Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-13
V OIL. XII. NO. 25

who sigh for the flesh pots of Egyn ~,
ious for the money both of the sIarebo1
er and the abolitionist, declare vehem...
ly,i that slavery and abolition arr p,r.f.
political questions, and are entirely On, :,
place In the church. They have No ~
lection 10 their paIishioners BECOMING -
olltionists, provided that :heir aboli,ien -
manifested at political meetings aud attn
ballot box, without being brought into -
church to "disturb its harmonvn n
the contrary, those politicians WIN WI
to secure the votes both of aboli,ion;r.
and shareholders, declare, that aboIi,inr :.
purely question of theology and CON
science, having no proper cOnnec,ion
whatever with elections, nor with polric.
its true place being in the bosom Of H.
church. They have no objection to Gee
pie becoming abolitionisls they like !,
see them so but their abolition mus !
purely theological; they must not brir,
it into political meetings nor 10 the BAH.
box, to disturb the harmony" OF paris
and endanger the expectations Of as2irazf
for power.
Which class OF these prelenders +,
right2 We answer neither; both -.
pal pably in the wrong 1t is, we adm
perfectly true, that there are Questions
public law and policy. such as the nal.
ing of roads, and many others Tbjs
might be enumerated, that have no proDr
connection with religion and the churc5-.
and it is equally true, that there are o,bs
questions of mere theological doctrine ;,
way affecting justice between mn a-iI
MAJ, that have nothing to DO with ,,l
tics, as rightly viewed and any leess
ton in relation TO them is tyranny. b.
there is third class of cases which nr5,I
erIy belong both TO politics and TO re,ioi.tI
and the question of slavery and abolfia|
is one of this kind. This class is con.
posed of all questions which touch The
Strvance OF justice between human t-
ings, to do justly, being alike required ri
: the pr,cepts of every religion, and By L.
laws of every well governed coun.rr-
, The chief object both OF religious insr..
/ ton and of political legislation, is 10 al
, force the principles of morality bs.wr.
, man and man. Thou shalt not ses,
says the scripture; "thou shalt no. ZEAL. +
: says The law; "thou shalt not bear ia...
Witness says religion thou shalt &C
/ commit perjury" says Legislation.
The correctness of this position is co.
orally admitted, both by politicians a..
theologians; but many Of them d.,sise 70
make slavery an enormous exccgtica
f The general rule. If poor man s,ra.,.
turkey, for family dinner, send linn
: prison" says the politician "iurn 1
: out of the church, says the iheoja.,ian
r But when wealthy man plumbers, exc.
year, hundred slaves of The value Of 1
, ty turkies each, the Corrupt politician 90
q the corrupt theologian are both dur
> toundered. Whv2 Simply because T.
STAKEHOLDER can plate sin with god
There is no better reason.
). We trust that the friends OF aLslf,
n will persevere in. agiti ling the s.fi.-
! both as political and religious one =
and that the fluuering of the woanl.
d spIgeons will only convince lhem Of d.
:. effectiveness OF this pan. As TO la-.
protessed opponents of slavery, who ui
e uphold the makers of slare laws, AMI
5 preachers of slavehQIding theology. ias
: are, at most, no better in principle a..
D practice than those who would /. Il ID
n without Interference, and see an infln. e.
voured by tiger, consoIing lhemsrlra
n with the reflection that they dill no adv
|. ally .perPetraie the deed with their or.
;, hands.