Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-05

OSVeTal conventions nave been held II
New-Hampshire and Vermont, expressly
TO discuss the principles of the non-resist
ance enterprise. A highly interesting one
Was held in Concord on the LIST of Janu,
airy, at which time the New-Hampshire
Non-Resistance Society was formed, with
the following officers: John B. Chandler,
Recording Secretary; Mary P. Rogers,
Corresponding Secretary; Mary Ann
French, Treasurer; Parker Pillsbury,
Amos Wood, Persis Seayey, Adams Fos-
ter, Frances F. Richardson, Executive
Committee.
1.-THE number ofnon-resistants in New
Hampshire be few. they are of sterling
character, and are doing much for the en-
largement of the Messiah's kingdom
The same praise may justly be given to
the friends OF non-resistance in Vermont,
who have organized Convention which
holds quarterly meetings in various parts
ct the State. These have excited a deep
interest and much inquiry. The labors of
PATTEN DAVIS and BENJAMIN w. DYER
have been ndefatig gable, and deserve spec
lal commentator.
Our cause is finding Jealous and devot-
lantic. In a letter received from that en-
inent woman, ELIZABETH PEAsE, of OAR
lington, she writes as follows:
"A word on non-resistance. have not
yet found time to read so much on the
sub ject as desire 10 do; but have thought
good deal about it, and feel more and
more assured that its principles are those
Of the gospel. l have had few hundreds
Of the Address of Adm BALLoU reprinted,
and have taken advantage of our penny
post to send them up and down the eoun-
try, in order, if possible, to remove the
very erroneous ideas which are entertained,
relative to The real views upheld by the
non-resistants and I have been highly
grat6ed to find THAI, in many instances,
it has disarmed prejudice. and induced in
quiry for more information on the subject.
1t is most admirable exposition of the
principIes.'
In letter addressed 10 the editor of the
Liberalor, by CHARLES K. CoRKRAN, for
merly editor of the Dublin Weekly Her
aid, the gifted writer pays the following
tribute:
l am disposed to regard non-resis:ance
as the legitimate carrying out of those prin-
ciples which are commonly held by the
Peace Societies. 1.-THE latter may con-
sistently be professed, much more so may
the former. Unless the members and
friends of these Societies can prove that
civil governments, such as now exist in
different parts of the world, may be main
tanned without physical force-that is, such
an amount Of force as will at all times be
sufficient to overcome and efectually re-
strain the violato:s of the public peace,
they must, in my jud gment, either advance
to your sentiments, or fall back upon the
commonly held opinions of The world,-
that war, defensive, at least, is lawful, and
in accordance with the Christian revela-
tion. The middle course is, apprehend,
very untenabIe one: the contest lies be-
tween non-resistance and war defensive.
Can Christian, and by that term | dc
not understand an individual holding any
particular set of opinions, but one having
the mind that was in Christ Jesus, one
who could pray even for his murdcrers,
as Christ aud Stephen prayed for theirs
can, | say, Christian take a deadly weap
on in his hand to slay brother man,
whose soul Christ came TO seek aud tt
save? Such question as this ought tt
make every follower of our Master pause
before he rashIy pronounces censure upor
those who wish to fulfil the law o. love tc
the letter, by not resisting evil Of thi:
am convinced, that the more a man pos
sesses of the Spirit Of Jesus, the less favor
will war, offensive or defensive, or any Of
those sentiments which lend sanction tc
either the enc or the other, receive from
him. And if he do not 60 the whole road
with the non-resistants, for fear ofthe con
sequences which may result from the full
carrying out of wha: he suspects are ultra
principles, he will not, on the other hand,
join 10 any outcry that may be raised to
render those odious who may consclen'
tiousy entertain and practise those princi'
pies
The efforts olthose excellent pl'Ilanthro'
plStS IN DuOlln,-hlcnaFa Aiteu, 1efSAoio
D. Webb, James Eiaaghton, and their as
sociates,-to promote the cause OF peace,
have been unwearied. In lette: address.
ed to the editor of the Morning Register.
James Haughton states his anxiety to dis
seminate the principle. that all aoGr IS an
E-Chfistian-that a Christian should not,
under any circumstances, deprive a teItoto.
creature Of life L am told by some,
(he adds that it is wrong 10 talk to the
PEoPLE in this way, that such dangerous
doctrines should not be tolerated but
hope these unworthy sentiments have no
deep foundation in the public mind; that
however warlike the nation undoubtedly
is there is yet such preponderance of hu
name and christian feeling abiding among