum- 
 bia, and the mourning continued, for 
 many days. 
 
CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
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 13. And they carried Abraham, in 
 great state throughout the north, that 
 all the people might behold the body of 
 their martyred chief ruler, and they 
 buried him in his own city, in the prov- 
 ince of Illinois. 
 
 14. Thus fell the great and good 
 Abraham, by the hand of a rebel assas- 
 sin, — George, the first chief ruler of 
 
 Columbia, did well, for he delivered his 
 people from the hand of the King of 
 Britain, but Abraham hath done better, 
 for he caused every slave in the land 
 to go out free. 
 
 15"- Then were the murderers of 
 Abraham, put to death, and Andrew, 
 the II, became chief ruler in his stead. 
 
CHAPTER XXXIV. 
 
 I. Now Andrew the II, was a man 
 of small ability as a ruler, full of pride, 
 vanity, and self conceit, and for stub- 
 bornness, the wild ass of the desert, 
 could not excel him — 
 
 3. Albeit, he had done the cause of 
 liberty good service while governor of 
 the province of Tennessee, in the war, 
 and on account of this, had the people 
 great hopes of him when he became 
 chief ruler, but alas, they were sadly 
 disappointed in Andrew II — 
 
 3. For it came to pass, when he be- 
 came chief ruler, that he was exceed- 
 ingly puffed up, speaking great swell- 
 ing words, and boasting himself of what 
 he would do — 
 
 4. Saying, am not I chief ruler in 
 Columbia, in Abraham's stead, verily, 
 was Andrew the I, a mighty ruler, and 
 a mighty man in his day, and hath left 
 a glorious memory, 
 
 5. — But the recollection of the 
 reign of Andrew the II, shall never 
 fade from the memories of the inhabi- 
 tants of this land, unto the latest gener- 
 ation, Selah. 
 
 6. And when the men of the San- 
 hedrim spake unto him, that he should 
 finish the work, that Abraham had be- 
 gun, for the reconstruction of the south 
 provinces, ne answered them roughly, 
 saying;— 
 
 7. Why speak ye unto me after this 
 manner; am not I chief ruler in Colum- 
 
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 bia, and are ye not my servants, verily, 
 did Andrew the I, chastise you with 
 whips, but I will chastise you with scor- 
 pions ; — 
 
 8. For behold, ye have nothing to 
 do with this matter, but I will recon- 
 struct the south, and whatsoever seem- 
 eth good unto me to do, that will I do, 
 and there shall no man prevent me. 
 
 9. Then were the men of the San- 
 hedrim astonished beyond measure, 
 and they said, what manner of man is 
 Andrew, and what meaneth this that 
 he saiih unto us, ye have nothing to do 
 with this -matter, verily, he must be filled 
 of new wme — 
 
 10. Now therefore as the Lord liv- 
 eth, he shall find that we have some- 
 thing to do with this matter, and he 
 shall moreover find that we are not his ' 
 servants, but that he is our servant, ver- 
 ily, the first thing to be done, is to re- 
 construct him! 
 
 11. But Andrew cared for none of 
 these things, and he defied the men of 
 the Sanhedrim, moreover, he determin- 
 ed to make a tour of the north prov- 
 inces, and speak unto the people, and 
 also to make a pilgrimage to the grave 
 of the martyr Stephen, that was in the 
 city of Chicago. 
 
 12. Likewise did bethink to explain 
 the meaning of a certain writing, called 
 the Constitution, unto the people, for 
 he said, they be ignorant of its true 
 
CHAPTER XXXI V. 
 
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 meaning^^ notwithstanding, it had been 
 fully explained unto them, in th» reign 
 of Andrew the I. 
 
 13. And he took unto himself, as 
 councillors, men that were as foolish 
 as himself, and the counsel that they 
 gave, was like the counsel of Ahito- 
 phel, for they were of the foolish 
 ones. 
 
 14. And one of these councillors 
 spake unto him, that he should appoint 
 him an high priest, who should go be- 
 fore him, and who should also write 
 daily epistles, unto the people, (for they 
 said,) lest they loose any of the words of 
 wisdom, that ye shall utter. 
 
 15. And Andrew said, this cou-nsel 
 that ye give is good, and he made- Pe- 
 troleum, whose sir name was Nasby, 
 high priest, and chief scribe, to go be- 
 fore him. 
 
 r6. And he went throughout the 
 north, and spake unto the people, and 
 wherever he went, he made a shame- 
 
 ful spectacle of himself, disgracing the 
 high office of chief ruler of Columbia, 
 and bringing contempt upon himself as 
 chief ruler. 
 
 17. For he was filled with new wine 
 continually, and spake like the foolish 
 ones, insomuch, that the people were as- 
 tonished at his doctrine. 
 
 18. And they exclaimed, alas, what 
 manner of man is this, that we have 
 made chief ruler, verily, he will bring 
 us to shame, and they marvelled great- 
 
 19. Now the rest of the acts of An- 
 drew, and all that he did while on his 
 tour in the north provinces, and the 
 disgrace that he brought upon himself, 
 and the people, also the visit that he 
 made to the grave of the martyr Ste- 
 phen; 
 
 20. • Behold they are written in the 
 first book of the epistles of the prophet 
 Nasby, and Andrew returned to Wash- 
 ington, 
 
CHAPTER XXXV. 
 
 I. Now there was in those days in 
 the Sanhedrim at Washington, three 
 mighty men, men of renown ; Charles, 
 whose sir name was Sumner; Lyman, 
 whose sir name was Trumbull; and 
 Thadeus, whose sir name was Stevens, 
 
 3. And they were mighty in the 
 councils of the people, for they had been 
 long in the Sanhedrim, and had ac- 
 quired great power in the land. 
 
 3. Now Charles, was from the prov- 
 ince of Massachusetts, and was like 
 John, (the old man eloquent,) firm for 
 liberty, and he stood in the place of 
 John, m the hearts of the people. 
 
 4. And Lyman, was from the prov- 
 ince of Ilhnois, and was much beloved 
 by the people of that province — 
 
 5. While Thadeus, was from the 
 province of Pennsylvania, and was 
 called the war horse of liberty, and these 
 three were the leaders in the Sanhed- 
 rim, and among the people. 
 
 6. For they had great wisdom in 
 all that appertained to the government 
 of the realm, and the people looked un- 
 to them for counsel in all matters of 
 importance that came before the San- 
 hedrim. 
 
 7. And besides these, there were 
 also from the province of Wisconsin, 
 two mighty men, men of renown, 
 James, whose sir name was Dolittle; 
 and Timothy, whose sir name was 
 Howe. 
 
 8. And they were both mighty in 
 word and deed, albeit, they had not 
 been as long in the Sanhedrim, as had 
 Charles, or Lyman, or Thadeus, never- 
 theless, they were counted among the 
 worthies, but Timothy was the noblest 
 of the two. 
 
 9. Now they were men of great in- 
 tellect, well versed in all matters apper- 
 taining unto the laws, or the govern- 
 ment of the realm, and they also had 
 great power in the land. 
 
 10. Now James was in the Sanhed- 
 rim, in the reign of Abraham, and no 
 man in all the north, was so bitter 
 against the rebels, or did more by word 
 or deed, in the Sanhedrim, or among 
 the people, than did he. 
 
 11. For he was eloquent of tongue, 
 and he went throughout the north, 
 and spake words of counsel, and en- 
 couragement unto the people, which 
 strengthened their hands greath^, and 
 this he did do, all the days of Abraham. 
 
 12. But it came to pass, after the 
 death of Abraham, and Andrew the II, 
 had commenced to reign, that James, 
 forsook the cause of liberty, went 
 over unto the south body and soul, and 
 becam.e their champion. 
 
 13. For he had partaken of the sop, 
 that they offered unto him, after which 
 Satan entered into him, and he went 
 out and betrayed the people, and the 
 sacred cause of liberty into the hands 
 
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CHAPTER XXXV. 
 
 of its enemies. 
 
 14. Then were the people astound 
 
 93 
 
 years were ex- 
 unto James, go 
 
 ed, in that James had betrayed them, 
 and they sent him a writing, that he 
 should remain in fhe Sanhedrim no 
 longer, but he would not obey them, 
 for his heart was full of hate against 
 the north. 
 
 15. But when six 
 pired, the people said 
 ye now unto your own place, for you 
 are a black hearted ti'aitor against the 
 sacred cause of liberty, and ye shall dis- 
 grace us no longer. 
 
 16. And they chose Matthew, 
 whose sir name was Carpenter, to stand 
 in his place, as a councilor in the San- 
 hedrim, and James went throughout 
 the land to speak for the men of the 
 south, and against liberty. 
 
 17. Yea, he even essayed to be gov- 
 ernor of the province of Wisconsin, but 
 the people said unto him, get ye hence, 
 for we will have none of you, for ye 
 are a traitor. 
 
 18. Now Matthew was a mighty 
 man in the land, eloquent of tongue, 
 well versed in the law, of a giant 
 intellect, and like Timothy, true to lib- 
 erty. 
 
 19. And the people rejoiced greatly, 
 when he came to the Sanhedrim, for in 
 Matthew and Timothy, had the cause 
 of liberty two mighty champions. 
 
 20. And it came to pass, after An- 
 drew had made his tour of the north 
 provinces, in the which he brought 
 
 shame and disgrace, upon himself, aud 
 the people, that there was great indig- 
 nation, not only in the Sanhedrim^ but 
 also among the people, on account of 
 it. 
 
 2 1 . And they said one to the other, 
 what new evil is this tliat has come up- 
 on the land, and what meaneth An- 
 drew in what he fiath done, verily, if 
 he cease not this folly, we shall become 
 a reproach unto all the nations round 
 about. 
 
 22. Surely, he speaketh but the 
 truth, in saying, that he Slandeth upon 
 the Constitution, for he hath trodden it 
 under his feet, verily, he must be filled 
 with new wine continu-ally. 
 
 23. And of a certainty, if left to him- 
 self, will he. overthrow all that Abra- 
 ham hath done, therefore this thing that 
 is in his heart, to do, he shall not do, for 
 we will prevent him. 
 
