Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-12

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st containing the foregoing article came
into my hands. VIM. Lloyd Garrison |
do know. Aud know him 10 be one of
the salt ofthe earlh-a beneflctor Of his
race rmeIy equalied 10 devotion or power.
If the publishers oflhe Perfectionisi know
Rim ever 10 have advocated the views
quoted above from the Telegraph. they
know of him what do not reco!ect ever
TO have learned. In regard to Thomas
Paine, shall be better prepared to give
opinions when have had better oppor-
tunilies 10 know the truth concerning
him. In my youth | read some of his
letters signed. "Common Sense" written
in support of the American Revolution,
in which he discovered great power Of
mind ana vast political knowledge |
have never heard single word of com-
plain: against him from orthodox reIig
ionists. for those writings, but on the con.
lrary msch eulogy--for the reason, sup
pose. that they supported the cause Of
blood shedding But when be comes 10
lcensurethe wholesale butchery practlced.
! by the lsraelites, the orthodox are out
upon him. His Theological works, en-
titled, The Age of Reason" | have
never had in my hands but a few mo-
meHls-just long enough TO satisfy my
self that he has been greatly slandered
and belied by th"s- whose theological ed :
ucalion has taught them hat the end sane
liies The means. He says distinctly, so
lar as my memory serves me, that he be.
lieves 10 a Supreme Being. future state
existence. and hopes for happiness there
in. How contrary from this has been
he representation of him from The pulpit.
As 10 his general moral character |
have not yet enjoyed the means of sat
is6yng my own mind. Those who
have so belied him in some things, and
who at, the sametine not only 60 with him
and support him in the matter OF whole
sale defeasirs bptchery in Americans, bul
analhematize him for not going with them
in support Of wholesale aggressive butch
cry 10 the Israeltes. are the wrong ones
for me 10 depend on for correct infJrma
lon in the case. lf'Fhomas Paine everdid
worse things, and justified himself in II,
than were done by the lsraelItes and BY
them asserted 10 have been instigated by
the Lord, lei him slapd charged with
enormous immortality. and be rebuked by
those who would not justify the SANE
things in The lsraeli,cs.
The writer whose production | am no
licing would have il believed, il appears
that The females Of the Midianites who
were not slain, were given TO the Israel
lies in marriage! And he makes lusty
assault uron as many as are constrained
10 have another opinion of the natter
1t will be recoIected that | copied tb.
chapter from the Bible entire. So that /
any thought may remarks in any respec
Unjust, il was an easy matter to make in,
examination and comparison. Ii the VII
ter, or the publishers of the PeTf,cEionS
had given the readers of that paper III
: same opportunity too see he chapter ali
Tire comments together entlre, 1t wou
HAYS been nearer an honorable and fl
; thing than what they have done. Th
language ofthe Bible is, Nov therefor
Kill every male among the little ones, an
kill evefy woman that hath known ma
by lying with him. But all the wofner
> children. that nave not known man b
: lying with him, Keep alire for yourselves.
! Numbers 81: l7.-lS Those who al
$ here called " women-children," are IN II
n 35.hyersc called "women." The lar
e guage used in my comments reads thu
D. -"sIew married women, and gave up III
ls married women o the soldiery.' III
II honest and candid shall decide vhelht
b this language of my comments used W;
le lustifable.
Z But. The .sriter says.-,"A special e.
re actmenl for iniemarriage with female ca
lg liyes may be found in Deu.. xxi, l0-l
oil and affords sufficient defense of the cha
n. acler Of Moses" Worse and worse!
be the name. Of purity, call attention to Ii
oy ESPECIAL enactment" Il runs thus:
- "When thou goest iortEto war again
!. 1thine enemies. and the Lord. Thy GuC ha