Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-29
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them to your readers, that they might see
whether they could do anything to bring
about different standard Of action. / will
first allude to the recent speaking out of the
prominent Wing papers Of the North on the
delay of the confirmation of Edward Ever
ett's nomination as Minister to the Court Of
st. James. These presses, and many Of
Mr.. EVeretts friends, virtually threatened
to espouse the cause of the slave, should
the United States Senate refuse to confirm
said nomination! In the outset, Mr.. Tyler
selected about eight out Of nine men for for.
1 eign missions, from the slave States, and
they were all confirmed before Mr.. Everett.
His nomination stood about two months
before being confirmed, and probably be
would have been rejected had not these
presses spoken out as they did, and given
| the South TO understand, without ann mis-
take, that this stride of the slave power
would not be endured. Well, it may be seen
by this, what power there is in the press,
and what good it can accomplish, when
rightly welded.
Now many Of these same presses and
politicians have looked on, these many years,
and have seen thousands of their fellow
beings reduced to, and held in bondage in
the District of Columbia, by the laws of
the very Congress which they help elect.
This they have done without any remon-
STRANGE, and they will not even ask Con-
gress to repeal the laws which that body
have enacted, reducing man TO a thing
Just put this and that together, and see how
they will compare.
Now hesitate no! to say, that should the
political and religious presses of the North,
speak out as strongly against the slavery in
the District of Columbia, or in the southern
States, as some have on the other question,
slavery could not long stand.
| will next allude to the action of an
| Anti-Slavery Convention held at Auburn
last June, and the course of the Editor of
the N. Y. Evangelist in consequence of
said action. It seems that the following
questions were propounded to the ConEen-
ton, and were responded to in the afHrma-
tive: sought the sin Of slavery to be con-
sidered test question in the churches ?''
fought christian fellowship to be withheld
from shareholders % fought christian fel-
lowship to be withheld from those who
approve Of slave-holding2" Other ques-
tons were presented and discussed, and
laid over for further action when the next
Convention should be held. These ques-
tons taken together, drew forth the follow
ing rebuke from the above named Editor:
AUBURN CONVENTION.
We publish today from a clergyman
OF high standing, member of this Con-
vention, an important letter respecting
some Of its proceedings, which deserve
serious reflection from every friend of lib |
erty and order, in Central and Western
New York. Some of the fears which we
expressed last week, are sadly confirmed
by this communication. :.
Let rs come to the point at once. The
tendency of the measures set forth in the
resolutions as they were originally pre.
scented, is TO divide and break up the
churches in every town and village, The
doctrine is to withhold all support from
ministers, and all fellowship from church.
es who DO not engage in emancipation,
according to the standard of action estab.
llshed BY portion of professed abolition
lists. This doctrine is based on the idea
of a deep and general corruption in the
church, for which there is no remedy but
separation, and the organization of new
churches. This doctrine has been incul-
Gated for some time by some prominent in
dIvlduals IN the Convention. and it is high
time that the churches should look il in the
face, and understand its bearing.
The proposed remedy, it should be re-
marked, is of the violent kind. It is an
appeal at once to revolutionary measures.
II abandons all hope of reformation. Il
impatiently breaks away from the oreina-
~ course of reasoning. forbearance, and
expostulation; and assuming that the min.
lster, church, or portion of the church IS
lncorrigibly hostile to all judicious action
in favor of emancipation, it denounces
heir religious profession, and calls upon
all friends of the slave to unite in the con-
1emnation. A worse measure than this
ian hardly be imagined. Full of unbe-
lief, bitterness, and consciousness, it is
destitute ofargument. of patience. and of
al tendency to operate favorably 10 behalf
Of theoppressed.
: persuades no one, convinces none,
anu exasperates many. Suppose in al
!. village, where the church requires
-. united support of all It's members. one.
.n.lu y mem should adopt this theory;
"1he'aW tneir patronage fromthe ch urch
ma lOrm another by its side. The effect