Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-02
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
RRANDoN. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 2 ls42.


sCIerov.'' Sc, The latter being not suffi-
! eicnlly comprehensive. The religious
papers are not all edited by processing
clergymen, and yet they have unbounded
influence for good or for evil. And then
ID many plaees'there are leading church
aris,ocrals and monopolists who have as
much influence as the clergy. and in some
instances more. against reform. My-par-
pose IS, to. continue the inquiry and ex-
posure under this head, iude6nitely,as cir
cumsiances. seem to require. II a. any
time il be .Eooghl BY any party or indi-
-Yiduai interested, that there is cause for
complaint OF nnfairness, incorreetness, or
any fauItiness. the Telegraph will be open,
as il always has been, Cor repliess' |
.shaI. al. all iimes Se Thankful to be correct
ed and enlightened.
II continue the evidences of the rising
hostility 10 aboiisbing Capital Punish
meat. The cry Tor blood comes up from
. popular religious leaders 10 all quarers.
Whether these bloody minded men will
succeed in'iurning back the reformation
already weIl,begun among the people. re-
mains to appear. The New-York Bap-
fist Register is exuliing in the accession
of the New York Observer. the most pop
ular and influential Presbyterian paper in
the United States, to their bloody ranks.
The Boston Recorder. leading Congre-
ga.ional paper, holds forth the following
mopstrous language on the subject:
From the Non Resistant.
CapitdE Ppnishment.--The New York Legisla-
fure have the subject before them during their pres
ent session, and powerful efforts being made to
annual the Divine law: sWhosoever sheddeih
man blood, by shall bis blood be she'd
What dare not impious men aItampt against Jeho-
van ! And what retributions ofheaven can be too
severe when necessary to the protection Of his pat
ernaal government over this revolted world! Boz
Ton Recorder.
What a pious siraint What great hu-
mainly What confidence in God, as the
Governor Of the world But. seriously.
The .teuder mercies' Of the world are not
cruel enough for the church. To incar-
cerale poor wretch FIRST in dungeon
and then solidarity in state prison for life,
ccnfining him TO hard labor and coarse
Are, Is too humane for the daae hters oil
the Mother Of Harlots. Blood Blood
is their cry and they are not satisfied till
the victim is hanging before hem. with
mis- neck broken, repentant or unrcpent
ant; and then. to justify the cruel and the
Disgusting deed, they piously construe .
prediction OF bloody revenge into com
nant TO take bloody vengeance, and ther
pirate Of impious man attempting th'
overthrow of the paternal, government o
: God! 7.
Tho Editor OF the Vermont Chronicle,
In communication forwarded 10 th,
Telegraph. and now before me- acknowI
edges tina, the synonymous article signed
c., aud dated. Windsor County. was writ
ten by himself He speaks Of sending 4
Brandon without expense, and does no
deny that il came in the manner ! suppos
ed. He gives bis reasons, such as the
> +Ere, Ioi suppressing his name, &c. Th
entire article, logether with the anony
nous one. shall appear in the Telegraph
if he chooses to have then. or either .
them. when he finds himself possessin:
candor. courage and honesty enough I
take the proper preliminary steps. Tn
c6mmunication last sent states that he has
ga short time since. received communi
cation saying" certain things about al
individual. and purporting TO state fact
.about i'm Now If the matter carried I
the Editor Of the Chronicle by his col
responder. is in the Editors estimation 8
the nature and Importance that it ought
be published; and if the Editor has cor
itcnee 10 the truth and ve,acity Of hi
eorrespondenl--whom / suspec. 10 be
Congregational Deacon, and agent of ,h
Chronicle--why don't he publish in b
own paper] Ifshs circumstances max
him AFRAID 70 % his. and be is 50 anxior
as he appears % be 10 have ms do som.
lthiDg about il. le. him hand over his cor
respondent--includiug entire commune
tion. or communications. AMI signature
rignatures--into my hands. AID the ca
shall receive deserved treatment
For auehl ] can see there must now
= decision one way or the other. Eth
,he lurking maIignity viii come out
public view and be exposed, or il will