 24. For he hath shown us plainly 
 by his folly, that he is not fit to rule 
 this land, moreover,, hfs heart is with 
 the men of the south, and not with us, 
 
 25. Likewise, are his councilors as 
 foolish, and wicked as himself, surely 
 he cannot rule this land — 
 
 26. And the men of the Sanhedrim, 
 took counsel together, as to what should 
 be done with him, for he set at defiance 
 their authority, and would have none 
 of their reproof, saying, that he was a 
 law unto himself — 
 
 27. And one co«nseled after this 
 manner, and an other after that, but 
 they could not agree. 
 
CHAPTER XXXVL 
 
 1. And when they could not agree, 
 Charles, from the province of Massa- 
 chusetts, stood forth, and spake after 
 this manner; 
 
 2. — A bridle for the ass, and a 
 whip for the fools back, saith the wise 
 man, verily, what Benjamin did unto 
 the men of the city of New Orleans, 
 the same will we do unto Andrew, 
 
 3. For his stubbornness exceedeth 
 that of the ass, and his folly, that of all 
 the men in the land, moreover, he is 
 continually filled with new wine, and 
 hath brought shame and disgrace up- 
 on the whole realm. 
 
 4. Now therefore, will we put a 
 bridle in his mouth, and a hook in his 
 nose, and he shall be made to know 
 that he is our servant, and that he hath 
 a. master, — Selah. 
 
 5. And when he still defied the San- 
 hedrim, and anarchy had began to pre- 
 vail in the land, Charles, Lyman, and 
 Edmond, whose sir name was Ross, 
 from the province of Kansas; 
 
 6. — And Benjamin, whose sir name 
 was Butler; and John, called Logan; 
 and Timothy, from the province of 
 Wisconsin; took council together. 
 
 7. And Charles said, surely, when 
 the wicked rule the people mourn, 
 verily, this boaster must be humbled, 
 therefore, let us impeach him and put 
 him out of his office of chief ruler. 
 
 8. And this counsel pleased not on- 
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 ly the Sanhedrim, but the people alsv, 
 (albeit, Lyman and Edmond were the 
 most zealous against him, of them 
 all.) 
 
 9. Then did the chief judges of the 
 realm, and the Sanhedrim, assemble at 
 Washington, and summon Andrew, to 
 come before them, to be tried for his 
 offences against the laws. 
 
 10. But Andrew said unto them, be- 
 hold, ye cannot impeach me, for ye 
 have not the power, for there is no 
 power in this realm that is above me, 
 verily, you must think that ye are the 
 rulers of Columbia, but I will make 
 you to know that ye are not. 
 
 11. Then did they impeach An- 
 drew, and when they should have pre- 
 vailed against him, behold, Lyman 
 and Edmond went oyer unto him, and 
 the people were put to shame. 
 
 13. Then were the hearts of the 
 people, filled with sadness, for they had 
 hoped to put Andrew out of his office 
 of chief ruler of Columbia, but Lyman 
 and EdmOnd did prevent them, and 
 there was great indignation in the 
 north, on account of what Lyman and 
 Edmond had done. 
 
 13. For they said, surely, our cause 
 was just, moreover, we did prove hira 
 guilty, and lo, we are beaten. 
 
 14. What meaneth this therefore, 
 for of a certainty, no man in the San- 
 hedrim were as vehement against him 
 
CHAPTER XXXVI. 
 
 95 
 
 at the first, as were Lyman and Ed- 
 mond, and they were astonished. 
 
 15. Then was Andrew more defiant 
 than before, and from that time forth 
 he filled the whole land with turmoil 
 and strife, unto the end of his refgn. 
 
 16. He also bartered justice for gold, 
 took bribes, and practiced simony, and 
 did exceeding wicked and foolish things 
 against the dignity, and peace of Col- 
 umbia, and his ofiice of chief ruler. 
 
 17. Moreover, was there a certain 
 Delilah,* m the land that overcame 
 him, insomuch, that he denied her 
 nothing that she asked, even to a place 
 for one that was unworthy, or a claim 
 that was unjust, until it became a dis- 
 grace to the whole realm. 
 
 18. Also he essayed to remove from 
 places of trust, the men that Abraham 
 had put in those places, and to fill them 
 with men of low degree, and he brought 
 
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 the nation to the verge of anarchy. 
 
 19. And when four years were ex- 
 pired, the reign of Andrew the II, 
 came to an end, and he gat him to his 
 own place, and troubled the land no 
 more; and the people made Ulysses 
 chief ruler in his stead. 
 
 20. Then was there great rejoicing 
 in the north, that the reign of Andrew 
 was ended; John, the III, and Millard 
 did decieve the people, and James the 
 IV, betrayed them, but Andrew the II, 
 
 'brought them to shame. 
 
 21. Now the rest of the acts of 
 Andrew, and all that he did, and the 
 shame and disgrace that he brought 
 upon himself and the people of Co- 
 lumbia-^ 
 
 22. Behold, they are written in the 
 book of the records of the Sanhedrim 
 at Washington, called the impeach- 
 ment of Andrew the II; and Ulysses. 
 reigned in his stead. 
 
CHAPTER XXXVII. 
 
 1. Now Ulysses the I, was a migh- 
 ty man of war, from his youth, and had 
 led tlie hosts of Columbia to victory, 
 and compelled the rebels to sue for 
 mercy, therefore, did the people feel 
 safe with him as chief ruler, for his 
 wisdom in council was equal to his 
 skill in war. 
 
 2. Moreover, was he a man of few 
 words, not given to boasting, but a 
 man of works, firm for liberty, of the 
 democratic party, and from the prov- 
 ince of Illinois. 
 
 3. And they gave him Schuyler, 
 whose sir name was Colfax, to go in 
 and out before him, and to stand in his 
 place, in certain times; Elihu, whose 
 sir name was Washburn, was chief 
 scribe over the people; John, whose sir 
 name was Rawlins, was chief in the 
 department of war; Adolph, whose sir 
 name was Borie, was over the ships of 
 war; William, was captain of the host; 
 and George, whose sir name was Bout- 
 well, was over the treasury of the peo- 
 ple. 
 
 4. Now Schuyler, was from the 
 province of Indiana, had been long in 
 the land, was well versed in the laws, 
 and in all that appertained unto the 
 government of the realm, and he was 
 more beloved by the people, than any 
 other man in the land, yea, even more 
 than was Charles, for he was true to 
 the cause of liberty; having never 
 
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 swerved from his allegiance there- 
 to. 
 
 5. Also was William a mighty 
 man of war, and was called by the 
 men of the army, Old Tecumsche, for 
 his craftiness, and was next to Ulysses 
 in the hearts of the people, therefore, 
 when the people made Ulysses chief 
 ruler, they made William, captain of 
 the host. 
 
 6. And the people rejoiced greatly, 
 when this was done, saying, now do 
 we stand on a firm foundation, and can 
 rebuild what has been destroyed by the 
 war, for Ulysses is excellent in council, 
 as well as mighty in war; 
 
 7. Moreover, have we not Schryler, 
 and Thadeus, and Benjamin, and Tim- 
 othy, in the Sanhedrim, and are they 
 not true men, and are they not also 
 well versed in all that appertains unto 
 the good of the realm — 
 
 8. It matters not, that Lyman and 
 Edmond, have betrayed their trust, and 
 joined themselves unto their southern 
 idols, for they shall not prevail, neither 
 shall the gods that they have chosen, 
 be able to deliver them, from the wrath • 
 of an outraged people. 
 
 9. Then did Ulysses, arul the men 
 of the Sanhedrim take council together 
 to see what should be done with the 
 south provinces, and how they could be 
 restored to their former rights, (except 
 as to their slaves,) for they said, slavery 
 
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 shall never again polut-e this land. 
 
 I o. For verily, was this war brought 
 upon us, as a chastisement for this 
 great sin, now therefore, will we have 
 a law that shall forever prevent this 
 great crime from again poluting the 
 land of Columbia. 
 
 1 1 . And one of the men of the San- 
 hedrim spake after this manner, say- 
 ing; 
 
 12. Let us now make a writing, and 
 offer it unto the people, of all the prov- 
 inces in the land, and if it so be that 
 the sum of two-thirds of all the people 
 of all the provinces shall accept the 
 writing, then shall it become the law 
 of the land; 
 
 13. — But if it be, that the sum of 
 two-thirds of all the people of all the 
 provinces, shall not accept the writing, 
 then shall it not become the law of the 
 land. 
 
 14. And the men of the Sanhedrim, 
 said this counsel is good, let us do it, 
 and it shall become the law of the 
 whole realm. 
 
 15. And they made the writing, and 
 sent it into every province in the land, 
 and this was the meaning of the writ- 
 ing; 
 
 16. — That every man in the realm 
 of Columbia, should be equal under 
 the law, both white and black, and the 
 people ratified the writing, and it be- 
 came the law of Columbia, and this 
 law was called the fifteenth amend- 
 ment. 
 
 17. Then was there great rejoicing 
 m the north, among all the people that 
 loved liberty, and great indignation in 
 the south, and also among the copper- 
 
 heads of the north, and Charles, whose 
 sir name was Eldridge; and James, 
 called Dolittle; from the province of 
 Wisconsin; were exceeding bitter 
 against this law. 
 
 iS. For the hearts of Charles, and 
 James, like that of Clement, whose sir 
 name was Vallandingham ; were with 
 the men of the south, and they did all 
 that they could to help them, and also 
 to strengthen the hands of the demo- 
 cratic party, both in the north, and in 
 the south. 
 
 19. Now when the men of the 
 south saw that the writing called the 
 fifteenth amendment, had become the 
 law of the land, and that not only was 
 slavery dead, but that the black man 
 was their equal, it came to pass, that 
 their hearts were filled with rage, and 
 from that time forth they became ten- 
 fold more the children of hell, than be- 
 fore. 
 
 20. For they banded together like the 
 men of Jerusalem, in the days of Paul, 
 and bound themselves with an oatli, 
 that they would take the life of every 
 northern man in the south, if he lied 
 not to a place of safety, and these men 
 were called the Ku Klux! 
 
 21. And they disguised themselves, 
 to look like devils, (which they were,) 
 and rode throughout the land in the 
 night watches, and took the life of 
 every northern man, unless he had 
 warning, and could make his escape. 
 
 23. For many had gone from the 
 north provinces with money, where- 
 with to rebuild again the waste places 
 made desolate by the war, and these 
 men did they cause to flee, and return 
 to their own land. 
 
