Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-11
But I have very

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extensively played off in connection with
The professions of some who affect so
much concerning he first day. | deny !
that they themselves regard that day as
beiog any such thing as they Pretend
Corrup! politicians and legislators and
corrupt religious leaders have entered in.
TO corrupt and corrupting league for the
accomplishment of their owE corrupt
purposes. The "law of the Lord
does no, weigh feather with any OF
them. The law ofthe laud, right or wrong.
is their paramount rule of action. Those
to whom these remarks do not apply will
not Of course feel themselves hit by them.
That there is such thing in the world,
will now abundantly show, or hide my
head in confusion. Read the following
sections from the e2d chapter of the Re-
vised Statutes of Vermont: u.
"SEcTloN /. The FIRST day of the
week shall be kept and observed by the
people of this state, as Sabbath. holy daV,
or day Of rest from all secular labors. rec
realions and employments, and if any per-
son shall, between twelve o'clock of The
night preceding, and the setting OF the sun
the same day, exercise any secular labor,
business or employment, except such only
as works of necessity and charity, he shall
+ be punished by fine not exceeding two
dollars.
SECT. 2. II any person, shall. between
twelve o'clock of the night preceding the
first day ofthe week, and the setting ofthe
sun the same day, be present at any pub
lie assembly. except such as shall be held
for the purpose of social and relieo ions wor
ship, and moral instruction. or shall visi
from house TO house, except it Be from mo
tives of humanity, or charity, or for mora
, or religious edi6cation he shall pay flint
! not exceeding two dollars.
. SEC 8. No person shall travel on tn
: Sabbath or first day of the week. excep
from necessity or charity. and every person
so offending, shall pay fine, not exceed
ing two dollars. .:..:
SEC. A. Ii any person shall, after tn
setting OF the sun. on the day preceedin!
the first day of the week, until afie
] twelve o'clock at night, on the said frs
: day of the week, hold, or resort to an,
ball or dance, use or exercise any games
sports or plays, or resort to any tavern
De inn or house of entertainment, for amuse
DR. nent or recreation. he shall pay fin
a not exceeding two dollars" ~
o. Where, ask, is the evidence, from a
ST this, that any reference was had, by tn
a. trainers of this statute, while forming tn
~ chapter, either to revelation or TO the
" own constitution, on which they profe
to base this and the rest of their legisl
If tion2 Do they pretend to any regard
q. revelation in the csse2 If they do, VIII
e Is it that they pretend to2 What part
time have they fixed on2 Can they ther
selves or any one else tell? There
neither one thing nor another about IL
ee neither The seventh day. nor the first da
ne not yet erery seventh day, nor even Of
o. seventh port of the time, embraced by tn
= law of the land = which, by the way,
or the law set up before the people huncr'
w. fold more than the law of God. ID
nd Deacon Barzillai Davenport undertake
lat arraign me before the taao Of God, al
an require me to answer to the people for
es, transgression thereof2 Not at all. / i
pie vited him to a public discussion Of I
Ter matter, with view to his having an {
us porlunity to show me transg:essor
ISM this law if he could. But he knew b
nth ter than to undertake any such thing, a
18th so did the Editor of the Vermont Chro
lch icIe What did the Deacon care for I
'H- Dirine law, if he could only make I
- human law his instrument for reachi
b 2 one who had administered to him who
Ter, some public rebukes for his enormo
the public sins Just as much as the hum
hat Legislators cared for holy time, in tn
ris- mock pretensions for setting qua
ons around it. Both have shown their O.
IAN utter hypocrisy, and both shall fail of
nv complishing their objects.
and Look, for moment. at this statute of Y
mont. In measuring out the time which
cen ordains TO "be kept and observed by
ess people of this State. as Sabbath, holy
her or day of the rest from all secular labt
the recreations and employments, it beg
han with twelve clock of the night precedi
nth .lhc first day Of the week" and ex,e'
hey to "lhe setting of the sun the same da