Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-01
to buy up western land. No one supposed

TO buy up western land No one supposed
that custom, or equity. would be regarded.
The first days sale showed that specull-
lion ran to the verge of insanity. Land
was eagerly bought in, at seventeen,
twenty-five, ami fosty dollars an acre.
Tae Christian colony had small nope OF
retaining their farms. As first settlers,
they had chosen the best land; and Perse-
vering ladus!ry had brought it Into the
highest cultivation. LIS market value was
much greater than the acres already sold,
at exorbitant prices. La view OF these
facts, they had prepared their minds for
another remove into The wilderness, per-
haps TO be again ELECTED by ii similar pro-
cess. But The morning their lot was
offered for sale, they observed, with CRATE
fuI surprise, that their neishbors were
everywhere busy among the crowd, beg
gins and expos:utating: Don't BID on
these ldaJs! These men have been wor-
king hard on them for len years. During
all that time, they never did harm to man
or brute. They are always ready TO do
good for evil. They are blessing to
any neighborhood. It would be a Sin
and shame to bid On their land. Let
them &c, at the government price"
The sale came on; the cultiVa:ors OF
the soil offered Sl,25; intending TO bid
higher if necessary. But among all that
crowd of selfish, reckless spectators, not
one bid orer them! Without one opposing
voice, the lair acres returned TO them! [
do not know more remarkable instance
of evil overcome with good. the .wisest
political economy lies folded up in the
maxims of Christ.
- With delighted reverence, listened to
, this unleuere4 backwoodsman. as he ex.
; planned his philosophy Of universal love
"Wha: would you do" said |, 1T an Idle
} thieving vagabond came among you, resoiv
! cd 10 stay, but determined not to work p
, ~ would give him food when hungry
shelter him when cold, and always trea
, him as brother" " Would not this pro
cess attract such characters How would
| YOU avoid being overrun with them Z
, such characters would either reform, OF
! no. remain with us. We should nevel
: speak an angry word, or refuse 10 minis
, ter to their necessities; but we shoule
invariably regard them with the deepes
sadness, as we would guilty, ba, belove'
son. This is harder for The human sou
to bear, than whips or prisons. The.
r could not stand it; am sure they coul'
e not. 1t would either melt them, or drive
them away. Ia nine cases out of ten,
$ believe it would melt them"
felt rebuked for my want Of faith. AM
5 consequent shaIloWness Of insight Tha
o hard handed IabGrer brought greater rich
/ es TO my soul than an eastern merchant la
u den with pearls. Again l repeat, money /
i not wealth.. L.M.C.'
If the writer of the article below is com
e petent to do justice TO his subject, he vii
: bring hidden things to light, of great val
d ue to the world. Adm Ballou, of Mass
J. achusetts is now engaged, I believe, il
u carrying into practical operation, a sys
n tern founded on principles kindred to VIVA
u this writer appears TO be advancing.
Il Il should have published his plan long ago
q but for its great length. intend to pub
- lish it yet. The motto adopted by tb
l. writer below believe to be sound On
q that sour evils are social, not political
> and political reformer can not remed
"a them.' 1t is my settled conviction, an
Il has been for long time, that the Who'll
'e scheme of politics, in all lis forms, is
~ rank imposition, created and kept up fc
II the benefit and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the few
n at the expense of the many. 1t is corruI
u and only corrapt-evil aud only evil, cou
tinually. The people are flttered, frot
y. time TO time, that SHIFT from this 10 tha
r. and from that TO the other will afford ther
% relief and bring them a golden harves
81 1t is all vain and iiIusory as the pursuit {
J. a shadow. They "change tie place, BIT
st keep the pain" 70 the 'palsy." the
'e add plague, and fever, and madness.
u Mankind are made 20 be social being:
The political schemes all make war wit
h the social system. they wal upon il
n foundation principles, BY setting ma
against man. They build up selfish
r. cIanisb, conflicting Interests. Polite
n bear much the same relation to mans Sc
a. cal Interests, that sectaranisn does to hi
"a religious Interests Neither Of them ar
y from above. Both of them are from 5e
e, meath. They are "earlhy, sensual dev
J. iIish."
Ut, Will thank the writer to forward pa
= pers containing his remaining articles, I