Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-04
For the Telegraph
ARE THE CLERGY FOR wAR4

For the Telegraph.
@ ARE THE CLERGY FOR WARS
We have always supposed that 10 Judge
men by their actions or fruits, was right
eons Judgment. We have furthermore iho't,
that in so judging, we do not necessarily
impeach their motives. One who steals we
call a ihief--one who commits adultery, an
adulterer = and him who is Indifferent to
the regeneration Of his race, we denominate
trditor TO humanity and truth. Action is
the index Of the heart. When a man feels
himself condemned by such a Judgment let
him not censure others, for imPeaching has
motives. That would be unjust His own
conduct is his accuser, and he stands self
im2edched. We are always to estimate a
man 0y what he does, and not by what he
pro- esses. Common thieves never COM
plain that injustice is done 10 their inten-
tions, when we call them thieves. But
when we call man-stealiuy d. D.. or a
Rev. licensed and ordained man-stealer, a
thief; and the corporation which be nom
inally m anages (but which in fact manages
him. brotherhood Of there's, why then
we are impeaching. notifies. . '9t .5-.
Our caption is question. We asked it
because the clergy profess, and are generally
considered TO give tone to, and to "bcdy
forth the form " Of public feeling. We have
always doubted il, however, and do still.
| But if it be fact that they are the personi-
fication of public opinion, then, should the
naiior, go TO war with Mexico and England,
the clergy will impelit tolihe strife. Should
Texas, that pack of thieves and renegddes,
be admitted into the Union, il will be the
clergy who open the nations bosom to them
4 Do they like 10 have the responsibility Of
these matters cast upon them? They must
bear il. Did they exert their influence
against, these measures as they ought, they
might effeclually suppress them. There is
such cloud Of clergymen as TO shade the
whole land What might they not do fo'
God and Humanity, were they honest ii
! the exercise of their influence? We shall
: charge The war, and the admission Of Texas
TO the Union upon Them, il these event:
occur. Their almost entire influence goes
7 that way. We have for along time OBJ
I served The attitude of these public-opinion
J. makers, relative to the subject before US
: but we do not remember Of having heard
word from, them, as body, in remonstranc
5 against the belligerent feelings Of The ,naa
e lion. On the death Of Harrison, the
o nreached .condoling, and humiliation sci
e mons, TO The exlremilies Of The land. Th %
IS was popular. 1t was an occasion ior "a
c display Of grand eloqueace, and Tor !, castln
!; another curtain Of a1pfu ape around the
II pulpits., Nay, their sermons have even bee
n collected into a book, as monument TO u
: eloouence Of American divines. On sue
!. occasions, they can fast with long vlsage
Is and simper, aud lisp piously, for effect 81
e when The war-vul,ure has been screamlt
'gl over the land for years, and blackening
IS with his shadow, mol a note Of alarm
Is heard from these watchers Of Zion. J
a. demonstrate against war, is TOO secular
v their solemn profession. But Nation
III Fast appointed by thief, is very awfu
sy far more So, Than such fast as Coda
" points. The clergy think SO, Or rather tn
IS think i, more conducive totheir craft.
50 oppose the popular freak, would not prop
We their pulpits. Ii would be far more like
TO lip their tubs bottom upward, and 81
si- them out!
on- We don't say, the clergy are active,
III vociferous in invoking war. or in apologlzzl
up fol il, (tho' we believe a mercenary prlt
IL hood WOULD, did they think anything co
nee be made BY IT'D But this IS not essentia
,ch make out our charge against them. i
ord because they hare not been active in 5
ef- pressing the bellicose tendencies Of
red nation, that we complain OF them. =
on win be responsible for what they neglec
ion DO. If the clergy are the ministers
and Christ, 10 all good conscience, we ask,
era are they not crying, peace be still %
los- besotted nation7 The reason is obvi
The They are fearful Of being thought 70 I
5 Of Non Resistance. For the same reason