Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-22
Brandon, July 8, 1910.
NV Position Defined ,--once moro.

MY Position Defined '--once moro.
Notwithstanding my frequent definitions
and explanations. | am YET misunderstood
or at least misrepresented by designing pol
iticians. If the evil were confined TO those
who designedly misrepresent me, | would
give the matter no further notice, aid my
self and others no further trouble about it.
But there are we'll disposed persons, who,
either from their own want of attention, or
from my failure TO be explicit, or yet from
the furious and seuseless clamor of in
triguing aspiranis, have failed To make GER
tain important Determinations, which fail
ure has involved them in utter error as to
the position occupied by myself toward.
politics and politicians. In this region, the
mischief whatever there is OF the con-
templible affair-has had its rise from the
street-taIk, aud bar-room-tak Of certain vile
politicians, and from the base and dasrardly
thrusts-in the dark by their tools in the
shape Of ephemeral, mental, mercenary po-
ilical editors, and designing political scrb
bers, who make ii their chief business to ex-
alt politics above all morals and religion
as though it were The great end of their ex
istence TO teach for doctrines the command
ments Of men, and make void the law of
God-vilify ing and eliminating all those
who labor Tor moral and religious reform, in
,boco d,Us # cOrrDpiino
These teach and exhort that it is the high
est duty Of protesting christians to go to the
polls and that when they go there they
are TO put their morals and religion in their
pockets, or leave them at home. Whoever
! t!ares 10 teach that religion and morals are
not 10 be sacrificed 10 politics, is at once de-
nounced as hair Drained fanatic, with re-
igion enough, may BE-, but without chris
HdRity-a allowing one who is full of pro-
family and RIGHTEOUSNESS TO be Judge
thus making christianity to be the most
supple and elastic thing imaginable, suffer
ing itself 10 be fashioned by the viIest hands,
Tito things and shapes adapted TO the basest
purposes. Let not these corrupt and cor
rupting aspiranls puff themselves up over
much, as though they Were doing some new
or unheard-of thing. 1t is ROT the first time
that political demagogues have thrust them
selves into seats not belonging to then,
holding forth their idle and vain babblings
as &c cdthedtd doctrines in ethics aad the
ology. But christianity has always spew-
ed them out of her mouth" and always
will, unless it be the mind Of the great Ply
sician, in some cases, to make use of them
as xpur9atiyes.
But to my Position. In defining il, it is
not my object to please or to disrlease any
one, but TO be understood. l say, then,
again, as | have in substance said before,
that the Telegraph has aothing TO do by way
OF aiding any political party. On the 9th
er hand, whatever ii has to do By way oil
opposing any political party, or any indi-
vidual or individuals identified with either
party, it will NEEDLE with nothing only
what comes IN contact with moral, religious,
and philanthropic enterprises advocated by
the Telegraph; and the Telegraph will dea
/ with such opposition, not because IL comes
from this party or that, or from his or Ma
anda1'dudt, but because it is opposition Il
an enterprise which the Telegraph estimates
to be OF paramount importance. oppose
. Van Buren, and Johnson not because the,
: are Democrats, bul because of their hostii
ty TO Anti Slavery. oppose Harrison ane
\ Tyler, not because they are Wings, but be
9 cause of their hostility 10 Anti Slavery.
: But, the friends of one party say, your on
position TO our friends will be help 10 on
Il enemies. And may not the other paru
e with equal propnely say the same Thing
r Now shall take no other responsibility i,
}. the case than what justly attaches 10 a. faith
$ iul application Of truth 70 error aud sin. s
much responsibility | always take, not onl
as IN duty bound, buI with all cheerfulnes.
BEN BAnOUlA. THE RoBBER.
Ben Bahouia, the rotber, was GOO
b fellow. Every body in the regiment Iik.
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