Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-16

'ne faculty OF settling IN whatever section |!
OF the Republic they choose, providing
them with the necessary passport
, 4. Those who shall, hereafter, contra
vene the Mexican laws on slavery and
slave trade, shall incur the penalties pc
scrlbed in the latter.
San Felipe, goth of March, 1886.
Signed PERFECTo DE Cos.'
TEXAN CONSTITUTIONS.
SEC. 9. All persons of color who
were slaves for life previous to their emf
grafton to Texas, and who are now held
In bondage, shall remain in the like state
tservlude, provided the said slave shall
be the bona fde property of the person so
holding said slave as aforesaid. Congress
shall pass no laws to prohibit emigrants
from the United States of America from
bringing their slaves into the Republic
with them, and holding them by the same
tenure by which such slaves We're held in
the United States: nor shall Congress
have power to emancipate slaves; nor
shall any slave holder be allowed to eman-
cipate his or her slave or slaves without
the limits Of the Republic. No free per-
son of African descent, either in whole or
in part, shall be permitted to reside perma-
nentIy in the Republic, without the con-
sent of Congress, and the importation or
admission of Africans or negroes into this
: Republic, excepting from the Cntcd States
of America, is forever prohibited, and de-
clared to be piracy"
This infamous writing takesit for grant
Cd that the image of God the Creator, can
be the tona fdc property of man the
creature, and perpetuateS this relation,
for life " What it pronounces piracy
from one point of compass 1t makes lawful
trade from another AN act igh!y wor-
thy of its origin, completely harmonizing
with the legislation of the United States
Congress on the same subject.
1t is questionable whether there is set
: of men living, except American repubiico-
tyrants, trained under the spirit Of South
ern slavery, capable Ct framing such a
= COnstitut;on-such a foundation for an
auxiliary to the American system of pira-
CIV. We believe il would shade the black
, est code fthe States Of Barbary. 1t is a
e foul stigma on human nature. 1t is an
: awful Insult to an aIl-Wise and benevolent
; Creator. If the worlds of celestial intel,
r ligence can be supposed to notice the acts o
= our wicked race with what infinite aston
/ ishment and indignation must they gaze
U on these detestabe, unnatural, nurdcrou:
, dongs! What clouds of retrlbutive wrath
j. must now be gathering around the brow
st Of Omnipotent justice, read y to be poured
d down On these hunaniztd sons Of BcIial
( while their inf rnal compccrs are prepar
IS ing them mansions among kindred spirits
IF If there be Christian among them lie
Y him remember Lots wife "
d INFANT BAPT1sM-The Syriac translation
j. of the New Testament it is admitted, wa
% completed, very early in the second century
~ if not before; at least the Gospels of Mat
~ thew, Mark, Luke, and Acts Of the Apos
Ties Now, in the Syriac-the "Lydia an
pr her household" "Jailor and his household,
I'd "Stephanus and his household" are trans
at lated, Lydia and her Chiidren JaIor and hi
E" children, Stephanus and his Chi1d1 ell.
Protestant Ii"diCator.
~ The Protestant VindicatCr, as its nam
he indicates, is devoted primarily TO the Wind
IN cation of Professionalism against Papacy.-
a That work it performs, on the whole, in
he most able and admirable manner. But
'y cannot be supposed that the above paragrap
,. was formed against Papacy, but against
, large portion OF Professionalism itself. TIL
~ extending an ordinance of Gods house
&c those who are spiritually ignorant Of God,
y his house and his ordinances, is the la
by thing that will disturb the Man Of Sin-f
nd it is one Of his own rites, from which ii
to deyoutly hoped that ProteStants will e.
he long break off,
i'm But, allowing the statements respectr
10. the Syriac translation to be true-sayir
9TH "o'ninS "o00' '"0 1"O' '''"' H10io was
merchant-woman, pursuing the business
~ her calling hundreds Of miles from HON
and Of the probability that she was witho
children-what do the statements prove !?
SIS, that unconscious infants were baptized !?
tu- Nothing like it. At the extent, they on
ex prove that children were baptized, and t
ade baptizing of children is no uncommon thi
'l- among BaptistS. Comparatively there a
y few Baptist churches that have not childr
~" in them.
ma VI. LIT. & &c., INsrIruTloN Tn
ny tees have engaged CARLETON PARKER, |;
hat VI ~ 'l"e0"''"' "'e.' s0
- r,IIo HO1Ioro for Pp1NC1pAI Of their In SIT