Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-21

mediate emancipation, as at once the de-
mand of God, the duty of the slave holder,
and the right of the slave.-ED. TEL.
t Brother Brown has it right There
is nothing like taking hold of the con-
science. Before men will leave off sin
ming they must be shown that they are
sinners. Where there is sin to be repent
ed ofand forsaken, there must be care that
the sinner be not led to view his sin as his
misfortune merely. The two must not be
confounded for then you lose hold of the
cOnsciencc.-ED. Tel.
u The editor of the Vermont Te]e-
graph is informed that the reason we did
not notice his reply, to recent article of
our stouching the conduct of Mr. Birney,
and another gentleman, was, that his said
reply was wire-dlaWn and evasive. The
Telegraph says
The question concerning Mr. Biney
was placed before the readers of the Spec
tator in such q shape as in our view, TO con-
tain most slanderous imputation, If left
unanswered'
We fling back the imputation of ISLAM
derous." What we wrote, we have been
we'll assured is the truth. Mr. Birney is
not the only brawler for immediate cman-
cipaton who took care TO sell his own
slaves before he began thus to brawl-
Ne1c- York Spectator.
REMARKS.
Our readers shall Judge between the
editor Of the Spectator and ourself, as to
whether of US are evasivc.' He imti-
mated-but without an attempt at proof
and evidently without daring to assert
that Mr. Birney, sold his slaves instead Of
emancipatng them. His lntimation may
be found on the 98th page of the Tele-
graph, In the shape of a question, if we
mistake not precisely in his own emphatic
characters. In reply to this question we
testified that we heard the statement to the
contrary, from Mr. Birney's own lips, in
public, in the city Of New Y orli: which
statement was published to the world at
the time, and must have been before the
eyes tthe editor of the Spectator. This
our plain, unequivocal, direct statement of
fact, given in answer to his queston-for
the truth Of which, we appeal to the test-
mony of hundreds who heard whenever
1t shall be necessary for them to testify
he regards as Wire-drawn and evasive"
Now let US see where the evasivencss
IS. In his former paragraph, the editor Of
the Spectator inquired, Now we beg
leave to inquire whether Mr. Birney did
not SELL HIS OWN SLAVES, AND POCK-
EFT THE MONEY, before he Joined
: the ant-sl slavery society?" This mterro-
CATION we hcsitated not to set down as
most slanderous imputation." In en-
deavoring to get rid Of this charge, what
defence has he made out? Why,
u VIA. we wrote, we have been well
assured is the truth" 80 1t is one thing
to be ''well assured;'' it is quite another,
r and much better thing, to haycthe proof
to have the truth. 1t will require addi-
tionaI power to any thing here exhibited,
to " fling back the imputation Of SLAM
derous.' 1t will stick to his fingers
Ay, 1t is now nailed to his forehead, and
he must wear it, until such timea as hedare
assert what We stand ready to prove to be
taIse-yiz. that Mr. Birnev did not enran-
cipate his slaves The editor OF the New
York Commercial Advertiser, and Spccta-
tor "is not the only brawlcr" against
immediate emancipation whose wri-
tings have been full of " slanderous impu-
tation ever since The began thus to
brawl."
Horrid Butchery--horriJuc dictu!-
On the 9th of March, about midnigh
Santa Ana, the Mexican commander, at
the head of about 1000 men, made an as
s2uIt upon the Fort at Bexar, defended by
1872 Texans. So terrible was the car
mage, that at daylight only 7 of the 1872
, were left alive in the fort About 1000
Of the Mexicans had been slaughtcre1.-
The seven then asked for quarter, but
were told by their assailants, who had
raised blood-red flag, that there was no
. nnercr for the1n The, thor, fa,,erh. .,..;1