Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-08
Poetry
For The Vermont Telegraph.
6 BAD SPIRITS

DIR. Editor Having frequently heard the Ian
guage Of the above caption applied TO abolttonists,
my thoughts have run back some centuries, and
have come to the conclusion that this, their sub
stituas argument, well accords with those used by
the opposers Of truth in former years and ages /
will give you a sketch Of my thoughts on the
same in verse; and you may do as you please as to
inserting them. J. HoLcomR.
Wake-wake my dull powers, and now sing Of
tho morn,
When the news came to earth, that Savior was
born.
"Gke' and join in the song which was sung at his
birth.
Angels sung, good will to men, and peace on the
What peace, and to rh0m, did this blessed news
10 the man who'll refuse to make heaven his
home
On the terms Of the gospel, and Jesus dsniesf
VI the church that's corrupt, and afresh cruci6es
Nay, peace comes not to those, saws our Savior
and Lord
4 came not to bring peace but instead bring the
seOrd.'
Unto those who obey peace like rivers shall flow.
But to those who reject, an eternity's woe,
'Wo 70 -ph0yisee-Lawyer-h too
FOR yen moi. become wise, but prevent those who
do
"A bud sPirif these on'rable men testified
Then away with this man, he must be crucified.
This blest Savior was slain, but the third day
arose,
And assembled triumphant DER death and his foes.
Then apostles were sent preach Christ crucifed.
FOR Proclaiming these truths, nearly all of them
died"
Wig lis7 Some of their hearers were men Of r..
nown,
And accused them of turning the world upside
down.
A bad sPtric-the craftsmen of Enbespu .r;sd
Our great goddess Diana has been much h.,;ed
."'n inc multitude raised most laundering roar,
saying greai is Diana, for two hours or more.
YES, this was their argument. o. what the powers
VI these men must be, thus to below two hours,
"nen LnEeer proclaimed the old church in an ar.
ror,
Inc priest and the scribe, strove to gil him with
terror '
ImPris'n the hereto, crush the bad sDiris--
mes dividing the church, heaven he can't inherit
"hen gross drunkenness ragged, and the remedies
tried, 20
mad all failed ofsuccess, and the sure cure anned
Both the priest and the layman exclaimed in q
rage, m
You'll destroy our church union If Won TIM, an.
gage.
o. this blessed rum-HniOn What man would de.
stroy >as
And deprive such church, Of its bacchanal ioy .
Inen the slave had friendt who was honest bold.
AND ne says to the oppressOr, release your s,rong
hold
On your victim. IT'S robbery-sure great sin.
10 enslave your own brother. To-day then begin,
And restore him his freedom. o, no, says the
other,
Inc b'OIe gives sanction renslaving my brother:
but oppression hate, and the man despise
VINO will practice It. All my friend here the s;n
Hes-
In your claiming as property, under your laws.
man and a brother, and this, sir, is the cause
Of denouncing you thus. Drive this. sir. fron
your door
And the blessing Of God rest on you and the poor.
Otaer voices now rise in behalf of the slave
saying to the stakeholder, this favor we crave,
Release all your bondmen tO-day--set them free
That there be in this nation a great Jubilee,
While addressing them thus, their apOlogists saw.
Not so fasf-They get hit bad sDirie--Eoul
play
CTy then prudent abettors, and we now declare. |
That you're getting the strong Hont reused fran, |
his TAR,
And you'll ssper he Snion, tears and Mood will
soon Cow,
And our church and our nation be plunged in deep
VICE.
o, the awful forebodings which these men endure:
But the Truth wen apply, and effect sIayery's cure
Like the fremen, with engines, at the fountain
we'll stand, :.
Aiming hose at the FIRE, we'll not harm head or
hand,
Should you come to our ranks; but if NOT wa mus,
say,
Al your Friends, yOu had better keep out of the
way.
For the fair car Of freedom is fast rolling on;
Soon It's foes win be crushed and the victory von
Then awake, my dull powers, and sing Of the !:
dawn :
vi mat JueAee-dey, when curs'd slavery's gone.
when ell men shall be free-free in Jesus and
aen !
WIN the land shout arise, Azeluia, Anen. /
by the hand Of violence. II
TWIN. Lloyd Garrison. a
tSlavery. c
Agricultural. !