Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-19

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Impression on the people that slavery
and war two of the most prominent evil.
| IN our land, are not such great evils aflel
Iall, little or no worse than the patriarcha
sefvltnde, or the Jewish wars. Even
these We're to be done away in the chris
tan dispensation. Ii is indeed a cause O
establishment to me, to listen to the pro.
fessed followers of that meek. and lowly
Jesus of whom Moses anil the prophets
did write, saying, Him shall We hear in
all things whose whole mission was to
breathe peace on earth and good will to
men, 10 bind up the broken-hearted. to
proclaim .deliVerance to the capliVes, the
opening ofthe prison doors to them that
are bound; and whose healing virtues are
70 be seen, externally, the world over;
healing the wounds and sores OF men and
animals; TO listen to his protested min
listers, whilst exercising all their energies
aud powers to stay the march of liberty
and peace, BY opposing those who are en-
gagged iii the propa cation thereof.
, We are either servants of Christ or of
Belial we are either supporters of war
and slavery, or opposers Of them. And
it is my humble opinion, that 1t will make
but Iille difference, in the day of final re-
tribusion, whether we are open supporters
of these evils, or supporting them behind
the curtains for that all-penetrating eye
Of Jehovah eannotbe blinded nor deceived;
for we shall appear before him in all our
naked reality. ~
Just look for momeut through the
length and breadth of the land, and behold
the false prophets and false ministers cry
ing peace, peace, when almost three mil
lions of men, women and children are
groaning in all the agonies OF slavery, and
war and rumors of war are in the land ];
crying peace, peace, and holding up both
hands to stop the progress Of liberty and
and peace. Such, 1 apprehend, is the
situation of certain writer in the state of
Indiana, and his apoIogist, insreplying TO
a former communication of mine, over the
signatures OF. p. and 'O.' to be found ia
the columns of the Non Resistant. take
it for granted, that they profess to be op.
posed to slavery and war. Jesus has in
formed US that aitree is known by It's fruit,
and it is a common saying, that actions
speak louder than words I do not wish
| TO be harsh or severe, for / feel nothing
but love and good will to all the human
family but it does appear to me,that they
are slabbing that arm Of power which has
been raised, by almighty Goodness for the
emancipation of the slave, to sound the
ljubliee OF our nation, and for doing away
lall wars and fghtings; thus lending their
support to these great evils, under the
fspecious plea that they are doing God SER
vice. And as a last resort, clinging to the
horns of the altar, and opposing them on
! the ground that they are appareIled
with the same power that Jesus and his
fdisclp pies were; and that they are handling
holy things with unhalIowed hands. Az
evidence that this is the case, co. has re
ferfed to some Of the Editors notes and
says: : 1t will be found, that not only dc
they not pretend to possess this power. bu1
they do not consider it necessary Now
let US listen to short extract from the
Report OF the Executive Committee of the
New Englrnd Non-Resistance Society
when speaking of that Society it says
! Though, 1t recognises the divinity 0
CHRlST'S mission. acknowledges hin
las its guide ndleader, rallies around hi:
Icross, and points to his example as on.
|. that mus: be inflated &c: What PLANE
recognition Of the divine power can W
4 wish for, than to acknowledge Christ fo
their guide and leader. and to initiate hi
example : Certainly if he is their lead
er, it must be by his eternal power tn;
he, leads them; and if they initiate hi
example, they must dwell in the sam
power that he did. Many other quota
Itions OF this character might be made
but | apprehend This is sufieien: to e,
pose the afallaes of that pretended ho
opposition 10 the cause Of non.resstanee.
II M.a&. "a H.
From the Herald of Freedom.