Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-15

the sentiment is erroneous in the least. On
the contrary, wherever look, l behold eve
rything to confirm its truth. am not about
10 go into general discussion of the sub
ject at this time. An idea or two only-to-
gether with statement of an important fact,
that nobody will contradict.
To what other source on earth shall man.
kind look for correct sentiments on the SUBJ
ject of war, but to the church calling itself
by the name of the Prince of Peace? And
yet it is an undeniable fact that religious
teachers in general advocate and defend the
iustifableness of war under some circum-
stances. Now nobody pretends 10 justify
it under all circumstances. There is not a
pirate on earth that will do this-whatever
his practices may be. Well, what are the
circumstances under which it is justified by
the common consent of protesting chris
| tians, teachers and taught?' Why, war, TO
be Unsuitable, must be strictly defensire.-
Now ask protesting christians, in view of
this avowed and cherished sentiment of
| theirs" what do we more than they ?"-
What do ye better than others What
| class of human beings on earth will not con-
denim aggressive WARP Who does not
condemn every thing but defensive p
| Where is such a living individual TO be
found among rational accountable beings
NoWhere-nowhere. | repeat, lhen,-
"What do We more than they ?n
! MY attention was turned 10 the subject al
this time by seeing the foregoing letter from
one Rev. d. D." 10 another Rev. D. ID. -
sanctioning and abeuing one of the blood
lest and most nefarious enterprises now in
| operation on earth. The writer declares
that" every intelligence from Monroyia fills
hlm NTH pleasure "-while one of the re-
cent accounts details tragedy, which, for
ITS limited extent, is not surpassed in afro
clousness and cold blood, by anything in
the history of human butchery.
T. s. Since writing the foregoing, have
seen circular, addressed to the "Clergy
of the United States" & signed by 81 of The
clergy of the District of Columbia max
ing an appeal in behalf Of the same enter
prize The appeal commences thus -
The undersigned, impressed with The i'm
portance in view of the recent ENCOURAGING
intelligence from Liberia, of aiding the
funds of the American Colonization Socie
ty," &c. The "recent ouraging intel
iigence," suppose 10 be the intelligence
from q. 5. Brown, missionary, and Thorn
as Buchanan, Governor, al Liberia, in re-
latlon TO the recent success of their arms
against the natives. Buchanan, alludino 10
Browns victory, and his own destruction of
native town, fifty miles in the forest. saws
l consider this expedition in every respect
as The most important one erer made bv The
Colony, and lis good effects cannot fell to
oe e:rtensare and permanent !; already the
kings and chiefs Of the country beyond the
st. PauPs, even as faras Bo Poro, are coming
10, or sending representatives with presents
to declare their friendship and suBIEcTroN
to the Colony" Such is the intelligence
which fills "Rev. D. DIS {" with pleasure.
and large classes of the clergy witt DELIGHT
And the religious papers, the organs of the
church, are the mediums through which
such intelligence is communicated. and
such sentiments are propagated with sane
ton and encouragement
In all this may be found one of nv rea-
sons Tor declaring the church TO be "tbe
chief upholder Of thanksgiving in Christen-
DOM" More will be forthcoming when
called for.
N. b. Let me not be understood. by what
have now said, as charging upon all and
every part of the church what have here
brought against the body. On the score of
colonization and It's atrocities, The excep
lions are large and numerous. In other re-
spects, there are noble and precious excep- !
lions, but they are fewer and farther be-
tween. The Lord hasten the day when the
reformation may be generaI-when those
who profess to be followers of Him whose
precepts aud examples were all peace and
good will, shall refrain from all acts which
involve violence and bloodshed.
OBITUARY.
DIED. in Windham limo ~ Nj, -: