Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-08
Feb, g, 1887.

Ic on the contrary, it persists in Its uDPro~
voksd. relentless warfare, it must not claim
from the objects of its violence and abuse,
that they look upon its movements with no
,.spiciou. II the Richmond WING or the |
Southern wstchman, 1.-The latter profess |
ssdlv religious paper should publish an
article whose main and manifest object is to
turn odium and violence against anti.slave-
~, they will be credited for designs and mo-
,ivss accordingly. II the New Y ork Cou-
rier & Enquirer, the New-York CONNER
cial Advertiser and Boston Recorder, the
leaders, notorious, for that latitude, in this
crusade, copy the article without note OF
comment, they will be credited for designs
and motives accordingly. II the Vermont
Chronicle and Christian Mirror, the leaders
notorious, for this higher latitude, in the
.ayne crusade, initiate their southern exem-
plars and conductors, they will receive cred
i, for designs and motives accordin9ly-at
least By all whose mental and moral vision
are As cloudy or as oblique as our own. AT
the same time, the same article may be cop
led by the Enancipator, New-York Evan
gelist. lions Waterman, Liberator and
New England Spectator-and all these may
be supposed to be actuated by directly oppo-
site motives, for the good and plain reason
that they stand in directly opposite and hos
tile ranks. Why this testiDess on the part
Of the Chronicle at being charged with hos
tile designs against anti-slavery, after five
years unremitted, sanguinary campaign ?
Do they begin to be ashamed Of The compa-
ny they are being left in7 Do they tremble
for the result7 Or are they now convinced
Of their wrong7 If the last, let them at
once obey the voice Of honor, and " the die
tates Of an enlightened conscience" and
their motives will be no longer liable 10 sus
picion. If they design TO pursue the war
fare, and they deem it honorable and rightc-
Gus, why their bitter complaints that any of
their movements connected with it are sus-
pected Of designs for its furthcrance 2
Charge an abolitionist with having designs
in any Of his movements connected with
his enterprise. to put down opposition to that
enterprise, and he will make no piteous COM
plaints-his warfare is honorable and right
Gus. Charge the follower Of the Lord Je-
sus Christ, with hostile intentions against
the powers Of darkness, and he will not un-
dertaxe 20 throw Off his identity-instead Of
considering himself abused or disgraced, he
will take Il joyfnliy and consider himself
honorsd.
Before laying down our zen, we viii! remind
the editors Of the Chronicle Of one thing on
which they may calculate with great GER
ta;nty, and that Is this: While they profess
opposition to slavery and at the same time
maintain active beIligcrence against aboli-
ton, they will find themselves doubly e1.
posed and the battle waxing hotter and hot
ter.
Our space il so far occupied that passing
notice Of one or two other points must sof
fee for the present. Ii we have succeeded
in establishing our position that mems mo
tives are to be judged Of by their conduct
then the talk Of the Chronicle about thi
fearful "phencmsna, among the worst
the American press" is only talk aud fall
into nothing. Here we can hardly forbea
one honest expression Of opinion, al;houg
it may seem severe" and eve have onl
TO saw that if" the words have" not bee
we'll considered" they shall be, and if q
any time they shall seem or be shown
have savored Of over-severitv, there shall
prompt and ample retraction. 1t is this :
Wheu all the other papers in Vermont sha
have been justly chargeable with as muc
mysticism, indirectness, ambiguity, hai
splitting sophstry, slavishness TO self-wi
and pride Of opinion, as the Vermont Chro
icls, they will have forfeited all claim to Il
confidence Of an upright, enlightened pc
pie. Ifthe editors Of the Vermont Chror
els. sincerely desire the disappearance
some Of "the worst phenomena Of Il
American press" VIC sincerely advise the
to reform without delay and set an examp
We only add the assurance Of our reat
ness to "walk with" the Chronicle-"i in
welldoiug."
TIE THIRD ANNUAL MEErINa OF II
VERMONT ANTI-sLAvERY SOCIETY will
held in the Baptist Meeting House, in II
village, on Wednesday and Thursday
mex; week. A discourse will be deliver