Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-01

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mites it confers - slavery among them
Continue their foundations with the whore,
because she employs her guns aud bayoaets
IN their interest. But what shall we say Of
the trainers and adopters of the Declaration
OF independence? Either they did not I'M
derstand what they wrote, and used Lam
guage as rhetorical flourish, or else they
were the most recreant and hypocritical of
men. For they moi only formed an inslitu-
ton, which :hey welded as bludgeon to
fell those very principles which at that mo-
ment they were proclaiming invioIable; but
they flung the yoke Of chattel slavery on
the necks Of thousands Of their equals. They
outrageoasly murdered those very rights,
which they had declared were shrined about
with the inviola5ility and sanclity of the
Godhead. They were like the unblushing
clergy, who, Notwithstanding all their hyp-
ocri,cal cant about christianity, neverlhe
less "crucify the Son of God alresh, and
put him TO an open shame.n
But human government which shall
embody the wisdom and power of a whole
community, and which shall equally pro-
tect the rights Of all, is delusion. An
Iiasuperable objection to this doctrine is, the
impossibili,y of concentrating the wisdom
and power of the whole, SO as to make the
aoiH Of the people the law. There will
be a diversity of judgments, and conflicting
interests, which can not be leconcled-
from the fact that the government rests on
selishness. 1t teaches every man to arm
himself against every other man, instead Of
teaching him to yield joyfuliy, in the pro,
! ,nolion Of every mans highest Interest,"
Hence if there exists any such thing as
government, some one party must rule
According to the maxim Of this government,
the 'mdjority must rule The minority
must yield. But it is forced, not Uot'
untary submission. How different a thing
from Christian submission. Christianity
says nothing about the majority ruling
nor ruling at all. Yet it speaks great
deal of submission. ..a
Human government mars the beauty o.
| all human intercourse with which it come:
in contact. Since it is impossible TO con
centra,e The joint wills and powers Of the
whole so as to make them law, we are agair
driven back upon our inherent rights, re
sponsible to God only for> their exercise
This is az impreseriptible immunity OF hu
man nature. .@ ... -:
The maxim that the majority must rIl'
is impiety in pre,ension, mildew and bligh
10 its consequences, and absurdity In asser
ton. 1t rests on the murderous invasion o
human life - blots out the moral agency 0
the minority might right-nuniber
the criterion of truth, and sweeps away il
the blast of its fury the rights and immuni
ties of the few. Upon this principle, tn
American Revolutiouss were the imps 0
|, Pandemonium volniled out-then paganisr
is truth-Christ was an in6del - abolition
| lists are traitors non-resistants are anaI
chists, and reformers in all ages Of tn
world have been the impersona!ion of Jaco
binism-Caiholicis is the religion oil Chris
I in the south and southwest of Europe
: South America, Guatemala, Mexico and th
West Indies, and Professionalism in the [
States - then monarchy is Gods approve
ordinance in the old world - and republic
: Lanism in the new. Nonsense stark naked
: Let priest and politician, juggle as the
/ lriil, human government is forbidden, b
! The nature and relations of human beings
n and by TIE positive law of Deity. TIL
i Divine will is the authoritative law of th
' universe. And every human being has th
a right TO be his own judge Of what it require
/ of him. To this end, he is made kin
+ and priest unto God. For our equal 10 fore
a his will upon Us as law, or for him 10 fore
f his Interpretation of the Divine viii apo
!; US, would be sacrilege upon the rights
n conscience. We are placed where ever
i action receives the stamp of eternity. Sha
+ a creature, sustaining the same relations 8
i curself, with no higher capacities Of Jud:
5 ing, dictate the conduct of our life? Sha
: a worm ieopardize our eternal interests
# eonstraining obedience 10 his caprice, whe
o God has said, am thy King, and n
q only shalt thou serve? We are waikin
& as il were, over an incrusted sea OF hr
3 Shall we remove the incombustibie incrus
: alton beneath our feet, and bridge Our ow
. way over The wreaihing fires with straw
: From the footsiool to the throne of God, v
: nave a ladder of adamant. Shall we bait
: il down tha, spider may spin one OF go
samer? JOHN ORSis.