Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-11

tratlons, for which not only myself but
my people, have cause to bless God.
At the risk of being tedious, [ will adj
Vert to another topic, intimately connect
ed with the power and usefulness of Amer
can example in this country. Imean the
great question of slavery. No minister,
nor private Christian, coming from the
| United States, however great his excel
Ience may be in other resDects-however
valuable the cause might be which he is
anxious to recommendation whatever in
productions and Recommendations he may
brIng-can be authorized to expect to do
much good who is not prepared to declare
| himself the warm and steady friend of
emancipation. | am quite aware that
some oil our people are not disposed to
make such allowances, as without at all
compromising the question may be made.
| for those who till lately never thought of
the crlmlnality of this enormous sin, nor
for the difficulties with which the subject
IS surrounded in your country; but still,
when charity has stretched itself to the
uttermost, many find it a most puzziino
matter to reconcile revivals of religion
with the opposition of the South and the
indifference of many in the North and
East to the abolition of slavery. We are
ready to admit that it is possible, though
we do not affirm it, that some of the adj
vocates of abolition may be indiscreet in
their sayings and doings; and that they
may have mixed up other matters with
the question, that may tend to prejudice it
III the estimation OF many. All this NAV
be SO. But Still there is the evil-mon-
strous, horrible, and utterly indefensible,
loading the country with crime and mise
ry. We know very we'll the nature of
your Federal Constitution, and that YOUR
general government has no authority in
this matter over the separate states, any
more than England has over France:-
still, there is the District of Columbia un-
der the jurisdiction of the Federal Gov
eminent, where the atrocities of slavery
are carried on under the flag of the capt.
toll and the eyes of Congress. There is
the prejudice against color pervading the
North and the East as well as the South !:
there Is the right of petloning virtually
surrendered, by allowing the voice of the
people to be suppressed and discussion to
be forbidden; there is the opportunity
presented, but neglected, of choosing rep
resentatives friendly to emancipation I; and
above all, there is the power Of the pulpit
and the press, possessed, but not employ
ed as perhaps it might be, to bear testmo-
ny against this cruel outrage against the
rlgh hts of humanity. 1t is not however
my intention to enter deeply into this sub
Iect, but merely to refer 10 it in connec-
tlon with the Influence of American ex-
ample. 1t was but last evening, at a pub
lie meeting of the British Missionary So
ciety OF this town, heard the matter al
luded to by a powerful and eloquent speak
er, IN strain of burning Indignation that
conVulsed the audience, and almost made
the place to shake with marks OF disgust
at the American shareholders and of an
probation OF the orator, who in such terms
OF Wltherlng accusation would arraion
them before God and his country. This
is very common case Could YOU hear
the shouts and p!audits which follow :he
announcement of one of your countrvmen,
whenever it occurs that he avows himself
an emancipationlst, you would be most
deeply impressed with the strong feeling
that exists on this subject in the church Of
| God on this side of the Atlantic. Drs.
Beman and Patton, and Mr.. Kirk, will
not soon forget the expressions of public
applause with which they were received
on the platform, when they declared them
selves to be the friends of the slave and
I the enemies of slavery. MAY He who by
his grace has wrought the great temper
ance reformation, and made your country
an illuslrious example to the world, and
especially to the falher-land, enable YOU
in turn to initiate that father-land in the
abolition of slavery Then you will be
fitted and prepared, perhaps, above all peo-
pie, to make known Gods way upon the
earth-his saving health among all ma
tons.
1t is my anxious hope, l repeat, that
the increasing intercourse between the
ministers and Christians of the two coun-
tries, may not end in the mere gratifca-
ton of curiosity, however laudabIe; but
! in their reciprocal Improvement as the
servants of God, the followers of Christ
: and the friends of man. We are able 10
do each other good, and are under sol.
emn obligations to make the attempt
Apologizing for this long and some
what desutory communication,
| remain, Sir, yours,
: ]. A. JAMES.
Birmingham, July 20, 1889.
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