Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-10-05
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brute force against right. reason and argu.
ment. The American Bible Society
heard The Baptists before they roted them
doaon. / had been censured without
hearing. Now if sentence is to be passed
against man without hearing In one
case, it may be 10 another ofcourse. The
disposition that would do violence to
mans character without allowing him
hearing. would, under other circumstanc.
es,do violence to his life without hearing,
1t was all in character. Their conduct
arose legitimate'y from their principles.
The sword lies at the foundation of all
their works. The law of violence is their
faal resort. Peacefully if they cantor
cib!y if they must. The Chairman made
no appeal to the laws of Christ's kingdom.
He knew very well they would cot sus.
tain him in his violent course. He knew
they were all on my side. He knew
that human law, based on the sword, was
the only thing he could reach me with
And so he held il out over re. J. Ten
Brooke called for magistrate. And
what, beg to know, had magistrate to
do, but to lay violent hands on me2 And
lif had adopted their anti Christian pin.
ciples and resisted, what could have been
the result but bloodshed2 Nothing bu,
my Non-Ress.ance principles could have
prevented it. No thanks to them then tia,
| blood was not made to run down theasfes
Let this matter be pondered we'll. Let
the inquiry be made toknow who violated
good order, What is good order2 What
is Christian orGer2 The apostles were
accused of turning the world upside down.
and were commanded TO teach no more in
the name Of Jesus. Their reply was
whether it be right 10 obey men rather
than God, judge ye. Has it come 10 ths2
When will the doctrine of peace, as taught
| by Christ, be made to fill the earth, ii
those who preach it are to Be sileneed at
the will of majoritiez2 Fashionable TeEl-
gion .nonopolizes the day tina. it persuad,s
the people to set apart for its Interests. 1t
monopolizss the houses which ii pe:suates
The people to build for its Interests. It
builds up its schools and trains its teach.
ers for deceiving the people by preaching
smooth things to them and supporting
their Institutions Of violence. Then it
organizes its devo:ees into trained and
disciplined bonds, who BY all possible
means keep the people under its influences
and IN lis support, and keep everything
away from the people contrary thereto
| The church and the state are united. The
fashionable religion of this country has
seized the sword. Papacy was HeVer
more blood thirsty than the so called Prot
estantism OF this country is this very me-
ment. No'nlng Will save the heAoS OF
those who preach primitive Christianity,
but the Intelligence of the common pee
1 pie. The clergy have got The disposition.
They are now feeling after the disposition
of the people-it remains to be seen with
what success. The recent legislation Of
II New. HamnShire IN connert:on with his
matter is an experiment Let the people
awake, open their eyes and ears, and say
whether they will be free men or slaves.
The power which strikes down freedom
of speech in New England is the power
which fastens the serfs of Russia to the
soil, and makes chattels personal of every
sixth individual in the United States.