Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-20


corruption. superIatiVely corrupted. Pol
luton herself most deeply polluted and
stalking forth in her own shame J! /! No
wonder the forbearance OF an infinitely
holy God was wearied, and that his great
Imofal cleayer came down in the midst of
the assembly on Thursday last and se2ar-
ated between the precious and the vile.'
doubt not a subdivision will Yet ensue /;
for some al the North, and few at the
1South will not submit to bow down and
worship the dark image of slavery nor
long remain tied to her putrid carcase in
obedience to slaveholding domination. Nav
God speed the subdivision or divisions tiIl
lpurity shall have retired and nothing but
slaveholding putridity be left. e..
On the memorable day above named, I
listened to discourse from the moderator
Of last year. Text, Isaiah TX, /, arise,
shine for thy light is Come and the glo-
~ of the Lord is risen upon thee" The
speaker commended earnestly for the purity
Of the church from what may be termed
New School heresv. without even mining
at the bloody Moloch Of slavery or gan
green of prejudice add caste-reIigion so
prevalent at the South Amazed | stood
and trembled as | gazed, alternately upon
the speaker and vast assemblage of tai
ented men, part of whom were slavehold-
ers e. e. menstealers) whom the law oil
Moses would doom to certain death. He
that slealeth man aud selleth him or il
he be found in his hand he shall surely be
Iput to death. -Exod xxi 10th.
could see in the light ofthe discourse,
or rather in the light Of the text, the ap-
propriateness Of another passage of lisa.
. Bring me no more vain citations, in
cense IS an abomination unto me; the
new moons and sabbaths, the calling oil
assemblies, l cannot way with; it is mi
guilty, even the solemn meeting. Your
new moons and your appointed feasts, my
soul hateth they are a trouble unto me
am weary to bare them. And when ye
spread forth your hands | will hide mine
eyes from you yea, when We make ma
ny prayers | will not hear. Your hand
are full Of blood Wash you, make you
clean put away the evil of your doings
from before mine eyes. Cease to do evil
learn to do well; seek judgment, II. e. SET
20 it that Justice is donel-reIieve the op
pressed; judge the fatherless;" &c.
Isaiah LIST Chap.
could not but trace the southern dele
CATION back into the dark prison house o
slavery; connected with which the scene
before me rose in my estimation to th'
climax Of hypocritical farce.
After the sermon made ;
very appropriate prayer. One confession
was peculiarly so. 1t was o Lord w
confess that we have been like Jeshurul
who waxed fat and kicked" Yes, tn
southern church has been for long tin,
waxing fat upon the fruits of unrequite
toll, which has extored the sweat an
groans and tears and blood of our Savior
benighted and down crushed poor. Kick
ed " Yea, prodigiously, against the prick
4 OF conscience and the faithful goadngs 0
t northern abolitionists How appropriate
5 how Just the confession
S. A hymn was now sung which prove
: a parting hymn; and such a jargon c
! discordant sounds, | have seldom eve
heard. 1t seemed prelude to the graf
: ing diseord which immediateI v ensued
Now came the split in the Assembly, a
Intersection produced by arbitrary powe
!. either in church or state seldom equalle
I since The DAYS Of Nero or Caligula; an
that power the Legitimate offspring of A
: american slavery. The voice Of Go
: seemed to thunder in his temple" Com
I've out from among them, and be sepeI
: ate" To which celestial call the volc
7 Of conscience and of many an achln
: heart, mutually responded Arise-I'
: US 60 hence" 49,.
: So in obedience to the heavenly man
date the sons of Levi of the 18th centur
! and of Christian America, retired frot
J the midst Of confusion, worse confoundet
7 by the cries orderl order 4 order |! !!
from beneath, and serpentine Kisses fror
: the galleries above. TO me it was a
: lawfully solemn moment-a moment {
I ldirefnl conflict between the powers {
darkness and the sons of light. Lief tn
. place with mingled emotions of joy an
;, sorrow. OF joy atthe prospect of mora
y purity on the one hand, and sorrow at th
!. evidence of heaven-provoking impurit
o and impiety Oh the other. My spirit
q were weighed down with fearful forebod
4 lngs oil. coming wrath, and, alas but
4 few brief hours had passed till, on tn
doletul night ensuing, the city OF brothe
ly love was given up to the control OF
y lnfuriated and murderous mob; and ID
y lurid flames of The Pennsylvania Ha
= were rolling to the heavens, and lightIn
: uPthe armament with pro-slavery I'LL
mination. Freedom of speech is he
u struck dumb by proscriptiona-and Il
= sanctuary of God closed against the az
le yocates of suffering humanity. The:
are some of the frr,ifs Of The :. nafriarch