Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-11
Vol. X....No AZ

land, the applause Of the good through
out the world will be hers, if she should
show moral energy enough 10 break eve.
ry yoke that she has hitherto imposed on
the poor" and by which her own pros, /
perlty and true power have been hiadered
In view of the late action in the Sen.
ate and House of Representatives in Con.
gress-adverse as they may seem, 10
those who think more highly of tba
branches Of the Legislature than of the
source OF their power-the abolilionists
see nothing that is cause for discourage.
nlent. They find the people sound; they
know that they still cherish, as their falh,
ers did, the ight Of petition-she freedom
of the press-the freedom of speech-the
rights of conscience; that they love the
liberty of the North more than they love
the slavery of the South. What care
they for Resolutions in the House or Res,
olutions in the Senate when the House
aud the Senate are but their ministers
their servants, and they know tha: they
can discharge them at their pleasure Ii
may be that Congress has vet to learn,
that the people. have but slight regard for
Understanding resolutions. They ought
to have known this from the history Of
such resolutions for the last two wears.
THirty-seren thousand petitioners for the
abolition of slavery in the District of Co.
lambda had their petitions laid on the ia.
bic by the resolution Of the House Of
Representatives in May 1886. At the
succeeding session, they had increased 10
one hundred and ten Mousand-The res,
otution Of Jan. l8, 1888, laid all their pc.
titions in the same way on the table. al
the called, and at the present session, these
10000 had multiplied to foe hundred
thousand. Soon, Senators and Represen,
tatives will be sent from the free states
who will need no petitions-they will
know the prayer of their constituents b..
fore they leare heir homes
In concluding this. my answer to your
18th inte1regatory, will say that know
of no event, that has transpired, either in
or out Of Congress, for the last two or
three years, that has had any other iuns.
ence on the exertions of abollionists than
to increase and stimulate them. IndevI
every thing that has taken place withiu
that period, ought to excite to their Ut.
most efforts all who are not despairing
dastards. The Demon of oppression in
this land is tenfold more fierce and ram.
pant and relentless than he was supposed
to be before reused from the, quiet OF his
! lair. TO every thing that is precious the
aboitonists have seen him lay claim.
The religion of tIe Bible must be aIu.
uerated the claims of Humanity must b..
smolhered-the demands of Justice must
be nulti6ed a part of our Race aust te
shut out from the common sympathcs Of
common nature. Nor is this all; they
see their oacn r ghts and those of the nto.
y Pile; the right to speak, to acrite, 10 prlat.
TO- publish, to assemble together, to petition
their own servants, all, brought in peril
\ They feel that the final conflict between
- Popular liberty and Aristocratic slavery
has come; that one or. the other mus
fall and they have made up their minds,
4 with the blessing of God on their efforts
= = that their adversary shall die.
IA. Haze yoH any permanent Cand'
. and ho1o -npuch?'
ANsWER.-We have none. The con.
= tributions are anticipated. We are al,
ways in debt. and always getting out Of
debt,
| have now, Sir. completed my an.
p swers to the questions proposed in your
" letter of the l6thoult. 1t gives me pleas.
+ ure to have had such an auspicious op-
. portunity of. doing So. | cannot but hope
y for good to both the parties concerned,
), where candor and civiIity have chara:'
o terized their representatives.
Part Of the answer to Your 18Th gus"
> tlon may seem to wander from the s;F!c!
terms of the question propounded-Lot :
be set down to desire on my part, 10
give you all the information can at all
= german to the inqu;ry.-The "proffer,
made in my note to Mr.. Calhoun, vai
not unguarded+" Nor was it singular
The information | have furnished ha:
6 Teen always accessible to our anniversaries
= even though the application for it nigh
not have been clothed in the polite and
Z gentlenanly terms. which have so strong.
\ ly recommended yours to the most respect.
= full consideration .. ....~...
o Of your very obedient Servant.
JAMES G. B1RNBY.