davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
nj | s G Z L L A N Y :.
Poor but Respectable.

The Ohio State Journal, iG noticing The
sudden death of citizen OF Franklin coun-
w, says he was "poor but respectable u
We cannot, in our charity, charge the ed
ltor with meaning 10 say that respectable
Ity Is an uncommon attt ndant OF poverty,
but this expression renders him liable to
be so understood. The obnoxious but''
is too often used in this connection. HPoor
but respectable" Gas if, forsoolh, it was
rare to find virtue linked with poverty |!
aud that responsibility, as matter Of
course, is conferred by wealth! Such is
the import of this common and detesta BILE
expression and while we are not dis
posed TO impute to those who use it, any
unworthy aristocratlc predictions, We
could wish that this "poor but respectable
phrase might be speedily consigned to the
receptacle Of things obsolete. We abso.
lutely loathe lit " stnks in" our 8. nos.
triIs." Il is not on y as absurd as it is an
lti-republiean, and ct pernicious tendency
Ia It's influence GA the iads of The young
but it implies an abomlnable faIsehood
Wealth is merely afortuilous Circumstance
and copfeIs no merit Of itself; = re
spectability may be joined with il, bu: does
rot.foiiow from it, and canno:, like wealth
be the foundation of an arstocracy, sine,
| il is free to ALL and attainabIe by all II
common and we hazard nothing in as
sorting, That, in all time past, pirtue-lh,
element OF all true respectability-n as beer
found as often. at least, in the lowIy cot
tage of the poor as 10 The gorgeous man
sion of the rich.-an1 il is blessed con
ISOLATION 10 the children of adversely
wherever within earlh's borders they ma t,
dwell, that, however much thew may b.
excluded from participation in the bene
fits enjoyed BY monopolies of wealth anc
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

! and deplore where formerly condemned
and where others still condemn. Even
bloody-minded priesthood, through
whose instrumentality, very much GLIB
bets and prisons are kept in operation, dis.
posing of victims prepared by their own
hands, look upon as an unfortunate class
of beings, perhaps as much to be pltled as
their victims. Fear rules over the priest
hood with the same tyrannous hand that
they stretch out over their victims. Driv-
en- about In blindness and ignorance by
this monster, "they know not what they
do.n Ii is so with all those who use vio-
lence towards their fellow beings. Them
selves afraid of violence from beneath, or
violence from above. or violence from
around, they go forth in the exercise OF
violence at a venture. IT'S piliable.-
'Tis truly deplorable. The remedy is
chiefly in the hands of those who see the
disease. knowing what they are about,
let them exercise all possible patience and
faithfulness.
Il amuses me to find our friends who
justify physical violence, to the extent OF
taking life, so often reading homilies to
Non Resistants, on The sabject of kindness
and conciiation. This is not said by way
of retort upon my correspondent. l take
no exceptions 10 what he has written on
this point. Ii is well. And it is more or
less needed 100. Non esistants have not
all OF them sufficiently overcome their
baser propensilies aud brought them into
harmony with their better faculties. They
only claim the right TO point out the light
as they see it, resolving 10 do what 10
them lies 10 practice consistently with
their preaching. ! will only add here,
that if kindness and cancellation be the
thing to be praciiced by Non-Resislants,
it is the thing to be practiced by all.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
' 0 L. XIV. NO. 81

e1ceP' ammonia; or rather all No.
whien are not abundantly supplied Nv ~
atmosphere. The most abu6dant 10y py tne
are potash and earthly pho,phalss ' Ts
quantity OF these however, is verv vari Hs
bic In the ashes of different plants T rb1la-
produced by beech wood contain aS lose
one Nth part of phospha,es, while ,bo 0Oo oe
The oak yield scarcely any phospba,es u
The powerful efect of wood-ashts in w.
noting the growth of clover of every KIND,
IS well known. To Germany, no o,ber
manure is used for grass lands, and hv
these they are kept in the highest State Of
productIveness, Considering how indjs.
Pensabie they are TO keep up the fertility
OF the soil, they should be aiken as much
care of as money, for they are certuioiv
most valuable. ....=.
: The following table contains Statement
OF the quantity of potash contained in some
Of The common trees and plants -
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
For the Vermont Telegraph
CHRISTIANITY AND INFIDELIPY.

