Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-21


Esl;evsds ilbbedconsrainedt by the de,
IA ov,ds constantly. increasing force Of
..Shlier ouinion. to- give up theirydangerous
S,,.EnSsa' "a net outhe institutions al other
o,sssss Those Aalm may not bss thus re-
sSs;So.a oyrcourrDiled, Swill be'too lew In
.;,mhsr nd-inhuenee, Il am persuaded, to
excite apprehension. GtrE.Ts.,T"q L. ,.
S~Relying on thsinfuence ola sound and
enlightened public opinion to restrain and
control the misconduct ofthe citizens OF a
free government, especially when direct
ed. as il has been. in this case, with unex-
amuled energy and, unanimity to the par
,icnlar evils under consideration, and per-
ceiving that ifs operations have oeen mus
far salutary, Ientertain the best hopes that
this remedy, ofitself will entirely remove
these evils, or render them comparatively
harmless. But II these reasonable ex-
pectations, should, unhappily, be disap,,
pointed II, in the face Of numerous and
striking exhibitions ofpublic Reproduction
eIicited from our constituents by a Just
fsar of the fatal issues in which the IN
c,rhsd efforts of the abolitionists may ul-
timatsly end, any considerable portion Of
these misguided men shall persist inpush-
mo them forward TO disastrous couseguen-
ces. then a question, new TO our conteder-
acy, will necessarily arise, and must be
met.
Who but Governor Marcy, in future
stands atthe head Of mobs in the State OF
New York; He has full confidence in
the powerful energies ofpublic opinion
as il has been called forth throughout the
,ekols State" = UHszampled cHeTgy," &c.
Alter all, the eu;denec that this power
full" work of mObbing is producing the
salutGry effects" Of putting down the
cause ofabolition, or Of preventing its con-
slant accumulation Of moral influence and
power, he has not brought forward
Where will he find tin the recent
speech ofGerrit Smith and letter Of VIM.
Jaw, in his own State2 InMr Garrison's
faithful and fearless expose Of the conduct
of the mob, and the subsequent undisturb-
ed session of the meeting which that mob
had ruthlessly dispersed, in Boston2 Does
he find it in the argUme"tH"U I'D ho"'"em
protest of the Executive Committee ofthe
American Anti-Slavery Society9 Where
does he find it2 We strongly susPec
that he is now laboring to produce
effect upon the people Of the South. BE
this as it may. he either deceives himself
or them, or both This declaration, to-
ee,her with thousand facts that sustain
il, is commended to the attention OF al
who pretend 10 fatter themselves or 9th
ers that the anti-slavery cause is losing
grounds, for the sooner they do theil
worst the sooner will the people be dis
abused, and know on what to depend
Do what they will against this cause, the!
may as well 60 and build dikes
stubble against the tides ofthe Atlantic. =
Let them no longer deceive themselves
They contend with Omnipotence.
The highest stretch towards despotlsr
which we now observe in this very extra
ordinary message, is found in the call tO
the sacrifice" of Opinions and nj
tiUes." This is going one step beyon
the demands Of the southern people then
selves, and is therefore supeTerogator
sycophancy Even General Duff Greer
and Governor McDufie have never, tn
we have seen, demanded in 80 man
words, that our Opinions be "saer
feed" Indeed, we have not found it
all the atrocious laws Of the s'ave-holdln
States, that so much is required even
slaves. Is il not enough that censo
ship ofthe press is undertaken, and tn
freedom Of speech is assailed! Has
come 10 this, that, in the siKtieth year
the Iudependence--the LIBERTY
these United States, the Governor Of Il
State Of New York wages war upon Il
right Of opinion What, in the name
martyrs civil and religious-what, in t
name;ofthe holy prophets and apostles
what, in the name Of VIM. Penn and r
ger Williams.-What are OPINION
that they should be, or can be SACR
FICEDt
Let the people ponder this matter we
IfProyidence casts the lot Of a temperar
man in the neighborhood Of drunkenne
and 2" great majority" Of them tt
their powerful energies" against hi
in the shape of blows and brick bats,
must at once sacrifice the opinion