Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-03
VOL. SO, NO. 16.-WHOLE NO. 1887.

pen thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all
such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy
mouth, Judge righteously, and plead the cause
oil the poor and needy Heb. 10. g. Re
member them that nre in bonds as bound with
them: and them which suffer adversely, as being
yourselves also in the body Ps. SO. 3. Defend
the poor aud fatheress do justice to the afflicted
and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; rid
Them out of the hand of the wicked Prov. "a.
i'll II thou forbear TO deliver them that nro
drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be
slain if thou sayest, Behold we knew |! not;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know
1t. and shall he not render to every man according
10 his works" Jer "a. z. 'Ye have not hcark-
ened unto me, in proclaming liberty every one to
his brother, and every one to his neighbor; be
hold, proclaim liberty for you saith the Lord, to
the sword, To the pestilence and 10 the famine
and will make you TO he removed INTO all the
kingdoms Of the EARTH James 2. IL. Ye shall
have judgment without mercy, that hath showed
no mercy
Does not slavery spoil the American bond
men, and is there any system OF oppression in the
land to be compared with this ? Instead of obey
ing the above, do not saveolders and their allies
violate them, in framing mischief by law, or
in using the legislative and executive powers Of
the country to enforce slavery, and to sustain tIu
oppressor from generation TO generation? Do
they not violate them in arresting and returning
the bleeding, suffering. abused captive to his cruel
loppressor-in exciting general and strong pref
Iudee against the spoiled bondman-in interdic-
ting them from the civil courts Of the country
for a redress of grievances-in freely using the.
products of slave labor, thereby increasing the
demand for tin augmentng slavloI6ng nflu
ence IN Congress by adopting rule of represent
talion to increase theT power to oppress-and in
various ways taking the side of cruelty, blood and
oppression? Vide, Stroud's Sketch of the laws
relating to SlNvery'-Wm. jays Views of tho
action of the federal government in behalf OF sla
vcry'-and the history of our general government
throughout
6. Slavery appears to me to be a violation of
anoher class of precspts Dhich enjoio disntereSt
/, ed toue, goUd ,oW and kindness. 1t is written,
James 2. s. " If ye fulflrhe royal law according
to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighSor as
myself ye do well but if we have respect of
? persons, we comthi; sim and are convinced of the
, law lransgressors' Lev. 10. "a. THE strang-
, er that dweeth with you, shall be unto you as
one born among you, thou shalt love him as thy
SSH, for ye strangers IN the land of Egypt:
am the Lord your Cod Matt. %. 81. Thou
, shalt love the Lord thy God with oil thy heart
, This is the FIST and great commandment And
Q the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
I neighbor ms myself On these two command
1 tnents hang all the law and thepropheis.' John,
, 4. 40. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but
! that he loved us, and his Son 10 lie the pro-
b ptation for sins. Beloved, if God SO loved
us, we ought also to love one another. For oil
: the law is fulfilled in one word even III this, thou
f shalt love thy neghbor myself But if ye bite
o and devour another, take heed that we be not
Il consumed one of anoihor.' l John, 4. Z. Below
/. ed, let us love one another. He that loyeh not,
4 knoweth not God, for God is love- 20. 'lfa man
say love God, and hateth his brother, he is IL
= ar. For he that oveth not his brother whom he
d hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath
q not SEEM: Cor. 10. "a Let no man seek his
: own, but every man anothers wealth. Matt z.
h IL. Therefore, oil things whatsoever we would
f that men should do unto you, do ye even SO 10
o them for this is the law aud the prophets
! These passages appear to require us to love
d and regard the interests and happiness Of each
v one of our brethren of The human family within
e our knowledge, as If they toere oOn-,o be as
If DESTROYS of their promotion rs of our own-and
i to be willing TO have interests sacrificed, as
i hose Of our neighhor. There is foundation for
this natural, love- good will and sympathy ia that
, nobest gift of Godthe capacity for universal be-
:. nepoIence and enjoyment That slavery uamples
l. this elass Of precepts under foot, evident
h me from this plain fact. U No Shareholder or a.
pologis for Slavery is ,oiiing 10 exchange places
Q tcith the Sldue. Should the tables he turned, and
the masters, their wives and children, be subject
j. ed TO slavery, they would be loud in their com =
=, plants. They would by no means cheerfuy
# submit TO such invasion OF their common
il rights and privileges, tyr single week, much
+ less from generation TO generation, until slavery
= should degrade them and their offspring The lev
e ell of American slaves.
v ITO be concluded next week.)