| Show reflections 0 freedom I 1 justice honor 1 where are ye have ye fled from our once favored country never more to return Is great america no longer the boasted land ot religious relie ious liberty and equal rights has the constitution of the united states become BO changed that it affords no protection fo believers in the sacred I 1 word of god has the time arrived when the citizens af thia exalted nation are denied the privilege of reading and believing the bible and practicing practising its divine precepts afew years ago it was my pride that I 1 was a free born american citizen and that my religion amb emb raced the faith which wag once delivered to the saints even that of abraham the father or the faithful and his wives sarah and hagar but alas ray freedom proved to be of short duration nowadays now a days the of the god of abraham isaac and jacob cannot be obeyed under penalty of imprisoning honorable men who having observed the law of god have no other alternative but to be incarcerated in the penitentiary tent iary or deny the right of jehovah to covern his people wives also are dragged to courts and compelled to testify against their husbands and help to thrust into jail those whom they love and respect above all others 0 how trying to the feelings 1 how acute the osos that touches the hearts of wives and mothers whose fate subjects them to such ordeals some in adverse circumstances some in sickness and in some instances blind as in my case with little children asking the questions why do the marshalll Marshal sl take away dear father when shall we see him again who will provide for us while he remains in the penitentiary etc it the spirits of the illustrious dead participate in the concerns and cares of those who were dear to them in this transitory lifee ever dear and venerated my father look down with scrutiny upon the conduct of your buffering daughter and see if I 1 have ever for a moment deviated from those principles of morality and virtue which it was bour care to instill into my youthful mind 0 consistency how is it that drunkards gamblers horse thieves and supporters of infamy are permitted to go ecot free and are as respectable citizens honest industrious honorable men who delight to acknowledge support honor and respect their wives and families and educate their children to the best of their ability are thrust into prison we derive joaie consolation from the fact that the fate of prisoners in the pen is more tolerable than that of the prophet daniel in the lions den or tho hebrew children in the fiery furnace and that after much tribulation cometh the blessing ELECTA SPANISH CITY march 25 1888 |
