Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-02
From the Bangor Gazette.
Al Dialogue between Minister and an
Abolitionist.

From the Bangor Gazette.
Dialogue between Minister and an
/ Abolitionist.
Minister. Good morning. brother, |
understand you have got enancIpaled =
Have YOU got The handouts all otit
AbolitioHisk All of, sir. lido not now
support slavery either in church or State.
nj. Well, am as much opposed 70
slavery as any body, but you know we can
not excel Shareholders, unless we aiter our
charter
A Who made your charter? .
NJ. Why, the members Of the church,
of course.
A. Well, cannot those who made the
charter amend it if 1t is found TO De defect
! ive2
m. Why the charter-is good enough as
it is, il works well, do you mol see that God
Iis.wonderfllly blessing and prospsIlng US
by daily adding 10 our numbers
A. Are not Mormons rapidly lncreas-
ing in numbers9
NJ Undoubtedly they are, but that is no
sign thai they are good christians.
A. But have you not Just quoted that
as IIocf of the purity Of those churches
which tolerate and sanction slavery! And
it. as you say, Shareholders caunot be ex-
PEELED untilthe charter is altered, and you
do not wish to alter it, is it not saying in
other words that you do not wish 10 expel
them
NJ. hope you do not mean 10 compare
our church with the Mormons2
a By no means, vet think sin 10 BE-
as uexcusabIe in the one as in the other.
H. Bat do you moi know that you have
now lost your influence for the slave
A. Minister once told me- that if 10.
tally abandoned the sale and use of ardent
spirits should lose all my influence With
the drunkard: and politicians have recent
lv told me that | could have no Influence
with my political friends unless | conlin-
ued with them aud voted for slavery.
NJ Those reasonings were very absurd.
A. Why not as good as those just ad-
vanced by you2
M. o, this is different case.
a. So said the lawyer when he had
| learnt that it was his bull that had killed
the farmers OK.
/ M But we are com manded 10 submit,
10 those in authority, therefore whatever
the law sanctions must be right.
A. Did Daniel, Shadrach. Meshach and
Abednego, obey the decfees or submit TO
the laws of the government under which
they lived2 ase
| M. No, but they were specially pre-
car ved bu tho mower If God +.
| A. Do YOU believe that the martyrs wht
suffered in Queen Mary's reign were gooC
men2
4. M Undoubtedly, they were the salt o
the earth.
A. For what did they suffer. it not FOL
refusing to obey the laws of that wicked
Queen And for what have all martyrs
since The commencement of The christian
} era, suffered If not for refusing TO comply
with the wicked laws of those countries il
whichlhey lived!
NJ. Butisit right 20 call good minister
and church members thieves and robbers
), A. Wherein do Shareholders or man
stealers differ from other thieves and rob
! bers2
II N. o, a very great difference SLAYER,
E is supported by law, and theft and fobber,
: is<not
a.. Who made the slave laws
y III. Why--I suppose shareholders mad
1 them.
A. Do not robbers and pirates max
/ laws for their own accommodation!
d NJ Undoubtedly they do.
a, Soppose when a piratical crew ar
8 larrested and brought into Court for tria
j. they should produce their law book in de
+ fense?
III. Why that would be an insult to tn
Court.
o A. Why are the laws made By slave
r holders or land pirates any better tina
d those made by sea pirates2
|. III. Il will not answer 10 call our goo
|. brethren, who hold slaves, BY such har
names.
v A Would you call man good brolI
er, who had robbed you OF fifty dollars ?
De NJ. Certainly not
e4 A. Would you rather be robbed of you
S, liberty for lie. and have your wife an
a children torn from You and driven lil
., beasts to market, than to lose fifty dollar
81 NJ | find you are so radicatthat il is I
& use TO reason with you. OBSERVER
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