Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-26
July 9e, 1897.

sition, aud designed to be such. On the
other hand, II he vds serious and candid,
then he is a stupid ignoramus-for the SEN
,imen,s Of the Telegraph, on the point in
question, are known, so far as anything is
correctly known Of the Telegraph in con-
nection with the subject. g.. -.
By taking such views Of this anonymous
article we were led 10 call il a stupid article
with how much propriety, others must de-
eide in view Of the circumstances. But
now that we have obtained, aud hold in
trust, the writer's name, with distinct
aVowal Of feeling, on his part, Of Christian
kindness towards Us, and Of friendship for
the slave, we are constrained to look upon
the matter in a different light from that in
which il before presented itself. Being now
bound to believe that the writer is honest, in
tins his dealing with US, we are able to put
no other construction on bis former piece,
but to take il for granted that hisis the doc
Irine that the oppressed are TO be liberated
ri ct Grutis-by force and arms-"peacea-
bly, If we can, forcibly il we must"-that
the wronged may and ought to take ven
Qeance into their own hands-that tue
Greeks, the Poles, and our fathers obeVed
"nature's laws, the dictates Of reason and
justice, the calls Of humanity, and the in
functions Of the Bible J" in a word, that
these did their imperative duty" when
they drew the hearts blood Of their op-
pressors and trampled the tyrants in the
husband therefore, on the same>principle,
it is now the duty Of the oppressed millions
in our own land, whose suIerings are
thousand fold more than our fathers endured
TO rise and break their chains over the heads
Of their oppressors, asserting and maintain
ing their heayen-born rights; aud that it is
but obedience 10 "nature's laws, The die
tates Of reason and justice, the calls Of hu-
manity, and the injunctions Of the Bible"
for US, who have the power to exercise it in
their behalf. and accomplish the work at
once. Now, il the premises are correct, we
see not why the conclusion is not unavoida-
BILE. Once establish and justify the law of
violence for the overthrow Of tyranny, and
we know Of no way to save the necks Of
American tyrants. The vigneae oil the
Richmond Whig and the Kentuckian, pa
pers published in the lard Of slaves, repre-
sent an assertor Of his rights, Standing upon
the Frustrated body Of his -UpPressor, which
he has trausRxed and pinned to the ground
with spear, while he exclaims, sic sem,
per tyrannis-so always to tyrants. This
indication carried out would, at least, down
with every STAKEHOLDER in this nation, anc
place slave at his throat with deadly
instrument, until he should abjure his pres
ent tyrannous claims.
But the Telegraph advocates no such doc
trine Il holds to the law Of love. II re
iects the law Of violence, as anti-scriPtura
and irrational. II sees no proPriety or con
sistency in taking sword and writing OF
il, glove your enemies"-a suitable mott
for christian to write on everything-an'
then plunging that sword into your enemies
hearts Mott would only oppose truth t
error-light TO darkness-GoPs Jaw to sin
Free discussion will do the whole work.
So Car as our correspondent is disposed t
indulge in il, observing candor and kind
ness, the Telegraph is open. If he say
anything further, will he have the kindnes
to snswer the following questions:
/. Is the American STAKEHOLDER kidna1
perl e..
2. ought American slavery to be abolish
ed BY the law of ViOlence7