Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-16
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of humanity will be ofended-because
we design to allow an impartial investiga-
ton of subject concerning peace on
earth, and good will to men'2
1t is hardly necessary for US to say,
that the patronage of the paper is not
sufficient to meet its necessary expenses.
There is not, we presume, periodical
devoted to any branch of moral reform,
whether it be the cause of temperance,
peace, virtue, or emancipation,-the In
come of which is equal to its outgoes.-
This ought not so to be-but so it is
The incidental losses of a newspaper es-
tablshment in the course of year, make
large aggregate. To those associations
and individuals, who have generously
contributed to support the Liberator. we
tender our very grateful acknowledge
ments.
Similar assistance will doubtless be
needed during the ensuing year; though,
it is to be hoped, not to the same extent.
In order to insure the confidence of the
friends of the Lberator, we have entered
into new arrangement, by which the
pecunlary concerns of the paper are to
be wholly entrusted to a committee. con.
ssting of the following responsible gen.
tlemen FRANCS JACKSON and Ed
MUND Quincy Of Boston, and VIM. BAs-
sETT of Lynn. They will vouch for all
Its receipts and expenditures, and faithful
ly app y whatever donations may be made
towards its support.
In order to give efficiency to this ar
rangement, and to make the Liberator
still more useful to the cause. the commit.
tee have appointed Mr.. OLIVER JOHNSON
Whose zeal and ability are too well
known to need any eulogy) to act as Gen
erai Agent OF the paper, and to give such
assistance in the editorial department as
may be found necessary. All letters re-
fGt'mg 10 tie peeuniary concerns of the
paper mast hereafter be addressed to him
Our readers may expect to receive.
from week to week, a valuable sheet
MISSIONARIES IN FRANCE. The lat
est intelligence from France, shows that
the French government are vet far from
equitable views of religious liberty. The
OH article of the charter of 1880, which
was thought TO secure liberty of worship
seemed little needed by the judicial tribu
nails In late case involving the riobt
OF worship the court decided that IAN ex.
press authorization of the government Is
required for every religious assembly of
more than twenty persons and no protec-
tlon can be claimed from the authorizes
but for the established churches. The
celebrated M. Dupin, president of the
Chamber of Deputies. and the attorney
general IN the case, has solemnv main
tanned that no foreigner sustained bv a
foreign religious society, is permitted to
exercise the functions of a minister of the
gospel IN France. To admit among us.
SAID he, missionaries from societies in
London or Geneva, would be to receive
INTO our bOSoms the point of O. spord. of
ach1ch foreigners hold tie hit. Yet the
missionaries are not without then encour-
agements. Last spring six were baptized
by Mr.. Dusart. Tn. minds of the peo-
pie OF France appear to be to a very great
extent dissatisfied with the Catholic mum.
merry, and still more so with the unholv
lives OF the priests. AT one village, Bris-
sY Cholgny, such a riot was raised that
the people wished TO stone the priest out
OF the vlllage-but he said he was mot
AFRAID OF them, as he had two pistols about
him" One ofthe missionaries had a con-
versatlon four hours long with this priest.
He uttered great words, and seemed TO
scorn to talk with the missionary. Some
OF the Professionals are more irrelioious
han the Catholics Some seem to know
more OF the errors of popery, than of the |
guilt OF their own sins.-Ecangelih
The following resolutions were adont-
ed by the Legislature of Massachusetts !
at It's last sessIon.-Liberator.
Resolved, That a resort 10 war for tho
purpose of adjusting national disputes is
a practice derived from the barbarism of
former ages, is incompatible with the true
spirit OF Christianity, and at variance
with the present state of civilization tbro'-
out Large part of the world; and that
while It is fraught with the most deplora.
ole evils to mankind, moral, political, and
physical. it rarely accomplishes the object
Tor which it is waged.
Resolved. That the great importance
Of the subject renders il the dutv If oil
civilized communities, to unite in the ad.
op''on OF any practicable plan. calculated
o effect SO noble an object as the aboIi.
ION OF war. and the preservation of neace
among The nations of the earth.
:. Resolved. That the institution Of .
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