Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-01
V.O L. XIV. NO.

may be, provided he does not in
another in the actual exercise of thai r.
All being Individually responsible
an individual right to Judge of truth
duty; and are bound to promote ,ba :.
and overthrow the false. These are n.y.,
obligations to law which hecan Du
off, without violating the harmony If
nature. If wrong exist in the so.i,l
Engagements Of society-in the State a.
the church, he is bound to expose il, ;,
any time, or any occasion which h. =
think most fit to be employed in dom,
may be rightfully taken = whe,bp, !.
in prison or on the open lawn-whsII
in the public way. or at the social i
side = whether it be in the aup,sto,
of justice, or in the congregations Of \
craped and nitered church wbe,b.,
be on scrubbing Monday, vulgar Fri,,
OF holy Sunday. Church and state bn
clam to be divine. They can not Ell
with tree.speeeh. therefore dumbsper
must explode, and blow them up. Acn|
nlng, ambitious. tyrannical priesho5|
have always taught the holiness of chun
and state; and the people have listens
tamely TO il, till damned custom ba
made them believe lis true. Nolbhl
will now break the delusion, but 10 trr
them with the same irrevelence that vn|
would compacts of bloody conspiralop
against the rights ana manhood of ON
race. | mean never more to speak Of It'd
clu6-lauo churches, and gore.bedabbs
state in any other manner.
But it were reason enough for gOrl
into those places to speak, for inur5
humanity, that our right to do so is denet
and that grey beard superstition looks .,
on them as such consecraled spots, that
man, for presuming TO be man IN them
is in danger of being burnt to SMOKE
Yet would rather be an uatamed VOL
and howl at midnight, than be MAJ
without my right OF speech. Speech
the souls channel = the bells whereo
thought rings out its glorious changes
the breath of sentimeht-the linked thu
derboI' with which aImie hty Tru
smites error 10 forehead, and hurls biz
headlong to his den--Jehuvah's trumbe
swelling forth his high behests. Who's
vlIlalnous as to Invade it, will fad III
dumbness even, has a voice to them,
which an avalanche of thunder were b.
sleeping baby's breathing.
But have never entered a synagcgg
Tor the purpose of disturbing the worship.
pers. The poor, dishonest or delud,t
Creatures, would be glad to have YOU Ia.
month, would you but pull the ban dal
tighter over their eyes. aud tell them TIL
the priestiy character, who drives the
sectarian chariolet is safe fellow! B
tell them he is knave, and is driyia
them post basic to perditon; and the
hands feel about your heart very MUG
like tigers paws Expose,heir f.Iseho,
as Ibid that constituencies priest, Haru
+. Leavitt. at Williston, and they vi
drag you out of even an anti Stare
meeting, as he commanded me to BE- ou
ed; and that TOO, contrary to that We
law which they regard above Heaven
1t IS all lie they utter, when thew Ia
about the sacredness of their meetings.
Juslihcatlon of their lynch:ng. They Ge
the effect of free-speech, anywhere, up
their order. And they will as soon dr.
man out of Time, as out of their sy
agogues, provided he speaks the tru
about them. Humanity is sacred, and m
De so regarded. ITO be as a man,
not to be, that's the question"
JOHN ORvIs
/ For tie Vermont 7elegrayh