Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-12

lation Of this right--every breach Of Inc
r;v;ne laws visited with penalty of
suasrioo proporsioned to the crime.
China Is now enduring the punishment of
her selfish policy, which has condemned
hsr 10 remain stationary At the point Of
civilization which she attained centuries
ago. Il has bovnd her for ages iL an en-
chantment which has prevented her
growth. hindered her progress. and liked |
her in an unnatural state Of adult infancy. |
England, TOO. is even now tottering under
the weight Of the punishment which she |
has brought upon herself By her selfish |
policv with regard to oiher nations. The
cries of starving millions for bread are
: loud protests against thefolly as well as
the wickedness Of endeayoring to repeal
Gods laws BY the onnipotence of Pariia-
ment. The distress and ruin of which
we see and hear amongst ourselves, may
al be traced to insane endeavors TO be
wiser than Omniscience, and mighter than
Omnipotenee But thus il is that men
learn wisdom by bitter experience; and
discover that the command, Thou shalt
. love thy neighDor as myself" is, in every
place, the golden rule. No true CONNER
cial prosperity. any more than any genu-
inc happiness, can be enjoyed. except in
obedience TO this command. All the re-
strietions which are put in the way OF
the free Intercourse Of nations, are rem
-nants Of barbarism which will disappear
before the advancing influence of tue
civilization. When they shall have dis
appeared. men will marvel that they so long
submitted TO such unnatural thraldom.
The custom-house. likethe gallows, when
Il shall have become matter of history,
will be regarded az the monument of a
semi-civilized people, who destroyed their
safety and prosperity by the very means
By which they thought to advance it.
Tariff and commercial treaties will one
day beTegarded as we now look back up.
on the absord exactions. and oppressive
tenures Ct the fenda; system.
But this change is not TO be wrought
BY fleets and armies These will be the
victories Of Peace" not less renowned
than war" They will be accomplished
by the difficult experience of men, aided
BY the increasing light Of truth. Exter-
nal violence can never effect this great re-
suit. Hecatombs Of human victims can
not purchase it. Il must await the grad.
nal change which Truth will work ia the
minds and hearts of men, and then it will
speedily be manifested. Then will these
barbarous distinctions Of countries and ma
tons disappear. Then will that diabolical
spirit which men worship under the name
OF patriotism, be eSsvcised and sent back
tothe pit from which it came. Then will
the brotherhood of the race be recooniz.
ed. and the genius OF man will be exerted
TO promote the intercourse end advance
the happiness of mankind, rather than 10
obstruct the one and 70 destroy the other.
Mr.. Adams is regarded. and with JUS
tices as being fac in advance of the politi-
clans ofthe day in his views Of the obi
cations OF morality and religion. He en-
tertains high regard for Christianity and
al It's ordinances. He j. daily student
oithe Bible. and PROCESSES to make the
commands of Christ his rule of life. He
Is. believe. q technical /" professor OF re-
hgion." He has been known to express
his regret at recent movements, havinp
for their object the investigation OF the an.
ihority Of certain institutions and obser.
vances He thought their tendency mis-
chievous, and apt TO unseitle mems faith.
And yet he does not see that his eyposi-
ton of what Christianity permits is the as.
sault which Of all others be has the most
reason to dread. 1t is from his reverence
for the golden words Of Ch.:s: Thnn
shalt love thy neighbor as .hyselEp that
ne approves of the British missionary ex-
pedi,ion and its iron logic. Surely such
q Chrislianity--and it is the Christianity
Of ChTistendom-does not merit much
anxiety or many pains for its preservation
or propagation. The Chinese would be
fools to exchange their Foisus for il.
Till the Christianity of Christ shall have
superseded the Christianity ofthe Church
and Of The State, much progress 10 The
civilization Of the world is not to be ex-
pected. The name " Christianity" can
not take q form ofsupersiition out Of the
category Of hIse religions, as long as il
is made the tool of the selfish interests and
the pander ofshe bad passions of It's vota-
Ties. One religion is as good as another
for the purposes of civil or ecclesiastical
!. domination. The business of Mr.. Adams.
from his earliest youth, has been spoil. !
lics"-or the art OF governing men. He
has been emnently successful in his vo-
cation, and has. doubtless. conscientiously
sought and used power for what he regard |
"a Is the hest good of the people. But
there Is something about the pursuit and |
the exercise Of power, which seems of ne.
cessity 70 impair the moral sense. Ill
makes distinctions between what is abso-
i.'ely right and what is politically expe-
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