Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-18
For The Vermont Telegraph.
THAT ALTERS THE CASE
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peep into the kitchen
Mr. Edltor:-The following summary
Oh conversation, recently held in Ger.
tain town in the Mountain State is res
pectfully submitted and, should it sue.
coed In finding vacant seat in your tele
graphic locomotive, is commended to the
special attention of all Northern mer
with Southern principles and slough
faces"
A"t'-AbOIsts0nist. Well, I say polite.
and religion hadn't never ought to be mix.
ed; there's time for all things, and lei
'em have it, I say.
AbOlitionist. Right, sir: but YOU know
religious rights are frequently involved in
political questions. Indeed, can hardly
conceive of a question in civil affairs. tina,
is not directly, or indirectly. connected
with the rights of conscience.
A. A. Well, abolltionists are office
seekers-they don't care for the slaves
Ihey would have slaves themselves if thew
could.
A. 1t would be difficult to prove either
OF your assertions. As to the former we
must account them fools before we can adj
NIT it. To suppose that little bard Of
men, like the noble pioneers of this cause
looking forward through the dark vista of
coming years-should be willing to periI
tnelr all, "their lives, their fortunes. and
'nelr sacred HONOR and boldly come up
to battle against the slavery-afianced le.
gions OF this country, in the hope-faint il
must have been-of being promoted 4o
some paltry ofice-is to suppose ourselves.
IN the first place. the greatest dolts of the
two; and this would be, as Griffin saws.
treason against nature
A. A. Well, well, don't stop to give
lecture on natur: let's have an answer
to the other pint.
A. ., certainly, certainly: we'll to
suppose they want to hold slaves oniv
leaves US still deeper in The same dilemma !.
'0f their wants can be gratifed at any time;
ana with much less hazard of persecution
ana scorn' than TO stem the swelling tide
Of public opinion against the system.
A. A. Well, abolition is greater sin
han slavery, ten to one. Ministers of the
gospel han't no business to NEEDLE with
ne aiggers: its their business to preach
he gospel
A. And what is it to preach the Cos
eel! Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
With all thy heart, and thy meieAbor as
hyse.t" is the injunction ofthe Almighty: |
nd this "love" is said to be "the fulfill |
ng of the law Besides, Gods minis +
7rs are expressly commanded to {. plead
ne cause of the poor and needy'-and
mo are poor and needy if the slaves
re not
A. A. That's nothin' but a notion
he slave is better off than half the moor.
'lks here at the North. Ministers han,t
Q business to go about preachin' such
.un-dlvldin' the churches. and settin, The
eopie a-quarelin', and disputin', and disa.
divide the Union next
nd the whole country'll be DESTROYED
'ut II they a0iH preach agin' slavery. lei
IN 60 to the South where it IS. and not
9 maxim such fuss and excitement here
here it 0int.
Anti Aboliti0nist, No. 2. So saw: If
icy want to preach, let 'em 90 to the
outh where it is.
a. But our Savior told his disciples
at when they 'were prosecuted in one /,
1y' they should fee to another;' and no,
lsn wantonly upon danger with their
res wide open. Need follow the mar.
lei One member of Congress declared
lblicly, that il an abolitionist made his
'pearance in South Carolina, they would s
ing hlm-mauger all the laws of the r
0lted States to the contrary. One man .
: been publicly whipped--another driv- l
nom a slave, to free State; and, no: b
slsned with this, the mob. like furious :