Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-22

sentiment, or preserve their fidelity to
truth and conscience in circumstances of
trial and temptation. We had some ac-
qualn;ance with DIR. Bates, in Vermont,
and although we knew that he did not
look upon the abolition movements with
any great degree OF favor, we were never
theless not without hope, that during his
stay al our national slaye-mart, he would
exert his influence in favor OF humanity
and freedom. Accordingly, we have read
with avldity his letters 10 the editor of the
Boston Recorder, with the expectation
that something would escape his pen in
dicatlve of sympathy for the 1000 slaves
ofthe District of Columbia, aud of abaor-
renee tor hat traffic in the bodies and
souls of human beings, which is carried
I on by the authority OF Congress before
his eyes A search for life among the
tombS could not have been more fruit!ess.
Here is passage from one of his letters,
which will show the feelings of Doctor
Of Divinity i'll 1910, upon question in
volving the rights aud htppiness OF mill
ions oil immortal souls, for whom the Son
of God suffered AID died. Speaking OF
the Sub-lreaSury, he says
. 1t is rmphaylcallv the great political
subject OF the daV. And, though not sc
exciting at present as some others under
discussion, il is becoming more and more
SO every day aud is destined to berone
! the engrossing aud all-aosorbing poiitica
o subject through the length aud breadth o
;. the country. The subject of. SLAVE
RY, of internal improvements OF the pro
q lection of manufactures. of he disposition
= of the public lands, may produce t,npora
= rv ag;tatons. bu they are VI NOR a n [
- SUBORDINATE SUBJECTS, an
- aoU meuer burst the bo~as a01ich hold
! these States IN Ualon."
- Slavery manor and sUbOrdlnat2 sui
- iect,' in comparison with the Sub treasury
- The Son of God exc claimed while o
- earth, How much better is Il man than
- sheep! bat here is one Of his profrs>e
~ disciples and min Isters--a master, too,
" our American Israel-who considers
" Sub-treasury or bank Of more l'npo
lance Than the welfare of 5000, 600 OF h
: r fellow creatures aud Wlo thinks II
1 more consequence TO settle the questio
~ how the revenne of the nation snail
~, kept, than it is to stop the traffic IN ham:
pN flesh, and undo the heavy burdens and
IS the oppressed 90 free! The Dir, must II
~ y" think 1T strange, if his comparison of
y" Question of dollars and cents W.th the eau
~ of humanity and freedom, should awak
NO the suspicion that he cares more Tor
10 So per dav, than he does for his requl'
ments of conscience or the commands
2R-l film whom be PROCESSES to serve.
- 1t is indeed a melancholy fact, tba
'ty. man like d.. Bltes should close his ca
raj and steel his heart to the cries OF mlille
in of his fliow creatures, whose sutterIt
er- are almost enough to cause even the s Of
alb 10 crv out! He Processes to be d:sct
the and minister of Hrm vino came to prri
Ito d,Aiverance 10 the capllveS aud the OPP
ssed inc of the prison to them that are boa
ter Does he su pose that his Divine Mas
orm would act as Chaplain oil u body 'ohI
ter. ed in part Of men-steaiers. and live
lr J. terms of intimacy with them t'om d,
SC. tiav. without rrbuking them Tor Il?
nair, that he would reside IN the SLA
most MART of a republican nation, ard n.
in fist no more sympathy Tor the vietI'a
sing a tra(fi. in human flesh. than WAS ext
,osed I'd bv the Priest and L-yue for the
ouIS, who Eel! among thieves 1t hIm
rs of these questions to heart under sol
st of sense of his responsibility 10 that
er of who is 10 respecltr Of pefs It's, and 10
;, lh+, who has said, Ina>much as We dld
i v of rn,o one Of the least OF these, my
Ths ron We DID 1T NOT UNTO NEE
r loO ciPator.
a.. Elliott Crcsson.
from This rersatiLe individual, whose
= wear gress' through the northern STATE
allons had occasion 10 notice year or TWO
uptlon has since turned his coat tue so"'''
ards Of out and performed IL laborl"us 'ou'
beer culcate the principles q Of colon'
4 and among the s'avrho'de;s 81 the oo"'
N into has obtained distinguished commef
ards ef from leading shareholders IN Grorg
h. hos IS the onIv man, we believe. VINO
whom tanned public attestatlnn in his Il
ar mo- S,nth Carolina. While at the
:, .Gsr the harden of his eloquence was IT,
,.,,1 or of coioniz ,tion to hasten the EN-
;, S ,;on If the slaves. We recoilec;
= b.;nn mo meeting at Pittsburgh, Oh t
- ~ N,v 1886, when, after an ado
meftCG3 the hVE' ~ >i his sna.ch
inc, In this great san Of sI@rer5
e Cour- aI1 GI7IJTY. the North as wei
the pop co,,h' and he commended the c
appears RasSa Cove as af1ording means
inmates no. the EMANCIPATION Ol
Of males N1NRER OF slaves for $50
J between "A. smoke of the owners OF 2oI
325 over now willing to emancipate them
03l. OF d,,ion ,hey can be removed to
4 years of and that no Other instrument
years OF produced so happy effects on TN
total oil tors of slaves as colonlz Atom
t,ld The neopIe of Pittsburgh,