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

Let him that stole steal no more
Break off your sins by righteousness, and
your lniquities by showing mercy TO the
poor though he may be guilty Of a skin
not colored like your own.
| believe, Mr. Editor beyond doubt, i'll
they would emancipatetheir slaves, in less
time than nave been writing this sem
tence. Ignorance, then, unless il be will
tal ignorance. cannot be plead as an ex-
cnse. why slavery is continued. And
though the Shareholder, aud northern. tenn
ipor,zer, in view of The sentiment, that
slavery should be given up NOW. may
exclaim, Fanaiicism Enthusiasm -
The Union is in danger The church
will be dvidedr Yet | verify believe at
the judgment of the great day, if not be-
lore. they vii! see it is in accordance with
Gods word, and that if their minds had
40 been so much influenced BY the love
Of money and The lust of power, they
would have seen it, and acted according
y. The reason then in my opinion why
slavery is continued, is, because of the
pcrncions and mighty Influence of the
love Of money, and perhaps should add,
the lust Of power. This is evident, slave
lholders cGnaot think it is a sin TO emanci-
Ipale their slaves. They do not believe
1.-THE negro is better off as a slave than he
would be if he was free. They know, or
might know, fIheir minds were not blind
ed by the god of this world, through the
influence oil The love Of money, that it is
sin to ho,d men as property. Docs the
reader think the writer is uncharitable p
| have yet to learn, from the Bible that
we are required 10 have charity, when
there is no ground for it. And 1 think
there is as much ground to think well of
4 a man who steals sheep because his grand
father did, as there is 10 have charity for
shareholders, as such He may be. in
appearance an ami4ble man, good neigh
Dor, and pious christian. So might the
thief. But This does not argue that sheep
stealing is right. OF that the man has any
other motive than the profit to induce him
TO continue his theft. The same may be
said Of man-steaIing or slavery. If the
pratt Of slavery is not the reason of its
perpetuilv, why are abolitionists frequent,
" asked who will compensate the slave
holders if slavery be abolished2 Would
he people of The South be so jealous fol
their patliarchal Institution, if il was no
profitable concern? Is it not nonsense
then tothiuk, they wish 10 get rid of rheil
slaves. when they are doing all they car
: 10 perpeuate ii to the end of ;ime2 Blu
we enquire,
2. Why is slavery countenanced! l
is asin, surely, TO countenance or enconr
: age evil. Thou shalt in any Wise rebukt
Thy neighbor aud not suffer sin upon him
ifthls command of God was obeyed, NJ
al sin would be tolerated, or countenanced b,
r the church; bat she would rather CT,
aloud and spare not, having no FELLOWSHIP
is with the unfruitfu works of darkness. |
Mt this the case Has she not FELLOWSHIP
e. with slavery? Are there not churc
is rnea. beers, who believe slavery to be
Ne sin, and yet remain silem2 Are Their
ne not those, 10 high standing, in the churc
- who say in cf.ct Of slavery, Ii is cyl
Us on Y evil. and that continually .yel justif
il il u0der certain circumstances Are n
~ shareholders fcllowshipped, by many :
W, wotthv members in the church of Christ
an Is net this c9unlenancing evil, even OF
. Of the greatest evils2 And by doing thu
a are we not saying man can be ga
"a christian AM yet Irlnsgfess The nreeet
~ of JESUS Christ2 Why is it this cour
ses is pursued BY many protested christians
aid Is il because they sincerely believe j
of be the most cfftctual way Of blnishil
'ir- slavery from the land Would il be I
I IN mos, efectuaI way Of eSiingaishing f
oe TO throw on oil Instead OF water2 Is
re- the most efectnal way to reform tn
Hs 70 buy his stolen goods J Then will /
y STAKEHOLDER be reformed, if he is fello
ian' shipped as a christian, and counlenanc
= = % slaveho!ding2 Is il net evident, t
Nay The evil Of co,.,a,,nc;,r s,aa or;o