Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-02

there viii bel and what display of mitre,
surnlice and crozierl and awkward e.
norgh will the shepherd feel, when he
finds himself among his truant lambs,
whom he IS by sheer sel6shness constrain-
ed to fo!lowl Such are they who per-
senate a city set on hill the salt ofthe
earth the light ofthe world! Where
would reformation be were there none
other7 To such, however there are ma
ny honorable, many noble exceptions;-
and when christian ministers acquire a |
greater degree Of moral independence,
when they think more deeply ofthe spirit
Of the gospel, such Instances will not be
exceptions, but constitute an oyerwhelm-
ing majority
There are, perhaps, not far from mill
ion Of our sisters-sisters by the univer-
sal affinity Of our race-sisters BY every
principle Of love taught by Him whom we
profess to follow-now in slavery
S1AvERYl Have We pondcred the wordl
Do We know what it means? Think what
it IN to hold home, kindred, friends-even
honor and virtue, At the mercy ola man
who may assume, if he do not possess.
unlimited power-and who is a miracle,
ii be be not tyrantq You have heard
Of the human market-of the measured
nutriment-ofthe cruel task-of the knot
ted scourge-of the darkened soul! But
have you known the peculiar, the mon
strous aggravatiOns, which attend the
slavery Of WoMANl Have you brought
home the subject 70 your hearts! or, rather,
have you gone, with your whole soul, to
the subject, and scanned every form Of
horror it presents2 If you have not, it is
time you should do so; and az their sister
and yours-as follower Of the same
blessed teacher-as an aspirant to the
same glorious promises, feel it an i'm
perative duty, on the present occasion, TO
urge on you the necessity Of thought, Of
action, Of deliberate, firm, but energetic
action This is no longer matter Of
choice, oftaste, or Of convenience. Duty
stern, uncompromising duty, calls to ac-
ton Hesitation, unwiIlingness are crime
-1ce cannot be, at once, idle and innocent
All can DO something; and if but one word
be spoken, like the good kernel, falling
on good ground, it may bring forth fruit
an hundred foldl Think not the delicacv
or weakness ofthe sex may be an apology
for ldleness or ignoranceI Look 10 Eng
land for evidence to the contrary. The
power that has moved like mighty tenn
pest, and shaken, alarmed, add finally pu-
rifed the land, owed its first impulse to the
spirit of woman The conversation Of
two benevolent ladies first aroused the
mind Of Ciarkson. The kindred spirit of
WHEREFORE was awakened-a continual
ly strengthening power was put into ope-
ration; which, having been brought to
bear upon the flint and the iron has melt
ed the one, and broken the other Socle-
ties were formed-prayers lifted up-pe-
titions drafted; and among the pious fe-
males Of Great Britain, an almost simulta-
neous action was produced; and in the
House Of Commons, when their gigantic
petition was carried in, Involuntary testi-
mony was given to the fact, that the ladies
Of Great Britain were actually taking the
lead Should not we blush, then-wE,
the daughters of republican America
should not we blush, ay. and weep, mas
much as our sisters are in bonds, ana we
have not so much as Lifted hand to save
them2 1t is not yet to late. Let US awake!
Let us cry aloudl' Go too now, ye rich
men! weep and howl for your miseries,
that shall come upon you! Your riches
are corrupted, and your garments are
! moth eaten Your gold and silver is
, cankered and the rust of them shall be
, witness against you, & shall eat your flesh
{ as it were fire, Ye have heaped treasures
together for the last days. Behold the
, hire ofthe laborers who have reaped down
your fields, which is fyou kept back by
e fraud, crieth; and the cries of them which
:. have reaped have entered into the ears o
D the Lord OF SabaothP And who are here
4 referred to! Shareholders Yes, and al
1 their adrocatts. Let US, then, urge then
by every principle Of lovely every prin
l cipEe Of duty, of religion and Justice, t.
b consider the necessity Of repentance, re
/ formation, and restitution
d And, for ourselves, by all the blessing
d which we have and our colored brethren
T have notl by the holy alters they may nc
n approach! by the bible they may not pc
|, rusel by the severest ties Of home & kin
= dred! by the brutalizing market by tn
5 coiling lash! by the knotted scourgel b
"a wounded modestyl by outraged virue!-
le by innocence depravedl by all the hor
10 rors, the miscries, and the wrongs, tn;
h swell the denominations hidden in the NEAR
ID ing of that one understandable u
IN engage hand, heart and soul in the wor
i'll of redemption And who is he that sha
Q. harm you, if we be followers Of that whic
he is good Yes, who shall make US afraiC
in Have not some of our number alread
re suffered public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. assault
ar ed by mobs-,heir property destroyed
of their lives in jeopardy-aprice Set upc
-. | hi. h.,naa1 I'D nna of us has be-