My country, 'tis of thee,whereupon Vallandigham wrote the pastor a scurrilous letter, roundly abusing him for introducing an “ode to negro liberty” into religious exercises.--Lawrence (Kansas) Republican, Oct. 10.
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
“ode to negro Liberty.” --The pastor of the church in Dayton, Ohio, where Vallandigham attends, the other day gave out the beautiful hymn:
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