Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-21

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md thus prevent concentration Of our IN
luenee. This must be obvious TO every
mind, for if the exertions o.
in the instances enumerated, were
ueproaehable, il surely cannot now reflect
norindigniiy upon US to "remem-
Der those in . our midst who are in bonds,
Is bound with them" unless il can beclear-
" demonstrated that our benevolence de-
liyes its angelic hue from the remoteness
Of the object which ELECTS il, and that the
inhabitants Of the aisles afar of" have
stronger claims upon our sympathy, than
the thousands, aye, millions, who are per-
ishing at our very threshold! Alas! it is
pride, il is bitter, cruel prejudice, united
with sel6shness, that would blind US to their
wants and close our ears to the recital Of
their wrongs. rs.. a.s.-. ~.
But as il is not in accordance with the
character Of woman to withhold her pity
from the distressed /; as she has not been
wont to spass by on the other side" but to
pour the wine and oil Of consolation into
the wounded soul, without reference to
cline, why is it that she is now so slow
to eviuce her cOmmiseration for the stripped
and down-trodden of this land7 Is the
fountain of feeling so exhausted by our con-
tributiOn to foreign demands, that we have
not left even a tear, which may be dropped
upon the chain Of the American slave, 10
rust away It's blood stained links, and en-
able his unshackled spirit to exult in the
Of renovated manhood Oh
no, this cannot be,-for those hallowed
emotions which dignity and adorn the hu-
man mind emanale from an exhaustless
source-they partake in a degree of the
immensely oftheir Divine origin and there
fore supply Of sympathy sufficient to as
suage the sorrows Of these "inheritors of
woe,n must yet remain in the hearts of
American women, and il it is not manifest
ed on their behalf, il is because each avenue
to tenderness has been closed by arguments
addressed to our sel6shness, our pride and
prejudice. An indifference, at variance
with our nature, has chilled the generous
stfeaml And shall we still indulge this
apathy7 Shall our religion be dishonored,
and our country disgraced by crime, and
christian mothers and daughters remain
unmoved amid this awful accumulation oil
guilt2 All! can we contemplate the con-
dition Of the enslaved, and not feel our
spirits deeply bowed by the reflection that
in the midst of our unequalled profession:
and privileges, all those ennobling faculties
Of the soul, which were the birth-gift o
our Creator, and were destined to expanc
throughout eternity, are continually paraliz
ed-shrouded in ignorance and consigned
to the loathsome sepulchre Of depravity b.
the hand Of legalized, christian, republican
slavery7
] We frequently hear it said that Gas W
are not connected with slavery, it canno
be obligatory upon Northern females I
/ unite in any efforts for its abolition tia
it is an entirely local question, with who
we have no right 10 interfere" Alas! for tn
corner stones ofreformation, if our perceF
tons Of truth and duty can be thus mobile
to suit our corrupt inclinations, and the lat
tude Of our omes,-if the righteous reproe
of "sin in high places is TO be restricte
by the boundaries Of States The dot
trines of Mahomet were not more contracted
And shall we adopt principle so sel6sl
and thus cast an odium upon the pure an
exalted religion of Jesus Christ religion
which, in its expansive nature, embrace
the very ends Of the earth 7' The con
mand of the Most High formerly wa
, 9 Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neigI
Dor, and net suffer sin upon him." And "
f are instructed by Him who knew all thing
' that men of other nations are our neighbor
{ consequently those of our own country mu
$ be included /; and their transgressions shou
be reproved. BIT as it is repeatedly urge
a that We Of the North are not interested
: this subject, and therefore that silence
incumbent upon US, let those who make th
y assertion exhibit proof that we are not j
terested, or even implicated, in the co
tinuance of this heaven-insulting sin, e
they impose silence upon us,-for we ha,
too long been lulled by the delusive chant
Northern innocency, into the belief that !
), are not abettors Of this most fragrant Tiol
ton Of the Divine command.
4 1t is true we do NOT witness the sale a
i purchase Of Gods noblest work. Our ca