Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12
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and who had brother in the college about
the same time, gives US the following addi-
tional statements:
President Brown was journeying South,
for the improvement of his health. On ar
irving at Philadelphia, he became convinced |
that prudence required his return, on &C
count of his continued declenson. He also
found himself in need of some faithful, at
tentive person to accompany him home.
The person selected and recommended was
this Edward Mitchell, native Of the West
Indies, who attended him. After the death
Of President Brown, Mitchell fitted for COL
iege, and was examined and accepted by
the Faculty. The Trustees, however, when
the knowledge of the matter came to them,
reversed the decision Of the Faculty and
drove out the man "guilty of skin not
colored like their own" The elected man
retired. But the affair was not to stop here.
When the day came for the Freshmen class
to enter on their course, inquiry was made
for Mitchell. The facts coming out, the
classic their praise, and TO the honor of
human nature be it sad-resolved at once.
that Mitchell should be returned and replac-
ed among them, or they would withdraw
from college. The result was that these
slaves to prejudice, the Trustees, now sub
mitted to the slavery of self-interest, and
Mitchell took his place in the class and
went through.
Brother Mitchell is highly valued Bap-
fist minister, now laboring in Eaton, L. G.
| "CoRREcTIoN OF MISTAKE CONCERNING
PEAcE."-This is the caption of an article
in the last American Advocate of Peace.
With the article we propose to DO nothing,
one way or the other, farther than it is neces-
sary to advert to it, by way of getting at an
argument contained in it, which we wish to
make use of to meet busy set Of mischev-
Gus men and newspapers, who would make
a benevolent society responsible for the
opinions Of its individual members, on other
subjects foreign from the society's objects
and operations.
For instance, the Vermont Chronicle has
tasked its energies most severely to make
the Anti-Slavery Society responsible for
Mr.. Garrison's sentiments in regard to the
Sabbath-but especially for his views oil
human government. The argument which
we are after is from Leonard Bacon, a spirit
sympathetic with the Chronicle in almost
every thing, only that he seems to approx.
mate a little nearer to the gospel doctrine
of Peace. Under the impression that the
views Of some individual members of the
Peace Society, who hold to the strict in
volatility of human life, and deny the rlgh
Of government to inhict capital punishment
in any case" were becoming Unidentified il
. the minds of some with the Peace cause
Mr. Bacon would separate the Society from
such identity, and relieve it from any re
sponsibility for the views of its individual
members, on topics not coming under tn,
cogn'zance OF the Society, as such. He says
Otis, indeed, very natural for friend Of
peace to inquire into subjects like these
but they belong to department entirely
: distinct, and the society ought not to be hello
} responsible for what its members may think
; or publish on such topics. Do we reproach
the cause OF temperance for the religious OIL
political heresies entertained by obnoxious
portions of its friends?"
The application is easy. A single ques-
ton only, farther, for the consideration OF
the Chronicle
If the American Peace Society is not
responsible for the sentiments of the Yer
mont Telegraph on the subject of capital
Punishment, and if the American Temper
ance Union is not responsible for the senti-
ments Of E. G. Delavan on the subject of
Anti-Slavery, how is the Ant-SIaverv So
ciety responsible for the sentiments of Mr..
Garrison in regard to the Sabbath and hu-
man government
OHro.-A writer in the New-York Spec
tator says that, Of the 1000, 900 of acres of
land which the State Of Ohio contains, nine
Tennis is susceptible Of cultivation. The
same writer states that Ohio has 100 miles
of ship and steamboat navigation on its
northern borders, and 436 miles of steam
boat navigation on its southern boundary
also $50 miles Of canal navigation, which
has cost the State upward of s500o,OOo.
| This State is also "poinp aheod0 ,,,;,L H.