Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-10

AS to public addres SEES, il is true that sub :,
iects might be selected Tor that occasion y
with which the cause of liberty might seem e
10 have but very little connection. But how k
often those who profess to be AntI-Slavery e
men as much as anybody may tie them
selves up to such subjects on such occa-
sions, is a matter they must settle with
their own consciences. The day is identi- {
fed with the cause of liberty. With those
whose religious views will allow them in
any way TO participate in the festival, it is
pre-eminently the day, of all others in the
year, to make an onset upon slavery. And
while slavery remains in this Republic, |
know not how any one who deprecates its
ravages, or sympathizes with its victims,
can justify himself before his conscience or
his Maker, if he acts public part on that
day, short of throwing his influence, direct
! iy or indirectly, against the deadliest earth
! ly enemy Of the human race. He whose |
heart deeply sympathizes with his bleeding
brother will not, on such an occasion, fail TO
4 turn public attention TO his deplorable con-
dition. While he who lacks the common
sympathes Of human nature, or shrinks
from duty for fear of giving offence, will get
off on almost any pretexI.
4 cannot leave the subject without a short
digresson-which is not, however, alto
gether DEPRESSION.
J
Nothing is more common, among those
who speak or pray on the 4th Of July, than
TO set forth the bloody wars connected with
the history Of this country, as the means
: and measures by Which the blessings of lib
erty and the privileges we enjoy were pro-
: cured. Almost any OF those who would
: scrupulously shut out Anti-Slavery, would
' lug in this as most suitable appendage TO
d any subject to be discussed on that day
g Especially if there be an assemblage of
y children and youth, and thps there be pre-
/ scented an opportunity TO make deep and
4, durable impression, affecting the temporal
n and eternal interests Of men. While en-
y ter my solemn protest against the unchrist-
Re ian practice of thus throwing poison into
or the fountain, | ask these justifers Of wa
+ to white men, on the most trivial pretexts
how it is that they forbid it TO the coloret
d man, on the most aggravated occasion /
r trifling duly on tea and pitIful tax OF
We paper were justification for shedding rirer
ne Of blood surely, the wrongs endured by thu
w slaves Of this Republic are ample justi6ca
N, tion for shedding oceans. repeat my sol
&c emn protest against the whole Of it. But
ne want YOUR warrors-your bloody -minde
sc men-who justify the former and yet depre
10 cate and forbid the latter, to- show me thei
ID consistency. Why not themselves be d
OF Kalbs and La Fayettes-go and thro1
rs down the gauntlet at oppression-and sin
In or swim, live or die, survive or PERISH wit
ee- those whose sufferings in one single hot
III amount to a greater occasion than all fc
FRY which our fathers fought? Tell me, Y
no .clamorous patriots, and prating philanthrt
ION pists
.eu THE VERMONT CHRONICLE opposes Ant
Slacery far more than it does SIacery.
10y Proof:-It has selected and rublishe
ne that part Of John Quincy Adams secon
= letter which is opposed to Anti-!Slarer.
~ ., but has carefully omitted those parts Of
- =, which are opposed to Siarery and Colon
40 cation!
This is only an item of great varict
=, and abundance OF proof 10 The same point
80 The readers Of The Cfroncle-especiall
~ those Of them who read little or nothin
else on the subject Of slavery and emanc
r. paion-Will be formed, a large proportio
- of them, on the same grouad. They pro
= fess 10 be wonderfully opposed 10 slarery-
BUT they are vastly more opposed to Ant
ne SIaresy.
~ The DANvILLE ASSOCIATION, at its la,
y anniversary, passed the following resolt
MS ton:
= Resolred, That we recommend the Ia;
OF Thursday in February as a dav Of fastin
and prayer-the morning for colleges an
Db fchools,and the afternoon for the poor slare
-. Adopted.
or QUERY.-Will those who profess 10
+ it 'as much opposed 10 slavery as any body
on -bat, are too pious to cooperate with Ii
tho wicked abolitionisis, tell US what they hay
TO ever done, or what they propose to do, Fl
the abolition of slavery, which the abolition
an, lists have not already done, and are not no
in doing?
an, 1t probobly would not be either impudel
ers or Impairment TO ask almostany Of this cla
v,hat ono fbinr than bava oyar Joro C. Al