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

those who bring lis enormilies 10 light-not &
10 have expected everything rascally and
villaiGous in prescription, and merciless and
ferocous in persecution, would have be-
lrayed shortness of sight and ignorance OF
the history Of the bloody and relentless
monster was conlending with. The dis
appointment 10 me is, thai my present num-
Der OF subscribers is so great. The people /
are coming to the rescue more rapidly than 1
could have been anticipated. But there Is
need Of strenuous and unremitted exer,lon
on the part of the friends Of free discussion
10 extend the circulation. The hardness Of
the times is great present hindrance. But
this is small thing, compared with The
restless, ruthless, relentless spirit of pro-
scriplion and intolerance that is at work by
night and by day, lying against the truth
aboring 10 shut out ugation-stoppng
tae eyes and ears of The people - taking
advantage of the ignorance and prejudice
produced by the system, 10 strengthen and
perpeiua,e it. The sectarian emissaries are
without number or estimate now in the field
running 10 and fro 10 get the Telegraph out
Of the hands of the people, and 10 keep il
! from getting into their hands. II is preached
and prayed down In pulpits-e xhorted down
in conference rooms-analhematized down
| in private circles-and as consequence Of
| all these mobbed down on lis own premises
! And what does all this argue? Of what
should il convince the people, coming as ii
does from such quarters, and for such avow-
ed and manifest Purposes2 The Telegraph
hood, or The churches will be destroyed and
1 our craft broken up. Now on what must
their churches be built, that they should
lremble and quake under the influence Of
the Telegraph? And what must Be the
nature and character Of the Telegraph that
it should carry such terror into such regioas2
What better proof can be brought that the
Telegraph, whatever there is of il, is need
ed, and that the cause of humanity requires
il 10 be supported and rendered infinitely
more efficient in the work i; is doing The
Interpretation. Of the matter isshis The
Telegraph as feared, and fed from and
lprdyed against, simply because IL as FREE.
Unclaimed from sect, unfeHered cf party,
unbiased by any organization, ii goes
about telling truth on individual respons-
Utility. Il tells too much truth. 1t is a
medium through which the honest and faith
ful among The people can speak out their
convictions Of truth and duly. 1t can not
be hatlered or frightened, it can not be brb-
ed or menaced from free thought = free
speech = free discussion = faiihlulness TO
truth and human interests. 1t thrasts in
the plowshare Of investigation. Ii uncov-
ers pits Of iniquiiy and folly. II lays the
axe to the root Of corrupt trees. II digs up
and exposes the bane Of poisonous fount.
aims. II lays bare the foundations of IN
goodness, dishonesty and hypocrisy. Ii dis
, mantles and disarms a greedy, ambitious
! and tyranncal priesthood who have gov.
, erned the world with violence and made tht
earth graveyard. 1t exposes the folly
the wastefulness, the unreasonableness, tht
:. despoism and cruelty of fashions, custom,
!, and habits, which carry wretchedness ant
:, ruin 10 their way. II explodes a hearless
pharisaical, idolarous theology, which, while
il processes TO show the way Of salvation
in practice allows lis leaders and follower
10 be foremost in every way Of wholesal
: wickedness that darkens and depraves.-
" Such are some of the things The Telegram
:, does on the QUE hand. While on the olhe
= il advocates practical love or benevoIenc
= well doing honest -integriiy-pa,ienc
: --forbearance--forgiveness--6delity, TO ou
selves and Others =. self knowledge - sci
: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the general good
- improvement in knowledge and goodness
- doing as we would be done by = and obey
y ing the laws of our being.
CT Will thuse who wish for such papt
IL now come forward and subscribe? Wi
~ those who are already acquainted with Il
&c Telegraph make known its work TO others
!" The hand Of violence has risen up again
it, recently, for the want Of better means
W Withstand its influence. IL The friends
" freedom and advancement will now NAL
proper efforts 10 put the Telegraph INTO Il
hands Of their nei ghbors and friends, the
is nothing in the way of lis coniinuanc
= Friends. Brethren and Sisters The ca
comes under that principle of ours viii,
:, requires not saying merely, but doing-n
"e thinking and feeling only, but actins--n
only preaching but practice The prese
he is Favorable lime for commono;a ~