Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-13
For The Vermont Telegraph.
INQUIRY AND REFORM.
Braintree, Aug. %, l843.

Brother Murray Your freedom will
allow me to speak my own convictions OF
truth, in my own way - which | count
The liberty OF speech - in the exercise OF
which, ia true society, there will be
| neither Jar nor confusion. The freedom
Of speech of the present day is in exact
union with The liberty Of The land. All
arc willing that another should talk. It It
can be done 10 the way 10 please them,
or for their own peculiar advantage.
Now The importance of getting out OF this
condition Of sel6shness, without the excess
| i've leap into the other extreme. Ihe
trouble with reformers in all past time has
been, when they have come out from cor.
rupt bodies, and associations thar were vile
and deteslable, they either fell into gross
delusion, or retained the clemens OF the
thing which they had assumed TO renounce.
La either case, there could be but little
benefit 10 man in the end.
The Retormers of tie Present Day
Are nov acting the same part, AMI will
unayoidably meel with the same fate, SO
FIR as circumstances will allow. Some
are fanatical, in giving undue freedom to
marve!ousness and idealily. supposIng
the inhabitants of this earth to be reform
ed in some way, by instrumentali:ies far
superior to the natural progress of mind,
| which can never be. Again. the other
class OF reformers are boldly beginning 10
march out Of the old sy stem. but retaining
the substance OF its never ceasing plaques,
They say The world is accused for vlolat-
ing Principle, and then they go Tor e1ps-
diency, They proclaim the earth to 6e
free for every human being, and then they
propose buying place on 1t Tor partleu-
lar location. This class are exactly on
the ground Of Colon;zalioalsts, who are
for buying up The slaves to show the
world that they are capable OF freedom.
! Freedom that is true can never be pur-
chased with gold. 1t can only be inherit
ed by true Iife-as says Jesus, "the
meek shall inherit the earth" The God
of Nature has never designed his blessings
to be purchased with counterfeit coin.
He does not require men to commit Tor
gerry against Heaven or Truth to buy the
earth. The freedom of the earth is one
with the Liberty of Man; aud he Mho Of
fers to purchase either is accused, as was
The miser who offered to purchase The
Holy Ghost with money Jesus had moi
where to lay his head, because he would
not violate principle to purchase that
which the foxes and birds Inherited for
their natural wants. Verify, how ignor-
ant must be the protested followers CT j.
sus. Of every principle which he taught
obedience to. Success may, and probably
will for season, attend those who pur-
chase community plantation; but their
inevitable doom is prostration and confIs-
ion, because they plant themselves on a
violation Of the natural law. Their very
foundation is laid in slavery, or placted
/ with money wrurg from the labors ofthe
tpoor, or robbed from the treasury Of The
rich by consent of trade.
i The present system of bate-and- grab is
now carried on 10 secure the means with
which to purchase human rights. Is ii
right 10 commit sin that grace nav
abound2 Can a man be in the service
of God while violating principle2 In.
possible. The source Of every corruption
|; and tie cause Of all governmental exp!os-
: ions, have their fruitful origin 10 The VIC
: la,ion of the natural laws. Man mus,
: live in harmony with Principle. OF he can
T never be savel never redeemed. Every
, violation OF principle genders mountain
|, Of death and suffering. Cause and effect
: follows 10 its train through all the chan.
I neIs Of human action.
:. The present sectarian organizations are
; but ecclesiastical communities, organized
. for selfish purposes and religious observ,