Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-25

"'"Set P'St9hS W give the "uOtS course.
II will be observed that this lecture is On
the subject latel discussed at such length,
under the head, The deceived professor
undeeeivcd," &c. Should any one ask
what has induced Us to give another dis
course so soon on this subject, we answer,
Meimportonce ofhe subject. Without en-
dorsing every thing Mr.. FiDney says, we
ask, in behalf Of the subject, serious, prayer
full attention to the lecture.
TIE TELEGRAPH IN DANGER Ok is 10
be presumed that the following forbearing,
kind, decent, gentlemanly piece, was inten-
ded for our private benefit, and not for the
public eye. We feel under no special obi
CATION, however, TO suppress it, or to correct
its diction. photography or punctuation, and
therefore give it, rer6atinp ct lterct,17 c!
Pu"ctuatim, with an appendage of TWO CT
three notes.
Cambridge Jan II, thl937
Dear Sir Mr. Mury When sign'd for yovr
paper it was riPrescntid as religious orc
and has been until you commenced editing
1t. but am very sorry 10 saw that it IS
turned into an aniy Slavery paper We arc all
slavery papers {. but we want religious
one-a0d this one is pronounced an,y slayeTy
paper in every sence Of the word-now
if you per* list in tilleng your paper with anty
Slavery-I must have mine discontinued
and there is II others that will do the sane
when | dove met for 10 talk of it
day or two since and have come To that
ccnclusion-&c
We are all Anty here but want a religious
paper when we sign for it--
If you will put out an anty slavery paper and
call II so, and let this one be re!egcCus one
we will take then oth-Rut--
there is Difference between a religious
and an anty IaPer (2)
Orson Murry --
PS the reason for rot signing my name is
net knoun to you-but you can ksaou (3.) il
YOU continue if you fill yourssraper with
! anty&c -
! o. eve are all anti-slavery folks here
and we like anti-sIavery papers, bit 50
am very sorry to say thatit the Telegraphl
! IS turned Into an auti-slayery re'er"I7
! Consistency, truly thou art a precious jewel
In the next sentence he says the Tee
graph "is pronounced an anti-slarery paper
IN every sense ofthe word" Now if by TIL;
the writer means to say that the telegram
IS devoted solely to the anti-slaverv sapae
or even that majority Of its columns are
nllcd with distinctive anti-slsvery matter
is most evident, either /, that he is no tLor-
ough reader Of the Telegraph, forming his
| opinions from what others "nrononnco, g
't-or 2, that bis great love for ap,i-sJavcr,
land his professions at least lean this way
greatly magniies the space occupied with
'nlS SUBJECT, and proportiorably dinini,hcs
all other sracc-or 3, that his hatred Of ami.
slavery produced these rczul,s-cr fna?ly
'hS', IN either case, the ant,-slavery subject
has In itself such intrinsic ;,nnort.roa
command this mans attention ovo, o,brr
naa''crs OF morals and religion, occuDvirr
'r'Ple or or quadruple its space. For-os
'noSe who have kept files Of the Tc'eor,nb
can turn back and see, and those who have
a'eady compared know-the space cccuned
! oy me antl-slayery subject has not evceo5,d
from toU'M 10 si7th Of the Telecrooh
0" an average Occasionally, as to-day, it
Il'"y nave exceeded fourth; but itha> ofcucr
oeen less than sixth, and sometimes loss
than a tenth.
(2) Pray show US the difference avid o,
'.'7 same 'ine show US in what YOUR anti
slavery consists. Our anti-siaycry is mart
OF our religion. lfyours is less, it is great
~ deficient; and if you are proressc11
religious man, either your an,i-slaycy cz
your religion is spurious, Or both. Fur
every true follower Of Jesus Christ Will re-
member them that are in bond, Is bound
with them'-will warn oppressors their sin,
'heIf Jolly and their danger-and he will do
'his as religious duty, because God REQUIRES
H. lie viii not, like the hypocri,ical Priest
anu LeVl'e' tern away and pass BY en- the
other side
Why should a religious newspaper Under
take TO be holier thing than the Bible ?
Inc Bible is lnterspersed with anti slavery
from Genesis to Revelation. Whv doe,
not this holy man inveigh against large
Iofuons OF the writings Of Moses and the
rr0p0e's' Christ and the Apostles, and take
measures Tor expunging them, that he NAV
De accommodated with Bible to his own
TASTE, Tree from all ant-ism? Moses wasa
mo. thorough going anti-slavery preacher.
witness his sermons to Pharaoh. And the
Lord was with him. The matter is record
Cd at length in the book of Exodus. Isaiah
nom the mouth Of the Lord, exhorts to
g loose the LanAS &c ,