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 23. Then did the men of the San- 
 hedrim make a law for the punishment 
 of these wicked men, called the Ku 
 Klux, and Benjamin and Matthew 
 and Timothy and others, worked for 
 this law, but Charles from the province 
 of Wisconsin, did oppose it. 
 
 Note. — That wicked organization known as the Ku 
 Klux, which sprung up after the rebellion was virtually 
 ended, was the nature I outcome of the spirit, that slavery 
 engenders in the human heart. The object of this band of 
 devils, was to accomplish by inaugurating a reign of ter- 
 rorism in the south, what they had most signally failed to 
 do by an appeal to arms, and was in fact a bold attempt to 
 make the whole south a literal hell, [as far as the poor ig- 
 norant blacks were concerned, T shooting them down like 
 dogs, as they did the white victims of their hellish rage, in 
 that never to be forgotien place of horrors, that Ben Hill 
 ipeaks so proudly of, Andersonville. Nothing in ancient 
 or modem times, ever compared in devilishne s and cruel- 
 ty, vnth the crimes committed by this cursed organizalion. 
 And yet the democratic papers throughout the north ap- 
 plauded and (with few exceptions,) defended it, yea, and 
 are doing it to-day. Encouraged by this th; south have 
 iucccedtd in returning 63 of these fiends in human form,«^o 
 the 44 Congress, led by that blatant rebel. Ben Hill of 
 
 24. After which Ulysses sent sol- 
 diers into the south provinces, and took 
 these wicked men, and put them in the 
 prisons of the north, and after this was 
 done, there was peace once more in the 
 land. 
 
 Georgia, for which the leaders of the democratic party, in 
 the north are certainly responsible, as without their aid, 
 and encouragement, these rebels would to-day be clothed 
 in the garb of criminals, instead ol disgracing the land that 
 gave them birth, by spouting their treason in her Legisla- 
 tive Halls, and boasting of what they will yet accomplish. 
 Think ye people of America of these things, for as certain 
 as the sun shines, so certain are these men determined to 
 get by votes, what they could not by force, and the north is 
 full to-day of men calling ihem^ elves democrats, whose par- 
 ty zeal is so great, as to make them not only willing to do 
 anything that such men as Ben Hill and his abettors shall 
 command, to enable them to regain their lost power, but to 
 pay the reDel debt as well, being in fact Ku Klux at heart, 
 and would, if they had the courage, out herod Ben Hill 
 himself in their foily and wickedness. Can a nation prosper 
 that will do this, I tell you nay, thejust punishment for all 
 this folly is yet to come, and come it wll, for what a nation 
 hath sown, the same shall they surely reap. 
 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. 
 
 1. And after this, it came to pass, 
 that a great shadow came upon the 
 land, for Charles, whose sir name was 
 Sumner, who stood in the place of 
 John the old man eloquent, in the 
 
 » hearts of the people, (and in whom they 
 trusted,) betrayed that trust, and went 
 over unto the south. 
 
 2. Then wei'e the people astonish- 
 ed, and they said one to the other, alas! 
 alas! what new evil is this that has 
 come upon us. 
 
 3. Was it not enough that James 
 and Charles, from Wisconsin, should 
 betray the people, or that Lyman and 
 Edmond, should prevent them from 
 putting Andrew out from his place of 
 chief ruler — 
 
 4. But now Charles, the mighty 
 one, the lion of the north, who was 
 never known to swerve from his integ- 
 rity, or to falter, or waver in his work 
 for the freedom and elevation of the 
 black man, and for which cause was he 
 beaten, even in the Sanhedrim with 
 many stripes, must prove recreant also. 
 
 5. And there was great excitement 
 and mourning throughout the north, 
 on account of it, and it lasted for many 
 days. 
 
 6. And there v/as also at that time 
 in the Sanhedrim from the province of 
 Missouri, a man, whose name was 
 Carl, and his sir name was Schurz, and 
 he also went over unto the South, as 
 
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 Lyman and Edmond, and Charles 
 called Eldridge, and James called Doo- 
 little, from the province of Wisconsin, 
 had done. 
 
 7. Now Carl was from the land 
 called Germany, that lieth beyond the 
 great water, and had been a disturber 
 in his own land, but had escaped from 
 thence, to the land of Columbia. 
 
 8. Now Carl was eloquent of 
 tongue, and desired exceedingly to be 
 one of the mighty ones of the realm, 
 but could not, for he was of an unstable 
 mind. 
 
 9. And he joined himself unto the 
 army of Columbia, and although made 
 captain over thousands, yet he gat 
 small renown, as a man of war. 
 
 10. But it came to pass, after Ulys- 
 ses had conquered the rebels, that the 
 men from the province of Missouri, 
 sent Carl to the Sanhedrim. 
 
 11. Now the time again drew nigh, 
 when the people were to elect a chief 
 ruler, and the ruler's fever again pre- 
 vailed in the land, and Horace, whose 
 sir name was Greely, was exceeding 
 sick with this disease — 
 
 12. And the men of the south re- 
 joiced greatly, saying, surely hath the 
 time that we waited 'for come, for 
 Charles and Lyman and Carl, have 
 come over unto us, Horace is sick with 
 the ruler's fever, and Ulysses shall be 
 chief ruler no longer, — Selah. 
 
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 13. And they sent messengers unto 
 Horace, to know if he would be recov- 
 ered of his fever, (for it was sore upon 
 him,) and the messengers came into the 
 presence of Horace. 
 
 14. (Now Horace was at the house 
 he had built for himself, in the forest of 
 Chappaqua.) 
 
 15. And when Horace saw the 
 messengers, he said unto them from 
 whence came you; Trumble I know, 
 and Shurz I know, but who are ye — 
 
 16. And the messengers said unto 
 Horace, thy servants are from the south 
 provinces, and we are sent unto thee, 
 with a message from our master, and 
 also to enquire after thy health, for thy 
 fi^me hath reached the distant land from 
 whence we came. 
 
 17. And this is the message that we 
 bring unto thee, Jefferson, whose sir 
 name is Davis; to Horace, whose sir 
 name is Greely ; sends greetings, health 
 and length of days, be unto thee. 
 
 1 8. Be it known unto thee, that thy 
 servants, who are men of the south 
 provinces, were in former times the 
 rulers of Columbia, and were exalted 
 above all others in the realm — 
 
 19. For behold, we had men ser- 
 vants, and maid servants, and he asses, 
 and she asses, and concubines, and al- 
 though we toiled not, neither did we 
 spin, yet Solomon in all his glory, was 
 not arrayed like one of us. 
 
 20. But now are we in bondage to 
 Ulysses, and the men of the north, and 
 the bondage is very grievous, for they 
 have spoiled us of our possessions, and 
 we have become strangers and sojourn- 
 
 ers in our own land, and there was tii^ 
 deliverer. 
 
 2 1 . And one said unto Jefferson our 
 master, behold Horace layeth sick of 
 the ruler's fever, at the house that he 
 built for himself in the forest of Chap- 
 paqua — 
 
 22. Then was Jefferson our master 
 glad, and he said unto us, this sickness 
 shall work our deliverance from bond- 
 age, for as Horace did deliver me when 
 sick and in prison,* so will I recover 
 him, if so be that he will take the rem- 
 edy. 
 
 23. For he desireth greatly to be 
 chief ruler of Columbia, which he can 
 not be, unless he get the remedy that 
 groweth only in the south provinces. 
 
 24. Then said Horace unto the mes- 
 sengers of Jeffei-son, behold ye say tru- 
 ly, that my desire to become chief ruler 
 is exceeding great, but tell me what is 
 the remedy that ye will give me, and 
 what will ye have me to do, speak for 
 thy servant heareth, 
 
 25. And they said, come ye now 
 over unto us, as Charles and James and 
 Lyman and Carl and Edmond, have 
 done, and ye shall be made chief ruler 
 of Columbia in the place of Ulysses, 
 and this is what ye must do — 
 
 26. Then said Horace if I do this 
 thing peradventure ye will deceive me, 
 as ye did Millard and Franklin, for ye 
 did decieve them — 
 
 27. But they said nay, thy ser- 
 vants be true men, and if ye do this, 
 ye shall surely be chief ruler, for with 
 
 ♦Note. — Greely went bail for Jefferson Davis, and was 
 therefore in one source, the true cause of his being set free. 
 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. 
 
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 the help of the democratic party in the 
 north, (and the Hberals) we shall pre- 
 vail, and they sware unto him. 
 
 28. Then said Horace, lo! my heart 
 has been with you these seven years, 
 that ye have been in bondage, for of 5 
 truth ye have done nothing amiss, 
 
 29. Therefore, whatsoever the men 
 of the south will have me to do, (when 
 I shall have become chief ruler,) that 
 will I do, and there shall no man pre- 
 vent me, and this is my answer to Jef- 
 ferson your master. 
 
 30. A nd the messengers went out 
 froni the presence of Horace, and re- 
 turned unto their own land, and when 
 they had told the words of Horace unto 
 the people, there was great rejoicing in 
 the south provinces. 
 
 31. And they said one to the other, 
 lo! now is the day of our deliverance at 
 hand, for we have found a man that 
 shall lead us out of this house of bond- 
 age, and we shall yet possess the gates 
 of our enemies, and the men of the 
 north shall again bow the knee unto us 
 as in former times, Selah. 
 
 33. And they called a council to be 
 held in the city of Cincinnati, in the 
 province of Ohio, in the fifth month, 
 (commonly called May,) of the fourth 
 year, of the reign of Ulysses the I. 
 
 33. (Now, that council was called 
 by the democratic party in the north, 
 albeit, it was controlled wholly by Jef- 
 ferson.) 
 
 34. And there was no man went to 
 that council, that was not a disapponted 
 office seeker, or a copper-head, or one 
 that was ready to do anything to put 
 
 Ulysses out from being chief ruler, for 
 the next four years, if so be, by so do- 
 ing they could get control of the gov- 
 ernment. 
 
 35. And Lyman, and Carl, and 
 James called Doolittle, and Charles 
 from the province of Wisconsin, witli 
 Othf.rs as wicked, and foolish as them- 
 selves, did control this cage of unclean 
 birds, for they had partaken of the sop, 
 called boiled crow, that Jefferson had 
 prepared for them, and their natures 
 were changed. 
 
