Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Central Africa” in chapter 92 of Charles Congdon, Tribune Essays: Leading Articles Contributing to the New York Tribune from 1857 to 1863.:
...ulous persons who might object to the prayers of Rebels, as, to a certain extent, blasphemous.
But we do not. Let them pray.
The cannibals of Sumatra pray.
The greasy and mud-smeared savages of Central Africa pray.
There is said to be no heathen without a religion — all the other heathens pray,--and pray why should not the Confederates?
March 11, 1863.
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