Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-06

pie TO It's lawfuness. i was, upon the
whole, satisfied with it as the appointment
Providence had marked out for me"-
And yet this good man, according to his
own account, was in an employment that
was perpetually conversant with cabins,
bolts, and shackles." Now, il pious
christian could 60 on without compunc.
ton circumstances in such piratical trade
as this, surely we need not be surprised !
that men accustomed from their infancy
TO regard the colored man as designed by |
God to be the white mans slave. and
whose interests and friendships are ident.
fled with the system, find it easy to con-
vince themselves that what the Bible
teaches in regard to the servants duty to
his master, and the masters obligations to
his servant, is plain proof that It is not
christians duty to liberate bis slaves. II
does mol. follow. because a man is pious,
his judgment is correct. The wisest of
men have erred in judgment. and the best
ofmen have sinned against God.
lido not accuse my brethren of the
South Of a want Of religious feeling
They are bone of nv bone and flesh of
my flesh. 1t was with them was taught
the religion ofJesus. And would to God,
had the piety of many of my southern
friends who by their daily walk and con-
versatlon give evidence that they are born
of God, and whose works, and zeal, and
labors Of love, would put many an aboli-
tionlst to the blush. know many, very
many owners OF slaves, who, believe.
will be brilliant gems in the crown of Je-
sus Christ; for Jesus has prayed for them.
"Father forgive them, for they know not
what they do" And that mighty prayer
will prevail, and not one of them whom
the Father has given 10 Jesus will be lost.
But oh that they could see that they are
doing injustice to their brethren with
whom they are to sit around the table of
the Lord 10 drink the new wine in their
Fathers Kingdom, Oh! spirit of free
grace, open their eyes to see that the law
Of love requires that they "break every
yoke and let the oppressed go free"
But what is christian STAKEHOLDER to
do, whose State laws forbid the emancipa-
ton Of saves2 answer, that he who be-
comes convinced that slavery is wrong
10 man and a sin against God, will soon
find out how to get rid of it and clear him.
selfof farther guilt in its participation. -
Whilst there are free States in this Union.
there will be room enough for conscen-
tious christians to find home, where,
with reasonable wages, their servants may
still labor for their support. But if this
cannot be done, then let them do what thew
can where they are towards anelioratino
the condition of their slaves by paying
them reasonable wages, and allowing
them as much as possible the privileges
of free men, and so leaving it in their wills
that their heirs shall rather be the guard
ians Than the masters of these slaves. Lee
them, too, use all the influence to have the
law repealed that forbids manumisssion
and all other laws that allow one man to
regard another as a chatte and thing
Let no man plead necessity in excuse fol
slaveholding, so long as he has not made
every effort to raise from the dust the pool
slave whose rights he has so long beer
trampling beneath his feet God doe:
not require impossibil;ties, but he does re
quire in full according to that which q
man hath; and let no man console him
self with the hope that because the laws o
his State sustain oppression, he is not in
dividuafly responsible for the support o
those laws Ia this country we are re
pubIicans, and not 10 the condition of thos,
christians who themselves being subject L
the Roman power, had no power to con
troll the civil institutions of the Roman
Empire. Every free citizen here is {
part Of the sovereignty of his State, anc
his influence and his vote help to make
and to repeal laws. And let christians il
the Southern States exert that inflaenc,
against slavery which they now use in it
favor, and the days OF slavery are number
ed. And that they be brought to use thi
influence, let christians here in the fire.,
States do what in charityto their brethren
they ought TO do, towards convincing tn,
South that slavery ought to be abolished
II is for these States themselves to legis
late on this subject and when the South
becomes convinced that slavery ought II
be abolished, they have wisdom enough
to know how to accomplish it without tn
least disadvantage to their private interes
and their political prosperity.
la conclusion, let me saw to the Anti
Slavery Society, God speed your efforts
Adhere strictly to the principles of You
constitution; remember thai il is by NOR
al.suasion and by peaceful measures, anc
not by resorting to physical force. that th,
rights ofthe oppressed ought to be vindi
Gated. The slave is bound by the spiri
of the gospel TO submit patiently to hi.
wrongs; but it is for those who can fee
for others pains, to remember them whc
2 are in bonds as bound with them, and BY
argument, by enlreaty, by exhortation. BY
xvarninu narenad.s their tnas.ar IN mann