Randolph, Sept, Sd. I843.
Brother Murray = As | am free
thinker, and believe in untrammeled free
dom Of speech, 10 speak for God or en-
shaved man, l take the liberty to send
you few of my imperfect thoughts,
which, if you think proper, you may pub
lisn. believe that pure Christianity is
of Divine authority and origin, and will
invariably flourish in its greatest simplici-
ty and purity, when least supported by le-
gal authority That it is in its origin
and essence, totally foreign from, and in
dependant OF, all political rule or legisla-
ton, and for political rulers to interfere,
and undertake to regulate, or enforce it.
is assuming the attributes of Deity, and is
a gross offence to God, and an Insult TO
man. Yet they do undertake to unite
Church with State, and to regulate what
they call Religion. These church and
state opologists at the present day would
exercise The worst of tyranny = that over
the mind. Among this class = and the
foremost = may be reckoued that set of
men called Clergyman selfish, hypo-
critical, seclarian clergy. "The clergy
Of every established church have always
been, for very obvious reasons, opposed to
reformation. They very well know that
the diffusion of light and knowledge
would spoil their trade, and expose their
denominations 10 the execrations Of their
deluded followers. Ii is from this genuine
source and fountain head of infdelity,
that the muddy streams of pestiferous cal
jimmy have ever flowed, and still continue
to flow. The friends of Liberty, and pure
Christianity, who are bold enough TO
preach up the Doctrine of universal re-
form; however exalted in piety. are, even
in these latter days, denounced as iufdels,
anarchists, disorganizers. fanatics, enthu,
siasts, ultraists, &C.. And none are or
thodox who dissent, however conscien,i-
ously, from the established religious and
political opinions" The above extract,
from the Herald of Gospel Liberty. writ
ten thirty years ago, is as true now as it
WIS then, and speaks volume of truth
with regard to the fountain head Of inf.
deity being the established Clergy.
The false alarm of Io6deliry. now cir
Eculating through this land, is from this
source Of corruption and darkness, from
masked infdels. under The pretence of de-
Tending Christianity but 10 reality to de-
fend priestcrafi and despotism. The in
l gennity of the robber is in being the first
TO cry, stop lhiell stop thief So it is
with the clergy. They cry, in6delity,
in6delily. when they are the greatest in.
: fidels, masked under the prelence of de-
tending religion. An open, avowed inf
del is entirely harmless. in comparison
with one of them know not the history
. that contains blacker crimes of every DIS
, cription than have been committed BY this
blood-thirsty Priesthood. Now, these
things being so. are they not wolves in
! the midst Of sheep moi sparing the flock
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
From the Philadelphia Citizen Soldier
WHIPPING IN THE NAVY. -

We perceive by recent article in The
papers, which has been widely published
and then contradlcted, that a certain Lieut
Nc Laughlin was about to be tried by a
Cour, Martial on charge of murder-
Corporal Pierpont, of the marines, cous-
in Of the Rev. John Pierpont, of Boston,
was whipped TO death sometime since. and
Lieut.. Nc L. is charged with sanclioning
the act. We did not write it down in a
mistake, reader-he was whspped 10 death
An American citizen, born OF the land
} of Washington, born of the land of Han
cock, was strung up by The thumbs. and
while a boy of midshipman stood oy
giving the word Of command, he was
dashed, lacerated, and whipped--not like
a dog-no, no! for never was a dog
treated thus-but he Vas aohipped like an
American citizen IN tie service of his
country. .~- 49,. -...:- ..."
He was whipped to death. What
beautiful book il would make, 10 bind the
Declaration of independence and the Con-
stItulIon of the United States together, and
add by way OF commentary, The " brave
and righteous account, how three men,
cItlzens of the United States, were hang
ed, by one brave Commander Mackenzie,
and how he hurrahed for God" ETC., etc.
And then you might finish the book with
an appendix" How Corporal Pierpont
was whipped to DEATH" AS for the en-
cravings, you might have a neat etching
by "Phiz," repr senting a full grown
man lied up by his thumbs, with the
American flag waving overhead--White
Alex. Sidell Mckenzie is hurrahing Tor
God, in the distance
Corporal Pierpont ooas UhipPed to
death, an the American service. Just think
Of that, farmers of the country, when you
boast OF your freedom and liberty, on 4th
OF July occasions - and when The star
spang!ed banner waves over your heads,
think that you behold pictured on lis folds,
three men hanging at The yard arm, while
"a tourlh is being scored by the hash. And
when your jublation swelIs highest, and
/" Hail Columbia" and the Health of the
President" are given, then fancy this
Jovlal chorus floating on the air:
They nnng at the yard arm swinging gay,
Their feet in the air, their faces to heavens -.
Now boys quoih the captain, kneel ye down
and pray -: =. =. -.
Anc then Three jolly cheers for God were given
..-:. Hurrah, hurrah for God"
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

