Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-26

Oe destroyed" Whatever the interests OF
his country on which this old Roman was
called to speak, this warmest, uppermos,
ithought-the necessary destruction OF
Carthage-must have vent And some
what SO is it coming to be with US. Are
we called to contemplate the precious DO
iihcal and religious institutions of our be-
loved nation. and the happy bearing Of
their example on the other nations ofthe
elrth, If we but remain an undivided peo-
I pie, and illustrate the excellence of those
institutions in our good conduct and pros
perity-iS our attention caHe1 to our rail
roads, and canals, and schools; to the va
rlous Developments of our enterprise and
resources; to our commerce, vcxing every
sea, and searching out every pcoplc-t0
the abundant rewards oflaborious, honest
tilIage-.o the fresh and beautiful villa
ges and cities rapidly studdiny the whole
length and breadth of our land: how soon
does the patriotic and heartfelt Joy, which
springs up in Us on these occasions, NEE,
with the whitening thought, tina, sLaperv
IS in the land; and how ready are we to
exclalm, IN this revu'>ion of our feelings,
that aarcry must be destroyed!
When on the 2ls: Of October last, more
than FIVE hundred men-eminently neaco-
able and inoftnsive men-were driven
from this temple Of the living God Nv an
lnturIate mob-when we saw with our
eyes how completely this mob was at The
beck und service Of men high in Office and
strong il inluenIe-when we looked, in
vain, for the police Of the city to come to
our resCue-when we inqIired, in vain.
Tor the tr.en5s Of law amongst this hither-
10 law-ab;dIng people-when it was to no
purpose, that we asked where were the
hosPitable. the pious, the ''pitiful," the
courteous Oft city, in this season Of
the distress Of their guests, and of the per-
Il Of their bre;hren's lives, and when we
could distinctly trace this Outrage uDon
our 5htS ana interests, and this deem
disgrace Of a city hitherto distinguished
Tor the virtues Of is citizens, to the actinps
OF slavery on the selfshncss Of the human
henrt'-l ask, did we not feel, as we never
feIt before, that slavery must be DESTROYED?
And when we have since heard of similar
scenes, and especially Of that very similar
on" IN Boston, in hich members of the
mob (f | may use the cxpression) boosted
that they were "gentiemen of standing and
property i ask again, did not the feel
ing in our breasts, that slavery must be
destroyed, wax strong?
Since the odious and terrific exhibition
o. the power ofslavery on the 2lst Octo-
Der last, there have been abundant mani
.'s'atlons Of that power in our National
and Safe Councils. 1t has not spared
eTen the venerable Chief Magistrate Of
he milton: but has made him DISGRACE
himself in his old age It polluted his
asst annual message with talsehoods, and
made that document the vehicle Of SLAM !
ters against some Of the purest men in
he land. Nor is its power on the minds
If the Governors Of our States as indicat- !
ID in their Messages, less remarkable,
For instance, Gov. McDuffie calls slave i
y 'the corner stone Of the republican edi- |
lce;" and he recommends it to the people |
If the northern States as an institution en- !.
nently worthy Of being adopted by them.
1c unites with Senator Leigh of Virgin
4, and Mr. Pickens Of Carolina, and other
ou'hcrn statesmen, in recommending the
White fingered gentlemen OF the north, TO
trip their hard knuckIed yeomanry--thcir
armers and mechanicS-of all political
lights, and to turn them into slaves. |
ancv some honest laborer withinthe sound
f my voice exclaims, "when the aristo-
rats Of the north undertake that lob, they
viii have their hands full" That slave
' should lead Gov McDuffie to believe
irnSelf and his fellows 'avrhoIders 10 b,
and that he should SO comula-
emily take his seat BY the side ofAbra-
am, and Isaac an! Jacob is a proof Of
IS power over the Imagination scarcely
aSs ludcrous than painful.
But rs We are citizens Of the State of
Eaw York, we are more interested to
earn what Sl1very has done and is doing
I her counci5. And, in the first place,
had work for cur Governor TO d.
nd II rg@ie him do Il We ofen hear
bout the devil Standing at the elbow Of
crtdin people. Now, it is easy to fancy
lat Slavery stood at our Governors ell
when he wrote the last message
nj it is easy to fancy the dialogue which
assed between them. "Write," saws
avery, that there will be gag law en-
cted, unless people stop talking against
le:-Gor know that never allow mvselfi
} be spoken Of but in terms Of praise -
caHn1! write .hl,' says n, Governor,
for it is settled BY the terms of our Gov.
that the freedom ofspeeeh and of
lie press cannot be abridged" "A fig
'r Your Government" says slavery, }
have no: my MODS in Utica, and Boston,
nd elsewhere, and my whippings and
lurders Of aboitionists at the South,
.ught you, that l am stronger than the