Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-29

iers, are not ministers Of the Prince of Peace
but ministers Of the devil! If brother
Leavitt and his church believe in military
defence, he ought 10 act as a Brigadier
General, and his deacons as corporals-p
vided they are the bes, men and most holy-
and prayenful."
Af,eri bad done, Req C. r. Wilkins
arose and spoke awhile, and the meeting
adjourned 10 meet in the same place, Dee.
10Th, evening.
We met al The adjourned meeting. Hall
crowded full. Ispoke one hour. Audience
sober and attentive. All seemed quiet, and
a spirit of seriousness and conviction seemed
TO pervade the assembly. They seemed TO
De convinced that men can not fight in lone
with their hearts filled with Christ - that
love and forgiveness never can put deadly
weapons into our hands, 10 kill those we
love and forgive. They seemed to feel that
Christ was Non Resistant, and that they
ought TO be. ~: i IT,. ~...
Req. C.R.Wiikins then arose q spoke over
two hours. Said nothing to show that mil
| itary defence is christian, or safe, or gener-
Gus. Hardly touched on Non Resistance
but made an attempt TO vindica,e a pro-
slavery and war making clergy, and 10 ex-
cite the wrath and violence Of his adherents
against me for denouncing them as wolves
in sleeps clothing, and emissaries OF satan.
The following exhibits the spirit and sub
stance Of his remarks, as they struck me:
should have KEEP, away from this meet
ing and let the subject alone, but did not
feel easy TO do so. Go not wish to see the
good and intelligent people of Vergennes
deluded by this shameful doctrine. How
grateful you ought to be TO H. C. Wright
for coming here to denounce and abuse you
never saw people more shamefully out
ragged than YOU have been by this man. !
came to meet this demdgogue, and show up
his humbug. He has no right TO propagate
his views by insulting you. If he does,
you ought TO resist him. ['We will was
The response.'l IL you wish 10 keep silent
under his abuse you may. ! wont = Lor
will hear you abused without resenting il.
| am bound TO defend you never was
so we'll treated 10 my life as have been by
you. You received me, and feel grea,
affection for you. will resist this sLanderer
Of your character. You let him in among
you to propagate his hateful sentiments, and
he insults you aud calls You hypocries and
children Of the devil. Will your bear this I
hope you will drive him from among you
lie has no right to thrust non-resistance
upon you contrary TO your wishes. There
are limitations to human responsibility. VIZ
ough, never to 60 too far, and outrage th'
!. the wishes of the people," 49,.
!, III C. Wright calls me and brothe
Lesvitt, your ministers, who live anon,
). you, silly men, hypocrites, and children Q
: the devil, aud holds US up TO scorn and con
: tempt, BY saying we ought to be corporals
:. and brigadier generals. Out of regard I
- your own honor, and regard to your minis
ters, you ought to repel his foul charge.
= Make him feel that you have a due respee
:. for your ministers. am bound, as gen
!" tleman and christian, TO defend you. H
y would abolish The ministry and what woul
- you then be2 Savages-mere savages."
: Christianity teaches Us to fight in d
= fence; aud the more of Christ we have, Il
more love and forgiveness, the harder v
shall fight. Christ held 10 armed resistant
for he hid himself away. should be
!, selEmurderer if let man kill me -
= really as if cut my own throat"
!" "H C. Wright says he would as 500
y 90 TO the In6deIs Of Tammany Hall. or
the Seminole savages, 10 learn christiani
~ and humanity as to the American chur
al and clergy. The French Revolution w
oy the fruit of non resistance. Robespierre al
20 Buonapar,e were non resistants. Go
10, them If you would learn what il is. 7
ire Revolution was Christlikc. We are bou
never to resistthe powers that be-! w
I'll Won swallow down such absurditles? M
rit can fight 10 The spirit OF Jesus. no
re- the people will not allow themselves 10
- imposed upon"
is of H. C. Wright will so about spres
nd ing his dangerous errors, let him learn
no respect the ministers. Don't let him col
here abusing the ministers and good peo
ess Of Vergennes," &c. .....-
ac- Such was the strain Of his remarks,
ere over two hours. He appealed TO the ?
his sions and prejudices Of his followers,
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