THE FRUITS OF THE SYSTEM Mrs
Chapman, residing near Athens, Alabama,
was recently, 10 the absence of her hus-
band, decoyed into the woods by three of
ner slaves, and murdered. Ga the return
OF Mr.. Chapman, an attempt was made to
murder him, also, as bad been pre-arrano-
ed by the slaves, but the plot Jailed aud the
master escaped. The slaves were arrest
ed, the murderer escaping. and whirling
his axe al his master as he retreated to
the woods. The slave is As wears old
from Virginia, and ayers that he murder
ed his master and mistress in that state
Such tragedies are not of unfrtq lent oc-
currence IN the slave safes, and may nat
urally be looked fer as the legitimate
fruits of system of intolerabIe oppres-
sion. This danger, however, may be OBJ
waited by emancipation. 1t is the slave
and not The freed man, that strikes venge-
fully at the life of the planter. How long
before this truth will be regarded by The
supporters Of slavery at the south p Oh
Freeman.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
ALTON
Vermont Register and Farmers Almanac
FnR TGdd

HNHE publishers will make the Vermont Reg
i lister for 1914 more full and complete than
any which has ever before been published, end
II will be issued on or near the frs of December
or as soon as FULL an correct Register can be
issued. 49,. : :...*
gz-The edition will be limited, and orders
must be. made soon 10 secure supply. Book
sellers, paper makers, merchants, &c. should cd
dress their ordes Immediately 10 f. p. VAL
TON and SONS. Montpelier, VT.
Editors in Vermont will be entitled to one
dozen Registers by publishing this advertisement
three weeks. ...- 1873"
Sept. 10, 1913. -..=
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

l. protesting to be Goc's ministers, bu
IN works denying him, guards dressed il
hlacI s,s nding !. The steeple house o
synagogue, ts prevent caris''s servants
from preaching the Gospel of peaaeee ane
universal liberty to the people, Whlls
they cry, peace, they bite with the teeth
yes bite like serpent and sling like ar
adder, and the way of peace they kn0"
not, nor appearto care for. if they can but
hoodwink the people and accomplish their
selfish designs, and maintain their sect
arian creeds "
Now while we view, the course pur-
sued by this state-religion-clergy of the
day in which we live, and contrast it with
Christ's injunctons TO his deciples, we
must consider them as wise as doves, and
as harmless as serpents. But the woe OF
God is upon them. and they cannot pros
per. See Mathew 23I, where Jesus calls
them, Scribes and Phdrisees, hypocrites
= fools. and blind guides - loving the
chief seats in the Synagogue and to be
called ofmen Rabbi = and devour widows
houses - and for pretence make long
prayers, &c, ofwhom be says, Serpenls,
generation of vi pers, how can We escape
the dammation of heIl2 Now | may be
asked if l mean to apply this TO Christ's
ministers! isay, nay, not one word of it.
Il applies to the pretended ministers of
Christ, who teach for hire, and divine for
money = that shut up the kingdom of
heaven against men - that make clean
the outside of the cup and platter - and
that kill and cruelty, and persecute from
city to city, the prophets, and wise men
which Christ has sent 10 preach the Cos
pei 10 every creature. Then are We my
disciples indeed. if we do whatsoever
command you" Teaching them to OBJ
serve all things whatsoever [ have COM
manded you, and 10 l am with you al
ways" &c. The examples and teaching
of Chris are all right. aud calculated TO
inspire the christian with confidence and
zeal TO love and serve God, and to love
his ,neig hbor as himself; 10 short, to do
justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with
God. But. the commands and doctrines
OF men are stumbling block which i'm
pedes the christian in his course heaven
ward. - ~." -. ~. 49,. -.
For my own part. have concluded to
withdraw from all the doctrines and com.
mandments of men, and to "touch not !;
taste not; and handle not; which all are
10 perish with the using" Let no man
therefore Judge you in meat, or in drink,
or in respect of an holy day, or OF the
new moon, or of the sabbath, which are
shadow of things 10 come; but the body
is of Christ" am willing TO leave the
SHADOW Tor the substance, any time.
believe it is very Inconsistent with the
profession of christian, to have any
thing to do with politics. We pray, ".hy
kingdom Gomez and Jesus said, "my
kingdom is not of this world" Now can
a christian use his influence to sustain the
violent Kingdoms Of this world and be
guiltless, or act consistently; l think he
cannot. If | think wrong, / ask the ia.
vor of being righted; for | will exchange
error fortrutb, and think | am the gamer.
But | stop for the resent by saying, :
Be fearless and faithful, and stand at your post,
Refuse Lothng rightful, and count we'll the cost.
JOHN L. PEARSON.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
Commissioner'S Notice.

