Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-03-15
For the Telegraph.
TRUTH is GREAT, AND WILL
PREVAIL.

Because, politically speaking, the cause of
freedom is the cause Of truth humanity
speaking, it is the cause Of humanity but
more conclusvely and religiousy speaking,
it is the cause OF Con, which latter reason
includes both the former.
In further answering the question, need
only to refer an American reader, for the
support of my first answer. to that Justly
celebrated document, the Declaration Of In
dependence. signed more than sixty years
ago, by ffty-sIA choice spirits of the revolu-
lion. The truths they then asserted, in this
far famed instrument have never been dis
puted by any friend Of his country. They
said that on the truth Of this invaluable
document, under Dirine Providence, they
relied before the W,"'d, for the justice of
their cause; and to abide by which, they
mutually pledged to each other, their hres,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor. AS
specimen, | will. write one sentence Of
this memorable document, too seldom read
by the young, and fear too soon forgotten
by the statesmen Of the nineteenth century.
Thus spoke those noble minded men: eve
hold these truths to be selferident; that all
men are created equal. that they are endow-
ed by their creator with certain indhenable
rights; that among these are life, liberty,
and the pursuits Of happiness That to
secure these rights, governments ave insti-
tuted among men, deriving their just pow
ers from the consent Of the governed'
| Now if it is truth, which we think few
will dispute, that all men are created equal
by God himself is it not espousng the cause
OF truth, to contend for the freedom of all?
On this seif-erideM truth, rely Tor iusti-
ticatlon, as did those immortal patriots, and
may we'll bid defiance, as they did, to all
the naughty tyrants Of the world. They
did so, and prevailed in political view
The cause Of truth is by God destined to
prevail. None will ever be conquered IN
der this Standard
The delegates from the several States in
! convention assembled, formed the constitu-
ton OF our beloved country, from the afore-
said model, and in accordance with its 'sniri,
having truth for its basis, and the freedom Of
the then infant States for its object. But.
says my ne'ghbor, the constitution recognize
es the right of man, TO enslave his fellow
man. have searched in vain, that sacred
instrument for this abominabe principle
and ii is not there acknowledge, the con-
Sututlon recognizes the existence of slave
ry, but deny that it gives to. any the risht
to enslave. In all the sections which 10 anv
way point to the existence Of the evil, it is
apparent that the majority of that body de-
signed its extinction. For example. see
article !. sec. 2. No candid mind can helm
seeing with what care the word slare is
avoided, which affords evidence that the
great body of that convention saw the pro-
pretty of framing that sacred instrument in
strict accordance with the aforesaid decla-
ration, and that they were decidedly against
the system Of slavery, so repugnant to the
rights of man and " sclferident truth" and
also TO their better judgment and feelings
how else can we account for the care with
which this article is penned, which grants !.
TO the States the re presentation of tbroo-
nlths OF all other persons, other than those
enumerated? If those high minded men.
VINO composed that honorable BODY. recoe- !
n'zed the right to enslave Men, were thew
afraid to speak out and acknowledge this
r1ght, IN plain, unequivocal language? or
ola they mean clandestinely to "smuggle''
into the constitution, an article thew were
ashamed to admit in plain language, for fear
II would not accord with "seIEer;,Joot
TRUTH" No man who respects their men,
ores' can think thus meanIy Of those earlv
patriots. But rather was not this the prin-
clpal reason, and plainly so from the nhra-
seology oil that section, that the states hold.
ing slaves might have something near their
snare OF representation with the tree states ?
1hls sentence, "three-ffths" &c. On f.r
from expressing an approval of slavery n.u
be considered to hold out an inducemen, -
the slave states, to elevate their slave nonu-
la''on to the standing of free laboripe mon
IN the northern states, in which case tho
whole number would be enumerated, instead
OF three-hfths, which would increase ,ho;-
quota Of representation, and Consequently
their influence in the grand council Of tho
nation. On this fair construction If 49,
who can see the recognition Of {
a right in any state to enslave mep2 Tha {
of the evil was known and ca,, S
and the difference made between freemen I
and slaves in the enumeration w,s {