Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-26
' Q L. XIV. NOle


truths, except single clause Of il, Will
consists of a concession from the mon,h,
of the accused. These selEeyident ,,n,h.
are illustrated by other self-eviden, ,-mb.
10 the Address published in conpee,ion
with the resolutions, lhus:-
1T is plain that the magnitude of ,bo
sinners crininality is ia proportion to ,hS
enormity ofthe offense he comni,s ,b bo
amour, of ligh, he enjoys, and the now
he possesses TO do harm by example ana
influence. That is, fill be grea, crim~
to rob man of his farm. it is an ip6n;,p
lily greater crime to rob him of his mi.
and children, or Of himself And if il h.
highly sinful in ignorant and decradsI
Africans to make merchandise OF e.cS
other at home, and more sinful for sor3;d
Spaniards to make merchandise of tbs,a
on the ocean, il is intellectually more sD
full still for enlightened processing chr;s
ians 10 do the same thing in the Unne4
States. And furthermore, lift be f,or,n,
| v sinful in the common people of a chris.
ian community 10 do these things, it i< IN
comparably more sinful for TIE RELIGIONS
guides and teachers of that community "a
do them, or teach that they may be dom.
| These are common sense views. Tba,a
is no extravaganza in .hem-no dis,or,i,u
no obliquity."
Nothing can be palmer than that the
truth of the 9th resolution is a LEGITIMATE
inference from the truths Of the 5;h, in3..
pendent of any considerations mentioned
by brother Hascall not therein embraced
Let US now glance hastily at these consij.
erations. He says" L. must be shown
that they [" slaveholding ministers AID
church members"l have imbbed as great
degree of spirit Of slavery" as oh.
ers. | deny that it is necessary 10 shcw
ithls-beeause the sanction and greater
support they give to the System from
their higher professions and coasequst.
superior infuence-it bping no less than
the sanction and support which their re.
Agion, claimed b; them TO be Chrisliaa,
can give-abundanlIy warrants the iuff,
1 ence. Al the same time, however, rha,
deny the necessity of the proof | afi:m
that iheFeais an abundance of it. This
single, undeniable truth is alone perfectly
conclusive = They offend slarery rt!ie.
| ioHsiy, from the Bile! What els, Priv
hell, could require greater degree ii
the spirit Of slavery 81 There are DJ-
merous facts going to establish Ills poi.t,
some of which shall be adducvd ual
other heads, and will he at the sane time
applicable here. But tie sing e view tax.
en- aboEe-their defending The system ~.
Agloasiy-estAb!ishcs the position trough.
anay. Here alone is conclusive rvidsrte
that they have imbibcd as or, al a d.
gree ofthe s3iri' Of Slavery as any or
e-s.
AS to their being "as cruel ma<;,r>,'
long ago Commenced the enquiry On
this POM, ard have been unable TO gath.
er any facts in their favor, ci:hhrr from f.
gitiyc slaves. from those who have resided
at the Souh, or from any other >ou!re.
Some OF The most brutal and horrible Out.
RACES / have ever read or heard CT, coz
nected with the system, have been prryc-
trated b. professors oil religion. Take tie
Recently published case of Duval, Meth
od'st class leader, deliberately shooting
down a slave, and then a PRAYER meeting
being held over the case. thus coverio,
Il up. In reason, nothing can BE- fouD4,
more than 10 the facts, 10 defend them On
this point. These professors Of rei;g;oo
who so blind their eyes and harden theft
hearts as to allow themselves TO cha,:,Ez'
human beings, cannot be expected to b.
more scrupulously kind than those who
have done less violence 10 their profess.
ions. The cruelty of slavery consists
mainly in making slares of our fellow b.
iags. The accidents Of the system are
comparatively small matters. He who
makes no profession violates only his h,
manly III becoming a slaveho:ter. he
who processes the Christian religion r'0'
iates his humanity aeqnaIlyzas mech as
the other, and in addition 10 this violates
the religion be PROCESSES thus, in bis
initiation, going through process d0oo'y
hardening. Can less cruelty be expected
OF the latter than of The former, 10 carly