Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-21

$ directly the reverse of what was
aught by Jesus Christ. He taught,
by precept and example, the benefit
ing Of Others at oar oaOn expense. ODE
lience to this law would preUent what
can never otherwise be cured. Let
those who take it upon themselves
to govern others, obey this Ian Of be-
aeUolence, in every act towards their
fellow beings, and the occasion for
violent punishments would soon
cease. The truth is, the greatest
are "framed by law
There is vastly more crime commit
ted against Cod and humanity, UNI
der the protection of human laws,
than otherwise. The records Of hui
man tribunals are not the places to
90 to, TO ascertain who are the GRIM
inals. AS often as you will show
me one villain in his shroud and cap
on the gallows, or in his coarse attire,
and with his coarse fare, in the dun
geon, the penitentiary or the Jail, |
will show you a score of equal and
even greater villains walking the
streets, and filling high stations,
dressed in fine cloths and faring
sumptuously on the fruits of their
own villainies. And when the cases
are examined into, it will not unfIe-
quently be found that the latter have,
by intrigue, fraud, or oppression,
emptied the pockets of the former
into their own, and thus driven
them to extremities which have led
or forced them into their present
condition. The enormous taxation
of the working classes, for the sup
port of those who only consume and
squander without contributing any,
thing to production or support, is the
beginning of a great part of the mis-
chief and violence, the "wrong and
outrage with which earth is filed"
1t is not the place here to enumerate
the classes who live at the expense
of others. In future numbers of the
Telegraph they will be marked and
pointed out. 1t is within the knowl-
edge Of all the intelligent that the
working classes sustain the world.
And they are wanting in observation
who have not seen a disposition man
ifested by many among the consum-
ers and squanderers, to keep one
hand over the eyes and the other in
the pockets of the producers. This
is not said to create jealousy or UNI
kind feeling, but TO aid in opening
the eyes of all classes to the trnth,
that the remedy may be sought out
and applied. The wronged should
not be envious. They who commit
the wrong are the most TO be pitied
for while they wrong others they
wrong their own souls more. The
working classes themselves are more
or less responsible for the existence
and continuance of the evil. They
manifest too much willingness to
have it so. Farmers and mechanics
have been too fond of getting their
sons into the "learned professions, y
so called-that they might rise in the
world, and obtain some office or sta
ton that would bring them money in
more reputable manner than TO per-
form manual labor for it! Thus they
have dishonored their own calling.
A grievous 6 deplorable evil among
the working classes themselves is
that they wrong each other-taking
all the advantage of each other thai
human law and loose public NOR
atty will allow-neighbor deceiving
and defrauding neighbor-one max
ing another's necessity his own op
Portunity - or taking advantage O
the others weaker judgment, OF more
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