Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25
VOL. XIV. NO. SO

lit pertains to mans movements than d.
rect advocacy oftheir system would be. For
! direct and undisguised advocacy Of slavery
now, anywhere at the North, would rouse
the indisnationsof the people and has,en.iis
overthrow. So, for the accomplishment of
their diabolical purposes-ihe perpetualion
Of their bloody institution = the religious
flesh -mongers and soultrafickers - on the
principle that the end sancliies the means
enter into league with as many at the North
as will religiously ally themselves with
them, with the understanding and consent
that their Northern religious allies and co.
workers make profession of hostiliA to
slavery. Mark what was said by the Ed
ilor of the Religious Herald. He accorded
to the Journal "jast E appropriate uie1cs."
"H the Journal is anti-slarery," he says,
"as most of our Eastern Baptist papers
are, but qriH treat those Uho entertain
different pieps Nth kindness and afec-
tion.n That is, it will hold SHAREHOLDERS in
alliance and cooperation. Il will affect to
scold little about our domestic institution
but that is nothing, SO long as it allows
our religion to be Christianity. We care
i iitlle what it says about slavery, as long as
il viii let shareholders alone, and not call
them by any names Prejudicial 10 their
Christian character,
| The journal was conceived and brought
forth by those who exered themselves to
the utmost against the views and measures
adopted at Waterbury for breaking off from
intercourse, alliance, and cooperation with
those whose hands are full of blood. The
article am now reviewing was manilsetly
put forth with reference to preventing the
progress Of reformation on this subject. The
war it makes is upon Anti-SlaVery, and not
upon slavery. The thing paramount with
! The leaders in this enterprise is, TO preserve
party ranks unbroken, at whatever expense
Of Christian fidelity and common morality.
The business Of the Vermont Baptist Journ-
al is, 10 take care of the church - not to
take care of Chris,'s cause; to get numbers,
money, and influence for the party - not to
set truth, purity and holiness into the
world, and error, corruption and sin out Of
it; to preserve tbesunion Of the sect - no;
10 save the souls of men from sin and ruin !;
to keep The people from out running their
popular religious guides and teachers, by
hatering them into the easy and quiet paths
of worldly popularity - not to lead them
onward and upward, though the way be
rugged and thorny; in a word, TO please
men, whether it reforms and saves them or
not not to reform and save them, whether
they be pleased or displeased. $50
(6) This is it, again. The people must
be led By a way that they will see no "Her-
euean task" before them. They are not TO
think that they have got to perform hard
work for the removal of one of the most hoary-
headed, time honored, deep-rooted, and ex-
tensive popular sins in the world-,hat they
have got TO tug, and toll, and make sacrifice
of money, ease, and the favor of those who
are allied for the support of the bluod-fed
I Moloch. They are not 10 be required TO
e sacrifice, and suffer hardship and deprivation
e themselves, that they may afford relief to
0 the millions who are by force and arms
a thrown under the crushing, beiI-feeding
o Juggernaut of church and state! Oh, no
They are TO be required TO do nothing bu,
Of what is easy and popular. Their attention
st must, by fair means or, foul, be turned OF
he AMI kept off from so horrifying and fright
~ full sight as hard labor, self-denial, AM
I'd self-sacrifice, for the good Of the POOR, tn
Id out-casr, the des2ised and perishing. AM
is for the better accomplishment OF this wor
10 thy object they are TO be directed 70 gag
I'd with shuddering amaZenaent at the awfu
$, sinfuiness Of those fanctical, extravagant
is and unreasonable beings who require then
10 do any such thing! Oh, what monster
Ii ofungodliness are they who call STAKEHOLDER
es and their .abettors by naughty names, an
e conduct matters so that the slothful ca
10 have any possible occasion for saying ther
at is lion in the way! But to be seriou
IS. Slavery may be abolished, and the Editc
rs of the Journal, and as many Of his reader
ey as listen to him, perform no "Hereulea
In task" But the task has got TO be performe,
Much Of it has already been done = bs
ull much remains TO be done. What has bee
Ell done has not been accomplished by sue
lily means as the Journal prescribes. This b
m virtually acknowledges, in bis condemn;
he lion of the means thar houo boen used .
he The very measures he condemns have al
ose complished all that has been aceomplishe'
W. And now if he chooses, for the sake of nj
ore giving offense to the slothful. the timid, {