Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13

might mention manv names, but these are
fIcls which all know. A distinguished
professor of Theological Seminary, In (
one OF The slaveholding states, born and
| reared and educated in New-Engiand. not !
long since purchased slave. as the most
| efeclual way of quieling the suspicion
that he thong BIT slavery wrong. Indeed |
know not Of single clergyman FROM N. !
England, through ali the South, who is !
willing 10 have it understood that ne |
thinks it wicked to hold the slaves in
bondage. Do we not hear from the pres !
idents of some of our colleges. aud from
the most distinguished professors in some
of our theological seminaries, that slavery (
| is not Inconsistent with Christianity p
! Are not Shareholders and open advocates
of The right of slavery freely invited to
preach at Andover, at Amherst, and in all
Of the cities of New-Englahd? Is it not
very seldom that the slave is prayed for in
public worship or in social prayer, except
| by protested aboiitionists? Do we hear
his name mentioned, at the monthly con-
cert of prayer for the conversion of the
heather? Do not the majority Of clergy
men 10 all our cities refuse 10 give notice
Of even a meeting for prayer for the
slave? And while our churches are free
| Iy opened for peace societies, tract socie-
ties, missionary societies, temperance soci-
cites, prison discipline societies, has not al
most every church been locked, and is not
almost every caty church locked, against
the man who would plead the cause of the
slave Are not the most honorable civil
ians and reputable clergymen who ven
ture to advocate their cause, while simply
proclalmlng that slavery is national sin,
aud should be Immediately abandoned, as
sailed by the most Illuminating abuse of
the mob? And do not nearly all our po-
litiral papers, and many religious papers,
withhold all support and sympathy from
such men as Brney. and Beman, and
Tappan, and Charming? And vet, my
dear sir, one would infer from the re
marks of the Editors of The New ork
Observer, that could Cha. kson and
: Wherefore but witness the spontaneous
adherence of slavery which inspires the
Y bosom Of all New England, they would
blush at their own comparative insensibiI-
E ity
n In Connecticut. a lady opened school
J, for the education of colored children For
: this crime, she was insuIted by the mob
of rich and poor. in every conceivable
way. Her house was stoned, her shoo-
room battered, her person treated with
the greatest ind gnity She was dragged
10 Jail, and finally driven from the town, by
the most relentless persecution. And her
only crime was, establishing school for
:. the education of colored children. And
: this outrage did not occur in Texas or
: Georgia, bur in free, religious Connecti-
: cut. In New Hampshire. a similar at
: tempt was made. Aud the liberty loving
= subjects of the granite state assembled
; with their teams, and dragged the obnox-
loUs school house. into the swamp Aud
! many of the papers in New-Ep gland
r mentioned this lawIess violence as exceed
> ngly amusing jote! Ohio is so gener-
J ally inhabited by emg~anrs from New
e England. that it is freqn ntlv called the
a New England of the West Aud yel
II The legislature OF that free state has pass-
/ ed a law. that if any man feeds at his door
: a starving slave escaping from bonda pc
/ thus aiding him on his way TO heaven
3 given freedom, he shall be punished bv
! fine and Imprisonment. And there is now
{ mmured in the dungeons of Jail a
q Christian clergyman, for thus remember
y ing those in bonds as bound with them
p And yet a New England PASTOR in
u iorms yon, that an adherence of slavery
5 is so sincere and heartfelt, "that ninety
"ane hWndredths Of as are entitled to the
; lOudest "sbouts and ptaudits" Of gour
: good city, on gour own comditions. Yes
T he continues, +" a0e soiU come man by man.
: and as sUe cross The Birmingham plat
u form, zoe wiH declare, each for himself
y "the friend OF the stare, the enemy o.
y staUery" If not as loud, ace aoiU get be
> as earnest and as hearty as Dr.. Beman,
: or Dr.. Patton, or Mr.. KIRK Your hall
i shall not cease ats echo of applause, TIL
; "0H the people are clean passed ocer'
: 1 dom understand Ubat atmosphere I lire
e ~, or Mis IS true''
NV dear sir, know not what to make
/ of such statements, coming from honest
men, who cannot be unacquainted with
y the facts to which have above alluded.
| am, also New-EngIand Pastor. am
: not connected with any anti-sIa very or
: ganization. | have preferred. for reasons
, satisfactory to mysef, to manifest my SYM
y patty for the slave in my own way. And
8 | am perfectly willing that others should
: manifest their sympathy in their otca aoag.
a But the facts to which have above aIud-
J ed show that there are some among us
! who have an incomprehensible wav, in
: deed, of proving that they are the :. friends
l of the slave, the enemies Of slavery"
StlII, there are now many amonr rs