Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-23


no more right TO force others TO hear, than
they have TO compel him 10 cease speak
ing. Assuming this to be the true expo
sltion of these rights, and their relations 10
each other. however, do not wish to be
understood as justifying the prosecutors of
brother Beach, in their violation of his
rights by attempting 10 punish him for
his infraction OF theirs. They have fallen
into the common error OF acting as if one
right may be wrought out of two wrongs.
Q. l.. says great many sensible things
in his essays upon ga voluntary political
government" but | am free to confess |
do not exactly comprehend the point 10
which his lucubralions tend. Is it that
"lhe males over 49," of our townships
and counties, shall govern within those
limits, and there be an end of government?
If it be, il seems 10 me he has miscatled
his proposed form voluntary govern
ment." Controlled to the same extent by
1.-The males over Is" of Clinton Co., Ohio,
and doubt whether my condition would
be essentially betlered by the change
which should ietup the great government
Of the Stale of Ohio, and the great, great
government Of the Uni,ed States on the
llop OF that, just TO lei domn the miniature
"iron shroud" upon me. The pecuniary
cost Of these great governments is trife
at last-a matter scarce worth considering
in this monentous question. claim the
right 10 govern myself, and my rights are
as certainly intringed by compulsory
obedience to the dicta Of a few Of many
and the vassalage is not a whit more vol
untary." With my ignorance, the term
voluntary political government passe;
for solecism. So much oftrnth however
is conveyed in these writings, and in 81
sensible manner, tina, 1 guess their au
thor holds 10 the abrogation of all govern
ment, save sel-governmtnt.
The editor of the Herald Of Free dom i
engaged in keen, close and unceasing en-
counter with a dabolcal church an
priesthood. lie clearly perceives them 1
be bulwark of slavery, and believe
them 10 be The bulwarli, and righlfuIly al
leges they must be overlhrcwn, before hu
: man rights will be practically acknowI
edged. He begins however to percejv
: that the conquest he has attempted mu:
; encompass a wider field than he had
IS his thoughts in the outset, and that the ir
terests Of Labor are every where ident
% cal. He will discover the ultimate caus
N OF all our ills in due time, and commedc
a. his wavflre upon that, leaving effects
D. fall of themselves. He will aid in di!
IS ging up the root, secure in the knowled!
Of that thereby all the branches will be De
y troyed. What are the church and prize:
= hood what are human governments. b
the scaJs, with which humanity has {;
tempted TO heal over the sore which
craving at her ri!als2 1t is true the
scabs have spread the infecticn-increas
; its viruence, but it is not the less true III
they did mol produce themselves. III
1. sprano tito baleful existence through
/. ATTEMPT Of Humanity to heal herst
Disease assaiIed her vita.ily-she beca
10 sensible of its presence, but sorely misto
err the remedy in her attempts to heal. w
10 slavery, human governments, an organ
he ed church and priesthood, Il place th
Re- in conca,enltion beginning with the le
- harmful) awfully as they have added
'as her agony, are all well-intended nostru
tie invented for her benefit. Their effects
i'm perceived nov by many though the cal
eth is not which brought them into eAtsten
Garrison, H. C. Wright, Philips, o.
as CIV, Beach, Chapman. Child, Foster, r
of ers, and hosts of Others, are embarked
warfare which must from necessity
ng interminab!e, unless they change the
cry ject for which they contend. These r
lin united themselves TO sect to put dc
n seclarianism practice oppression tn
our selves under one guise, and join ha
Y with oppressors, to put down oppress
sed which exists in form which they hap
the 10 perceive 10 be so. An | wrong
the styling anti-slavery sect! To avoid
} Of cavil about words then, let US drop
will term and Will describe ant:-siaVery