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


Is the Telegraph to be Continued
: This question has been put TO me not |
un(requenlly, for long time past - but Of !
tener since the Telegraph fell into the hands
Of thieves and robbers in my absence, who
held it in duress while nheir power lasted.
For myself, have uniformly answered The
question affirmalively, with perfect conf
dence. Ii is point where | have never yet
laltered or wavered in the least. My reli-
dnce in The case is upon the poper Of truth
aud fidelity and The common sense Of the
people. The Telegraph is devoted to free
| discussion, for the promotion Of universal
reform and advancement. Taking human
beings as they are, il labors TO make them
what they should be. While il would pu,
the most favorable construction upon what
has been, il maintains that better things are
10 be. While it allows that past and pres
ent systems, institutions, and organizations
may have had an abundance of good design,
in their conception, maturity and operation,
it denies that they have reached the true
philosophy Of life and salvation. For proof,
it has only 10 cite them all to the inefficien-
cy and imperlection Of their work. Why
then should there not be travel onward
And what can accelerate the march Of i'm
provement, like free and universal inquiry
after all truth? How can this destroy
anything that is valuable or that ought 10
Gus thing2 Is open-day light truth seeking,
as it pertains 10 great common interests,
mischevous and destructive work What
ought TO be thought of those systems which
shrink from the touch of trulh2 And who
that is conscious of having the truth will
fear contact with error? None will shrink
from investigation but such as are fearful
that they are wanting in truth, or are ignor-
! ant OF its use. 1t is the work of truth to
drive awav error from the world. They
are not true TO their trust who hare truth
! and do not use il. One truth is, mankind
haze TOO much gone along Without kno1ring
lDheiher they haze had the truth or not
] Hence the shrinking from examination. Ii
is through fear that the application Of the
proper tests will show base and spurious
!: coin TO have been deposited - corruptble
a aud couupting treasure TO have been lait
e Up. Too much has been taken upon trust
;. without examination. Too much and tor
n long has dealing with mind been made;
! for-value received transaction. We have
:, bindly joined ourselves TO creeds, and hiret
:, our teachers TO support those creeds-wher
we and they ought to have been travellin!
along in the attainment Of truth. The soone
&c we commence the examination the better
$, Instead Of clinging to iOhdt zoe hare col
n let us kno1c lchefheT ICE hare got aDhot 10
r ought to hare. We should not fear 10 kuo,
in our errors. The danger is on the othe
r.. hand = from our ignorance Of them. An
= to think Of concealing them from others b
:. shutting our own eyes upon them, is a
weak and ridiculous, as the selfdeceptio
= is selfhurlful The human being who think
en his errors hidden from others because the
TX are hidden from himself, is about as.wise
nv the ostrich which fancies itself safe fro
- its pursuers when it 6nds place for Il
We concealment of its head.
gsl But TO return to the question: II
us Telegraph to be confinued?" My answ,
II. is given. Ii isnow for the people to gi,
=, theirs. have no fear for Their result. Ne
subscribers He multiplying at home. L
y the work spread abroad. II is spreadin
~ This is not said for the purpose Of keepir
T'n Up appearances. II is not TO be DISCUS,
'n' that the combined and desperate efforts
~, seciarians and aristocrats - especially Il
il priesthood - for some months past, ba
ng frightened, driven aud dragged off consi
an. cradle number Of subscribers. AT this Ia
or not disappointed, or dishesrened. Icount
81 the cost Of fidelity to truth and rigbteou
81 ness, years ago. And now when my ey
came 20 be opened 70 The denominations
'h' an iniolerant and iniOlsrable religion, III
ng fills its devOtees with abuse towards tho
OF who refuse implicit obedience 10 its ma