Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25

the cruel practical STAKEHOLDER, who gets his
living, and his means of making a show Of
benevoence in missionary enterprises & the
like, by Jogging and starving men, women
and children, and buying and selling them
un5er the auc,ioneer's BANNER, is not the
man who exerts the most, or the most per-
nicious influence against Anti Slavery op
erations. Not he He stands the farthest
from the line. If the line is covered up by
the subtlety and sophistry Of those who are
nearest to it, so that il can not be seen, and
its exact whereabouts can no, easily and
readily be deined-stili he stands out undis-
guised, and a, so great distance that eve
rybody knows he is on the wrong side. And
being there, and being known and seen 10
be there, he is looked upon as monster.
And being thus looked upon makes him a
sort Of standing Anti Slavery leeturef-just
as the drunkard is warning and terror
TO those who would drink, and the murderer
to those who would do violence or be re-
vengeful. Now between these monsters of
practical wiekedness, who keep their prac-
tees and professions together and carry
them out consistently between them, say,
and the line, there are arranged, in regular
gradation, all sorts and classes, until you
arrive at the ar,ful hypocrile who, as I said
before, places his professions on the one
side, while his practices are on the other.
Now, carrying out this view of the matter,
it is easy to see who it is that exerts the
most pernicious and effective influence
eainst reform. There is no other enemy
like an enemy in the camp. He whose
profession is with US, while his practice is
against US, is the one, other things being
equal, from whom we may expect the most
harm.
~ Just as though "the assertion tina,
the South was is welded TO the SYSTEM"
were not true! tits rot strange that the
individual who takes the position that The
South is not welded TO slavery, should have
prefaced the expression of this view with
the assumption Of marvellous wisdom - as
though he had all necessary light TO shed
on subject shut imperfec,ly understood -
by those who have had everything TO do
that has been done about it. The first two
sentences of this lengthy and labored arti-
Gle show the Editor to be a perfect ignor-
amous, touching the subject on which he
undertakes to discourse. The South are
not welded TO slavery forsoolh! And they
who have not found this out have very. i'm
perfect understanding Of the subject! " ell,
in view of the facts, the truth in the case,
10 regard to " slavery as 1t IS" in reality and
verify, as all knop it to be who know any
Thing about it as they ought, il is to be pre-
sumed that very few have found out the
truth of what this Editor undertakes to Sc,
forth in the penitade Of his wisdom. So
there must be few who have such an under
standing Of the case as he has. Now there
is the very best reason in the world, or GU
of it, why the very wonderful fact, that the
South are not welded to slavery should b.
so impe,fec,ly understood. 1t is, that nj
such fact exists, or ever had existence for ;
single moment since the nation came int
being!
t (3l No one who has any knowledge C
: the subject supposes that il is for the be:
: pecuniary interest Of The South to conlinu
e slavery. OnIy short lesson in the hstor
+, Of Kentucky and Ohio - of Virginia an
r New-Y ork, compared with each other, woul
0 alone convince any rational mind on tb
& point. Notwithstanding all this, he win
denies that the South is attached, foedde
: to their system which grati6es their lus,
i shows himself Incompetent TO handle b
t subject.
IS a. 1t is too late in the day for the ind
n vdual who will deny that slavery involve
all these sins and crimes, and that slav
W holders are monsteously guilty Of them,
J. CAIN that be is an abolitionist. He is
Of least from Eve 10 Ten years behind the time
j. ! shall not go back 10 convince: the reade
Ie of the Telegraph Of truths with which I'M
" have been, for years, as familiar as wi
~ household words. ~ s......
H. (5) Here the cloven-foot is out in fl
Il size and shape. And il needed no prophe
ne ic ken to fore,el its appearance. II is on
b. Legitimate showing forth of the real Sc
re timents OF the party who have brought &
s.. Journal into existence. And what do I
,g South care about the anti-slavery of tho
Of who hold that il is no sin TO keep 10 feilo
e ship and cooperation with them The mt
on there is Of such auti-slavery the better ID
is, are pleased. For i. neither disturbs III
ily consciences nor eudangers their hold
ne. the threats of their victims. As long