Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-24
VOL. Y. NO. 10.


anniversary comes, shout nightly, Hail
glorious day! Huzza for Liberty!
Who's here so vile, he will not love his
country? speak not 10 tone Of nonY.
No, do love my country? | loved has
long before knew OF the enormous sin that
was ranking in her bosom. In my youth
full imagination while listening :oethe sto-
rles of her patriot greatness, beheld the
poor and oppressed Of other landslide
wretched. half-starved, tax-consumed peas
ant Of Ireland, steal from his miserable hut
and starving inmates, down to The beach.
There, unconscious to all surrounding OBJ
Jects, he would look far away to the land If
his day-dreams, land of universal free
dom, always ready to welcome him to her
bosom, with an intense longing that would
| almost swim the ocean. He turns from the
spot with signs exclaiming, Oh that were
there! l loved her then, I love her still,
for her birthday associations-for the long
list of worthless buried in her bosom-for
her measure of freedom-for her sunny
skies, green fields, pure rivers, and beautiful
lakes-for her heathful air and grateful
soil-for her general and increasing kuowl-
| edge. But, because she is worth loving
and love her most when most endangered,
is there no danger2 Who does not see the
elements at work whose evident and GER
tain tendency is, to explode, scattering all
these long cherished hopes in the dust2
What mean these fearful breakings out Of
mobs, but the 6tlul flashes of the volcano
preceding the overwhelming eruption and
desolation that is to follow2 Liberty and
slavery can no longer dwell together. As
we'll might vegetation flourish under the
sweep of the tornado, or the rose bloom in
the crater of Etna. IT'S fearful question,
and one from which, if we would, we cannot
shrink. BY meeting it manfully, and con-
sttutionally, we may decide it to the peace
and happiness and honor Of this great ma
ton. But by refusing TO act, we shall de-
eide it to our eternal shame and infamy.
Shall we look tamely on, nor dare to raise
one feeble effort in vindication of the poor
and dumb and helpess-see ourselves rob-
bed of our own dearest rights-our mouths
gagged-our persons assaulted, murdered,
by ruthless gang Of mob rufians, and We
the conscious, willing procurers Of our own
f shame, and ourscountry hiss and by-word
10 surrounding nations2 We need wait
but little time. Let slavery establish her
lnquisltion Of the mails and press-let tho
South marry Texas-let them lead to our
national altar that abortion, that spuriou.
progeny of congregated villainy, and the
, genius Of Liberty has left US forever. The
: last act, the closing scene in the national
drama, Will be special session upon the
freedom of speech Judge Lynch IN the
chair Oh Liberty sound once delightful
t 10 every American ear! TO every one who
Il loves his Countrywide appreciates the
{ blessings Of freedom, independence, truth.
all that makes society blessed or life de-
:, slfabIe. If we would avert the righteous
: retributions Of an aVeaging Providence, we
e must rally around the inalienable principles
e that first made US nation. Let US use our
= utmost exertion, peacefully, TO remove this
J. plague-spot from our land. Our weapons
$ are harmless. They spill no blood We
j. must continue TO roll in our petitions to
il Congress unchecked by the treatment they
9 have met with thus far, until we obtain
some acton upon them, if only to CON.
mence Juggling them Tito the street to make
room for themselves. We shall accom-
Plish one end-at least the consciousness
OF having done our duty-of having acted
= consistent with the declarations which only
- can make free people; aud whatever may
betal US or our country, perchance we may
i leave a witness to our memory,-so that
I ages to come, should antiquarians dig down
the ruins of the Capitol, may discover no
, Eastern parchments containing tabled &C.
? counts of gods battling with man, but sober,
n simple, respectful petitions of free people
e to their immediate representatives, prayin2
It them to abolish slavery from Christian
e land-to acknowledge to the world that ths
q negro is man. Oh
CINc1NNATI.-The interest continues
J the churc hoe Of tbiS oitu 1h.ro ~