 36. Now these traitors were each 
 unanimous for the man Ihat the coun- 
 cil should select for chief ruler, if so be 
 that he was their man, but if not, then 
 were they not unanimous — 
 
 37. And in consequence of this, was 
 there great confusion when they came 
 together, for Lyman was for Paul; and 
 Carl was for ApoUos; and James was 
 for Cephus; and they could not agree. 
 
 Note. — The action of Mr. Sumner in regard to giving 
 the ballot to the freedman at the time here referred to, has 
 always been, and no doubt always will be, an enigma to 
 his friends. Such a complete sommersault, certainly never 
 occured before, in the political life of any of the great 
 stat.smen of Amenca. It worked great and lasting injury 
 not only lo the poor blacks, but to the republican party as 
 well, for had he stood as firm at that time, as he did subse- 
 quently for his Civil Rights Bill, Washington would not be 
 full of rebels to-day. It was a sad blow to the hopes of 
 the freedmen, for if there was aay man at that time in Con- 
 gress to whom they looked for help, and whose voice they 
 had a right to expect would be rai ed in their behalf, certain- 
 ly that man was Charles Sumner, no wonder they lost cour- 
 age, when he betrayed them. But he has gone to his re- 
 ward, and while we mourn his great mistake, we carmot for- 
 g;t the many years of warfare through which he tattled for 
 freedom, until like the mighty Daniel, [whose compeer in 
 intellect he certainly was.] He succumed to the deadly 
 effect of the Wliite House fever and fell. But the nation 
 will not soon forget that great northern triumvirate. The 
 old man eloquent, Daniel, the God-like, and Charles, whose 
 sir name was Sumner. 
 
CHAPTER XXXIX. 
 
 1. Now there was at this time in 
 the province of Massachusetts, a cer- 
 tain man, whose name was Charles, 
 and his sir name was Adams, and he 
 was one of the notable ones of the realm. 
 
 2. Now Charles, was the son of 
 John, the old man eloquent, and was 
 greatly beloved by the people, (but not 
 as had been his father.) 
 
 3. And he was of the democratic 
 party, nevertheless, he was a true man, 
 and firm for liberty. 
 
 4. And when the council could not 
 agree, they sent messengers unto 
 Charles, for they wished to make him 
 chief ruler. 
 
 5. Now Charles was at a place 
 called Quincy, that lieth near the city 
 of Boston, and the messengers came to 
 Quincy ; 
 
 6. — And one told him saying, be- 
 hold there are certain men without, 
 that desire greatly to speak unto thee, 
 and he said let them come in — 
 
 7. And when he had looked upon 
 them, he said unto them, from whence 
 came you, for I know you not, more- 
 over, I percieve by your raiment, and 
 your speech, that ye are strangers in 
 this place — 
 
 8. And they said, thy servants are 
 from the council at the city of Cincin- 
 nati, and we have a message unto thee, 
 from the council, and he said, deliver 
 ye your message. 
 
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 9. And they said, thus saith Lyman 
 and Carl and James and Charles, come 
 ye over now unto us, and ye shall be 
 chief ruler of Columbia in the place of 
 Ulysses, for verily, the people tire of 
 Ulysses, and he shall rule this land no 
 more. 
 
 10. But Charles said unto them nay, 
 ye cannot make ine chief ruler, for ye 
 have not the numbers sufficient, 
 therefore, verily, ye are like your father, 
 the devil, for he did offer the same 
 thing unto the son of man, if he would 
 fall down and worship him — 
 
 11. — Moreover you like him, have 
 no possessions to give, and whosoever 
 trusteth in you, shall be put to shame, 
 for ye are a nest of unclean birds, get 
 ye out from my presence, for I will 
 have nothing to do with you. 
 
 12. Then did the messengers return 
 unto the city of Cincinnati, and tell the 
 words of Charles, unto the council, and 
 when they had heard them, it came to 
 pass, that they were ashamed ; 
 
 13. — And they said one to the 
 other, verily are we in a great strait, 
 for there will no man go before us in 
 whom the people trust, and no man in 
 whom they do not trust, can be of any 
 avail unto us, for we are few in num- 
 bers, and they were in great tribula- 
 tion. 
 
 14. And while they were yet in 
 doubt, where they should find a man. 
 
CHAPTER XXXIX. 
 
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 one said, lol there be messengers with- 
 out from Jefferson, whose sir name is 
 Davis, that desire to speak unto the 
 council. 
 
 15. And it came to pass, when the 
 council heard these words, that they 
 rejoiced exceedingly, and they com- 
 manded the man that had charge of the 
 door, that he bring them in. 
 
 16. And the chief man of the coun- 
 cil said unto them, have ye any mes- 
 sage, and they said yea, and he said 
 deliver it; 
 
 17. Then Sraid the messengers unto 
 the council, thus saith Jefferson our 
 master, go ye unto the council that is 
 in the city of Cincinnati, and speak un- 
 to them these words; — 
 
 18. Thus saith Jefferson your mas- 
 ter, this shall ye do, and it shall please 
 me, ye shall make Horace, whose sir 
 name is Greeley, chief ruler of Colum- 
 bia, in the place of Ulysses — 
 
 19. For he is a chosen vessel to do 
 my will in all things, moreover, have I 
 prepared the way for you, to make him 
 chief ruler. 
 
 20. And when they had heard 
 these words, it came to pass, that their 
 hearts leaped for joy, and they ex- 
 claimed with one voice, great is Jeffer- 
 son, and they sent messengers unto 
 Horace, at Chappaqua, (for he was still 
 lying sick at that place.) 
 
 21. And the messengers came to 
 Chappaqua, and his servant told him, 
 saying, behold the messengers that ye 
 have looked for from the council at 
 Cincinnati, are without and desire 
 greatly to speak with thee, and he said 
 it is well, let them enter; 
 
 23. And the messengers came into 
 the presence of Horace, and it came to 
 pass, when he saw them that he sat up, 
 
 23. — And he said unto them, have 
 ye tidings, and they said tidings, and he 
 said speak, for thy servant heareth; 
 
 34. And they said unto him, thus 
 saith Jefferson, and Lyman and Carl 
 and James and Charles, behold ye are 
 chosen to go before this people, and 
 lead them out of this house of bondage, 
 and now get thee up, and gird on thy 
 sword, for tne enemy is strong in the 
 land — 
 
 25. Then did the heart of Horace 
 len-o for joy, and lie said unto his ser- 
 vants, make ye now ready victuals in 
 abundance, r.nd kill ye the he goat, 
 that I may make merry, for these men 
 have brought me glad tidings of r-rcat 
 
 joy; 
 
 26. Also, bring ye new wine and 
 strong waters in abundance, for I 
 perceive by the countenance of hese 
 men, that the}' be accustomed to l:ave 
 these things; and they did as Horace 
 commanded. 
 
 37. Ac'i afler the messengers had 
 refreshed themselves, Horace said unto 
 them, return ye now unto the city of 
 Cincinnati, and say unto the men that 
 sent you unto me, that when I shall 
 have become chief ruler of Columbia, 
 all things shall be as in former times, 
 Selah. 
 
 28. Then went the messengers out 
 from the presence of Horace, and re- 
 turned unto their masters, and told all 
 the words of Horace, and there was 
 great joy in the council when they 
 heard the words of the messengers, 
 
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 and they hastened each to his own pro V- ruler, and it pleased the people, that 
 
 ince, to have the people ratify, or con- then would they hold meetings 
 
 firm what they had done. throughout the realm to ratify, or con- 
 
 29. (For it was the custom ia Co - ^^^^ the choice, and this was called rati- 
 
 umbia when a man was named for chief fjing the choice of the people.) 
 
CHAPTER XL. 
 
 1. But it came to pass, when Ly- 
 man and Carl and James and Charles, 
 gat each to his own province, and said 
 unto the people, come ye out now, and 
 confirm what thv servants have done, 
 for verily, we Jiave saved the land from 
 anarchy and ruin; 
 
 2. — That the people said nay, 
 wherefore should we confirm what 
 you have done, for Horace is not the 
 choice of the people, neither shall he be 
 chief ruler, but Ulysses shall be chief 
 ruler for four years more, for he hath 
 done well, wait ye until the ides of Nov- 
 ember shall ct)me, and the people shall 
 ratify you; 
 
 3. For is not Horace the friend of 
 Jefferson, and did he not take him out 
 of prison, when he should have been 
 hanged — 
 
 4. And did he not meet also in coun- 
 cil with Jacob, whose sir name is 
 Tliompson; and George, whose sir 
 name is Saunders; and others that were 
 traitors, at the Falls called Niagara, to 
 consult as to how they might destroy 
 liberty — 
 
 5. Of a truth the people of this land 
 have done many foolish things, but this 
 they will not do, Selah — 
 
 6. Surely, this realm *hath not 
 prospered since the reign of George, 
 the first chief ruler, as it hath under 
 Ulysses, and of a certainty, shall he 
 rule for four years more, and ye cannot 
 
 prevent it — 
 
 7. And who be you that ye take up- 
 on yourselves to make Horace chief 
 ruler of Columbia, the people did 
 not send you to the counsel at Cincin- 
 nati, neither will they obey you. 
 
 8. But like as Sanballat and Tobiah, 
 did trouble Nehemiah, and his brethern 
 when they would rebuild the walls of 
 Jerusalem ; 
 
 p. — So have ye and the men of the 
 south provinces, troubled Ulysses, and 
 the men of the north; 
 
 10. For when they would rebuild 
 the temple of liberty, and strengthen 
 the walls of the citadel thereof, and also 
 build up again the waste places made 
 desolate by the war; 
 
 11. — Then did ye like Sanballat 
 and Tobiah, send out lying reports un- 
 to the people against Ulysses and his 
 government, to the great damage of the 
 realm, and also to your own hurt; 
 
 13. True 3'ou were once honored 
 and beloved by the people of this realm, 
 but alas! you are so no lon^-er, for you 
 have gone over unto the rebels, and be- 
 trayed the people, and sold your birth- 
 right, for the promise of a mess of pot- 
 tage, and ye gat not the pottage. 
 
 13. Satan, (the first reformer,) was 
 once an angel of light, and fell, ye were 
 never angels of light, but ye have had 
 a mighty fall, never more to rise again 
 in this land. 
 
