Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
SHALL MONEY BE UsEDl

SHALL MONEY BE USEDy
can not canvass this question as thor
oughly here, as would under other cir
cumstances. There are sone other things,
not more important in themselves, requir-
ing present attention, and will not as well
suffer to b. putof. This wiltrequire, and
must receive. attention, from time to time,
for a long time to come. Il is great and
important matter for deep and continued
consideration. Let the constant inquiry
10 regard TO it be-as 10 regard to every
other unsettled mater Of Importance
who will show US any good Who will
aid US in finding the true way Who
has light to throw upon the paths Of men 2
We have been in Ignorance and darkness
together. We have raised clouds Of dust
and smoke, to he injury Of our own vision.
We have built up walls around Yourselves,
10 our own hinderance and hurt. We
have forged chains for our own limbs, and
gloried 10 the music of their clanking.
In endsavoring to settle questions touch
ing human action for the removal Of some
things by bringing in others, we have been
too much lied up TO standards and rules of
action, established in the infancy, childhood
and ignorance Of The race. Arbitrary com-
mands and enactments have been instituted,
and have been imagined-Io exist as the will
Of superior being, to be implicitly obeyed,
without reference TO the relations OF things,
which are the true laws Of the universe
Hence the definitions we have had Of the
terms, right, wrong, expedency, &c. To
know whether given act has been right,
we have brought il to some command or
statute. greater folly never was commit
ted b. reasoning beings. Because the COM
mands and statutes are themselves to be
Judged Of, as much as the conduct that is
brought to them Tor Trial. Commands and
statutes are as much the actions of men as
any other actions, and as liable 10 be er.one-
Gus as any other actions. We have only to
read The history of mankind TO know thai
they have as often been erroneous as other
actions Of men. Whoever follows an err
roneous command or statute goes into error
Aud this is constantly done, as all know who
have the least knowledge on the subject
Where then is The safety Of following com
mands or statutes that we do not know to be
right7 All must see that there can be none
Well, ir no commands or statutes are 10 be
obeyed but those we know to be right, Their
we are of course to be judges Of the COM
mands and statutes. b.fore we are TO bring
our conduct 10 them; and OF course have NJ
need Of them, because if we know what ],
right inlhe command or statute, I'VE mus
know what is right in the conduct TO be trieC
by them. While, on the other hand, if WI
cannot know what is right or wrong in III,
command or statute, we cannot know wha
is right or wrong in the acl TO be tried by II
any better after the trial than before. VIVA
then are commands and statutes2 Ute
hioderanccs TO human progress. How Ions
will men employ petty tyrants Of their owI
creation, TO rule over them, instead Of rulin:
themselves How long will progressive
beings govern themselves by the command
that have been put forth in the Blindness Q
the past, and themselves pot forth other CON
mands prospecuvely, in their own bindnes
10 the future, instead of themselves decide
iug noD what is al the present ntomem re
quired Of them by the relations they sustain
to whatever is around them7
The foregoing may afford faint indi
cation OF what's going on 10 my own min
at the present time, by which am con
strained to set aside some things we hav
been holding % while we have been talk
ing about right. wrong. expediency. g.
The question is, TO know what as RICH
what is wrong. or wha. is expedien.
must say that | am arriving Al settle
ment Of this question BY very diffsreI
process from what have formerly eu
ployed. Or. to speak more properly, al
beginning to think we have been in vel
great errors here. With me. they ha,
been the errors ofignoranee. Some ma
smile at this use Of language as being
silly anthology. But such a smile is n