Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-01-13

the truth that we then resolved TO labor
for lis removal from lie church and the
world + and We have hitherto acled accord
iaeIy.
Your catalogue Of charges against il is
CLOSED BY The statement that il is danger.
Gus ia sehtimens' and We will not deny il.
l, certainly IS dangerous. - but TO what2 j
That 10 which The deep moving power, Of
The heaven-born genius Of liberty has ever
been dangerous, viz: ABSOLUTE DEspoflsm
precisely is very opposite. To this, 0sd
% his ALONE, the " sentiment Is danger
ous.n Feeling this 70 be another truth Of
The resolution, we are more determined Than
ever 10 act on il. Nor do we mean that the
action will terminate: only with our proba-
iionary being.
10 not imagine, brethren. that there Is
obslinacy here; or anything opposed to
simple, ever stirring consciousness Of duty.
To prove faithful 10 The sentiments of e The
Declaration Of Independence,n-t act on
The principles Of re religion Of Jesus,-to
exhibit he noble spirit that has ever made
fearless foes, 70 every kind Of des poiisn, of
our beloved denomination; and, above all,
TO avoid proving traitors and douhle-minded
recreants 10 the sacred professions brought
4 on us BY our sacramental covenants with
sin-opposiEy God, we must thus act. In
this we oppose not the master of the Slave,
nor any Of his real interests. We solemn
" pledge ourselves % oppose only the slave
Esysiem but if individuals identify them
selves with This, zoe can no, help il. Nor
} lei il be thought that we shall use The fire.
brands Of pro-slavery incendiaries.or WELD
; The weapons Of SANDER and abuse. Neither
shall we appeal to feeble sympathy, much
less to our hdlIowed passions in our moral
, and intellectual warfare. Gods and natures
: spirit-stirring truth is the machinery we
shall employ.
: We might justly stand on the offensive,
until some effurts. al least, were made to
subsiantia,e your charges against our reso.
LUTON but as it's not our object to tanta-
: / iize individuals, or 10 hold controversy
with you, barely for The sake Of conqueriag,
we shall attempt 10 prove that our tfaduced
I opinions is correct. Before Wesenler on
this we must notice some OF q. laws. =.
The laws Of one State tell US i'll. StaUes
shall be deemed, held. taken, repufed. and
ddjadged in Ian 10 be cilntteIs personal an
he hands Of their oDness and possessors,
and executors, administrator, and as
! signs, TO ALL INTENTs, CONSTRUCTIONS,
AND PURPOSES WHATSOEVER" The law Of
another State speaks thus, A Stare IS one
i0ho IS in The power d his master, TO sDlsom
he belongs; The master may sell him. dis
/ pose Of his person, MS industry, and his
} labors he can do nothing. possess nothing
! nor acquire anything but what MUST be-
long to his master" Here We have the
statutes that give features, form, and being
itself 10 American Slavery. To US they
!. appear the sirangest and most surprising
laws that have ever been found inheayen,
earth, or hell
Il is rue they do not require that the
slave should be gagged, logged, logged,
J thumt- screwed, or, inany manner NAL -.rear-
ed. And we are willing to step aside, for
moment, on the supposition that he i not.
We feel decidedly indisposed 70 believe that
the slave Of the pioas man especially Is
ever hunted BY the blood -hound, or dashed
4 BY the task-master. Let US grant that he
Il IN tho .nf,,,srar.x sell e,,,,,<,r,.d ~
treated with kindness; FOR man mag Be
kind 70 his beast. Nay, we will help you,
even BY supposing perfect Representatives,, 10
make his condition, and the conduct Of his
master towards him as good as you please;
sill, Il the antagonist of slavery had no
other objects in view bur ID brand The slave
holding communities with eternal disgrace
to fix burning reproach on their ex,rava-
CANT legislators; 10 sci an ever. whitening
! stigma on their profession Of religion, were
il composed even Of BraIiminical abomina-
lions; aud 10 accumulate the universal con
tempt and derisi1 IN OF aTistocra,s and tyrants
on republican governments, ii would be only
necessary for them. in order 70 accomplish
their ends, 10 perpe,uaie The exhibition Of
: those laws 10 .he>worId.
: Why then are persons exasperaied at the
langu &c Of aboIi.ionisls2 Ii is utterly i'm.
} possible for Them 10 pour greater measure
Of reproach on The shareholder, than bis
own laws are calculated 70 roIlsupon him.
Formidahly execrabie as they may appear
10 some, abolilionists have neither talents
nor dispositions nor could they find among