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 14. And now get ye to your own 
 place, for ye will never again be in 
 power in Columbia, the people will 
 trust you no more, for you are unwor- 
 
 NoTE — The deflection of Doolittle, Trumbull and Shurz, 
 at this time caused great astonishment in the north. No 
 man in the nor h, had done more to s istaiii the cause of 
 freedom, daring the wat than Doolittle. The writer was 
 present at the great war meeting held upon the grounds of 
 James Kneeland in '62, and heard this really talented man 
 speak, and certainly no one of all the champions of liberty 
 ever uttered more burning words, or execrated the rebels in 
 stronger language, than did J. R. Doolittle. Wisconsin 
 was proud of him, and justly too, at that time. But after 
 
 thy, and your places m the Sanhedrim, 
 will they fill with men that will not be- 
 tray them. 
 
 Andy Johnson came into power, his whole nature was 
 seemingly changed, and turning his back upon his former 
 glorious record, he became the champion of the south, ac- 
 companing Andy in his disgraceful tour around thre circle. 
 And from that time forth, did his f.rmer friends and the 
 cause of liberty, all the injury that it was poss ble for him to 
 do. The reward of which treason he with Trumbull and 
 Shurz, are now reaping. Having been buried in that political 
 grave, in which it is to be hoped they will sleep the sleep 
 that knows no waking. 
 
CHAPTER XLI. 
 
 1. Now it came to pass, when L'^ 
 man and James and Charles and Carl, 
 heard these words, and knew that the 
 people would not confimi what they 
 had done, that their hearts sank within 
 them; 
 
 2. And they said one to the other, 
 surely, these are not comforting words 
 that the people have spoken unto us, 
 verily, did we think it an easy matter 
 to put Ulysses out from being chief 
 ruler, and to put Horace in his place, 
 but this looketh not like it, peradven- 
 ture we have deceived ourselves — 
 
 3. For the voice of the people, 
 soundeth like the distant thunder, that 
 forewarneth the coming tempest, and 
 unless we bestir ourselves, when the 
 ides of November shall come, we shall 
 be swept from the land, and the places 
 that know us now, shall know us no 
 more, forever. 
 
 4. And they took council together, 
 as to what should 'be done, for they 
 were in a great strait, and Carl spake 
 after this manner, this people must be 
 decieved, and this is what must be done. 
 
 5. James shall make a tour of the 
 south and east provinces, and speak ini- 
 to the people, peradventure he can de- 
 cieve them, (for of a certainty hath he 
 decieved the people of Wisconsin 
 greatly;) 
 
 6. And Lyman shall go throughout 
 the north and west, and speak words of 
 
 wisdom unto the people, and reform 
 them, for is he not the great reformer, 
 and hath he not wisdom like unto Sol- 
 omon of old — 
 
 7. For although the people have 
 eyes, 3'et they see not, ears, yet they 
 hear not (aright,) but it shall be, that 
 when they hear the words of wisdom 
 that he shall speak, that then shall their 
 eyes and ears be opened; 
 
 8. — And they shall say one to the 
 other, was there ever blindness like 
 ours, for Ulysses hath brought this na- 
 tion to the verge of ruin, yet we knew 
 it not, and except for Carl and Lyman 
 and James, he would have made him- 
 self king, verily, the people are blind. — 
 
 9. Then shall they come over unto 
 us, and shall put Ulysses out from being 
 chief ruler, for behold I, even I, do car- 
 ry the votes of the people, that came 
 from the land called Germany, in the 
 pocket of my raiment. 
 
 10. And this counsel pleased these 
 conspirators, against the liberties of the 
 people, and they said let it be done. 
 
 1 1 . Then did James make a tour of 
 the south and east provinces, and speak 
 unto the people, but wherever he went 
 shame and disgrace awaited him, for 
 the people said one to the other, behold 
 who is this babbler; 
 
 12. — Is not this James, whose sir 
 name is Doolittle, that betrayed his 
 trust, and went over unto the rebels, in 
 
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 the reign of Andrew the II, verily, we 
 want none of him, for Judas like he, 
 betrayed the people, but unlike Judas, 
 he had not the courage to go out and 
 hang himself. 
 
 13. And Lyman spake in the north 
 and west provinces, but wherever he 
 spake a chill came upon the people, and 
 they said, alas! for Lyman, he was once 
 great in this land, but what is he now, 
 verily, is he and James and Carl, whit- 
 ened sepulchers. 
 
 14. For although like the scribes 
 and pharisees, in the days when the 
 son of man was upon the earth, they 
 outwardly appear like righteous men, 
 nevertheless, they are inwardly full of 
 dead mens bones; 
 
 15. — Working to put Jefferson and 
 the men of the south, into possession of 
 the government, but they shall not pre- 
 vail. 
 
 16. And when they saw that they 
 could not prevail, they compelled Hor- 
 ace to make a tour of the provinces, for 
 they said, if he prevail not, then are 
 we undone; 
 
 1 7. And when they shall have heard 
 him, it shall be that they shall be con- 
 vinced, for Horace is. mighty in argu- 
 ment. 
 
 18. Then did Horace make a tour, 
 and speak unto the people, and when 
 the people heard him, they were aston- 
 ished at his doctrine; 
 
 19. For it came to pass, that when 
 he was come unto a city, and the in- 
 habitants of that city did say unto him, 
 what would ye advise, now if ye were 
 chief ruler in a certain matter, (naming 
 the matter,)— 
 
 20. That then he would say unto 
 them, as your desire is, so shall it be un- 
 to you, for behold, I have no counsel to 
 give you in this matter, therefore, what- 
 soever ye would wish to do, that sha'" 
 ye do — 
 
 21. And in like manner, did he 
 speak, unto the inhabitants of all the 
 cities in the land, in the which he did 
 speak, to the great astonishment and 
 disgust of the people; 
 
 22. Insomuch, that they said of a 
 certainty, Horace shall not be chief rul- 
 er of Columbia, for he would bring 
 more contempt upon us, than did An- 
 drew the II, if so be that such a thing 
 were possible. 
 
 23. But Ul3^sses shall be chief ruler 
 for four years more, for if he is slow of 
 speech, he is mighty in deeds, more- 
 over the people do know what he 
 meaneth, and that, like Andrew the I, 
 what he saith, that will he do, but as 
 for Horace, we know not what he 
 would do. 
 
 24. And the contest waxed fiercer 
 and fiercer, between the men of Ulys- 
 ses, and the men of Horace, until the 
 ides of November drew nigh, when the 
 land began to be overshadowed by the 
 coming tempest. 
 
 25. And when the ides were fully 
 come, the storm of the long pent up 
 wrath of the men of Ulysses, burst up- 
 on the men of Horace, and like the 
 monsoon, it swept the land from one ex- 
 tremity unto the other. 
 
 26. And on the morrow, when the 
 storm had passed, the men of Horace 
 were not to be found, and the places 
 that knew them once, will know them 
 
CHAPTER XLL 
 
 109 
 
 no more, lorever. 
 
 27. Then did Lyman and James and 
 Carl and Charles, put their hands upon 
 their mouths and keep silence, for the 
 space of three hours, for they were 
 speechless; 
 
 2S. — And when their speech came 
 
 ! ag-ain, Lyman said unto Carl and James 
 and Charles, heard ye any thing, and 
 
 j they said yea, and he said unto them yet 
 
 I again, saw ye the hand writing on the 
 wall, and they said yea, we did see it — 
 
 I 29. Then said Lyman, verily are 
 our days numbered, for we thought to 
 deceive the people, but the people 
 were not deceived, and now let us put 
 our house in order, for the people will 
 send us to the Sanhedrim no more, for- 
 ever. 
 
 30. For we have not only betrayed 
 the great trust confided to us by the 
 people, in attempting to pull down the 
 temple of liberty, built by our fathers ; 
 
 31, — But we have sold our birth- 
 right also, unto Jefferson and the ene- 
 mies of liberty, for, a mess of pottage, 
 and we gat notlth^' pottage; 
 
 33. And the" people have .made 
 Ulysses chief ruler for four years more, 
 and there is no^more a place^for.us in 
 our father's house. 
 
 33. Neither. will they kill for us the 
 fatted calf, for we have, taken our por- 
 tion and spent it all in riotous living. 
 
 34. The wise man saith, truly he 
 that diggeth a pit ^ for another, shall 
 himself fall therein, we digged a pit 
 for Ulysses and his men, and have our- 
 selves fallen therein, and no man will 
 deliver us out of the pit. 
 
 35. Better for us that we had re- 
 mained in our father's house, where 
 there is bread enough, and to spare, 
 and it were better for the people, that 
 we had never been born, for we have 
 been the cause of much turmoil and 
 trouble, in the land of Columbia. 
 
CHAPTER XLII. 
 
 I. And now therefore, all ye men 
 of Columbia that desire to become gre^it 
 in the land, or to be made rulers over 
 the people, hear ye the words of James, 
 the son of Amasa, that he maketh Ly- 
 man, whose sir name is Trumbull, to 
 speak unto you. 
 
 3. And if ye shall take heed unto 
 them, and treasure them up in your 
 hearts, ye shall become a blessing unto 
 thy country when thou art called to be 
 a ruler, but if ye heed them not, then 
 shall ye be put to shame. 
 
 3. He saith: Seek ye not after the 
 high places in the land, for gain hon- 
 or, or for fame, for behold, what is 
 honor, will it clothe thee; or fame, will 
 that fill thy mouth with food — 
 
 4. And praise not thyself, but rath 
 er let another praise thee, neither seek 
 thine own good alone, but the good of 
 thy country, and thy fellow men, for in 
 that is thy reward. 
 
 5. For behold, I was chosen by the 
 people to stand in the high places, yea, 
 even in the Sanhedrim, and was count- 
 ed among the worthies, even among 
 the mighty ones of the realm — 
 
 6. And it became a snare unto me, 
 for I became filled wifth vanity, and I 
 said unto myself, am I not exceeding 
 great in this realm, who is like unto 
 me, verily, there are none in this land 
 
 C that should be preferred before me; 
 
 7. Then was my head exceeding 
 1x0 
 
 high, and I became filled with pride, 
 and my heart was hardened, and I 
 cared for naught but to get riches, and 
 honor, and power, and to be exalted 
 above my fellows — 
 
 8. Yea, I in the pride of my heart, 
 even I, thought to be chief ruler of 
 Columbia, for I was ambitious, and de- 
 sired honor and fame, for my eyes were 
 blinded to my own good. 
 
