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

and the multitude looking on and gazing
irtently, appearing to be greatly edited
and conforted. Then the military escort
ed the clergyman and mourners to their
homes in a recerend and solemn way. all
stepping TO the tapof drum, the squeal of
fife, the bray oftrumpet, andtinkle ofcym-
ball.
All this firing, drumming and trumpet
ing, and martial array, on Sunday day
which Ito clergy say is more holy than
other days, and in which only works of
aecessity and mercy are to be done. Not
q clergyman in the city, and there are
hundreds, raises his voice against this,any
more than sgainst slavery. They think
it is right, because IL waS headed 6Y cler-
gymaa. The people may do any thing
on Sunday, if they ask the consent and
presence ofthe clergy; but wo to the peo-
pie, if they attempt to Judge for themselves
what are works of necessity and mercy
Sunday is clergyman day, and all lhat is
done on it must be made subservlent 10
their power. 1.
am reminded of scene in the streets
here on Sunday. A mother was leading
little child along to meeting. A cana
ry bird was singing sweetly and meriIyin
a cage hanging out of window. 20
mother 7" exclaimed the child, "see that
pretty bird hear it sing !" "Hush, my
dear-don't you know it is Sunday? /
have often told you not to make such
noise on Sunday; it disturbs nv mind !"
The same mother was not at all offended
and disturbed in her devout meditations by
the fife and drum--lhe firings and shout
ings of that military funeral. A clergy
man in full uniform was at the head Of it,
to consecrate them all, and make them
holy -
am reminded also of scene in Bos-
ton. The troops at the fort in Boston har-
Dor were wanted by the southern slave
hunters and kidnappers, to hunt down and
butcher the Seminole Indians for comfort
ing the runaway slaves. Orders arrived
Saturday night. Sunday morning, as the
bells were ringing to call the people TO
gaze at and admire the pulpit performan.
ces OF their Sunday religious play-actors,
the troops from the fort were marching
through the city, with colors flying, flies
playing, and drums beating, to the Provi-
dence railroad depot, on their way to
butcher the humane Seminoles. They
could not wait till Monday, any how the
kidnapping Andrew Jackson then Presi
dent) and his brother kidnappers were 10
such hurry to have the Indians killed
off, thatlhey need not endanger the "pe-
cutiar institution" Not clergyman or
church in Boston raised a voice against
1t. Their prayings and preachings, their
deyotions and Sunday exhibitions can no
more be disturbed by military marchings,
hrings, trimmings, and shootings, to kill
the humane Indians, in defence of sz0verq,
than by military funerals. la their esti- |
nation, it was work OF neceSsitg and
mercy" to march the troops down South
on Sunday, to kill the Indians, to protect
slavery. 1t would, in their view, be
suitable Sunday work-a work of pure
necessity and mercy, to shoot down the
slaves themselves, if they should attempt
to gain liberty by resisting their Cypress,
or, or running away.
Thus it is with the religion and clergy
OF the country; they consider it right and
proper to study the art of war, and to hunt
and butcher men on Sunday; but they
excommunicate men and women for 90. |
ing TO hear non-resastGnce on that day.
and they hunt and shoot down the slaves
on Sunday, if they strike for freedom, as
Gid Washington, but they denounce anti
sIaoery as Inappropriate to Sunday
Well, dear brother, their hypocrisy is be- /
ing manifested. They cannot much long.
er gull and destroy the people. Their
days are numbered, and will be finished
N due time, as sure as God is the God of
the oppressed, aud Christ the Prince of
Peace. Fl. C. WRIGHT.
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