Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-31

which were only LETT to be used while
strength could be gathered to dispense with
them, have been childishly and erroneous
" magnified into the principal thing, 10
practice, in point of fact, TO the hiding and
neglecting of LOVE TO GOD AND
LOVE To MAN. Itsis high time to
retrace the steps. Let Us go back 10
Christ. Let US cast away the rubbish.
Let US strip eff the husk and enjoy the
fruit.
When the article appeared in the Rut-
land Herald, on which the following is a
lust comment, should have noticed it,
but for its monstrous nbsurdi,y and its ex-
ceeding weakness, which thought might
be sufficient preventive of any mischief
il might otherwise have done. l: did APP
pear to me that an intelligent people ought
10 feel themselves insulted, to have 1t sup
posed that they could be imposed upon by
such wretched trash-such ignorance, i'm
becility and nonsense. But the TACT that
The people can be persuaded by mefccnary
politicians 10 read and sustain such a
print, is, perhaps, a sufficient reason why
such piece as this appearing in It, should
receive such notice and exposure as broth,
er Barleigh has given i.
From he Voice Of Freedom.
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
A precious specimen of wisdom and
Iooical sagacity has the Rutland Her
aid given its readers. 10 its last weeks
leading editoriali It's hard 10 say which
is the most striking feature OF the article
The astonishing grossness of the ignorance
Of notorious facts which it displays. thu
shallowness of its sophistries, the rank ao
surdty and outrageous injustice otis con
illusions, or the pernicious character oil y
garing heresies in morals.
That a man who has had his eyes an
ears cnen and his wits about him tor tn
last eight or ten years. should make sue
ecregious blunders as to matters SO wld
lvknown Is truly marvel. That one WI
would be thought a friend to good ord'
and right should take course so exacti
calculated TO bring upon peacea5le, wo
,hv. benevolent class of his fellow either
the fury Of a lawless mob, is sill more So
nrisipg. That one who has the lea
sense ofiustice, should so recklessly Wrol
his neiohbors, is strange indeed.
this the editors Of the Herald have dor
They have borne false witness agar
their neiphbors, and only by pleading
ignorance so gross as hardly to admit
nm excuse in men in their situation, c
thew escape the charge of wilfu falseho
and Intentional SANDER. Nor does y
plea itself excuse them. They have
right to speak so confidently, to the q
parapement of oiheis,on subjects OF viii
they are so profoundly ignorant The
ticle In question is disgrace 10 any
cent aper and its publishers ought to
ashamed Of themselves. for uttering 81
sentiments and making such statements
il contains. lfthey are not, then the ~
shame for them.
The article begins with short mol
ofthe late horrible and wicked outrage
the whites of Philadelphia against the
ored people, then taking up the old str
Of the pro-slavery. mobocratlc presse:
New York. philadelphia and other pls
which have stained their names with
fanny by perpetrating and vindlcaling
oatraces-a strain Of which some ever
these presses seem 10 have become !
or ashamed.--it lays on the abolltlo.
the blame Of producing the riot. Nv
not know" say the wonderfully sagac
editors. how the ultra abolluonists
eyade the charge of having produced
and other outrages upon the blacks
certain il is that The bitter feelings thrO
which these atrocities were performc
but the reaction of their own extran
exertions against slavery, and az
what portion Oft States choose z
iend as their own individual rights
As pretty little excuse for destro
lhe property. breaking the heads
nangling the flesh of helpless and
lending men, women and children. al
mob itself need ask or desire. L ms
not that the editors may say they met
encouragement to the rioters. for
must be as ignorant of human naiu
hey are Of the history Of the anti-sl'