Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-13


This document propose 70 examine /
and / shall do 50 chiefly for two reasons 7
Firsi,because it maintains moral unsound
and pernicious doctrines. and is fitted 10
depraye the public mind; and secondly, Il
because It tends to commit the free States
to Inc defense and support of slavery !
This last point is at this moment OF pecu- T
liar importance. The free States are grad i
ualIy and silently coming more and more
into connection with slavery; are uncon-
sciously learning TO regard il as a nation
al interest and are about 10 pledge their
wealth and strength, their bones and mus
cles, and lives, to It's defense. Slavery is |
mingling more and more with the politics
OF the country. determining more and
more the individuals who shall hold office, |
and the great measures on which The pub
lie veal depends. LIS time for the free |
States 10 wake up % the subject; to weigh |
It deliberately; 70 think off, not casually. |
when some startling fact forces It up into
notice, bat with earnest continued solemn
attention toinquire into their duties ia
regardto It; TO lay down their principles;
10 mark out their course aud to resolve
on acquilting themselves righteopsly To-
wards God, towards the South, and 10
wards themselves. The North has new
er come 10 this great matter Ia earnest.
We have trifled with it, We have left
1hinge 70 take their course. We have
been 100 much absorbed in pecuniary in-
terests, 70 witch the bearing Of slavery on
the government Perhaps we have want
ed the spirit, the manliness, to look the
subject fully in the face. Accordingly,
the slave power has been allowed 10 stamp
itself On the national policy, aud TO foriify
itself with the national arm. For the PEI
? cnniaTy injury. to oar. prosperity. which
may be traced 70 this source, care little
or nothing. There is higher view Of
the case. There is a more vital question
70 be- settled, than that Of interest--the
question Of duty and to this my remarks
The letter which 10 now to be e1amin.
ed, may be regarded either assthe work Of
an individual. or as the work Of the govS
eminent. shall regard IL in the latter
light alone. TIE personal bearings are of,
no moment. No individual will enter nv
thoughts in this discussion. regard the
.xecurive Monument as lavino, down the
pr;ncinIe 70 which The nubi;c Sol;evs i in
danoer If heinz conform "A iss G,,sd. -
draw ne vhole' eonnarv ;n,o s,,rro,, - /, !.
ins,itu,;on which The free sfa,es, abhor
viii ne on;6;ons n an individual. T have
nothing to do. COrrupt principles adopt
ed by the goyernment-these and these
alone II will be my object to expose.
In regard TO the feasonings and doc
.r;nes ~ The document. II Is a happv cir
cnrns,snee. ,hnt thew come within The com
n~sbsns;on If the mass ofstbe peop)e.
rhe' c.ss A. he Creole i, 4 simpIe ane.
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:. =. n,dsrs,ood 4. man Who has had
1;sIe conoscl;on with nnhlic, affairs. lis =
.sbIs - dsc;de ON i ne tbe bnIlI If nol;ti.
60. Tba elements of The case are q
fsw, and tbe nr;nc,nIes on which ;ts de.
,srm;n.,;on rests =, Al obv;ousr n A NTH,
;ng hnt sound moral indoment Is ne
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