Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-11

oacn pleasure. without consulting the mind /,
and will OF God - and in the additional
fact that this is received and acted upon
by priests and people. They will not
have the impiousness to aver that they
acted under any special revelation from
heaven in framing such law. Nor will
they have the impudence TO undertake to
make the people believe that they find
anything in the Scriptures Of Truth to
sustain them in the enactment. For they |
know that the PEOPLE can read for them.
selves. and that their imposition would be
detected. This law of their own making
is the law, after all. by which the people
of Vermont are in fact governed. in ref
erence to the sabbath, rather than any
law of God which they will pretend TO
point out. To Gods law, pertaining TO
the seventh day, they take no heed, in its
fundamental provisions. They sci aside
the day altogether. And in regard to the
day they take to themselves, they do not
pretend 10 show where He has command
ed it, and in their owner Legislation they
throw away part Of this day Of their
own choosing.
u Let Us now look at some of the provis-
ions Of this laao Of Vermont, in its mag,
and its mag not-its shall and its sha'mt.
Alter providing that "thc first day Of the
, week Ia part of III shall be kept and OBJ
served by the people of this State, as a
Sabbath, holy day, or day Of rest from all
, secular labors, recreations and employ
: ments," it excerpts "works Of necessity and
charity" Now what are these works OF
+, necessity and charity? Every thing is
). left, no: only underlined Blu. indeinable
i with regard TO them. Is there any pro.
e vision for bringing in Chris.'s law, o,
even the law of Moses. 10 aid in settling
It and de6ningl Not in the least. All is
n left to the "po @ers tina. be- which have
J. created the law. The same powers take
it upon themselves to execute the law ae.
o cording 10 their own Interpretation of its
r in,en,ions-their own good will and pleas
81 ure. .........
l have heretofore spoken of some thing
D. which the law would be construed as pro
e. viding for, in its iberali.y. no doubt
'e such as taking care of the dairy and tn
lambs, to any and every extent. I nigh
- add 10 this, probably. The riding of pro
- slavery preacher. the distance Of a "sae
- bath days Journey" while engaged il
=" support of the Southern chureh.and.s stat
g institution" and its handmade, Coloniz
a. alton -a!su the observance of miitar
~ funeral, such as is described by brothe
%" Wright, in an article to be found on tn
- 4th page of this paper--and numerou
" other like things. Let me not be under
" stood as intending to institute any compa
ison between the merits of the cleric;
- work mentioned and the farming worl
" BY the way, however, am little cur
:: Gus to know under which provision tn
clerical work would come - whether
:. would be considered work Of nece
~ si,y." or of charity" T..
y There is another provision of the sta
~ ute worthy of notice The SD chapte
after providing for licensing inkeepers
:, sell rum, has the following Requirement
.H in the Goth section =" Every person
r. censed according 10 the provisions of tn
-, chapter, as an inkeeper, shall at all tim
- be furnished with suitable provisions, Iod
ing and accommodations for strangers al
h travellers" &c. In allowed practice, tn
!, is construed to be license for selling ru
80 on the Sabbath. The comparison wou
- be better between this practice and .rave
ing for colonization and pro-sIave
,.n preaching, the military funeral perfe
o;r nance, &c. The same curious questi,
81 would arise here as before, as to viii,
provision the transaction would come u
a.. der. That is, is selling rum on the sa
bath awork of necessity" or of " cha
or. ity."
!; Once more Bya glance at the 4ih Sc
the ton Of the SD chapter, as copied above,
Iau will be seen that in taking it upon them
ors, guard "holy day" against any ball
;ns dance, use or exercise Iofl anv Gam,