Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-29
VOL. Y. NO. 80.

ton! BleSSSd Oe NOu, IL IS over we
downfall of that system we are met to
rejoice. Its Iava-tide of desoIatlon is
stayed, dried IN, forever! Now, we turn
once more TO our opponents, and demand,
whether this is not a signal gain TO The
cause of moralitv-a triumph of purity
over the fIthiness of The flesh, in which
all the virtuous In heaven aud on earth
may participate, never doubling as to the
consequences, either in time or in eter- !
nity2 'Well-they are not prepared 10
answer! They hope for the beS, but fear
the worstr ALPS we'll that ends well! :
They 'acait fo' Intelligence"
In the last place, (for it is needless, al
most endless to reeapItuIate the benefits of
this great mcasure,) the most formidable
obstacle to the progress of Christianity
greater than any which the Man of Sin, e.
or the False Prophet, or Pagan Jugger-
naut. has been able to cast in her PATH
is taken out of the way, so far as relates
to the West Indies; and the gospel Of
Christ, not in isolated texts or perverted
+ PROPOSITIONS, but in its completeness, can
! now be preached with all boldneSs, where
, but a short time since the Is>lonaries of
the Cross were cast into prison, or COM
PEELED to fee for their lives, and their
chapels burnt to the ground. The statutes
are repealed which made it a crime wor-
Ithv Of stripes, Imprisonment, or death, 10
give light TO the blind. knowledge to the
ignorant, succor to the perishing; which
nrohibitet instruction IN letters, the eStab-
Iishmeut even of primary schools, the CIR
,uation of the Scriptures, and all meas
lures for intellectual cultivation and moral
improvements: which estimated the soul of
slave as the life of a beast, denied the
! Immortality of our race, claimed to be of
, higher obligation than the commandments
; of God, and authorized all manner Of
: infections upon our common nature
Ample protection is now given against
$ violence and wrong; all restrictions against
the liberty of the press, Of speech, and of
Iocomotion, are taken off; those who yes
! terdaY, had no will or power of their own,
= may today 60 Whnre they please, give
0 fee utterance to their thoughts, consult
? their own wishes; all the avenues 10 hui
j. man elevation and infinite progression are
E thrown wide open; the Bible may be
: read and circulated without let or him
f drance; mind, intellect and heart are all
j. permitted to develope themselves in the
r SUNLIGHT of liberty. Again, therefore, we
r turn to our opponents, and ask whether
{ here is not an incalcuIabie gain to the
? cause of Justice, virtue and religion? Can
G the consequences Of this change Of ad-
V ministr,tion be otherwise than good and
e cIoriouS? May not The followers of Prog
= res<, the friends Of Philanthropy, the dis
!, riplrs Of Christianity, rejoice over it with
= all certainty as to lis benefcent effects,
= even thoug h not day has passed since
t. the experiment was put into operation?-
n %, they arc not inclined to answer-they
r are really puzzled to know whether more
Is harm than good will not result from il
- by the first of September, they hope 10 be
5, able to form an opinion-they rCajt Jof
e iuteHFgeucer Tlue the slave system has
l. been cast into the botomless pit-but then.
$ they are persuaded a state Of freedom lis
n pregnant with far greater evils! True,
II the slaves can no longer be bought, sold,
!, mortgaord, branded, cropped, maaac!cd.
" accratrd, murdered with impunity-but
Z, then for this merctuI exemption from
D. suffering, it is to apprehend that they will
" cut their masters throa;s2 True learn
n ing may now be encouraged, schools es-
VI tablished, the gospel enforced, extraordin-
= ary privileges en- oycd-but then, as a
il, consequence of this state Of things, plant
D. atoms NAV be ravaged, the dwellings of
le the planters fired, and the awful scenes of
10 St. Domingo witnessed!! O, we'll may
as Bed.am laugh at such stoIdlty, and shud-
a. der at such insensibilny? What shall
Of we think of such men? or what shall we
to say OF them? 1t cannot be that they are
u in their right minds-or, if they are. that
Y they are sincere in what they affirm
A. Ignorant they cannot be, for they make
to high pretensions to wisdom and knowI-
TO edge Talents they certainly possess:
ur but, talents, though angel bright, may be
lie turned into fooishness by perversion Ii
Sc is Impossible to believe them 10 be honest,
IS, unless at the expense of their understand
m ings. They deny sef-evident PROPOSE
III, tons. They proclaim that all men are
TO created free and equal, and endowed with
lu- inaIienable rights, and then mob US fol
lly enforcing their own doctrine? They con
Ike teud for the liberty of speech, and then
* subject US to lynch law for exercising thai
he liberty! They expatiate upon the bless.
It's, ings of freedom, and then burn down ouI
try dwellings for proposing to extend those
blessings to millions Of our countrymer
op- who are kept in the house Of bondage
". But enicmatc1I as their conduct may al
ion first appear. it finds an easy solution
IL Thew dpsDsp, loathe, repudtate the color
re- ed man as a nAN-though they vaIu,
ave him, cling TO Hmm, eXtol hum, run ate
ers him from the borders of Texas to GU