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

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Comments upon the above extracts are
unnecessary; they speak for themselves,
and, coming from the source they do, they
speak with authority.
With the above facts before us, an in
curry both interesting and important aris-
es, what ought TO be our conduct towards
these men a, the south! We lay no claim
to lnfallibilily; loo many errors start up
nsthe memory Of the past to allow ofsuch
a claim. StIli We may be allowed to
say that. in our opinion, the Interests Of
the slave actually dsnand that instead Of
branding these men as robbers, murder
ers, aduherers &c. Sc, we shou Id address
them in The language of kindness, may
we not add of sympathy. We should
old them hearty welcome 10 our labors
of love. In this way, and perhaps
IN this alone, can we bring them to .
knowledge of our "principes aud meas.
ures" and secure their cooperation ia our
attempts 10 abolish slavery. We may
err here, but of this we are certain, that
nothing is gained by unkind or groundesss
charges. Any man who has watched
the influence cxerted upon his own mind
by such treatment from others, has learnt,
long before this, that thong there may be
much zeal, there is bot l:tlie wisdom in
such course. Make the impression
upon the mind of the man whom you
would reclaim that you ale his enemy,
and so long as that impression lasts, your
influence fer good over him is but feeble.
FAnd will not unkind or unjust charges
make such an impression We have
lost amazingly at the south By such u
course. We may not have put aboli-
lion back, by this course, but we certain
ly have not put ii SO far forward as We
might have done by different one
When we have learnt The same lesson in
abolition that we have been learning
for the last two years in regard to temper
ance, it will BE- a glorious day for the
slave. Why was there so lutte done
in retaining the Incorporate until the last
two years? Surely there was no lack OF
a certain kind Of faijhfulness The
inebriate was often enough told that he
was poor miserable wretch-that he was
la curse 10 his family and the community !;
denunciations were poured without meas
ure upon his guilty head. He was
often told 10 language, and ollener still by
our actions, that he was far too great a
criminal-far too deb sed 10 associate with
US. But Notwithstanding all this the
drunkard would not reform. We won.
dered at his stupidity and often were on the
point of giving him up as incorrigibie.
| Still, prompted by a real desire 10 do
him good, we applied the remedy again,
and with equal want of success. But
God has rebuked US, and raised up from
the objects Of our denuncialion, men who
f are teaching US how the work is to be
, done, and the oniy way 10 which it can
) be done. We have learnt our error IN
, this department, of reform when we nave
: discovered and remeded- it in our anti
, slavery efforts, we may labor more Eff,
I ciently. Ii dcnuncia,ory language, and
THE frequent application of the epIlhe's
z inurderers, nanstealers, aud such like
would have reformed the South, il woutc
# have been reformed long ago. Let u:
]. change our course. LIE: abolitionists say
], at once, that the great mass of the people
e at the south is abolition, and we shall 10
v only do Justice TO the South, but plac'
e ourselves upon vanlage ground, from
e which neither the inveterate siaveholde,
h nor his guilty abetlot will be able to driv
it us. #~F
le But the question is frequently askee
,e !" how is it that slavery slIl exists atth
lie South, if the greater portion OF the entir
at population is unfavorable TO lis contint
iii ance p In true yankee style, we ansWe
he it bv asking another. If far the create
ne portion of the citizens OF Vermont are OF
py posed to murder. adultery, theft, and lnlen
IN perance, how is il that atrafic std exs
among them which is not untreque,hiy II
er direct gent in producing the commlssio
e. of these crimes. The answer 10 bot
K might be, there are al The South men wi
k will hold up slavery, if they can, SO Iot
le- as they can make money by it. Ne
he !ther the groans ofthe slave, nor the vo'
n. of his blood, which crieth from the grout
ri. for vengeance, will tarn. him aside fro
zee his prey. Al The North there are M
who will sell run. and others who "
inv vote tor laws to protect them IN so DOR
on so long as they can gain money or OH
lie by so doing. So reckless are III
ad, both, that while one fastens the iron up
els The limb, the other fastens it upon the so
on while one makes his victims wietched, I
in Fother makes his vicious; while one d
ian troys happiness for the present. The OF
up spreads around his yictim The pail OF ev
m lasting night, and hnrls him headlong
Eve to all the untold horrors oil the seco
100. death. Just as well might the So
on brand us as abettors oil Incompetence, 9
the represent US as band OF drunkards' as
rha brand the South as abeltois ofslaveIv
oll. = band OF murderers or man sieait
-, .ehere are men Of noble heart in both
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