Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

the right to do, the interstate slave trade
let it give up its national jealousy and al |
low reciprocal right Of search; let it
Danish slavery from the District of Co.
lumbia here would be beginning of re-
trieving its honor and let it be stimulat-
ed to this by the Christians of the North
and East.
love your country, my brother, even
as man loves his own relations. when
ne and they are fkin by religion, as we'll
as by blood. l am jealous for your NOR
al reputation. have an American chord
in an English heart which vibrates most
truly to every note of praise or of dispraise.
thai IS struck by others. I want to be
spared the pain so often inflicted BY the
taunts and reproaches, which hear flung
at liberty loving, revival promoting
America Especially do | want TO hear
the ministers of Christ, the churches of
the saints, the supporters of Bible Socie-
tIes' and Missionary Societies, and the pro-
motors of the great Temperance Reform
exculpated from the blame, not only of
supporting slavery, but of neglecting TO
exert themselves for its abolition. 1t was
! the religious part ofthe community. which
IN this country achieved the CONQUEST of
the spirit of rapacious cruelty in the West
Indies; the battle was fought and the lau-
rel won, by the church of the living God
Religion took the field, and with the
} sword of the Spirit. and the power OF
prayer, came off conqueror. The pulpi,
hurled its thunders against slavery, and
, awakened the echoes of the press =
SLAVERY MUST FALL was resounded
. through the land-and it fell. And when
all your ministers in the North and the
South, IN the East and the West, shall be
thoroughly engaged in this blessed war.
iafe, the Shareholder. the merchant, the
senator, and the President himself; will
not be able to stand before them. When
, slavery shall be represented from the pul.
/ PIT and the religious press as sin, and be
telt as such upon the conscience of thu
church, power will be reused and EN-.
ployed, which must in time release your
great and rising nation from this blot IN
on It's character, and this obstruction offs
prosperity [ know full we'll that 20.
t gave you the curse, and too long counte
, nanced you IN the crime by YOUR own con
duct; and even now We have no cause
Tor boastlng, we have much vet to do our
selves. All our recollections should keer
US humble; but what we haze done If
the way of abolition is to us source O
unutterable JOY and gratitude, and we are
anxious you should have fellowship witt
US in our delight. How great and how
noble will your nation appear how uni
ted will it be; and how prepared for eve
iry glorious moral enterprise, when thi:
plague-spot shall be efaced from her BODY
and this cause of internal weakness re
= moved; then when your eagle shall nc
longer be seen with the blood ofthe slave
upon his talons, or the foul impurity O
the slaves tyrant upon his plumage how
majestically will he soar amidst the fol
blaze of liberty, and pie,y, with an ey,
that never blinks. and a wing that neye,
5, weares; the symbol of your own glory
and the object of admiration to the world
; Such my brother, are my wishes, m,
! prayers, and my hopes for your country
may this be speedily realized.
| remain your affectionate brother II
Christ, J. A. JAMES.
S SELFISHNESS