Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-03

nave peen ueprlVed OF LABOR and who are
starving for food. Daily laborers and
mechanics have nothing to do, and we
who could employ and pay them too, are
denied The privilege without law or pre-
cedent. We have not as yet 10 all cases
been prevented from giving gratuitously.
food, clothing. and medical assistance 10
the poor and suffering of this and ada
cent settlements, for which we are thank.
iuL-Atrican Laniaary, Sept. IL. I84I.
The Democratic Ploughman ,--Lotteries.
The Democratic Plo1ghman' is the
name OF political paper recently started
al Middlebury, by J. Milton Stearns.
OF the politics of the paper, / have
nothing 10 say, more than of all politics,
OF all parties = they are alike an offense
and a loathing 10 me. They tend to the
abandonment of better means for reform
ing and saving the world. They are
hnrtful to moral vision and moral and
genuine religious sensation. Under their
influence. everything wakes worse and
worse. They are Ike the popular reli-
gion OF the times. The more men are
occupied with themb the worse for man.
kind. IL during their existence and their
exertion, the prospects of the world bright
en-. il is in spite of them. The state and
the church-hand in hand as they are al
the present time - are ponderous mounts
aims on the backs of the people, prevent.
ing their onwardness and their upward
ness.
But took up my pen to rebuke the
Editor of the Democratic Ploughman !"
mot so much in regard to his politics as
his morals. He has hired out-if | am
not mistaken from the appearance of his
advertising columns part Of his paper
70 aid the work of lottery gambling. /
am sorry for this. Does not friend Stearns
believe that the lottery system is evil and
only evil2 And does he not perceive that
by advertising for it he aids in extending
It! beg Of him to review his course,
and suffer his consciencea hearing in the
case.
~ The Editor of the Vermont Bap-
list Journal asserts that the Journal Of
week before last was mailed for the Tele-
graph on Saturday morning. 1t was not
received in the Telegraph box. at the
Brandon post Office, until Monday at 8
o'clock, P. M. at which time the columns
of the Telegraph. as said before, were
nearly full There was not room TO ad
NIT, conveniently, a piece Of half the length
of the Editors remarks.
That delay Of the Journal has thrown
back other matter in the succeeding mum.
Der of that paper. which will be attended
to hereafter. The last Journal was re-
ceived in season. But, as stated above
its predecessor was in its way. Can mo-
afford space in one number of the Tele
graph for extended remarks from The
Journal during two weeks.
A very important subject occupied our reHec
tons while passing through this extensive section
of foreign population, to wit: the blending o.
Il them up so thoroughly with Americans as to pro
duce the adoption Of our language, and make then
truly American in feeling aud actlon.-.E y Bap
Regr.
REMAR Ks.
| The Editor of the Register is her
speaking of certain Swiss inhabitants
among whom he has been travelling. il
Lewis County. | would suggest wheih
; err il were not a better idea to think {
Z Christianizing them. rather than of Anne,
icaniziag them. To make them trul
i American in feeling and action" woul
J be to make them supporters of manstea'
: ing, and every evil work that is popular
-twould be to make them selfish, lustfu
! cIanish, proud, vain. boastful, bloot
I thirsty. piratical. atheistical. These A
) merican characteristics, every careful an
: candid observer knows, appear ever
) wherein church as well as in stat
To Amerieanize people is just a f,tin
/ work for popular religious teacher /
the present time To ChristiGnize thel
is another work altogether.
From die Voice Of Freedom.
q Church Action ON Slavery.
i A late number OF the Vermont Chron
!, Gle. contains a Preamble and resolution
o adopted on tht. o1lh nlf bv the Conpr