Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-27

: Dieahing heart,-these, and worse acts
: sia'ery,s tragedy, were not performed
lar as history speaks, before the face of J
suS' But his warmest, almost his on
ourst OF indignation, is against those WI
oeVoured the helpless widows substanc
anu ior pretence, made long prayers an
iioeral contributions to the cause of God.
his ltlnerant, inspired followers were to
busy In draining off the universal delupe
ldolatry' explaining the nature of the on
living God, and establishing the claims
Jesus as the true Messiah, to define or +
condemn, IN form, every species & variety g
crime' IN every age, that hell, fruitful @
inventions, might suggest, and fallen huma,
nature perpetrate. Hence, horse-racing
gambling, piracy, the rum traffic, and tb,
African and American slave trade. renal,
ungraduated in the Scripture scale of bu
man sins. Paul, however, exhorts the ser
wants OF heather masters to respectfulness
and patience, for the reason that the name
Oh God be not blasphemed; and advises
men, while patient under bondage, to pre-,
Ter freedom. He enioins Christian masters
10 give their servants what is just G. equal.
10 The slaves of American Baptists obtain
justice and equity2 He implores his BROTH
er Philemon to receive again the converted
fugitive, not, as he probably had been. the
heathen Vassal of heather lord, but as a
beloved brother in Jesus Christ. Tins arc
behold, In all the Scriptures, virtual and
total condemnation Of American Slavery.
Besides, American Calvinistic Baptists
as whole denomination, have been bitber-
10 regarded by the Christian world. as re-
spons'OIe for The sins of Baptist slave-
holders, and the suferings of one hundred
thousand Baptist slares. And if we fail.
as many do, to testify our adherence of =
system that allows a fellow Christian to
sell his brother, or his brothers. wife or
child, or to dissolve the marriage tie at
pleasure, we see not how to escape the
merlted contempt of mankind, the reproacb-
es OF conscience, or the displeasure of God.
For, the followers of Jesus are ordained tho
light of the world, and his witnesses ofthe
truth until the end of time.
Further, in the exhaustion of your once
teemlng soil 1.-The non. increase. and in
some parts, diminution of your white popu-
latIon,-th depreciation of your staple pro-
ducts, and the competition of British enter |
prise IN 1ndia,-the jubilee shout of West
indian emancipation, rousing the dormant
spirit OF your slaves to assert the rights or
man,-your intrinsic incapacity of self
defence in case of foreign aggression,
constant exposure to servile instruction and
nassacre,-and in the general reprobation
ot republican slavery throughout the rest of
he civilized and Christian world, we be-
hold indications that God attests, by earthly
signs, the precept of his heavenly oracles
o "let the oppressed go free"
Again, if you have heard US Tins f.
With candor, you may perhaps inquire,
What would you have us do p We an.
'wer,-at once confess before heaven and
earth the sinfulness of holding slaves; ad-
nit 1t to be not only misfortune, but
crime; demonstrate against laws that bind
he system on you; petition for the guar
anty, to all, of national and unalienable
rights II your circumstances and pray
ars TO man are disregarded, cast yourselves
On the God of providence and Justice =
orsake, like Abraham, your father-land,
and carry your children and your house
holds to the vast asylum of our prairies &
our wilderness, where our Father in heav.
en- has hidden our mother earth to omen
her exuberant breast for the nourishment
Of many sons.
FinalIy,-if you should, (Which Heav
IN avert J remain deafto the voice of warn
ng and entreaty,-if you still cling to the
power-maintained privilege Of living on
unpaid toll, and of claiming as property
he image of God which Jesus bought
with precious blood, we solemnly de-
clare, as we fear the Lord, that we cannot
and we dare not recognize you as consist
ent brethren in Christ we cannot join in
partial, selfish prayers, that the groans Of
the slave may be unheard; we cannot
hear preaching which makes God the au-
thor and approver of human misery and
vassalage; and we cannot, at the Lords !
table, cordially take that as brothers.
hand, which plies the scourge on woman's
naked flesh, which thrusts a gag into
tho mouth Of raa. ..L;oh r;,,otS fottorS