Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-02


may elc'1 discussion, and thus good may be done
shall be happy to have the Brother to whom
we letter Is addressed, occupy the Telegraph OF
the subject, or On any other branch of the ore,
reform IN which his hands are so we'll enpaeed
! ..: Brandon, W., July %, I843.
| Dear Brother: ~. 49,. III. -.
You ask my views in regard to buvinr
and l will begin by saying, YOU mus
follow the EeadiugS of your own mind and
De f'i;hfaI 10 them, if you would arrive
| at the most truth and be the most useful
For myself, | can See no way al nrespn,
situated as we are, and having been fore
ed INTO this situation by circumstances on,
of our c2a!E-but TO use money. And if
we use 80 See no more objection to
exchanging it for land, than for bread or.
ciothing' or anything else needed /
make no ference between The soil and
rs products-no difference between MAC.
I"S raf1s on one thing, and placing value
on other things There is not that differ
ence that has been apprehended, between
me violent system of the South and the
vioient system of the North. Every
'hlng has been seiz2d On and converted IT,
TO property, there and here. it is one
system showing different aspects al differ.
eot tlmes, 10 different places and under
different circumstances. The jn;oDi,v
commences Ia atLaching value 10 ,bjpgs
IN 'ha9t"g property in any thing
mere is The commencement of the con.
'p'r0cy against Humanity. Tie riyA oil
ne z1dtrlduaIto lag riolent hands on Asv ,
3'~s and ABSTRACT ii from he eommouj ,
rs9sHry oftAs family, and appropriate it +,
o ms o''n Interests against the Interests oil
ne J0ntly, IS she right of The iudiriduall 9
Tag o'0He"th@"ds on EVERY thing to The re
lffr. onn'hilati0n J The family. And r
ON 'nls 1t follows that the family has no +
eh'S al aEf,and that no other Individual nG J
Re faHnly has any rights, butthe one who .,
ay DC successful enough to monopoIizs s.
'ery thing to himself. The principIe is T.,
whoever has power has right to exer. II
Sc 1t at his own pleasure, and for bis .,
'h benefit regardless OF the general =
'oo' ms Is The principle on which all , r.
Ianhous action has always res.eG-a ,,t,
lnc'p:e at once destructive Of harmony ~.
laPplness' and subverSive of equity ba
= Justice lie: not The mercenary tell nl
mat the family have light to divide III
4 strive by mutual agreement. / istbe II
nj to commit suicide, deny the right in
s oasei on the same diabolical princi. ttbi
alluded TO, which assumes that there is x 81,
NJ 70 do what there is power 10 do orr
IS IS NE false touudaltcn on ach;chhe he
Perry system as built 1t commenced Ho
ne ignorance of the fani Y, aud has me
Q Carried on ia their perverseness on
ieh also had lis origin in ignorance, in o
TWO mutually strengthening and per- opn
rating each other. .a;l
iere We fud ourselves. Violence 70 o,r
Il and good have become uniyersal-r,ba
hal We cannot stir without participa,- Of :,
in It. see no way but that be who thin
10 In the present stale of things strict ,c b
nd rlgldly refuse to do what would Be be =.
Olence 10 rig ht and goodness in bet. ram
tate and relation of things, mus, die Of e
go out of existence al ouce from mac of Il
and starvation. Iconceiye the friends u, -
efOrm 10 regard 70 property, to be sit for :,
l in The Venal world, very much as for =
cIentlons Quaker light be in the hear mere
laveholding nation. lie may have been 20 di.
'ioiehce' applied way
righteousness or wan,onness. or be No.,