Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

Elder Knapp, the Evangelist, is said "a
have received for fifteen months Dr.a.b,
Ing, Ia va ous towns, $1,000 in cash. ha.
sides large amount in presents Of VAR.
Gus descriptions. What if he did:-jI J.,
40 good cause for the gGumbliuo OF ,!r
less fortunule What was given him, ~,
given hi II freely, and iithe donors are "a,
i>fed, we See no. right that any ouc els,
has to complain. If The story is true, we
rejoice in the Elders good fortuoc--
| FreemGa.
While have copied numerous paraerafb,
from The Christian freeman, SO called.
have not, believe, given the Editor any
formal introduction &c the readers ofthe TEL
! egraph. The paper is edited BY Wn \.
Burleigh, a brilliant and talented poetic 81,
thor, and brother Of Charles G.. Bu,leigh.-
The paper is published by the ConnccIitut
Anti Slavery Society, advocating, wil1a,
| Third Party Politics. The Editor writes
in good spirit, with much ability: and is not
a man Of {" one idea"
The paragraph have copied above is de-
cidrJly the worst thing have seen frrm
his pen ! wonder at it,. II is rue, Woi..
der that such a man as VIM. II. Dur!eio4
should be swam1ed and tangled in The loart.
some meshes Of party politics. But woa
der more al the views be here takes, as 10 .t,
rightful disposal Of what may be in uA~
power. Is it even so? Has the world 1ia-
erto been governed almost exclusively On lie
principle that it is right to do what lhv;4 Is
power 10 90? Ga what other principe c3a
friend Dnciegh arrive at his corcIu>io#>,
| touching the giving Of money 10 his lre.;l
II is not necessary 10 stop here to kno" Ct
by it. TO friend BurIeigh's mind il seems
| 10 be enough that it "was given treeIy BY
! the donors, aud that /" the donors ale sa'rt.
cd" Under these circums ances he ">cr,
no right that any one else has to complain.
Suppose then that the money had bt2a .,iY-
en- to slave traders in the District Of CU!vm.
ola, on the ocean, or en- the coast Of Africa,
Would any Que have right 10 c@m. iain
But some will say am making eli, Il,
comparisons. Wan. H. BurItigh; Aowcvr,,
| can see The force Of the illustration. l.
there may be indi} iJuals who will hot sic
that it is perfectly uuotjectionabe. So
will not leave it resting on this ILLUSTRATION.
Supp s. then that the GoGurs had given .,'
money whTch they held in their power =,
Abbott Lowrence Of Boston, or 10 jvau j.,
coo Astor Of New \ ork men among racI.r.
est perhaps in the western hemis YAtrc.-
Would any one have right TO co.ul lo!o =
IL there would be right of conf Itj&', ca
what would it rest? Would not har,aHl';
have claims for better appropriation p
{ Ii trie Cd BOrieigh will say there Nou,4 {
10 right Of comptIint-if he would "rrjo.,e
IN the good fortune" Of these graspi1g ju4..
Vlduals, al this acquisition to their ct0;
NOUS possessions and power, and utter pg
grumbln9" in behalf OF the starving p2t
around them, who are the victims orthe in
situations which the rich have made ara...
bic to their own elevalion-I want 10 k, "
on what ground he defends his position, oil
er than the right ofmight. Nothing is uvte
| common than fur those who have, I,r as
! dW R,JuS--by fair means CT Goul-untcr The
sanction and a:d Of laws made for the IT.
| pose, accumulated wealth, to feed and iata
| lazy, IOslful prizes thood who help them III
apparently, as if in their estimation Ga.
were godiiness, and to promote other cG1l.<
1rc4hy objects. know of pumcIcvs m,"
who give 25, 40 50 or Is. dollars 10 H..
! up large salary 10 a full fed priest who's
not give one quarter as much TO all the .af@.
I ing poor ia the world. Ii is Time liat &c
rules of accumulation and distribution >
which the world has been covered, be G.
amined. From the investigation my o"4
mind has given the subject, | AIN coD'fa.~
ed to "grumble" and " complan," IL 3,'''"
of robbed and outraged humanity, al Tie ''
isting order and course Of thins<.
U- Friend Bal}ou of the U1IT'Ts''.'
Watchman, will fad bis Reply 10 o. .
Murray" on the first pag', together
some remarks in The shape Of notes
want 10 call his attention particularly 4,