Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-08
VOL. x. NO. 10.

guilty OF bringing the fruit of robbery to
the treasury OF the Lord. -
Cannot close this communication with.
out saying that greatly respect and love
your Board. 1t comprises some Of the
WiSest and hottest men of the land. Ii is
entitled TO that confidence of the Christian
public, which it has so long enjoyed
Great, very great and Iamentable, as is
Its error IN respect to sldveholdiag coatTi-
buttons to the Lords treasury, 1t is not 10
be rel 'cted because OF it. 1t is to be dsliv-
cred Irom his error by the plain aud affec-s
uonAe dealings of its friends, and the biess-
ing "t tae Lord upon that deaing It
VIII BE- delivered from it, and that speedily:
and when it is, it will be ihcomparabsy
more prosperous than it ever has been:
for it will then be incomparably bearer
than it ever has been 10 the heart Of piely
AMI to the heart Of God
scarcel Y need say, that I have not
written this letter to increase NY stock of
public favor. Small, exceedingly small,
as is this stock, | nevertheless, have no
| soIicitule to increase it. We are better
off with little than with much of this
dangerous possession. My plain remarks
on the character of the Shareholder and
on other topics will doubtless give offence
The only apology have to make for
them is, that they are truth, and truth that
needs to be spoken.
doubt not, my dear friend, that some
of the positions and sentiments in this let
*: wi De surprising, if not indeed ofens-
! 4 1
men. A few years hence however, and
these very positions and sentiments will
be suitable in your and their eyes. \
few years hence, and the arguments in
the pamphlet before ME, ingenious ar.t
| plausible as they are, will be found 10
weigh nothing against the CLAIM teachings
of humanity and revelation. A f.w Years
hence, and Christians will see and admit,
that the religion of slavehoIders is one of
the greatest denominations under the sun.
! \ few years hence, and all Christensen
will agree, that the most aIrocious and
enormous Of robbers is the Shareholder.
A few years hence, ana The missionaries
in the employment Of your Board viii
refuse 10 subsI>t on contributions, which
are bedeweI with The tears, and red with
the blood Of the poor innocent" A few
years hence, and the men ber5 Of your
Board those Of them, at least, who re-
side in the free States-wilI deeply sym
pathze with their poor, crushed, enslared
brethren, and will "remember them that
are III bonds as bound with them''-as If
their children, or even their own selves,
were bound with them. And how man
lfesl is 1t, that, when they shall have this
gospel measure of sympathy, they will
as soon consent to drink their own chill
dren's blood, as to send agents after south.
eFn plumber! Were your beloved chill
dren scattered through the slave States,
wearing the Calling yoke of slavery, and
employed in reaping down those blood.
stained fields from which the cry of hire
kept back by fraud" is continually enter.
ing Unto the ears of the Lord of Saba.
oth," you would as soon consent to be-
their murderer as to solicit from their op3
pressor's contributions to the Lords treas.
nry. But the slaves Of the South are the
children of others. Ali and because thew
are the children of others, and not YOUR
own, may you therefore pursue an oppo-
site course2 am persuaded that YOU do
not so interpret our holy religion 80
God grant, my dear friend, that not a
few years, nor even few months, shall
pass away, before you are found breasting
hat corrupt public sentiment, which sane
lions the fellowship Of the church-of
benevolent and religious societies-wi,h
shareholders. God grant that we NAV
very soon see the beloved name Of JOHN
T'ppan enrolled amongst those, who arc
wiIng-not in the wanton and malicious
spirit Of which our enemies falsely accuse
uS-but for truths sake, and huinanitv's
sake, and Christ's sake-to call the slave.
holder robber, and the worst of robbers
With great regard,
your friend,
GERRIT Sa1Tu.