Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-26
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26, 1870
NON-RESIS CE

NON SISTAN CE.
had neither time nor room to get thro'
with the examination of the article copied
from the Chronicle last week. That part
only was examined which was founded on
the passage of scripture, whose sheddeth
mans blood, by man shall his blood be
shed.' 1t will be recollected that a main
position Of mine on this point was, that |!
the spirit of our Lords teaching which for
bids violent punshments to his followers,
manfestly includes life for life, as much as
bruse for bruise. 1t was shown that his
teaching on this point extends to aIlhis fol-
lowers, under all possible circumstances,
and does not allow them 10 evade its re-
quirements by running into communities, as
our opponents pretend. Because the law
abrogated was as much law for commnni-
ties as any other clause of the old dispersal
ton codes. And there is not the least init
nation or indication that the repeal was not
designed to be as extensive as the enact
ment. Furthermore, it being allowed that
the life for-life clause Of Noses law was in
cluded in the spirit of the abrogation,
maintained it to be highly absurd to pretend
that the repeal does not extend to N0ah'S
law which is held by our opponents them
selves to be precisely one and the same
thing.
1t now remains to examine his proof
drawn from the New Testament, which
consists Of the example Of our Savior in
f he has had this in use once before. But in
e asmuch as he has brought it forward again,
[, it must be again examined. He says, Nc
act is more decisively an act of subsection
& to-and support of government-than &c
r pay the taxes ii imposes have already
5. shown the utter groundlessness Of this pc
t. sition-es specially to all those who do no
a believe that the Prince Of Peace could have
y been induced or constrained, under any cir
cumstances, to take up arms in support o
# government. do not believe there is thu
/. rational being in existence who can reaC
Is through The history Of Jesus Christ and en-
l. terrain the opinion that he could have beer
- induced or constrained, under any possible
! circumstances, to bear arms in support o
:, government? How then can it be pretend
d ed that his paying tribute was as much, o
l. was any such support Of government a.
B. to have borne arms? cannot perceive.
'e will illustrate. A highwayman presents
&c his pistol or budgeon to my breast and say
- -'your purse or your life, SIR Knowing
~ it TO be better and more christian to suffe
W wrong than to do wrong, l surrender m,
t. purse. Do l therefore support highwa,
a robbery? But-to use an illustration les
Of exceptionable to our opponents-the British
ie government imposes taxes on Canada =
" does it therefore follow that the inhabitant
&c of Canada approvinglY support the British
"a government-that they recognize the RICH
in Of the British government to impose tn
lg tax? Who will prtend ii? Suppose tn
British government had succeeded in keep
luS Jul Io'nSlS ouuSl uluute' w Quiz gu
y fathers, by submitting to the extortioL an
90 robbery, have rendered approving support t
ri that government, and have acknowledge
H. the right Of the mother country 10 rob them
nd Nobody holds to any such thing. And We
G everyb body must see that the illustration
u in point. 1t is true that our Lord paid hi
!" tax-submitted to the extortion-being
ne true and perfect non-resistant without US
to ing violence as our fathers did, and wouI
e. have continued 10 do. So he submitted t
1t, be murdered too, without any more resist
G. ance. The language which he used tow
nc ards those who came 10 collect the ia,
~ cannot by any means be construed int
IN an acknowledgment Of their right to Ia
Sc him, any more than his language toward
st his murderers, when they came for his life
I'd can be construed into an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ed of their right to kill him. He submitted Il
Us be taxed. So he submitted TO be cruci6ed
=. - And both without resistance.
id AT this point ask to be induIged in
ty slight DEPRESSION. L will be remembers
that friend Curtis took the position, ia tn
outset of the discussion, that Non-Resisl
ants cannot pay taxes. He did not under
OF take, aud has not at any time undertaken t
ia cite an individual instance. where Non