Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12

not, according 10 the charity of those
whose hands it shall fall into.
From the New-York American.
AMERICAN SLAVERY AS 1T is ;-TEs-
TIMoNY OF THOUSAND WITNESSES.
l vol. New York.-lt has been pleas
antly said of our Pilgrim Fathers-w
know not how truly-lhat, on their first
landing in this country. they decided,
with due soemnily, that they would be
governed by the laws of God, until they
could take time to enact better. We find
ourselves under the necessity, in regard
to the work at the head of this article, Of
reading in some sort the exampleof these
excellent and honored men. So, for want
of Time to take the extended notice of the
work, which the importance of the sub
Iject of which it treats obviously demands,
we must content ourselves with the fol-
lowing notice of it in the last number of
the Christian Examiner-at least, until
we can get time 10 prepare better:
A very remarkable and terrible vol
ume. We do not know but it should be
regarded as the most deceive exposition
OF the Great Evil extant. II is drawn
from the most authentic sources, princi-
pally tie testimony of southern men. and
Is largely made up of advertisements from
southern papers, which certify, in the
strongest terms, TO the prevalence of all
the henlous Ills which have been charged
against the system. Nothing can be
more unexceptonable, in the way of evil
dence, and we do not think that any ex-
ceptloE can be taken 10 the manner In
which It is arranged and commented up-
on"
he above notice is mullum in parro.
Whilst it says great deal, bot, by no
means, word more than was due, those
who are much interested in the great sub
Jeet-(and if any one is not, NE tell him,
De ought to be)-which has agitated the
country for four or five wears, and will
most surely continue to do so, till it is
properly disposed OF. would much have
preferred that a work on this sul let
prepared with so much care-with lis II.
fects so thoroughly authentic-its tories
argued with such uncommon force and
abllity-had been subjected 10 full Re-
r.e'0, by some one of the many high gift
ed contributors TO The able periodical in
which but notice of IT appears.
1t, after what we have Witnessed for th..
last halt dozen years, any fresh proof of
tamldlty-to use the least offensive word
with which our regard for truth will be-
contented-even among our literary men.
when handling any subject which seems
to press, in the slightest manner ON the
saveholding interest. and the inionilous
system which supports it, could astonisb
u.s. we should now have ample room for
marvelIing how it has happened that tbt,
foregoing Notice" of American Slave.
ry as 1t is, is the only one, good, bad or
Indifferent, with which it has been onr
fortune 20 meet In any of our Montblies
or Qnarterlies. political, literary or reli-
gious: Ii an exposition, founded on f,cts
equally undeniabe, and recommended bu
a train OF augmentation equally, IMAM
swerable, were 10 be published arnonn Ms
OF Russian sIavery-or, of Turkish sla.
very-or, OF Chinese slaverv-or even of
slavery IN Africa in fine, of ana slave.
ry but the Identical one with which we
have something to do or, if the indus.
try and talent here employed in revealing.
IN the full sunlight OF heaven, the hoT-
rors of our southern prison-house, had
been exercised in furnishing forth the adj
ventures OF some lewd mink, who had
tor the fifteenth time, forgotten TO briao
away with her, her rirtue from the lasl
Convent or Monastery in which she had
been protected-the fruits of such indus.
Try ana talent. we say, would have been
looke1 upon, by most of our sarans or.
thodox-relIgIons, or merely literary. as
banquet TO which they would eagerly
nave rushed. and from which they would |
nave brought away many pionant and
cnolce dishes, to serve up 10 their friends
and nelghbors with all due care. ami
without any unnecessary delay. But
when the South struts before their vision
menacng them with the words of tb,s |
Prince of Morocco 10 Portia,
III ut tell thee, [doughfaceI this aspect of mine
Hath feared the valiant"
how many of then have the COURAGE
OF Kitten 10 cry "meU %