Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-27

dlVlnlty-the popular religious leaders tot-
loaCers]-the leading politicians, &c. The
latter are the bottom, the dregs Of society
the sans culottes, in word, all who are in
the hands, and at the control of the former
class. A striking illustration of the truth
here presented, in relation to the former
class, is exhibited in the recent temperance
movements among members of Congress.
These movements are at least ten years
behind the times. They touch nothing but
what the common people have arrived at,
settled, taught TO their children, and gone
by, years ago. The doctors of divinity, the
popular religious teachers and their " fit
lting organs" are on the same ground with
these members of Congress on this subject.
The popular religious press Is everywhere
teeming with praises to these great men
| for doing these now small and gone-by
things, and is congra1ulating the cause of
temperance on account thereof. Well, per-
haps it is matter for congratulation that
the load to be dragged along is to be in any
degree lessened by any part of it CONNIE nc
ing self-movement. The common people,
who have all the work to do, will no doubt
feel themselves greatly obliged, if these
greatest hinderers of reform will remove
the least of their hinderances. Such move
ments as are appearing at Washington in
favor of Temperance or rather to save the
character Of those who have hitherto, and
as long as they dared TO, given their infu-
ence on the other side Of the question, are
beginning to be manifest in different quar-
tiers towards Anti-Slavery.
For the special benefit of TIE two classes
designated above, will now proceed to
answer my correspondents questions.
! BY instantaneous and universal euran-
cipation mean instantaneous and uni
Versal" abandonment of property in man
of merchandise in human beings. Slavery
is sim and therefore ought to be immedi-
ately repented of and forsaken. There is
as much propriety and Christian consistency
in reqlrlng men TO leave off blasphemy or
adultery BY degrees, as in requiring them
TO leave off man-stealing and piracy by de-
grees. Suppose the Constitution of the U.
States to have been framed so as TO accom-
modate itself to sheep-slealing and horse
stealing. And suppose the New England
States to have made these practices para
mount regulation of society - a "domestic
institution" - popular method of sustain
ing the aristocratic and popular part of COM
munity, in church as we'll as in state. What |
should we, what ought we to be understood !
TO mean, by preaching the immediate aboli-
ton of these violations of Gods law and
of mans rights? Why, plainly, that there
ought to be immediate repentance, and rrac-
tees according herewith that the thieves
and robbers should not only stop stealing
and robbng, but do all in their power to
restore the stolen properly to its righuul
owners. Now sheep-stealing and horse
stealing are a very small matter indeed,
compared with man-stealing, and woman
stealing, and child-stealing.
Some have ridiculed the idea of preach
ing Immediate abolition of slavery" be-
cause we have been preaching it these ten
years and the work is not yet accomplished.
And how long pray tell, has immediate re-
pentance of other sins which men still con-
tlnue in, been preached? For centuries, |
And because the sins are persisted in, is
this reason why immediate repentance
and abandonment of them should not be !
preached? understand that we are required
TO preach, whether the sinners will hear or
forbear. --.. ..
Perhaps my correspondent would wish
me to be more full and explicit as to the
duty OF shareholders, in the work of eman-
and in connection Herewith. Let
them, then, as I said before, stop stealing,
and 60 about restoring, Immediately. Let
them lft up those whom they have degraded
and trodden down-give them employment
and Wages-furnsh them the means of in
SlructIon, moral and religious. Let them
abandon the hateful and murderous Colo
n'zat'on crusade. In word, lie, them do
Is they would be done BY, and act the part
'f human beings and Christians. towards {
heir fellow beings il
Has my correspondent any further cues i
ions to ask? The Telegraph is open. +
Two Thousand become Fifty Two