Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-29
VERNON TELEGRAP H.

source to.the blood-fed Moloch itself" Inc p
treatment brother Holcomb has recently re- n
ceived from the church Congregational to-. tt
which he belongs, is a fair illustration Of the IL
case now under consideration. A few weeks, a
or months, since, he introduced, at church v
meeting, very moderate resolution, on the o
general subject of slavery, couched in the c
most iaofensive terms-ezpressing the SEN
timent that, inasmuch as slavery is sin in
the church, it is the duty of the church to
labor in all suitable ways for its removal
from the church and the world, or something
like this. Itwas met al the Threshold and
re sisted with determination worthy of a
better cause, and finally dismissed.
There is an indomitable and general set
tied purpose, among those who assume 10 be
the leaders in the protestant church at the
North to crush this subject-to give ii no
entertainment or hearing. Peace, union,
and fellowship with those who " build their
houses by unrighteousness and their cham
bers by wrong "-who "use their neigh
fGpIo SSlSlCS WIiLOut anu CIV tAANAAA
mol for their work '-who trade in slaves
and souls of men "-whose skirts are
drenched in innocent bood-is matter of
far greater Government to such than obedi
ence to God. The question with them is
not, what saith reason, what saith con-
science, what saith the word and spirit of
| God-but, what will keep, peace ia the
!! church, what will allow US to be quiet and
e keep fellowship with those whose hands
are full Of violence and tears and blood
Their practical language is,-the wisdom
!, that is from above is not the thing the
policy Of this world is better adapted 10 our
p circumstances, and wants, and inclinalions /!
: Right and qrIong are convertible terms ! !!
IS Truth and Righteousness are altogether
r creatures Of circumstance and habit! :
r Who is the LORD, that we should obey
II him? Or what. is his kingdom, that il
y should not be inherited by robbers, extor-
# TONERS, and murderers, as we'll as by US
10 Are not our southern brethren D very lib
as eral with their money for the conversion o
is the heather? Are they not highly zealou:
IS and devotional? Are they not more char
u liable, and therefore more desirable com
panions than these abolitonists ? If fel
lowship must be Withdrawn, sooner, ia
h sooner part with these uncharitable abolition
W lists, than with those between whom and u
In there are SO much stronger sympathies ant
ad afinities. What if now and then one O
~ our Southern brethren do shoot a slave
-. or whip him to death-that is a trivia
he crime, compared 10 disturbing the churc
all with resolutions in regard to the system G
er which this act is the legitimate fruit. VIVA
ch if few slaves are killed occasionally 2
ne And what if the gospel ministry do thei
On full share OF the whipping & shooting?
ll9 that any reason why the church should b
wa disturbed with resolutions, and sentiment
= and speeches from these censorious abol
m, tionists Are not all the clergy to De su:
an- tanned? Do what they may, it will neve
1t do to have the churches disturbed with il
IL vestigations of their conduct, or the relation
~ existing between the church and this do
or nestle institution Of The South which tn
)u- abolitionists are making so much disturb
he ance about.
act Now l appeal to the sober common sens
OF OF every candid, rational being, if the for,
w. going exhibition Of the conduct Of h
8 church at large, on this awfulIy momentou
bic subject, contains one particle of exaggerf
Il ton, extravaganza, or misrepresentation
fiji To the astounding conduct of DuvaIl an
r. the religious class 10 which he belonqed-
! IN such monstrous effort TO suDpress III
r,t workings OF conscience and smother Il
me- hres OF hell which Were already kindlin
ed upon hlm-very much of counterpart ma
ial be found In measure resorted to, very ex
'enslVely, by religious opponents of AMI
to Slavery at the North. The scheme is this
III When they fail either 10 faler or abuse al
oltionlsts out OF their Anti-Slavery, the
VIII endeavor 10 inveigIe them out Of il b
working upon their FEELINGS. g Come D
he say these who daub with untempered NOR
by TAR" don't let US have any more discpssio,
ne or talk about your works of reform-1bev %
casloa so much disturbance in the church
Let US drop the things In which we diff,
~ and work where we can agree. Let US bav,
IN more prayer meetings, and less talk abo,
III Inc SINS that are IN the church. Get mo,
j" religious, and they will do about rigbtn-
60 AS II 1t were the legitimate work of conn
= ine religion to cover up iniquitv and blood
SO AS If there could be any place for rr,o rol;