w the subscribers, being appointed by the
w Hon. Probate Court for the district Of Rut-
land. commissioners 10 receive. examine and adj
lust all claims and demands OF all persons against
The estate of Daniel Barnes late of Brandon 10
said district, deceased represented insolvent, and
also all claims and demands exhibited IL oHse
thereto; and six months from the 2lst day OF
August lS43 being allowed by said court for mai
purpose, we do therefore hereby give NOTICE
that we will attend to the business of our said dP-
pointment at the dwelling house of the Widow on
the second Wednesdays OF November and Eeo,9.
arv next. from ten O'Clock until five O'clock r M
on each ofsaid days
Mno K. DAY, CONS
F. ScoFIELp,
Dated Brandon, Aug. 25th, 1913.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

Expenses OF RoYALTY.-Mr.W Weed
IN one ofhIs late popular letters from Eng.
land, gives the following item of the Par
Ildmen!ary appropriation in l843, being
the Queens civil list: The Queens pri.
w purse, 100000; royal household sal
aries, l3l, 260t; tradesmen's hills, l72,,
5OOt; royal bounty aims, 13,2eOt; unap-
propriated, $1,000; Duke of Cumb erland
twho IS also King of Hsnover,) 2l,OOoL;
Duke of Cambridge, $4,000; Duchess
Of Gloucester. 10000; Queen Adelaide,
100000 Duchess OF Kent, 3OO0OL.;-
Prince Albert, 3G.OOOL; King Leopold,
50 COOL; making In all over 97OO, 600 or
three million flee hundred thousand doL
lars annually, for the support Of the royal
family. Asylum Journal. II. -,=-
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

monopolies of power, they cannot be ex-
cluded-it is not in the power of man TO
exclude them-from the enjoyment of that
purest and chiefest of all earthly happi-
ness-"lhe soul's calm sunshine and
heartfelt joy"-which follows from con-
science void of offence toward God and
man and hss--this alone, is the ele.
ment oftrue respectability.-N E. Farm
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

C~mru1nE OH The Boston Couri.
er says: " We learn from gentleman
who has curiosity enough 10 take note oil
such occurrences, that fourteen deaths
have been caused by the accidental expo-
SION of the camphine oiI.H ....=:'...
According TO this statement, people
might as we'll burn gunpowder candies
or what say you TO punches of Chinese
crakers, hung over the tea -tabe2 Near.
ly all the Improvements OF the age, from
banks down to Croton water pipes, have
this Objectionable tendency to blow up.
Our civilization is decidedly ofthe Vulca-
Man order, aud the march Of mind is too
often at the expense of its own tarberna-
Gle, the body. The general order ought
to be, !" stand from unter!" whenever a
man announces gIeat invention
Charleston Mercury. @-* ."-...
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
A G RICULT u RA l..

Wood.A shes, Coal-A Ashes, Soot, Peat.Ashes.
Wood-ashes contain. In q greater or
less degree, all the more essential elemets,
or substances hich form the food OF plants,
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27

All are nOtsaints who go to church.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04
"REMINISCENCES.