 9. Moreover, I got exceeding great 
 riches, that my hands worked not for, 
 but they gave me no pleasure, for they 
 came not by honest labor, but they were 
 the reward of wrong -doing. 
 
 10. For I did stand before the jud- 
 ges, in the high court of the realm, and 
 speak for the people, and take therefor 
 a gift of ten thousand pieces of silver. 
 
 11. Moreover, I got my friends ap- 
 pointed to places of trust in the land, to 
 the great damage of the people, for 
 they were often unworthy, but I thought 
 only to make my name great in the land 
 of Columbia. 
 
 1 3. And I said unto Ulysses, appoint 
 ye now my son governor of the prov- 
 ince called Nevada, for he must have 
 the place, and when he would not, then 
 was my wrath kindled against him. 
 
 13. And I said if ye will not do this 
 thing, behold ye shall be put out from 
 being chief ruler, for of a surety what- 
 soever I want in this land that will 1 
 get, and who are you, that ye should say 
 
CHAPTER XLII. 
 
 lit 
 
 nay unto me — 
 
 14. Then did my feet commence to 
 slide, and I walked not as in former 
 times, for behold I was changed, for I 
 had hardened myself to work evil, and 
 to deal deceitfully, fori was jealous that 
 any should be preferred before me. 
 
 15. Then did I conspire with James, 
 called Doolittle, and Carl, and Charles, 
 called Eldi-idge, and others as foolish 
 as I, to put Ulysses out from being chief 
 ruler, and to destroy all that the- people 
 had done, for the sacred cause of liber- 
 ty and justice, for our hearts were set 
 to do evil, and we were filled with 
 rage; 
 
 16. And we did go throughout the 
 realm, and become lying prophets to 
 the people, for the evil spirits had entered 
 into us, and we spake falsely, and 
 worked deceitfully — 
 
 17. And now hath swift justice 
 overtaken us, for our sins, have found 
 us out, and the people will send us no 
 more to the Sanhedrim, bu, our places 
 will they fill with honest men, that are 
 true to liberty. 
 
 18. While we, like Cain the wicked 
 one shall carry the mark of our infamy, 
 and any that shall see us shall say, be- 
 hold a traitor to the people and his 
 country, 
 
 19. Therefore men of Columbia, 
 that desire to be rulers in the land, join 
 not hands with the unstable minded, or 
 with those that seek their own exalta- 
 tion, to the hurt of the realm, for the 
 feet of such shall slide in due time, and 
 there shall be no deliverer. 
 
 30. Bu»t when ye be chosen as a rul- 
 er, walk uprightly and humbly, be- 
 
 fore the people, for they are the masters, 
 and thou art the servant, and it is for 
 thee to do their will, and not thine own. 
 
 21. But if ye shall say as did we^ 
 who is like unto us for knowledge and 
 wisdom, and what do the people know 
 of these matters, surely we can deceive 
 the people; if ye do this, ye shall put a 
 knife to your own throat — 
 
 22. For of a certainty the people 
 are the rulers in Columbia, and they are 
 moreover not unlearned in those things 
 that are for the good of the realm, and 
 whosoever thinketh to deceive them, is 
 not wise, verily, the people are not 
 blind— 
 
 23. Moreover what will it profit 
 thee to be a ruler, and have the people 
 curse thee, and rejoice when thou art 
 put to shame, and disgrace, for thy 
 wrong doing — 
 
 24. Or, if so be that ye get exceed- 
 ing great riches, even all the gt)ld of 
 the realm, what will it profit thee, for 
 verily, thy food and thy raiment are all 
 that you can enjoy, for beyond that it all 
 is vanity. 
 
 25. For if ye had all the gold in the 
 realm, ye could take nothing of it with 
 you when ye shall go hence, and if ye 
 could, where ye shall go (if ye have 
 been an unjust ruler,) the fire would 
 consume it all. 
 
 26. For verily the love of power 
 doth contaminate a man, and the love 
 of money, if a man watch not well his 
 steps, will ruin his soul. 
 
 27. Therefore, when the people 
 shall say unto you, come up hither, foi 
 we would make of you a ruler, whethei 
 the place be high or low, show thyself 
 
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 I BOOK CHRONICLES. 
 
 worthy, for when they shall see that 
 thou art faithful In small thingSj then 
 shall they say unto thee, come ye up 
 higher. 
 
 ! 28. For the servant that doeth their 
 will, the same will they exalt, but him 
 that doeth it not, him will they put to 
 shame, verily, the people are not 
 deceived. 
 
 29. Therefore when ye shall be ex- 
 alted to places of trust, deal justly and 
 walk uprightly, before the people, for 
 then shall ye prosper in all that ye do; 
 
 30. — But if ye do not this, then 
 shall your feet slide, and swift destruc- 
 tion shall come upon you, for the peo- 
 ple will thrust you out, and put you to 
 shame, and ye shall be no more a ruler 
 in Columbia'. 
 
 31. And now hear the conclusion o( 
 the whole matter; Fear God, and keep 
 His commandments, that thy days may 
 be long in the land that He gave unto 
 thy Fathers. 
 
 32. Then shall your life have been 
 a blessing unto thy fellow men, and 
 those that shall come after you, shall 
 bless your name, and there shall be 
 great mourning at your death; 
 
 33. But if yedo not this, then shall 
 your name be despised, and your mem- 
 ory shall rot, for ye shall have lived m 
 vain, and there shall be no mourning 
 at thy death, for verily, whatsoever a 
 man soweth, ^/le same sliall he surely 
 reap. 
 
 Thus endeth the First Book of 
 Chronicles of the land of Columbia. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 The following thoughts have been 
 suggested to the author while writing 
 these Chronicles, as a fitting close to his 
 work. For notwithstanding that slav- 
 ery, which was the actual cause of the 
 Rebellion, is dead in fact, yet the evil 
 passions engendered on account of that, 
 and the effort to place the black man 
 on an equal footing with their former 
 masters, still agitates the country. 
 Which together with contempt of rul- 
 ers, lust for money, and power, (and 
 intemperance,) will, if not checked, ul- 
 timately do for us, what they have for 
 every nation, viz : bring us to a speedy 
 end, (as a Republic,) for of a certainty, 
 for all these things will God bring us 
 into judgment. 
 
 First, I will speak of corruption 
 in office, and the contempt in wiiich 
 the people hold, and speak, of their 
 rulers. 
 
 One cannot take up a paper in these 
 days, but the first thing that meets the 
 eye, is a charge of corruption, brought 
 against our public men, stealing, brib- 
 ery, simony, and every conceivable 
 crime, of a piiblic nature, is laid at their 
 door. According to these journalists, 
 our Halls of Legislation, (State and 
 National,) have become cesspools of 
 corruption. A state of things exist in 
 this direction, that if not checked, will 
 in less than one decade, bring this 
 mighty Republic, purchased with the 
 blood of our Fathers, in '76, and rebap- 
 
 tized in the blood of half a million of 
 their descendants in the late Rebellion, 
 to destruction. • 
 
 Now in the name of all that is good, 
 is this so? Are there no honest men 
 in this great country, in public life, in 
 our day? And have all the people be- 
 come corrupt, and as the ministers say, 
 totally depraved? I think not. But 
 while claiming a small remnant, that 
 have not yet bowed the knee unto Baal, 
 truth, will also compel me to admit that 
 as to the majority of our pulilic men, 
 (yea, and a large majority,) the charge 
 is undoubtedly too true. 
 
 But whatever there is of rascality, in 
 our public affairs, is due mainly to our 
 system of elections. Good men will 
 not become a party, to the nefarious 
 measures, put in operation by {lie vile 
 demagogues, and in too many instances 
 demijohns, that aspire to an office or, a 
 seat in our Legislative bodies. Con- 
 sequently, our best men are seldom 
 elected, and in consequence of this, are 
 our Halls of Legislation too often filled 
 with men of no ability, or moral hon- 
 esty, but such as seek these places, 
 wholly for plunder. 
 
 The lust for wealth, that has got pos- 
 session of our public men, is also working 
 great evil. Once $50,000. made a man 
 rich, and there were few rrien in the land 
 whose wealth exceeded that, conse- 
 quently, no one man, or fifty men, 
 could control the currency of the realm. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 But now, $50,000,000. don't satisfy, 
 and it is this love of money, that has 
 so nearly destroyed what virtue, and 
 honesty, there was in most of our public 
 men, before they sought office But 
 once in, and their pockets are soon 
 filled with the people's money; stolen 
 by the million, in the shape of land 
 grants, Indian treaties, government 
 contracts, and in fact, every conceivable 
 kind of rascality, is put in practice to 
 plunder the people, and what makes it 
 look worse, on the part of the people^ 
 is the fact, that the more these villians 
 steal, the more their victims, (the peo- 
 ple,) seem to think of them, punish- 
 ment not being thought of, except in 
 isolated cases, where the thief has lost 
 his political influence. 
 
 The lust for power, and the manner 
 in which it is exercised by the great 
 corporations that exist in this country, 
 IS likewise an evil of no small magni- 
 tude. A few men being able, on ac- 
 count of the vast number that are de- 
 pendent upon them for employment, to 
 send whom they please to the legisla- 
 ture, and of course procure through 
 them, the passage of any law, that will 
 tend to increase their already over 
 grown powers, and weaken that of the 
 people. There are too many Vander- 
 bilts, Fisks, Jay Cooke's and Daniel 
 Drews, in this country, these men 
 exercise almost kingly power in the 
 management of those mighty arteries 
 of trade, that cover the land like a net, 
 and whose gigantic folds, like those of 
 a mighty anaconda, are fast crushing 
 the life out of the people. 
 
 The subject of temperance, (or intem- 
 perance,) is also filling the land with 
 
 turmoil and Strife; and what a specta- 
 cle to contemplate The government 
 of this great nation licensing the man- 
 ufacture of — and receiving a revenue 
 from — that which is filling the whole 
 country with contention, vice, crime, 
 pauperism, prison-houses, widows and 
 orphans, and furnishing the courts, 
 with a multitude of cases to settle, and 
 criminals to punish, for violations of 
 the law, in consequence of the manu- 
 facture and sale of this great curse of 
 the human race. Every day do the 
 papers give the sickening details of one, 
 or more murders, caused by the use of 
 this poison. And yet the work goes 
 on. Will it ever stop .'* Alas! I fear 
 me, never, and for this also, will God 
 yet bring this nation to judgment. 
 
