Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

following cause II Will be remembered
that have all the while taken the broad
ground. That have rejected rewards aud
punish,nents, as wrongs and impositions,
having no righlful place in the universe
That have denied that the Author Of Ma
men have any right TO use them. That
have boldly affirmed, with reasons accompa-
nying, that the whole system, from top 10
bottom, from beginning 10 end, and from
centre 10 circumference, is system Of brib-
cry and corruption, originated and perpetu
ale1 in mans ignorance. In full view Of
all this, fully, unreservedIy and plainly de-
clared- and after being himself the first and
foremost to feign an attack upon me in this
position friend Dallou now comes cot s. de-
cares his views aud mine, Of the Dirine
government" TO be /" the same" He says
in regard to it-'aH is cause and effect, or
an,ecedent and consequent" | will not say
that in all this parade of words which he
!
attack, lie has designed TO make only show
Of opposition, for the sake of keeping up ap.
pearances with and for The secl, without
meeting me in The least on the point al is
sue. will only say he has not met me on
that point. With a view 10 bring him there
if possible, now ask him IL. Does he hold
all 10 be urJHg in Records and Punish
ments, IN the unirerse, beyond Uhdt comes
In The mature # the case necessarily from
The rioidtion i natural taw Us effect fl
toWing cause? 2. Does he beiiere thai the
Bible teachings on This subject genrdliy
sustain such q riep 3. Does he 6etieUe
that human governments proceed on any
such rielU or ere any such Thing? 4. You'd
he hdce any Other human gouramenh than
lrhat lrould be consistent lrith Sucb Uielrs
and IriaciFtes2 In my former remarks
asked friend Bdlou il be believed that God
! drowned The old world for its wick, dness-
and many other like questions, all Of which
he has per'inaciously passed by. May b.
his pertinacily will also carry him by these
/ -four questions which have emphasized
He will do as he chooses. Ii is possible
that mi,judse, and am 100 severe, in al.
tribuliDg his dod 5ing course 10 stubbJrnness
Ii may all come OF iearfulnesS. III he vii
say ii does, will stand cortected-or will
put the most favorable construction upoI
any explanation Ire can make.
] (6) For reply 10 this, see Lote above
(7) The misrepresentation here is outrage
Gus. And he fellows il with saying, lht
man actually talks as though he were beside
Himself" There is nothing which NOR,
amuses me, generally, in the 1utleriug ana
fright into which church and state are throws
by my feeble Efforts 10 show them their fel
maniac cries" he is beside bimsell'' h
is crazy" Better men Than am have ha
The same aspersions cast upon them. 1t i
yet TO be seen who has been crazy. Whe
have no greater unnappints than Is pre-
Quced by these clamorous decrills comm
up from those bedlams and Iophels, The stat
| and the church, shall greatly congratulat
5 my self.
: have said that The misrepresentation {
my statements, at The point where am no,
5 commenting, is outrageous. 70 deal as m
, manner was, when | was an unchariIab
i seclarian, would lead me TO say, right Of
1 friend BaIou made the misrepresentation,
e the absence of my language which he SUI
e pressed, for the sake OF raising upon il b
Y childish outcry of craZiness. But | will n,
: now say it-ior | do not think good gene
r ally comes of such accusations. He sha
J. settle that matter with bis own conscience
:, and others will judge according 10 VIVA,
IS manifest. have passed over very mar
e things in his statements, that might ha'
j been corrected, because the time and spa,
> can be better used Bot for the sake
5 showing what priestcrafI will set man
y doing for lis support, think il proper 10 e
+ pose The gross MISREPRESENTATION al this poir
Is My language was pIeciseiy as lVilO"e
e, Il deny The existence Cfary such ana
7. ogy between the Divine AMI human so
e ernmen,s as he asserfs. The former Is
l. harmonious working Of causes and .tfec'
!, The latter is an arbitrary use OF assum,
power The former has lis origin IN Pc
u iecl wisdom and goodness. Tre latter
imperfect experience and perverted sells
le ness. | am now affirming OF things
OF they are. Ispeak OF the Divine Cover
is Imenl as it is-not as the rain Inaglnado
:. Of men have SET ii forth 10 be.-And
>. human government as /. ls-not as
!. ought 10 be. The facts as they exist i
:" he things under consideration. As It pr
- lans TO the violent, arbitrary. cfsPotlc q
=, ms OF men, in Their ATTEMPTED control