Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-26
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN, &c. 1919.
Professor Rascall's Remarks ON the PRO.
ccedings OF the Baptist Anti-Siavery
To be contin ne d.


ceedings of the Baptis. Anti-Siavery
Convention:
To The Editor fine Vermont Telegraph:
Dear Sir:-My communication in the
Telegraph Of Dec. 22d met with so favora-
bic reception, that am emboldened TO
send you the proposed structures on the Wa
terbury Resolutions; and will endeayor
as far as practicable, to conform in wiring
to your requirements. assure youit is moi
for my own qualification that ask you 80
tax the readers of the Telegraph with going
over any part Of the ground again." have
carefully read every number of the Tele-
graph from the 9Th Of Oct. till the present
time /; y and think shall occupy some
ground at least not occupied by any writer
in your paper. l hold many sentiments in
common with yourself, and with others who
differ from you; bat may not agree in all
particulars with any one. If you should
think some Of my objections already an.
swered, perhaps some others do not so
clearly see the conclusiveness Of your reas-
oning, as you do yourself. You must give
US line upon line, as long as there is any
hope. (2)
In reference to your remarks on the scrip
ture denunciations, would barely ask
have you or has any one at this day the
same right TO make application Of these de-
y 4 n 4
people, as those who first uttered them
had2 go
Again, if you will carefully read my
piece from your paper, think you will find
that | said nothing about you, or yourfriends
duplicating all The Baptists il Vermont
alike, without Discrimination" admitted
that you made exceptions, bu, the mass were
in the same condemnation "with others. p
These may not be the exact words used 10
the meeting. But something of like i'm
port was said to brother Allen. did not
suppose that either yourself, or any other
speaker whose sentiments you endorsed
intended TO withhold the least credit from
those noble Baplists of Vermont who adopt
ed, or will conform to the sentiments con-
tanned in the Waterbury Resolutions. These
! supposed were The exceptions which were
made. lD But can not fully approve Of
all the Waterbury Resolutions. And ask
for hearing before final condemnation is
passed by my brethren. If you will allow
NIL
your readers 10 hear me through, | trust
they will find that there is no shutting in
me, whatever they may think of my posi-
lion. Resolutions
/. "Resoloed, That slavery is sinful under
all possible circumstances.
q Resolred, That where there are sins,
there are of course sinners.
g. RESOLVED, That 10 commit an enormous
sin is 10 be an enormous sinner
give my unqualified approval Of these
resolutions. And that may be the better
understood will define and analyze slavery.
Slavery must be distinguished from all 9TH
.er kinds Of servitude. The child serves his
parents, the apprentice his master, the hired
laborer his employer. And The criminal
condemned 10 hard labor serves the State.
But in none of these cases is the servant
reduced to an article of property; liable TO
oe sold and bought like other property. The
slave Is claimed by his master as an article
Of property. There are indeed usually some
iegai enaetments to protecl this kind of
properly from wanton abuse and destruction,
more than Tor The protection Of other prop
erly. But in great measure the slaves
right 70 life, as well as to liberty aud The
pursuit. Of happiness, is encroached upon
BY the master. This is an enormous sin.
And il this transaction, there must Be one
or more enormous sinners. Slavery im-
plies the exissencs Of slave, stakeholder,