Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-10-04

circumstances, and from the fact that the
Quakers get through the world better than
people in general, that the doctrine oil
non-resistance carried into their practice
is the cause of their thrift and prosperity,
we should commit great mistake. We
must consider, 10 the first place, that al
| though the Quakers will not fight, others
will fight for them, ard hence, ln the case
of national war, though they refuse to
protect themselves, YET their fellow citizens
protect them. The battle which was ne
cessary to protect their civil and political
rights, and to preserve them from slavery
and disgrace, IS fought, although they re-
fuse t. fight it. 1t is wrong, therefore, to
conclude that their security and their en-
Ijoyment of their liberty and their rights
are evidence of the correctness of their
principles Of non-resistance. We must
further consider that the Quakers in the
time of national war, have always essen
tally though not literally renounced their
principles, by aiding and abetting the sold
iers among their fellow citizens, by liber-
Ially contributing money, advice, counten-
ance and friendly protection and hospitaIi-
ity. If they feed, clothe and protect the
soldiery, though they do not fight, they
forfeit the title of non reSislants as much
in reality, though not in appearance,
as if they went out with guns in their
hands and shot down the enemy. All at
temptS to carry the principles of non-re-
Sistance into practice will be found to come
short of the mark in similar manner.
We advise these modern enthusiasts to
give up this phantom of non-resistance,
and take some more rational ground for
| promoting and establishing universal
peace. The peace-maker is never an Of
fender, but he is always defender. He
defends right, and he opposes wrong. L
there be any practicable mode Of promot
ling peace, except by doing justice with a
benevolent spirit, We are in an error.-
Boston Investigator. ....=~ ri.
| The Editor of the investigator speaks
ofwhat he calls cicik rewards and pun
ishments. D The Editor of the Univers-
alist Waterman speaks of " future re-
wards and punishments. The inject
under discussion in the Telegraph was
Re,Oards and Pumishments-aH rewards
and punishments-wt without limitation
To keep the matter clear and plain-in
as much as some may see this paper
who have not read the Telegraph during
the discussion thus fart may be well
briefly 10 alIude to the process by which
things have got into their present shape
between the investigator and the Iele.
graph on this subject. The investigator
made slight sally upon Non-R esistants
presenting what it evidently considered
case of difficulty for them to solye.-
The Telegraph undertook the solution
The Investigator then presented anothe
] case directly to the Telegraph, calm;
| in question beforehand the good sens
of the individual who could arrive at
t different conclusion in the case from tha
+ which the Editor of the Investigator ha
: come to. The Telegraph copied froi
the Investigator entire, land undertook tn
}. solution, expecting its work to be lai
s before the readers of the Investigate
ii 1t would not have expected any such THU
as this from religious o. political print
a. For these are all devoted to partial interes
d. one against another, and all against the gre
= common interests Of the human family.
y. is their business to promote their own p'
at verted selishness, and confine as many
10 they can to their own narrow views. Fro
r. the short acquaintance the Telegraph b
D. had with the Investigator, better things W.T.
g anticipated than have been realized iu Il
~ matter. Forreasons not rendered the Ed
n of the Investigator has suppressed from
;, sight of his readers my argument by hims
.e. called for before them, and has presented
nd them the foregoing as his reply 10 what
re- has not allowed them TO see. Whether
lor passing Judgment against the good sense
~ So my remarks before seeing them or haVi
y any means OF knowing what they could
,.h had anything TO do with his keeping th
di. away from his readers when they appear
Ir- is best known TO himself. In note 10
bis Investigator for the week following the /;
MI pearance Of my article, he accorded imp
ira lance to the subject and ability" to his $
NJ. ponenl"-(the latter not being the tn
sought, but hearing before his readers
,ay what was deemed to be the right side of
Est important subject land deferred bis car
uld ments'' week, when the foregoing appear
uid Perhaps it was unreasonable in me TO ext
MS, hearing before his readers. Others ,
avs Judge for themselves, while proceed TO
SO. .s,.,,