Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-02
V Oh. XIII. NO,


'roVisiou can be found in the "eoO,,;,'..
# the Union" The constitution
ees freedom of speech, and of the n.
md thus provides for the very adi,,a4
inca" now made-Yea, for the gresteu :,
'ible disturbance, in this shape, that ,,PI
nade-for the entire overthrow and -
shment of slavery and every other form
tyranny and violence.
(9) Such language would better be.0,
the oppressors of the Israelites who reunss.
them TO make brick without straw. and
extirpators of Montezuma and his hosr,s.
a protesting Christian. 1t is language -
to the system in whose defense i,i,.
ploysd. Il is exactly BETTING a devO,.. :
Slavery. There is 10 o,be, +,
ing human being from whom it should
expected.
(l0) Just as though sny SET of bu,,,
beings could take to themselves, erclu6,
ly, "the right to introduce CT discuss =,
"question that touches the common int,
ests of the human family. He tain &
what they have Preserved "-jqst as ,bops
any such things as are thus implied bad :,
any time and BY anybody been comedies
l deny the concession. Show ne when
where, and by whom il was made, and n
will show you baser and blacker treaehsr
to human nature than can be ParaIleIed :
equalled on human records. The langU,s
of this sentence is part and parcel Of b
one that preceJes it. 1t is a part Of d
dialect of the system ii defends. NOE
Editor Of the Religious Herald, and
others who hold to the sentiments be >
here advanced, may as we'll undIsas|
first as last that the number is large q
rapidly increasing who have "reservet'p
themselves, at the same time they ban
granted to all others, the right of free Ii
cGssion. And this is not all-they meal
exercise this right in the discharge Of dg
duty towards oppressors and oppressed, L
Ill oppression ceases and the Oppressed a
brought out Of the prison-house and eleFi4
TO the condition Of human beings. Ia|
l"Southern brethren" can not recostl
themselves to our enjoying these rig hts a
privileges, guaranteed to US abundantly d
the Constitution of the United States, al
much more by the written Word Of Rem
Iation, and the immufabIe laws Of our cos
mon nature, written on the hearts and a.
sciences CT all men BY the finger Of Jeba
himself, we humbly ask them what thgr
going TO do about ii7
(1D Very probably il "hss not beeo.
more rigid or oppressive" perceptibIy,
the good and sufficient reason lha, il d
always about as bad as il could be. H.
always the vilest system Of sin that @
ever suffered TO crush his creatures or to
on in impious rebellion against himself
| (12) This argument of orgumens-S
false assumption that abolitiouists mEa
doing wrong because, as it is shanea
ly confessed, shareholders, professors
profane, go into madness and insaDlF
their doings, and take vengeance 90
slaves-has already been answered and
futed a sufficient number of times il
Telegraph.
| (13) The doctrine of this paraguPii
that Bapiists-and Of course profess
christians generally suppose-are DdH
ranted in denouncing iniquity" lin
"fraHaed by LaD." l ask the Edz i
the Herald 10 tell me what are The PC
piles, objects and measures of the Bls
Convention, in connection with who's
ings his remarks are made. They shl
their own expounders Of the course PESs
BY "our Savior and his apostles" DoS
not send ambassadors TO Burmah viii
press instructions to make ii a great P''
theiE business to denounce iniquity tf'n'
| by law" ihere2 What is their c0uIS
regard TO the immolation and iObunaI&
widows, and drowning of infants! .
they wait until these "oppressiTe and
Ijusto and inhuman Saws" are rescue
before they "denounce them2 Not"S
Inasmueh, then, as the Editor Of the be-
sustains the Convention in this W0'+
makes his own acts turned in this dlre'o
to demolish his own doctrines turned
other.
See Article Ist of Amendments
To THE RAPTISTs OF VERNON