Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-31
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1889.

There are points in the following article meet
ing several classes of opponents to Anti-Slavery.
But there are two classes of opponents, more |
parts adapted to their cases. 1. Those who
claim compensation for the stakeholder. 2. |
i Those who contend that the slaves have adequate
religious instruction. The evidence will weigh
the more with them, doubtless, on account of its
coming from one who has himself been slave
holder.
DIR. NELSON'S LECTURE.
Thousands of thanks are due to Mrs.
Child, for the beautiful description which
she has given of DR.. Nelson's Lectures
on Slavery, delivered lately at Nouhamp-
ton, Mass. No person in the world but
DR.. Nelson could have delivered that lec-
Iure, and no other person but Mrs. Child
could have described it with the touching
simplicity and full justice that she has
done. AS foil, she has set Elliot Cress-
on with his imposture, at the door; and
we may offer the two as fair contrast of
the two movements.-EmGneipator.
From the Liberator, March l.
NORTHAMPTON, Feb. Is, 1899.
Dear Brother Garrison,-Elliot Cress-
pa has recently been in this region, boast
ne that he is no paid agent, and striving
% win golden opinions by his eloquence
and philanthropy. The southern resi-
dents in this town almost suffocated him
with hospitality. Slavery and Colonial
ion always draw towards each other like
magnet and steel.
Mr.. Cresson's first lecture was in the
piternoon. 1t was very polite and plausi-
bic, and nothing was said that could not
be generally assented to by all descrip-
lions of persons. II was in fact merely
theatrical harangue upon the horrors OF
The sIavetrade; four-6lths of which, he
said, was carried on by the citizens of the
Jailed States. When these ships came
hear the coast, signal-gun was fired, and
b physician came on board. He examin-
ID the cargo, and pointed out such as
would not bear acclimating; straightway
they were thrown over to the sharks, that
we're coursing round in expectation OF
their customary meal. For all this, and
much more, Colonization was the only
Effective remedy. Yet he stated that 2O0.-
poo were now annually carried off from
Africa, and if this be true, there has been
pn increase of hundred thousand year
since they have begun to apply their spe.
ci6c.
When it was proposed to appoint sec
pnd meeting in the afternoon, he, with
great urbanity of speech, said that expe.
Fence had convinced him that meeting:
were much more fully attended in the
evening His wish was complied with
pnd ne had quite large audience. II
This second meeting, he launched int
considerable invective, and INDUCED il
some jocosity. 1t seems to have been hi;
practice, in the towns around, to call
meeting in the afternoon, and address
ew with pathetic and uncontroverted prin
elples; this answers for an advertisement
10 the second meeting in the evening
where larger audience may listen to dc
punciations against English and Amer
can abolitionists. He rails against Da
O'Connell,' calls England Mother Bri
I'm, says Geo. Thompson was "a slande
ng emissary. sent here on purpose I
pllt the American Church, and divid
ne American Union, and declares tn;
England did not emancipate her slave
rom motives of benevolence. She did
nerely from hatred and jealousy Of tn
EOun!ry. She wanted to promote civ
var here, and thus overthrow our blesse
nstitutlons.' This attempt to DESTROY II
moral influence of England, seemed
ne almost as wicked as the malicious a
I the priest who administered poison
ne sacrament
He called the abolitionists traitors
nd said Virginia would have emancips
. long ago, it she had not been vexed
neir interference. In illustration
J which he told of an old black WON,
yns, oyerhearing the doctor saw she "
lying. called out, DIR. Rush! DR.. Rus
say ! won't die now, out q spite = :
neighten the effect, the Iator initiated i
: golce and manner. thought 10 mysl
!, u the contest was between Dr. Rnsp !
> The poor dying old woman, it was ore
y clear which would carry the point r.
said the abOliiionists wanted to aroua
matter with him; but he answered II
6f as Nehemiah did Sanballat: lam
. ing great work. Why should the W
y cease, whilst / leave it and come dowr
n. your He hoped his hearers would
~ something more than talk and coas;d
ana then with amiable iacetiousness.
~ iepealed, There was piper had a ca
~, ~ &c. But | will not wfite anv NOR
III 'nls, which can neither be new. nseG,l
as entertaining. His address. as ne
aoounded in contradictions, which :,
perceived, and many did not, I