Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-18
NILS CELL A N Y !.
From the Liberator.
REPEAL OF THE UNION.

lean A. s. Society, has been eagerly cop !
led into several pro-slavery newspapers
in New-York, accompanied with COM
mebts manifesry designed and adapted to
stir up. on that occasion, strong mobo-
cratic excitement. Ia the opinion OF their |
unprincipled editors, the infamy which so
deepIv stains the character OF that city, on
account of the frightful excuses which
were allowed to DO peIpetrated upon the
persons and property OF abolitionists 10
1888. 4-5, is not sufficiently deep and
damning; and, therefore.they are attempt
ing to cxasperate an ignorant and vicious
populace to deeds Of violence, during the
anniversary week. The folly Of these
monsters Of the age exceeds, if possible,
their wickedness. The Union, they aver,
is in danger; and in order to preserve il,
they are for shedding innocent blood, and
tramplipg all law and order under foot.
70 demonstrate its value. they pronounce
It reasonable act 10 say or publish aught
against it. They would fam put down
the ant-slavery movement; and the pro-
cess by which they attempt to prove that
they are right, and the abolitionists wrong.
is 10 cry havoc. ard let slip the dogs OF
mobocracy. Blind and infatuated 9ene-
mics OF liberty! Will they never give
heed to the warnings Of history2 Must
experience teach her retributive lessons
in vain2 Are all the instructive events
which have transpired since the arm Of
violence was first raised in opposition to
the friends Of universal emancipation. to
avail nothing2 Is the demoniac spirit OF
slavery not yet satisfied that the divine
spirit OF liberty is not 10 be overcome by
brute force! that truth cannot be shot
down, or slain by the sword tina. brick
bats and rotten eggs only serve TO stimu-
late 10 fresh exerlions those against whom
they are hurled, and 10 excite sympathy
and adherence in every generous bos-1
om2 that reason is more than match for
violence that righteous cause invaria.
bly, thrives by persecution? Let it, then,
, muster its hellish forces, and again put
forth its impotent efforts ! {" He that sit.
teth in the heavens shall Iaugh-the AL.
mighty shall have them in derision. He
shall break them with rod OF iron he
shall dish them in pieces like a potter's
vessel" "Who is like unto thee, o Lord,
glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, do
ing wonders2"
In strongly urging on the members and
friends OF the American Anti-Slavery So
ciety by the most solemn considerations,
the importance Of giving an unusually
large attendance at its annual meeting. we
ventured to say
Many important topics will be present.
cd for consideration at the meeting in
New York. The first of these, in impor-
lance, is the duty Of making the repeal Of
the Union between the North aud the
South, the grand ralIying point until it be
accomplished. OR SLAVERY cease to pollute
our soil. We are for throwing all the
means, energies, actions, purposes, and
appliances of the genuine friends of liber-
W and republicanism into this one chan
mel. and for measuring the humanity, pat
flol'sm and piety of every man by this
one standard. This question can no long
eF be avoided, and right decision of it
VIII settle the controversy between liberty
and slavery"
This is " the head and front of our Of.
tending"-and for this, the American An,
lI-Slavery Society is held responsible |
Now, De It known to all the world, that
we are not the mouth piece Of any BODY Of
men, and that the Liberalor is not the or.
gan OF any anti-slavery association. We
ute: our own thoughts freely. on our own
responsibility. The American Society is
not committed to any course of action that
we may happen to mark out, nor bound
by any thing tina; we may happen to in
dite. 1t has its official organ, the STAND.
ARD, and deserves praise or condemnation
only for what it officially sanctions. Ia
expressing our opinions in regard to the
subjects that would probably come before
Z. next week. for calm and deliberte ex.
animation. we spoke only as an individu-
al, and not by IFS authority. Every mem
Der oflhe Society has. an unqueslionable
right, at its annual meeting, to introduce
such topics for discussion as he may deem
pertinent TO the occasion but no sentence
can De justly passed upon the Society go.
ing beyond what it actually approves.
The language or action Of individual
members is one thing-that Of The associ.
alton another. Whether we erred in our
conjecture or not, as to the nature of the
questions that would in all probability be
considered at NewYo rk, time alone could
determine. We are thus explicit on these
Poinis, because we mean to claim what is
ours and to relieve The American Society
iron any ,mpu'ation that may be uniusty
cast upon H. IN consequence of our pro.
ceedIngs. How many or how few are
prepared 70 go with US, in carving out
our anii-slavery principles, Is not a maize !
Reconsideration with US. With our fee,
planted upon the eternal rock. and our
eyes directed heayenwnrd, we need no hu.