Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-16

Your great captain may overrun con-
,tinent, and the nameless adventurer Mo-
BANNED or Bonaparte, may become de-
spotic king over kings. Your world-re-
nowned man killer may acquire sovereign
", gold. and a CORY glory may De MS.
He reions al best. over so many niiiions
or human bodies susceptible OF pain and
fear But the author TOO governs, though
less externaily; he rules mems minds.
All potent in his proper sphere, ne may
be equally conqneror therein. 10 con.
ouer. TO reign, are TO achieve and hold
dominion. Hence, rightly speaking. he
conuuefs whom he convinces. i'll over
turn one common error, put IN its place
and propagate as an active principle one
new truth, achieve greater victory
over mankind, than he who wades through
seas OF slaughter 10 throne; inasmuch
as mine is bloodless and perpetual; il is
not Of an age, but for all time. Alexander
and Napoleon won and lost empires, and
in one score o. years thereafter, was left
no sign of them but some ruins and a
name; while Aristotle and Bacon, Chris!
and Luther, have conquered and still con-
quer, not in this country or 10 that but
Chris,endom. The founder of system
is greater than the founder of a kingdom,
as the perdurabIe pyramid Is more stable
than the perishable pillar. A kingdom
established is less than truth, by as much
as the temporal is less than the eternal.
For this kingdom of the Saxon's to-day, is
the Norman's to-morrow-is now Har-
old's now Williams. But the authors
conquests are enduring. Heaven and
earth shall pass away; but not one word
shall pass. The power Of the sword per-
ishes with the arm that yields it; but a
good book lives and works forever Well
said the poet who felt its truth, "the pen
is mightier than the sword"
80 il is, and so il has been always. But
II there is truth in prophecy. or insight in
mao, brighter and mild day is yet TO
dawn upon as. Letters shall some time
civilize all men, whom wars shall cease to
consume. The schoolmaster shall 60
abroad among the nations bearing in his
hand the Book of Peace. fulfilling the
high destiny which is foretold of the hu-
man race destiny as certain as that
Christ shall ultimately reign, and put all
enemies under his feet the swords shall
be turned into 2loughshares,an the spears
into reaping hooks, ere time shall close
his record, and the heavens shall pass
away as scroll.-Carlyle.
ANEcDoTE or THOMAS PAINE.-Or-
iginally published in the N. Y. Spectator:
"One very warm evening, about twenty
years ago, passing the house where
Thomas boarded, the lower window was
open, and seeing him sitting close by, and
being on speaking terms, stepped in for
q half hours chat; seven or eight OF his
friends were also present. whose doubts
and his own, he was laboring to remove
by a long talk about the story Of Joshua
commanding the sun and moon to atand
sill, &C., and concluded by denouncing
the Bible as the worst Of books, and that
it had occasioned more mischief and blood
shed than any book ever printed-and
was believed only by fools, and designing
knaves, &c. Here he paused, and while
he was replenishing his tumbler with his
favorite brandy.and water, person, who
! afterwards found was an intruder, like
myself asked Mr.. Paine if ever he was in
Scotland THE answer was, yes.
So have been. continues the speaker !;
and the Scotch are the greatest bigots with
the Bible 1 ever NETT is their school
book, their houses and their churches are
furnished with Bibles, and if they travel
but few miles from home, their Bible is
always their companion yet continues the
speaker. in no country where have travel
led have seen the people so comfortable
and happy; their poor are not in such alb
ject poverty as have seen in other coun
tries; by their bigoted custom Of going &c
church on Sundays. they save the wages
which they earn through the week. which
in other countries that have visited, is
generally spent by mechanics and other
young men in taverns and frolics on Sun.
days and fall the foreigners who land on
our shores, none are so much sought after
for servants. and to I'll places where trus
u reposed, as the Scotch you rarely 6nc
them in taverns. the watch house, alm,
house, bridewell, or state prison. Now
says he. if the Bible is so bad a book
those who use it most would be the wors
OF people. bvt the reDerse is The case Thi
was scrt Of argument Paine was not pre-
pared to answer, and a historical fac
which could not be denied-so withou
saying word. he lifted candle from tn
table, aud walked up stairs; his disciple
shppea out one by one, and left the speak
er and myself to enjoy the scene"
II it trues
Is y true. as stated in some Of the news
papers. that the young woman lately mnr
dered in the Cambridge Poor House WA
a member of wealthy church in Boston
Is it true that because she was sick an
poor; she was obliged to take up he