Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-06

eT to execute 1CfGth nose VINO oIIlcl- |
ate as Justices OF the Peace, whether high
or low, will henceforth understand, that
fanv, are "disobedienl' to the "civil laws"
and it can be proved that they have stolen
or broken the laws in any nag aohGterer, |
these reoemgers' must execute ecroth''
with the s,oord, by taking the lives of the
transgressors; for Paul made no distinc-
ton in the punishment of crimes, in the
above quotation.
(3) That's it, repeat it again, and will
quote a little more Of PauPs wri,ings.-
Galatians v, 10, 20, 2l: CHOW the
works of the flesh are manifest; which
are these; adultery, fornicaton, unclean-
ness, Iascviousness, ldoIatry, witchcraft,
hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, heresies, envvings, murders,
drunkenness,r eveIings, and such like: Of
the which tell you before, as have also
told you in time past, that they which do
such things, shall not inheritth the kingdom
of God" This, suppose is equivalent
to receiving 10 themselves damnation -
Now if ciUil laws should be, in accordance
with the lasos OF God, according TO Paul's
view, taking the quotation and interpreted
ton 10 the Evangelist as a specimen our
lawmakers have failed amazingly in not
making the crimes named, punishable with
death. Why, the Vermonters are as much
behind the Salem folks in OitcherGt1 days,
in furnishing crimes, as the most feeble in
FAINT, is behind Samson in physical strength
Wake up then, We sleepers, and enact
such laws as will cover all these crimes,
and all others not enumerated IN Pau's
list, and affix the penalty of death 10 the
preparation. of each, and let those who
offic;ate as magistrates, see that the laws
are faithfully executed. But stop; please
except the crime of AereSy, because am
accused by some people ofbeing heretie;
and if you should enact law, inficting
death on herctics, the Congregational
Church in this town, or the majority of
them, would testify that was one, unless
they retract what they said year ago
last fall, and should fare hard!
az Yes, and why 60 to Moses, when a
greater than Moses, (Jesus Christi has
given US law to be governed by?
(5) Does he in all cases? How was
it when Christ, the Apostles and other
f martyrs have been executed? How has
it been in some of the sIavehoIding states,
when slaves have been condemned and
f executed? Was not Nat Turner and his
associates as much justified as our fore
: fathers2 And how does this accord with
the sentiments of the above writer, where
he SAYS" Individual man derives from
. God the right ofseIf- government Hence
the sacred origin of personal hberty."-
"Man, in his collective capacity, derives
from God the right of civil government"
| will thank some one to tell me whether
the slaves retain their personal Liberties,
or whether they are considered in col
lective capacity and therefore entitled to
civil government. For it appears to me
that they are not now treated very civilly.
l would like 20 know too, whether gov
eminent is opprooingly ordained of God,
that wrests from every SIKH person in
their midst every personal and collective
right? If not, what shall we say of the
United States government?
(6) That is horrible! No right IN
community to send man to answer at
once for his crimes at Gods tribunal !!
This is certainly too bad /!
will now select n part of a quotation by
the Editor of the Evangelist, from Black
stone The Editor took this to streothen
his position, that slavery was wrong In
ali cases The partI select from his quo
talon is as follows: .....
!, "The conqueror, say the civilians, had
Alright to the life Of his captive and, hav-
: lug spared that, has right TO deal with
, him as he pleases. But it is on untrue
position, when taken generally, that, by
: the law of nature or nations, a man may
kill his enemy; he has only right 20
kill him, in particular cases; in cases oil
absolute necessity. for self-defence; and it
is plain this absolute necessity did not ex-
list, since the victor did not actually kill
him, bat made him prisoner. War is it,
} self jus;ifable only on principles of self
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