The editors of the Globe, in their aper Of Fri
day evening, give upwards Of eight columns
of "Reminiscences" reaching, however, only
as far back 1910 and ls4l. But they might
no doubt have been rendered more interesting
and plainlivc if some reference had been made
TO Mr.. Dudley's celebrated statement in the Lee
gislature of Kentucky. Oh, do Democtaic
gentlemen, give the Globe the printing the edi
tors have spent their hard earnings for your
bene6:-they have suffered very much-but
now are monares, and are the owners
of large amount of property, real and
personal. And there is one thing which should
especially recommend them, inasmuch as they
have Become very penitent; for at one time they,
from day to day, abused Congress for making
very, very large appropriations for the Documen-
fury History and now condesce ndingly torn
round and purchase an interest in and print that
very work!
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04

the friends Of the Administration. with crim'
nality in not maintaining q profound silence, o.
a subject certainly OF the usaaast national 'mpor
lance, if agitated, and which most ndoubtsd k
would be agitaled, wi b or aithou' their intsrf'-
renee, is, we think. carry ing spirit q arrogant
injustice TO the extreme. The cIin,inality would
have been in their favo'ing, by silence, the obvi-
Gus in,ention Of the British Government to lake
advantage Of the present state Of parties, and
party spirit, in this country. soas sag 4
We have said thus much, in reply 10 the par
ro,-lke aspersions and scurrilous epithets Of the
Gazette, not with any hope Of making an i'm
PRESTON on its sense Of justice. Blu! BY way Of
appeal to others, whose common sense and sense
Of honor are not entirely dcpraved BY party
spirit 4 -s'2sas l.siqisa .ss is3lt iJ sa'919 !
The only argument which the Gazette makes
use Of, shows that its logic is on par with its
charity. II is as follows: tsl y'gel -ais
"We want Texas for defence" says the Maaisp-
- ssie Of :1Isssr y u sspsa NJ
dictesAs - ~ t1a.sa.eAae.
c. c.. " l5as slos sss a. TSSe, s
eastern and Northorn Boundary extend from the At
lsntic 10 The Pacific, ard the only trouble we find is
to prevent revolution which shall proximate the
government of these provinces to that Of our nation"
Is il possible that the Gazette can see no diff
ference between the trouble or danger likely to-
arise to the United States between a British
possession along our North eastern and North
ern Boundary" and country, in the posses
son, or under the controlling influence of Great
Britain, on our Southwestern frontier? If it
does not, we shall hardly waste time in endea-
voring to explain it.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04
MONCURE.
FOR THE MADISoNIAN.

GOV SHANNON'S LETTER.
The editor of the Globe true to his course for the
last few months, has read the stern and uncompro-
missing Democratic Governor of Ohio from the ranks
Of the Democratic party, in which he was gallant
soldier years before Mr.. Blair known, and that,
too, when Francis p. Blair aiding and assisting
his ''relativc by marriage" Henry Clay, to s~inde
Andrew Jackson from the Presidency, in 1924, in
which he succeeded. Such is the man who now as
sumes the prerogative Of deciding who may and who
shall not belong to the Democratic family.
No candid Democrat read the letter Of Cover
nor Shannon without fully according with him in ev-
cry sentence he does but bare justice to President Ty-
Ter and his Administration, no greater than would
have been awarded to him by the editor Of the Globe,
and those who have followed in its wake, but through
fear thu, il they accorded full justice to John Tyler
and the measures Of his Administration, Tho People,
or The great body of the Democratic party, might
take i, into their heads to support him for second
term to the high office which he has so worthiy fill
3D. This is the true Of their abuse. and were
it not for the party machinery Of the northern and
middle States, they would receive rebuke which
would forever silence them. trust that at least
that print which has been foremost in this abuse will
ere long receive rebukc which viii be hailed with
acclamation by vast majority of the honest Demo-
cracy Of tho Union.
Governor Shannon has exhibited true Democra-
tic feeling Of justice In this letter, and has proved
that he dare be honest The menaces and abuse OF he
editor the Globe have no terrors for him. The
terrified frcemcn Of the Z" buckeye State" are not to
be ntimidsted by the former (f not now thc) tool Of
of Henry Cley, and his accommodation of Wilson
Shannon will pass as idle wind.