Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-04

not belong TO the ministry of Christ, but
are wolves in sleeps clothing"
A few years ago, George b. Cheever
obtained some notorieiy in the land by a
sketch of deacon CHESS Distillery."
which subjected him to a brutal assault,
10 broad daylight by rufian in the en-
ployment oil one Dea. Stone, Of Salem
The occurrence excited very considerable
interest in the person Of Mr.. Cheever. es'
pecially on thepsrt Of the "ultra," Il. e.
the genuine) friends Of Temperance and
it caused him to be regarded as one who
possessed the courage and the spirit Of
martyr, This eslimuteofhis character was
grand mistake. His fincy sketch oflhe
DistiIlery exhibited the genius of an artist,
boz moi the attributes Ct refo5mer. II
was a scorching eballition irony,a strong
-spasm ofmoral Indignation, a glowing por-
t.ature Of the demon of the stil-nothing
more. We believe II was the first aud the
last effort OF Mr.. Cheeyer TO enact the
part Of one who seeks 10 turn the world
upside down. As a professed disciple Of
ChrlsI, he did wrong 10 prosecute his bru.
tai assailant, He ought TO have forgiven
him on the spot. Finding that he must
alter his course, or forfeit the respect and
confidence Of those who sat ia Moses's
seat. he speedily came to the conclusion
that discretion was the better part ofvalor,
and from that day to the present has been
careful not TO shock or slarlle the public
mind. For time, indeed, he was almost
persuaded 10 be an aboltionis, and seem
ed to be friendly 10 the anti-slavery move
ment but lie has not dared 10 open his
lips on the subject for years, at least 70 cur
knowledge. He made tour in Europe,
and on bis return was settled" IN New
York, where he has since sustained a
prieslly Office, afer the most approved pat
tern. Such an Office, in such city, is
enough to settle any man, even TO the bot
tom OF moral slagnation, and 10 turn The
heart Of humanity from flesh 10 stone.
Mr.. Cheever now presents himself al
the earnest advocate of punishment by
death. His work "is most respectfully
inscribed to ihe members oithe New. Y orIx
Legislature" for whose special benefit il
was doubtless written. Numerous petitions
for the abolition of capita punishment were
before that body, ond it was feared that,
without some. pFiestly admoniiions and
warnings, the able report oilhe committee
in favor Of granting the prayer Of the pc
titioners, would be adopted,-to the over
throw Of government, and the subversion
Of christianity! Hence, the preparation
Of this volume. We have read it witt
feelings of horror. We search its page
in vain to find any thing of the spirit o
Christ. In the eyes offs author, the gal
lows is one OF the most precious gifts o
God to man; and without it, as an auxili
airy, the Son of Cod would be unable /,
destroy the works o. the devil. Ills " ev
identity and pre- eminently an institution Q
benevolence" Nay, it is erected by Go
TO" prevent the cheapening of human life
in order that the value OF the sacrifice Q
Chrisrs life might not be diminished il
mans estimation Sill furher--iL is
capital mode Of expcditing the conversion
OF sinners. "a man is not sentenced an
hurried Instantly to the gallows, but spac
is given for repentance; and if, pnde
such circumstances, the criminal is nc
awakened, il is little likely that he eve
would be" -" This the sparing Of his Inf
in imprisonment might utterly prevent
when the sentence Of death might hav
been the means Of hardened criminal
conversion - II is precisely this graz
Of time enough for repentance, that is like
ly to keep the individual from repeniin
at air !-"The Rev. Mr.. Cotton the OF
binary OF Newgate, who has been chap
lain Of the Jail for more than dozen years
has often acknowledged that he does NJ
remember an instance Of what he consi'
cred sincere conversion to religious sent
ments, except in prisoners 10hO rere ez
cxted" : -
Such are some oflhe many inestimab
blessingsi& benefits conferred on mankir
-on Unchanged as well as on the han.
ers-by the gallows! Can he, then,
any thing better than an infdel, who is
!. posel TO the strangling Of christians
christmas or Of christians by sinners
or Of sinners by christians las the ca
may happen.
The motto in the title-page of this wol
is drawn from source Of great authorl
from heather aatkor-and, as tran
lated, reads as follows -" will nev
implore the Deity 10 slacken from u
avenging effort. which hath the good
the State IA view" This must be de-
= sive-of course - in the mind of eve
christian II would have looked strang
Iy TO have seen the following as the mo
Of such volume -" Dearly below
avenge not yourselves, but rather gi
place unto wrath 70: it is wriltea.. VI
geance is mine; will repay. saith
Lord. Therefore, ifthine enemy bur
er, feed him; il he thirst. give him drin
for 10 50 doing, thou shalt heap Goals
FIRE on his head, Recompense to no N
evil for evil. Il is a difficult thing
argue the lawfulness Of putting men