 But the greatest change, is in the re- 
 ligious world, so called. This is filled 
 with agitation, as it has never been be- 
 fore, and to a great extent, old things 
 have passed away, and all things have 
 become new. We follow in the foot- 
 steps of our fathers no longer. They 
 were humble, we are proud ; they be- 
 lieved in a change of heart, we have 
 more faith in the jack of hearts; they 
 worshiped in humble temples, which 
 they owned, we in gaudy ones, that 
 some one else ownes; then a minister 
 was settled for life, now they are never 
 at rest, but with a few exceptions, they 
 are continually changing, having no 
 certain earthly abiding place; then min- 
 isters preached the plain trutlis of the 
 gospel, for small pay and spared no 
 one, now we get very little gospel for 
 which we pay great salaries; then we 
 heard very little dispute about creeds, 
 now we have discarded all creeds, ex- 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Ill 
 
 cept that of making money ; then we 
 respected the faith and creed of our 
 fathers, now we hold them both in 
 contempt; then ministers blew the 
 trumpet of the Lord, with a certain 
 sound, now they blow their own with 
 an uncertain sound. Would it not be 
 
 well for us to pause, both in church and 
 state, shut off some of our steam, go slow 
 around the curves, before all that is 
 worth keeping, in this land of the free, 
 and home of the brave, shall have been 
 lost to us, and our children, forever. 
 
lY 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESvS— 
 
 1620-1876. 
 
 1620. Lands on Plymouth Rock and sets up for himself 
 
 1621. Keeps Thanksgiving — in no danger of overeating. 
 
 1622. Builds a meeting house. 
 
 1623. Procl.ums a fast day. 
 
 1628. Cuts down a Maypole at Merry Mount as a rebuke 
 
 to vain recreations. 
 1635. Is crowded for accommodations and stakes o tanew 
 
 farm at Connecticut. 
 
 1637. Makes war on the Antinom'ans and the Pequot In- 
 dians, and whips both. 
 
 1638. Starts a college, and 
 1640. Sets up a printing press. 
 
 1643. Goes into a confederacy — The first Colonial Con- 
 gress. 
 
 1648. Lays down the Cambridge Platform. Hangs a 
 witch. 
 
 1649. Sets his face against the uncommon custom of wear- 
 ing long hair, " a thing uncivil and uncomely." 
 
 1651. Is rebuked for " intolerable excess and bravery df 
 apparel," and is forbidden to wear gold and silver lacr, 
 or other such gewgaws. 
 
 1652. Coins Pine Tree Shillings, and makes the business 
 profitable. 
 
 1663. Prints a bible for the Indians. 
 
 1680. Buys a " hang up " clock, and oocasionly carries a 
 
 silver watch that helps him gu ss the time of day. 
 
 About this time learns to use forks at ttble ; a new 
 
 fashion. 
 1692. Is scared by witches again, at Salem, but gets the 
 
 better of them. 
 1702. Founds another college, which at last settles down 
 
 at New Haven. 
 1704. Prints his first newspaper, in Boston. 
 170-. Tastes coffee, as a luxury, at his own table. 
 1708 Constructs another Platform — t is time atSaybrook. 
 
 1709. Begi iS t :. sip tea — very sparingly. It does not come 
 into ami'y use tt'l five and twenty years. later. 
 
 1710. Puis a letter in hi4 first Post-office. 
 
 i72->. Eats a potato, and takes oae home to plant in his 
 
 garde.i as a curiosity. 
 1721. 1 5 inoculated for the small pox — not without grave 
 
 remonstrance from h 3 conservative neighbors. 
 
 Be2;iiis tosiiigby note on Sundays, thereby encounter- 
 ing much opposit or , and opening a ten years' quarrel. 
 ?/4j, M.inufactuiers tin-ieJ w.ire and starts the first Tin 
 
 Peadler on h s travels. 
 1742. .'^ees Faneu 1 Hall built. The Cr.idle of Liberty is 
 
 ready to be rocked. 
 1745. Builds jn O'gan ; but does not permit it to be played 
 
 in tie Meeting House. 
 17^0. 3u\s a bushel of potatoes for winter's use — a'l his 
 
 frie'ids wonder what he will do with so many. 
 I7';s. Puts up a Franklin siove in the best room, and tries 
 
 one of the newly invented Lightn ng Rods. 
 1760. About this time begins to wear a collar on his shirt. 
 
 Wlien he can afford it, lakes liis wife to meeting in a 
 
 chaise, i stead of on a pillion, as heretofore. 
 176;. Shows his dislike to stamped paper, and joins t'.ie 
 
 " Sons of Liberty." 
 1768. Tries his h.ind at Type Founding — not yet success- 
 
 fu ly — in Connecticut. 
 1770. B.vys a home-made Wooden Clock. 
 
 1773 Waters his tea in Boston Harbor. Plants Liberty 
 Trees, wherever he finds-good soil. 
 
 1774 Lights Boston streets with oil lamps ; a novelty 
 [the ugh " New Lights" have been plenty for some 
 years.] 
 
 1776 Brother Jonathan — as he begins to be called in the 
 family— declares himself free and independent. 
 
 1780. Buys an " Umbrella," for Sunday ; and whenever 
 he shows it, is laughed at for his effeminacy 
 
 1791. Starts a Cotton Spinning factory, 
 
 1792. Has been raising Silk Worms in Connecticut : and 
 now gives his minister (not his wife) a home-made silk 
 gown. Buys a carpet for t le m ddle of the parlor 
 floor. 
 
 1793. Invents tha Cotton Gin and thereby trebles the val- 
 ue of Southern plantations. 
 
 1795 — 1800. Wears Pantaloons occasionally, but not when 
 in full dress. Begins to use plates on the breakfast and 
 tea table . 
 
 1802. Has the boys and girls vaccinated. 
 
 1806. Tries to burn a pie;e of Hard Coal from Philadel- 
 phia, A failure. 
 
 1807. Sees a oat go by steam on the Hudson. 
 
 1815. Holds a little conversation at Hartford, lut doesn't 
 propose to dissolve the Union Buys one of Periys 
 patent " ^ helf Clocks," for $36.00. and regulates his 
 watch by it. 
 
 1817. Sets up a stove in the Meeting House, and builds a 
 fire in it for Sunday ; an innov ition which is stoutly re- 
 
 iste 1 by many. 
 
 1818. Begins to run a steamboat on Long Island Sound, 
 and— after making his will — takes passage on it to New 
 York. 
 
 1819. Grows bolder, he crosses the Atlanic in a steam- 
 ship. 
 
 1822. Lights Gas in Boston. At last, learns how t > make 
 hard coal burn, and sets a grate in his parlor. Buys a 
 steel pen Tone of Gillott's, so.d at $33, per gross] . Has 
 his every-day shirts made without ruffles 
 
 1825. About this time puts a Percussion lock on his old 
 musket. 
 
 1826 Buys his wife a pair of queer-shaped India Rubbe- 
 overshoes. Puts on his first false Collar 
 
 1828. Tastes his first toma o — doulitmgly. Is toid that it 
 is un ashionable to feed himself with his knife^and 
 buys silver forks for great oc asions. 
 
 1832. Builds a railro.^d and rides on it. 
 
 r833. Rubs the first fraction ma'ch — then called "Luci- 
 fer," and afterwards " Loco Foco." Throws away the 
 old tinder box, with its flint and steel. 
 
 1835. Invents the revolver, and sets about supplying with 
 it > s a peacemaker. — 'fries a gold pen, but cannot find 
 a good one yet, nor t 11 1S44, 
 
 1S37. Gets in a panic— and o.-t again, after the free use of 
 " shin plasters." 
 
 1838. Ad-pts the new fash on of putting his letters in en- 
 vel pes [a fashion which does not fairly prevail till sev- 
 en years later.] 
 
 1840. Sits for his Daguerreotype, and get^ a fearfully and 
 wonderfully made picture. Begins to blow himself up 
 with " Camphene" and "burnin.; fluid ;" and contin- 
 ues the pro. ess for years, with change cf names of the 
 active agents down to, and including, " non-explosive 
 kerosene." 
 
 1844. Sends his first message by el ctric telegraph. 
 
 1847. Buys his wife a sewing m.ichine; in the vain hope 
 that some how it will keep the buttons on liis shirts. — 
 Begins to receive advice from the " Spirit World." 
 
 1855. Begins to bore and be bored bv the Hoosac Tunnel. 
 1858. Celebrates th > laying of the Ocean Cable, and sends 
 a friendiy message to John Bull. Next week begins to 
 doubt whether the Cable has been laid : t all. 
 
 1861. Goes South, to help compose a family quarrel. 
 Takes to using Paper Mon y. 
 
 1861-65. Climbs the Hill Difficulty — relieved of his pack, 
 after Jan. i, 1864 ; but losses Great Heart, at the last, 
 April 14, 1865. 
 
 1862. Builds a Monitor, whips an Ironclad. 
 
 1865, Gets the Atlantic Cable in working order at list, in 
 season to sen word to his British cousins, who have 
 been waiting for an invitation to his funeral, that he 
 lives yet. 
 
 1865-75. Is reconstructing, and talking about resumption. 
 Sends his boys to the Museum to see an old-fashioned 
 silver Dollar. Bores away at the Hoosac Tunnel. 
 
 1869. Crosses the country in a Pullman Car. 
 
 1872. Duns his friends, and advertises his business on a 
 Postal Card. 
 
 1875. Commences to build for Centennial at Philadelpfiia. 
 
 1876. Holds CeuXeDnial—Bariyord Courant. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 THE LIBERTY TREE. 
 
 A CENTENNIAL POEM. 
 
 The laid of Columbia so large and so wide, 
 Is the home of the brave and the free. 
 
 And here three hundred years ago, 
 Was planted the liberty tree. 
 
 The pilgrims planted this glorious tree. 
 On New England's rock bound shore. 
 
 While up from old Ocean, a paeon of joy, 
 Rang out in its ceaseless roar. 
 
 Now in this generous virgin soil. 
 
 This tree grew large and high. 
 Deep in the earth its rootlets ran. 
 
 Where the nourishing waters lie. 
 
 But when o'.d Albion's crafty king. 
 
 Saw how this tree did thrive. 
 He gave command to cut it down, 
 
 And leave no root alive. 
 
 For if. he said, it once gets root. 
 
