Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-10-02

the god al wealth, presenting indubitable eVf
dence Of his entire forgcfulness Of the God
that made him.
Such is the sclr-siyled demigod who predI'
Gates, upon his cline blanchcd complexion, an
affinity to his maker which no denies TO those
of deeper ehade, and arroga,es dominion
over his fellow men; luxuriatng in rotten mag
ni6cence, upon the miseries and decorations Of
those. less worthless than himself Nor is
history less camorons upon tho consequences
of this sacrilegious worship, than upon It's le-
climate progeny, human slavery. Love oil
wealth e. its inordinnte possession aave bcgot-
ten, throughout the semiburbarous and ms
named civilized communities Of the world, tho
avengers Of their own guilt. The who'e cata-
logue Of moral and civil dellnquencies may
claim 6lial consanguinity with those progenl-
tors Of evil nor will they fail to demoIish
those engines which sustain dominion, until
imbecility yields TO that superiority which ne
cessity will have ongendered in the slave, in
spite Of the trammels which tyranny may have
imposed upon him. And yet, he who is thu:
renovated to the character and political func-
tons of man, from an adoption OF the vices
by which he was liberated, will be, sooner oil
later, infallbly involved in the same cataslro
phe with his late oppressor. The finger o
fatality has thus inscribed, upon the map O
human history, political circle, in which The
apostatc, from reason and nature, must reyolve
in perpetual contest, for the unenviabic noto
riety of becoming the most conspicnonsly con
temptible for such should be the character
him, who would prostitute his resources an'
enslave his fellow man, in subservlency o
either his parsimony, or love of ostentaton.
1t has been already suggested that man ls t
be distinguished, from other animals, niue
less. by his general anatomical structure tina
BY superiority of intellect hence, the more @
= less perfect development of reason, its highe'
3 rnnctionory. cannot be Indifferent TO huma
happiness, which ia tho ultimate Object Of a
: voluntary effort.
: Reason, highly developed, and happily as
= ISOLATED with due degree of reverence tc
y the proper attributes of Divinity, constitute
that provident wisdom which clearly apprt
e bends the adequate means of happiness, nor
: the benefacton sacrificed by procrastinalon
: But, when not thus associated, with high n
: spect for moral virtue, it degenerates 10 an VI
dignnied, impoteDt, or mschicvous cunning
u demoralizing or crimina! suggestions, and
: annoying the delicacy Of more exalted sent
s Inent-amost unlucky perversion of man
highest attribute.
: If human happiness is augmented by an e:
: pansion and judicious application OF nteIlec
J. as all must acknowledge who admit tho trn
J. of spiritual immortality, tsince the mind, alon
y is worthy OF an infinite provison,) the connie
: stock of happiness should be augmented,
70 the universal and appropriate exercise of i
l. dividual resources. Every human being, Their
" fore, who possesses capacity, for inteIlectu
improvement, and is arbitrarily prohibited
voluntary exercise, may justly charge lis
happy consequences upon The injustice
q usurpation and unless the African, who
10 held to involuntary servilude, is incapable
mental improvement, which is question )
" a: issue, he, who has assumed the responsible
u ~ of master, must have accumulated a del
IL Of fearful aggregate, 10 settle with hs co
science and his God.
tn he continual