Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-05

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again. Ministers! not dare to speak our
against their congregation for thirst ~
for the blood of abolitionists mot dare 10
speak against lynch law! Aye, conniv-
snS at such wickedness! This, | know,
IS not needed to prove them no Caristians,
Tor the fact that they sustain the relation
70 slavery that they do, does this. But If
they really opprore of tarring and feath-
cflng, hanging and burning, or in any
otherwise. destroying such as plead the
cause OF these that are in bonds, then are
they - what - murderers And they
sustain this character, though they do this
work OF death, for such supposed crime,
In what they call legal manner. But if
they do not approve of killing, or in any
way punlsting men, because every puIsa-
ton OF their hearts beats against sla very,
nor because they, in the way that con-
science dictates, oppose ii, but refrain from
re5ukiug those whose spirit this s,through
fear of being themselves devoured, Their
let them say that they have not virtue en-
ough to be faithful servants of the Most
High and act accordingly. And, ii this
be their situation, il is Another striking
proof of the great wickedness of the
South.
Ready, are they? not only to put US of
the North TO death when we take up our
abode in their midst, but to do the same to
their own citizens. if riley dare firmly and
perseveringIy to censure them fur so do
ing! OH with what an evil spirit are
they saturated
Reader, what kind of a people, in your
sober judgment, is that which rounces up
on the friends of universal liberty, as an
eagle upon his prey? or even upon the
friends of vice? Are they not in this re-
spect abominabe, and without The fear of
the Just One before their eyes! Are
they not of Satan, rather than of Christi
and this, though they call themselves
orthodox or liberal Christians So
decides the light that is in me-and | be-
lieve it is not darkness. What not pru-
dent even for a Claiming or a May, kind
spirits as they are, to visit a certain por
lion Of their country ?-not prudent for
them to visit those who are tenacious Of
the title of Christian, and who think
themselves wronged by being denominat-
ed unbelevers Oh, all they who have
such revengeful and foul spirit. are of
their father the wicked one Are they
not2 And, by the way, so are they who
here at the North mob the colored people,
and their friends-dragging them from
the railroad cars, and otherwise insulting,
abusing, and nlangling them. Nor are
they to be excepted from this censure, who
look down from the high places ofauthor-
ity, and sanction such denominations. And
that affair at Lynn depot, of which nearly
all have heard something-a mob sane
toned, if not head,d by one Stephen A.
Chase. Quaker. and which shamefulIy
assaulted friend Collins, ofthe Anti-Siave-
Try Society, and Frederick Douglas an ell
oquent fugitive slave, that must receive a
particular notice in our paper, if circum-
stances admit, before it gets TOO late. Such
dIsgraceful scenes are becoming so fire.
quent, that every press, and every pulpit,
ay, and every man, and every woman,
should speak of them as being nf Satan.
He unchristlanizes himself who pattici-
pates IN them in any way. Christianity
requires US not to resist even evil with
evil-not to Law violent hands on any man,
but to put down wroag with right, aud
use no other than spiritual weapons in
either our warfare with wIcketness IN
more we witness the outbreaks of violence
which are SO frequent in every direction,
the more sensible are we that it is of the
first importance to take the stand, that
Christianity requires US TO leave the pun
iShment of even our worst enemies to
God. Christian non-resiStance, consiS-
: tenliy prac;ised, Does indeed, carry with
1t the very highest conservative influence,
which can be brought to bear on human
society," 1t is our only security. And,
: by fai,hfulness, the friends of Jesus can
make it as sens;bly felt throughout the
e world. that brusing and killing one an-
0 other is ii sn against God, as it is now
felt that drunkenness ls--and this done,
much is accomplished toward restraining
' violence. To be engaged in mobs OF any
t kind, either actively or passiveiy, places a
man among the enemies of Christ aud Of
' God is the stand that We must take.
D And if We, being aboIitionIs;s. should be
10 just as much danger of losing our lives
IN going TO the South. as 10 falling anon
: robbers-lhen what are our southern
S brethren! If they desire to put US to
: death for our opininns-lf they actually
{ fulfil their desires, it is necessary 10 say
> they are murderers2 O. every drop OF
{ blood that the South spills, or threatens to
e spill. in their rage against those who are
laboring 10 give liberty to the captive
o they must answer for, as TOR the blood o.
d Christ's marlyr's-and for every stripe
l. they infict-but may God compassionate
al their case, and save them from self de
IS siruction. And may abolitionists have