Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-26

are so many yet opposed to abo!iLionists
T am fearful that should | tell, should
be considered uncharitable. | will say
this much, however 1t is surely surpris-
ING to me, that men so apparently good in
other respects, and withal so discerning,
do not see their error and do their duty.
The next point will notice, Is, IL re- |
gard to Mr.. Calhoun's speech. You quote
his speech, in part, thus: He assured
them he had been at the North, he was
educated at Yale College,) and he well
knew what material we are made of, and
that we are all totally opposed to slavery;
and the South should kaow it." You say
it was thirty years ago that he was at the
North, when all spoke one language, and
that that language was against slavery
do not doubt it. But at that time. the
test question had not been put; for the LIE
gislatures that passed laws abolishing
Slavery, adopted the gradual plan, so that
the shareholders could have time TO dis
pose of their slaves into other States, there
bv losing nothing. But in this case the
opportunity offered is not so good. The
)question now presents itself in this shape !:
Have the slaves a natural and moral right
to themselves If so. then no other per-
son has light to them a moment This,
sir, is he question that was not uder-
STOOD at that time Abolilonists believe
that the enslaved hare this right, end
wherefore contend that it would be moral
) lv wrong longer 10 deprive them Of it
They do not want the slave holders should
have an opportunity of sending them q
r Texas or to any other place to be still
, held in bondage.
But why did you not quote that part o
, Mr. Calhoun's speech which says, "a
!, large and grOo05ng party exists at tht
: North, who are laboring efectuatty in DO
ing away slavery-preachlng that 1t |:
: aor0ng to hold men as property. and W
/ fear such preaching will take hold ON on
| consciences"? 1t was this body OF mel
0 and their weapons he feared, and not lhos
5 who were fighting them.
l. will Just notice the last part of the eX
t, tract of your letter, as given by the Chron
), cle, and then close. IF any thing is clea
$ in theory, or demonstrate by facts, it ap
l. pears TO me that an attentive end unpreiJ
v diced mind must pronounce the lnhuenc
ID of the Anti-Slavery charges against tn
e emancipationists mos, hurlful to The eaus
re of freedom'7 Whenever you give salts
v factory evidence that those who now al
l not AbolitioniSts, have become emancip
If, tionists, then the occasion will cease, an
Id [ will engage that the difference betwee
US then will be so small that Hersch
r. would be unable 10 discover it with h
~ powerful telescope. Let US then labor Fl
he that object. Let US point out each other
re, errors in a proper manner, and with
nd proper spirit Should you, sir, on seein
We this article, perceive any errors, | wou
v thank you to point them out through Il
lot Telegraph, and will endeavor to pro
n by it: or should any other person find al
IDS thing wrong, | would be glad to have
OFT done by them. ]. HoLcoMB
at Mn. EMERSON, Prof. dc.
it Brandon, Sept 2l, 1888.
en- NoTE.-I would thank the Editor
I'm the Chronicle, when he again furnish
o. such "caption'' TO an'articIe, just 10 t
ms his renders where the perrersiOn lies
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