Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-07-31

ty, any civil government, or its citizens,
can find resources in human reason, or in
historical preeedents, to justify either its
! principles or its practice.
This question includes too many partcu-
lars to be recounted in the space OF mere
newspaper article, which can pretend only
TO a slight sketch Of the outlines of this
complicated subject
Man, as a member OF society not yet
emerged from its primitive barbarism, finds
no motive, even in his unqualified selfish
ness, 10 preserve the life OF his conquered
enemy, and therefore follows the suCges-
lions Of both policy and revenge, in his
wanton and cruel determination arrived,
however, at the point Of sembarbariiy, he
becomes acquaintsi with a multiplicity OF
artificial wants which his individual rcsour-
ces are found inadequate to supply, and,
therefore, avais himself Of tho advantages
of successful warfare, by appropriating, as
slaves such Of bis prisoners as are wiling
to dispense with the mariyrdom Of liberty.
These two states, with their concomit-
ants, have constituted the great thorough
fare Of the worlds transactions, and have
supplied, almost exclusively, the materials
of its civil and political history, until with
in the last few hundred years nor has civ
iiization, which is Synonymous with litera-
ture, SO FIR obtained with the most favored
portions Of the human race, as TO have Grad
icated the superstitous and traditionary
whms Of the earliest antiquity; which are
daily presented as bases Of serious argu-
ment: nor has the ethics Of the New les
lament, which is an echo Of natures in
functions, ana substitute lor me mumne-
RES OF superstition, ever been Iuiiy appre-
| clated, IN its renovahng influence upon the
practical happiness OF mankind, even by
the warmesl advocates OF christian piety.
! Otherwise its doctrines, which breathe but
the spirit oil divine bengnlty and the holy
lmpartlalltY OF equal rights, would never
have been, especially Ivy the clergy them
selves, prostituied to the contemptbIy base
purpose OF sustaining the diabolicaI prac-
tee of human slavery. The insult would
have been too palpable for even temerty
to venture upon.
1t has been already suggested that the
reason why slavery does not enter into the
earliest records Of primitive society is,
that the master is unable to make profit
able appropriation OF the services Of the
slave, and, therefore, mandates him upon
the altar OF his revenge, thus IS slavery
alone. compatible with a state OF semi
barbarlty, with winch 1t has always beer
coiemporaryj a state IN winch physlca
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