Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-05

welded tU the present property system
that the majority, comprising the working
classes generally, have already embraced
the essential principles OF reformation on
The subject-that the individuals no held
the Ohio Convention have large portion
Of the cities with ihem-that 10 the cities
more are they that are for this enterprise
than they that are against it-that the pres
ent property system is weak, and the de-
sire of the cities is for its aboliton-that
the great mass OF the people of the Giles
is abolition on that subject Such is the
kind Of proof that it is necessary for
priest 10 bring. Just no proof al all-but
a most scandalous and degrading imposi-
lion. In the name of manhood and hu-
nanily beg to know how manv OF the
people have allowed themselves so TO be
prestridden and degraded that they will
allow themselves SO TO be imposed u pom p
The same mode of reasonlng-it shall
not be called reasoning, however - the
same method of proceeding, the same
abuse Of reasoning and impotence ottreat-
ment, would equally well make out that
all the people Of the North are abolition,
who are not themselves personally hold
ers OF slaves. For if the mass of The peo.
pie of the South is abolition, because they
are not in person and in law Shareholders,
then the Uhote mass at The North is such,
with the possible ltiflng exception have
mentioned. Now all this mass Of this
nation may De just as much abolition as
this priest of sectariansm is. That is,
abolition in profession. But where is the
Ipractice? 1t is abolition which at best
passes by on the other side and leaves the
victims OF violence wounded and diving.
Worse than this-it is an abolition which
stands by and keeps in counIenance those
who are committing the outrage upon
their victims. Fifteen, sixteen, or secen.
teen millions Of aboLitionists. to a quarter
Of a million Of Shareholders, IN q gorern.
mcnt going By majorities, and get slare.
ry no! abolished! Such abolition is just
like the religion propaga,ed by this priest
Of scctism and his sectaran coadjulors and
combatants. The more the world has
Of either, the worse for. it. Ii is saying
and not doing Or rather,it is saying one
| lhiog and doing another thing to the con.
trary. Il is deception and fraud. 1t is
lying and hypocrisy.
But what have already exposed OF
this prieslly proceeding was not enough.
| With more than Characteristic impudence,
imposition and menddcty, if possible, the
Editor OF the Observer has undertaken, ia
his last paper, 10 sustain himself in the
foregoing exhibited position. by copying
extracts from recently published address
Of the American Anti-Slavery Society,
.
on the Social and Political Evils ofSlave.
+ ~" lflhe Telegraph had not been him
dered Two weeks by the hands of violence
there might have been room here for The
address, or at least the extracts. 1t can
yet appear If necessary. Those who
have seen it know that it does no, contain
word or a syllable TO sustain any such
views as it is by the Editor ofthe O5ser-
YER forced in to endorse for. The Editor
Of the Observer knows it perfectly we'll
or his mental imbecility is greater ant
!, more pitiable, and the condition of those
who are implicitly receiving instruction
; from him is more deplorable, than | hat
i any conception of. Perhaps he think
his readers have forgotten his former pos
itions. But their education requires then
: to take the priests word for II, wi'hou
, any examination or comparison of part
TOR themselves. The whole eifurt on th
:, part of the Editor of the Observer
. worthy of a priest Of secIarlanlsm, who's
A business it is 10 blind aud deceive the pei
Al pie.
The EARrHouAKE-My general rul
!, is, 10 regard to news items OF little IN
portance, to let them pass unless plac
can be cound for them il season. But the
n N
are more important events occasIonall
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