The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-24
HThe State of Things.1

''Ihe state Oh IhlngS.'
Under the above caption, the editor of the Chron
icle has another chapter on the delinquences o
the Voice of Freedom-the monstrosites of Col
Miller-attacks on " the freedom Of the clergy,
&c. If the editor of the Chronicle and his breth
rem ofkindred feelings, could be persuaded to de-
vote one;haf of the time and space now occupied
by them in blazonng the real or supposed fault;
of abolitionists to consideration of the state Of
MingS,"-we mean 100000 " things" according
to the law and religion of the South we dont
know but the anti-savery society might dispense
with the labors of such pestent fellows" as have
SO much disturbed the quiet of the wise and pru-
ing about men and means, this din of controversy
about clerical prerogative, and harmony in the
churches, would measuraby give place to solemn
discussion and action more BETTING the state of
things" in the American Church at the present
era.
In respect to the controversy between the Rev.
Mr.. Ingraham, the Chronicle and Col. Miller we
have not volunteered as the champion of either.
When the Chronicle charged Col. NJ with the
avowed intention of breaking down ministers
and breaking up churches that would not pronounce
his Shlbboleth, we were assured by Col. nj. that
his language and meaning had been palpably mis-
represented and perverted. That he expressed a
wish and determination to rid the ministry and
the churches of proslaverysm, he freely admitted
This, he declared was " the head and front of his
Offending and that whoever charged him with
any desire or design Of waging war against min
listers or churches as such, was guilty of alSehood
With such assurances, we met the charge of the
Chronicle with prompt denial, on behalf of the
accused. The Chronicle subsequently published
a.note from MIR. Charles Marsh, purporting to give
some choice expressions, duly dressed up in quo
tations, which expressions, the public were told,
were tantamount to those imputed to Col. Miller
by the Chronicle, as evincive Of an intention 10
/" break down ministers and break up churches
that would not pronounce his Shibboleth" 1t turns
out, after all, pro-savery men being judges that
the terms breaking down ministers" and " break
ing up churches" were coined in the Chronicle
mint The bugbear could not be made to assume
an aspect sufficiently frighilul without this trang
draft upon the editors Imagination. The sly
Jesuitism of the matter has fair parallel in the
famous effort of the same journal to fasen on Mr..
Garrison the credit of calling George Washington
ga har-nov IN heU."
The editor ofthe Chronicle remarks that "proofs
are accumulating that Col. Miller is not alone in
these Intentions" e, intentions to break down
minister's" &c. And who are the accomplces
Why, the National Convention at Albany. How
so? He was made Vice President of the Ma
tional Convention at Albany! Who else is gull
ty? The State Anti-Slavery Society, to be sure.
Why "Col, Miller, Notwithstanding all devel-
opponents of his doings and intentions, is still lee
turing as an agent of the State Society! And
again, His lectures are honored with an edtori-
al puff in the last Voice of Freedom" and
his doings and avowed intentions IN the premi-
ses cannot be regarded otherwise than as theirs"
What an oversightit was that the conservaors of
the peace OF the churches at the Albany meeting
did not file protest against that abominabe Col.
Miller! Alas for u.s. the whole body of 494, and
what is more, their constituents with them, stand
charged with the crime of breaking down min
listers -no-of faithfully rebukng those protested
ministers of Christ who are too proud to take the
part of the poor, outcast victims in the prison.
house of slavery
The Chronicle takes alarm at our article of last
week relating TO the General Convention where
in we expressed the hope that the body would con-
tend for " as high standard of ethics as has been
recognized by all consistent politicians for the last
five years" Understand u.s. Politicians who are
sound abotonists have for years, in the face of
Doctor Wayland's book Of limitations, pronounced