Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-23
SEMI-ANNUAL CIRCULAR
OF the Vermont Anti-Slarery Society,"
DEAR BRETHREN {:


DEAR Brethren
:. A revolution, greater than that which |
gave our nation political existence, is be-
fore US "a revolution more mighty in its
consequences, more august, more glori- |
ous:-a moral revolution, without which |
the revolution achieved by the toll, the
treasure, and the blood Of our patriotic fore
fathers is incomplete unfinished, imperfect
and homogeneous, and our political fabric
must ere long crumble into ruin. 1t re-
quires not the gift prophecy to perceive,
Gin the 81 GINS ofthe times" that the judg-
nents of Almighty God are about to be
4 poured upon US, il, as a nation, we still
persist in our sin, and refuse, like Phara-
oh Of old, g to let the people 60" Do not
the wrongs Of millions, like the blood of
Absl. cry TO God from the ground for ven
b geance upon our land2 Are there not
: nearly three millions Of human beings, for
4 whom, in common with US, Christ died,
who are entreating US by all the ties of hu-
mainly to use the moral power which we
possess to deliver them from Gbject bond
Gge,-to restore them to their inalienG-
Die rights" 10 return them to themselves,
mea-to human beings--that they may
enjoy their civil social, and religious lib
erty as well as we-that they may cult
vate their intellectual powers serve and
glorify their Creator
Do not religion and humanity require
rs TO pattern, as we pass these objects, the
Samaritan rather than the Levitel to re-
member them that are in bonds as bound
with them ITO love our neighbor as our
selves,-lo do 10 others as we would have
others do to us in like circumstances .
And more, our Savior strictly enjoins his
followers to remember the poor the
wretched, the naked, the cold, the hungry,
and those In prison /" Inasmuch," said
he, "as We have done it unto one of the
least of these, my brethren, We have done
it unto me"
And now, fellow citizens shall we by
our political connection with American
slavery, continue to countenance and sus-
tain a system, so repugnant to our repub-
q ican institutions, which binds in most ser
vile bondage many of those persons whom
Christ calls his brethren, and use no exer-
: tons for their dchverance2 Surely not.
What theni Shall we sunder our con-
nexion with the slave holding states q
Certainly not OR political relations
must not be broken, they must be sustained
We must not rsLinq~ish the pOtoer zoe at
present possess orer the sLGUe SUBJECT
But slavery ust and will be destroyed
And We: under God, must cooperate in
doing il, or neglect an important christian
and political duty. Have we not talents
and means to bring a moral and religious
power to bear on this subject which all
the powers of earth and hell cannot re.
sist!--a power amply adequate to destroy
the whole system and save our country
from inevitable ruinl
Let the pen, che press, and the power o.
our religion be brought to bear directly
upon this subject. = Let the great truth be
promulgated from one extremity of the
land to the other, that man, under God
can only De made the property of himself
that Christianity and nature herself CRY
out against the system Of slavery=-that al
its elements are at war with every princi
pie Of justice, human and divine.
Bythis course the work will be done
Slavery will be relinquished by the slav
ers themselves. For no man or BODY q
men can long endure business which il
desplcable IN the eyes of allthe world be
sides. %.
Under these considerations brethren
and fellow citizens, we invite your atten
ton to the great work in which we are en-
gagged We ask your cooperation
yuur influence and your funds Tn
work cannot well progress without bott
The means must be put in operation, an
with blessing from on high, they wi
succeed g.. 49,
In accordance with these views, the Vel
mont Anti Slavery Society, attheir ami
versary in February last, resolved to max
avigorous effort to raise $4,000 this yea
for che support ofthe cause. of this SUI
s675, / 9. were pledged or paid at the tim,
subsequently the Executive Commute
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