Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-14

. !, village without rebuke, only to
those who dared to oppose such riotous
proceedings. Since that period, a noted
opposer OF abolition and a great apclopist
Tor slavery. has been elected President Of
the institution. =
Most of the leading Baptist periodicals
oppose, or entirely neglect and disregard,
Anh-Siavery efforts. Among the num-
oers, are the Gospel Witness and Baptist
Advocate OF New York city, Cross &
Journal, Ohio. The editors of these pa
pers are free from participation in efforts
10 abolish American slavery The N. Y.
Baptist Register, published at Utica, N.
4. suffers Baptist ministers to be driven
from house of God within the limits of
It's own city. without reproof, OILY be-
cause such ministers had assembled to de-
lloerate and act for the abolition of slave
rv. The same paper advocates paving
the master for the slaves, which they have
robbed from infancy, refuses to publish
Anti-slavery resolutions passedby various
Baptist associations and conventions. lest
the Baptist shareholders should be offend
ed and, if a brother reprove the editor
for thus neglecting his duty, he is de-
nounced as an ultraist.
Thereare, also, numerous ministers who
have married shareholders daughters or
widows, and sold the true Christian, An
ts-SIoUery Philosophy for money robbed
from the negro, and have pressed upon
the world Limitations of humGn respon-
sability" to calm the conscience, snit-
ten. (2)
These facts indicate that there is a COM
blnation among many in the Baptist
church TO favor the STAKEHOLDER and oppose
emancipation. Benevolent associations,
Theological and Literary Institutions, and
majority of Periodicals and influential
ministers have combined with the oppres-
sors Of the poor to sustain the most foul,
adulterous and God-defying iniquity the
sun ever beheld.
What is our duty towards God, under
circumstances like these
A BAPTIST.
! ~ The facts having become somewhat notori-
GUS, that Professor Ripley, of the Newton Theo-
logical INSTRUMENTATION of the Notes on the
Gospels-is stakeholder, the Editor of the Chris.
tan Reflector recently questioned the Profess
sor on the subject. The Professor, in reply,
plead, in part, if / rightly recollect, that he
was holding the slares for their own good Ii
will be recollected that Dr." Ely bought the slave
Ambrose, for has [Ambrose'sl oua benefit. The
Dr." would let Ambrose work out his value, an
then give him his liberty. But what was the re-
suit? Why, before the time came round the "Dr.''
became bankrupt, and poor Ambrose went, it'll
the Dr.s I" other chattels to indemnify his credit
! ors. What right, l ask, has Dr." Ely, Professor
Ripley, any other religious dignitary, positively
to do evil that possibly good may come? 1t is such
things these that sanction and sanciy this or
rible abomination. If American slavery were once
separated from the churches and religious institu.
tons, it could more be again connected with
them, under the light that is now shining upon it
than any other foul system of wickedness this side
of Tophet. Its monstrous crimes would then be
looked upon crimes, and those who should bt
guilty ofthem would be treated as criminals
/! (2) The readers of the Telegraph
ing the support given by President WaylGnd tc
the institution at West Point, and to the cause
of wine-bbbing-w probably be somewhat sur
prised to learn that he owns an extensive slave es
tate, in the island of Cuba, unless he has recently
disposed of it. have it on unquestioRable author
ity that such is the fact. / leave the subject 70
: consideration, without comment at present.