 In th.U prolific soil, 
 It soon our kingly rule will end. 
 
 And all our plans 'twill foil. 
 
 For Albion's king, Columbia claimed, 
 
 From east to western sea. 
 And swore that all who dwelt therein. 
 
 To him should bow the knee; 
 
 But this fair tree still grew apace. 
 
 In spite of George the third, 
 And soon its boughs becime the home, 
 
 Of freedom's warlike bird. 
 
 Now when this luny king, foresaw 
 
 The people would be free. 
 To check this move he quickly made, 
 
 A coiner* on their tea. 
 
 Forth;s new found Mongolian herb. 
 
 That came from far Cathay, 
 Was used in seventeen seventy-six. 
 
 Much as it is to-day. 
 
 Now George's Rex, was fond of gold. 
 
 At least, that's what they say, 
 He therefore thought to scalpf awhile. 
 
 In tea at ShawmutJ Bay. 
 
 So quickly to that place he sent 
 Three war ships large an 1 tall. 
 
 Filled with this much loved Chinese weed. 
 And offered it on call.f 
 
 He found no buyers at B. O.f 
 
 OrS. O.tfor his tea. 
 And soon some Indians came on board. 
 
 And putf it in thesea. 
 
 Then did this baffled British king. 
 
 Get in a fearful rage. 
 And sent his army to our shores, 
 
 Under Sir Thomas Gage. 
 
 And thus this mammoth cup of tea, 
 Steeped in old Sh.iwmut Bay, 
 
 Brought on the war, that ended in 
 Columbia's natal day. 
 
 One hundned years will have elapsed. 
 
 In eighteen seventy-six. 
 When comes our first Centennial day, 
 
 And shall it go for nix- 
 Nay, let Columbia's gallant sous. 
 
 Respond to freedoms call. 
 And for t.iis coming Jubilee, 
 
 Make ready, one and all — 
 
 Come gather 'neath this mighty tree. 
 
 That shadows all the land. 
 At the fair city near the sea. 
 
 Where that bold patriot band. 
 
 Spake this young nation into life, 
 
 By one decisive blow. 
 And said to Albions Pharo king. 
 
 Now let this people go; 
 
 01 may our children ne'er forget. 
 The day that made them free, 
 
 But every coming July fourth. 
 Gather beneath this tree — 
 
 And as the ages onward roll. 
 
 Though empires rise and fall. 
 On each returning hundred years. 
 
 Hold a Centennial Ball. 
 
 'Board of trade term.. 
 fCommercial Terms. 
 JThe Indian name of Boston. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER. PAGE. 
 
 I. Gives a description of Columbia. Its discovery. 
 
 The landing of the Pilgrims. With the reason 
 for their coming. The War of the Revolution. 
 The reign of George, the first Chief Ruler, and 
 of his successor, John the I. 7 
 
 II. The reign of Thomas the I. The purchase of New 
 
 France. The war with Barbary, and Tripoli. 
 The treason of Burr. The reign of James the 
 I. The war of eighteen hundred and twelve. 
 The reign of James II., John II. And the 
 election of Andrew I. ii 
 
 III. Thereignof Andrew I. When Political troubles 
 
 began to darken the land, in consequence of 
 slavery, and foreign emigration. War with th ; 
 Seminoles. And the Black Hawk War. 1 5 
 
 iV. Continuation of Andrews reign. Trouble with 
 the U. S. Bank. And its destruction by An- 
 drew. Removal of the deposits. And the 
 commotion in the realm in consequence there- 
 of. Close of his reign. 18 
 
 V. The characters of the first Chief Rulers, compared 
 
 with those from Andrew I, to Abraham I. 
 And the evils resulting to the nation from their 
 unfitness. The unfitness of many of the San- 
 hedrim, by which the Government was brought 
 to shame. 20 
 
 VI. History of Ancient Albion. Hispanina and Gaul. 
 
 With a short account of their wars, in, and on 
 account of Columbia. And their present sta- 
 tus among the nations. 22 
 
 V^II. Short History of the Welchmen, the ancient Si- 
 lures. And their present status in Columbia. 24 
 
 VTIII. Short History of Scotland, the ancient Caledon- 
 ia, her influence among the nations, and in 
 Columbia. 26 
 
 [X. History of Germany, the ancient Germania. 
 And the influence the advent of her sons has 
 had upon Columbia. Their manners and cus- 
 toms, 28 
 
 X. History of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the 
 
 ancient Scandinavia. The manners, customs 
 and religion of the people, past and present. And 
 their status in (.olumbia. 30 
 
 XI. History of Ireland, the ancient Hibernia. With 
 
 a sketch of the manners, customs, habits and 
 religion, of its inhabitants. And the effect their 
 advent in Columbia has had upon its prosper- 
 ity. 32 
 
 CHAPTER. PASB. 
 
 XII. Continuation of the same, with a warning to the 
 
 people, to beware of the machinations of the 
 church of Rome, against the Public Schools. 
 The head lights of freedom in any nation. 35 
 
 XIII. Commencement of the reign of Martin the I. 
 and the strengthening of the slave power, in 
 consequence of his Political dishonesty, and 
 moral cowardice. 39 
 
 XIV. Continuation and end of the reign of Martin . 
 
 And the election of William I. 4^ 
 
 XV. Short reign of William. His death. The reign 
 
 of John III. His betrayal of the cause of lib- 
 erty. The close of his reign. And the election 
 of James III. 43 
 
 XVI. History of the election of James in place of 
 
 Henry. And the cause of it. Eulogy of Hen- 
 ry. History of Texas. How it was settled. 
 And possession obtained by Columbia. In 
 consequence of the south compelling James to 
 make war upon Mexico. The end of the reign 
 of James. And the election of Zacharylhe I. 45 
 
 XVII. Short reign and death of Zachary 1 . 49 
 
 XVIII. Reign of Millard, and his betrayal of the 
 north. The death of John. The fall and death 
 of Daniel. The passage of the Kansas Ne- 
 braska Bill, Including the infamous slave 
 bill. Close of Millards reign. El.;ction of 
 Franklin. 5i 
 
 XIX. Reign of Franklin. War in Kansas, com- 
 menced on account of slavery. Brutal assault 
 upon Sumner, by Preston C. Brooks, in the 
 Sanhedrim. The end of his reign. A nd the 
 election of James. 5^ 
 
 XX. The reign of James IV. During which slavery 
 
 gained much strength, from his folly and im- 
 becility. Occupation of Kansas. 60 
 
 XXI. Continuation of the reign of James. John 
 
 Brown's raid. His death, and its effect on 
 the south. Rulers fever again prevails in 
 the land. The north call a council at Chicago . 
 Nomination of Abraham. Defeat and death 
 of Stephen. 02 
 
 XXII. Continuation of the reisn of James. During 
 which the traitors plan their attack upon the 
 government. Death of James. 66 
 
 XXIII. Abraham commences to reign. The rebels 
 attack and take Sumpter. Call for 70,000. 
 men. Battle of Manassas. The north defeat- 
 ed. And its effect on the people. 68 
 
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 XXIV. Deflection of Horace Greely. Abraham calls 
 the Sanhedrita together. Call for soo.ooo- 
 men. 71 
 
 XXV. Winfield retires from leading the army. And 
 George, whose sir name was McClellan, is 
 made chief captain. Takes command. Abra- 
 hams charge to George. 73 
 
 XXVI. George makes a camp at Arlington Heights, 
 in the which to perfect his men in the art of 
 war. Is commanded to go against the rebels, 
 and refuses. 75 
 
 XXVII. George marches against the rebels at York- 
 town. Rebels escape. Henry made chief 
 captam. George made chief captain of the ar- 
 my of the Potomac. Fails to take Richmond. 
 He is removed. And John called Pope ap- 
 pointed. 76 
 
 XXVIII. John defeated at Cedar Mountain. George 
 again made captain. Then Ambrose. Who is 
 beaten at Fredericksburg. Joseph made chief 
 captain. Beaten at Chancellorsville. George 
 called Meade made chief captain. 7S 
 
 XXIX. Abraham issues the Amnesty aud Emancipa- 
 tion Proclamations. Battle of Gettysburg. 
 Rebels defeated. And the rejoicing in thenorth 
 
 on account of it. 80 
 
 XXX. Description of the Battle of Gettysburg. And 
 its effect. Murmurings among the people at 
 the tardiness of George called Meade. 81 
 
 XXXI. Abraham made chief ruler the second time. 
 Ulysses made chief captain. Charge of Abra- 
 ham to Ul.sses. Sherman chosen chief cap- 
 tain under Ulysses, and is sent against Atlanta. 84 
 
 XXXII. Charge of Ulysses to William. He destroys 
 Atlanta. His march to the sea. Lee surren- 
 renders. Jeff. Davis, tiken. The war ended. 
 
 XXXIII. The rejoicing of the people that the war has 
 ended, turned into mourning. The death of 
 Abraham, by the hand of an assassin. 
 
 XXXIV. Andrew the II. commences foreign. Makes 
 a tour of the north. Astonishment of the peo- 
 ple at his conduct. 
 
 XXXV. Deflection of James called Doolittle. Mat- 
 thew chosen in his place. Andrew and the 
 Sanhedrim at war. 
 
 XXXVI. Impeachment of Andrew, when Lyman, 
 called Tn.\mbull, and Edmond whose sir name 
 was Ross, from Kansas go over to him. Close 
 of his reign. Ulysses made chief ruler. 
 
 XXXVII. Ulj'sses commences to reign. Passage 
 of the Fifteenth Amendment. Ku Klux organ- 
 ised and their dispersion. 
 
 XXXVIII. Deflection of Sumner, and Shurz. Jef- 
 ferson sends messengers unto Horate, at Chap- 
 paqua. Council at Cincinnatti called by the 
 copper-heads, to select a chief ruler. 
 
 XXXIX. Council send messengers unto Charles at 
 Quincy. His answer. And the selection of 
 Horace. 
 
 XL. Attempt of Lyman, Charles, Carl and James, to 
 
 have the people ratify the selection of Horace. 
 
 And the answer of the people. 
 XLI. James, Lyman and Horace make a tour of the 
 
 provinces. Horace defeated. Ulysses made 
 
 chief ruler the second time. 
 XLII. The lament of Lyman called Trumbull, that 
 
 James the bon of Amasa maketh him to 
 
 speak unto the people. 
 
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