Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-07-14
THE TELEGRAPH.
JULY IA.

LICENTIoUs Books AND PICTUREs.
1t ought to be known that the Communi
ty, especially our great cities, are mum
dated with food of books and pictures
vile enough to make even RIGHTEOUSNESS
blush to look at them. One would think
the devil had turned editor, and converted
hell itself into a printing office Those
who have never seen them. can form no
conception Of their lust-exci1ing character.
But why mention and expose the fact
Besides the vendors Of these books and
pictures, of which there is an endless varl-
ETY., are scattering them in every village
and township throughout the country -
and we feel bound in the sight Of God, as
faithful watchmcn, to shout danger to
put the community on their guard, and to
excite their holy Indignation. net against
Us for inves' eating the matter and telling
The IN the danger, Eut againStthese abon-
nations of the internal world We say
then that the sword is come uponth land,
and it is drinking up the b!ocd Of souls
and the greatest slaughter and deSolut;on
is among the beloved YOUTH Of our
land ; and we therefore blow the trum-
pet, and blow It loudly, and cause it more
over to give distinct and certain sound.
In regard to these books and pictures,
the ingenuity "u1 at Of man have been
exhausted in drvi>ino the most !ust-eN-
citing representations and illustrations of
pleasure that il is o~s:!,!c to invent: and
pleasure too thai l. IS i!i!r os5Ibit to rur-
chase exccP. tvth" fi'cran, trans erosion
Of God 5 laws ana Nv the most Girelu
consequences 10 l",h tcdv and soul
70 fathers end Il Others we say, search
the drawers AMI t7unhs Of your children
Beware cf The co'r:~c pc'!ars 10 v;s'
YOUR ubodrS, Be.Hace Il dashirg danAv-
! youth. Beware @! rrlrt and fancy goods
s'ores.-JoDrnol q Ret0rm.
The foregoing language is s:rvn9, We!
In lis s,atcrCn: Of facts it is entirely co.,
ret. If the enemies Of wholesome soci-
cty-,he enemies Of human kind-th, en-
emf of G>d AMI al ri-h'eou>ue>S E>:I
made it their highest am 10 corrupt and
destroy the youth, The rising generation
Of his republic, it is difficult to cvn.,ivc
: Of a more efcctual device tha, tIev could
have hit upon Than The manufacture ana
,.irc,,!,,;,r or sn,b liz. r,;ous hollis o,,5
pictures as are foo ling the land Those
parents and guardians who cry. hush
lie, the matter alone-i, is delicate sub
ice, that must not be talked abcu.. have no
idea ofthe amount and kind Of know,tdr.
and the medium throuoh viii h i, IS o.
tanned, now in the POSSESSION Of vn,th in
general. Thousands AMI tens nj, ,hoY-
sands Of dollars Of canital in or ..rcc
cities are invested in the vile business If
manufacturing these r,.rn;cjons rrI,,~
which are wholesale in the ,i:+s and r..
tailed throughout tie country.
: This IS not dccllnar4on wj,hor. kDovI.
ed-e. And We, these who have lad 10
opportunity 10 kuow the facts must }e
dealt wiki in p::tien~e if they manifest
some incredutitv. Our own ,eS,i3cnv il
this That after heingtoIl I'll ,h,, o,r ~
most credui;y cou'd recciv,>. vh,n our
eyes came to see. we were fo:ct.; to ex-
claim: 1.-The half had not Keen t,!4.-'-
In December 1873. being :, the house Of
. Mr. NcNovaII in the civ Of New York.
he undertook 10 describe, 10 u. some Of
these obscene pictures tina: are exroSpd for
sale in open day in that polluted civ -
and to confirm his statements took US into
room aside and exhibited a variety of
: :hcn until we besought him 70 stop and