Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-13

-, W. "i"i'S loT me sake
OF the wrong but through ignorance Of
the true relations of ,hiogs. Do ,on
'hldk a man would ever steal il he d;1
not suppose the possession Of that wb;c,
ne steals, would give him more ba,o;ras,
than misery7 You may say he as,Is
because he has the Developments of brain
which constitute hin thief. Blu, does
this affect the argumenl2 IT he is 80 un
fortunately organized as to be wha, is call.
ed natural thief. does be moi believe RI,
greatest happiness consists 10 The gratis.
cation OF his acquisilive and secr4tive or.
gans? Then il is sill through Ignorance
that he errs. He does no, know the true
relations existing between himself and his
brother, else he could not rob him.
Again, when man commits murder,
is it for the mere pleasure of killing
brother, or rather is it not to CRAFTY some
rerengeful feeling, or thirst for money
which, in his blindness, he supposes will
produce more happiness than the bloody
deed will cause misery If he fully re.
allied the suffering he should endure in
looking upon his helpless victim, and in
thinking of the heartless crime all his at.
ter life, there is not man in the universe
who would ever commit such an outrage
upon his own happiness. Therefore, the
conclusion is inevitably, that knowleds,
ofthe truth, is the only preventive which
can be efftclualIy applied to crimes Of
high or low degree, from the petty false.
hoods and ISLANDERS of the day. land they
are not few up, or rather down, to The
most attrocious and bloody murders, wars
WHAT then is 10 be done2 The answer
mus, be in every mind, we must Stop
blaming and denouncing men Sex hr
truth, and when we have found il, lire it,
and teach it, without money or price.
Then away with our courts Of inilslicp.
ouf jails, prisons, whipping aud hanging
posts, together with all the aPhernaa
Of war. We shall have no use lor them,
farther tran they can be converted Uo
Ptoughshares, pruning hooks, &C., for The
use Of regenerated man, Aud away wrh
The three professions, which live upon
our crimes. IF man knew and ob~ved
The laws OF his nature, there could BE- 40
necessity for the trade Of the Lawycr,
Doctor or Pliest. do not wish TO DE-.
nounce those who hold these professions,
they are brothers ofthe great family, and
as such, are as much entitled 10 our syn.
pa,hy as any other members Of the same
family. But these wicked. sont-damnior.
splrIt-crushing, manhood off.
ces, - these foul sores, ulcers, cancers Of
society, | must, ! Will war wl,h 50 long
as thew exist. to mfr aud spoi. humanity,
They are daily driving their itunc, n; vic.
Tins down to the pit Of error aud cou:e-
qneEt misery. They are all. doing r1>,
but if there is any prominence amoag
them for baseness it surely belongs 10 he
Priesthood. They are all bad enough,
but this one by coming 10 US in false COLI
ors. The more easily ensnares us. W.
all know the profession Of the lawyer Is
he legitimate offspring Of our own q a.
RES, living upon our social diseases. il
claims 10 be nothing else, ,hertf ste all s,e
and know i 10 be child of earh. And
so with the medical profession, it LAYS no
claim TO divinity, we know it feeds aud
(at,ens on our diseases, - physiological
tran<g ressicns, therefore we are not 50
much deceived bv il; but this other pro-
frssioa instead of appearing what i really
is. the worm which lives upon our moral
10 us under the ho Y s2'0
Of truth, and is so smooth, so insinuatng,
so sancsimonious, SO hypocriticai, SO dt~
iii>h that it takes hold of our s.rong Sc
pers'ition and prejudices, by which We
are led captive a, the will of The subtle
captor. Il puts on the robe of righteous
ness, makes claim to holy birth Is, by
pretence, he righ.ful Inferior OF heaven
and as such, is TOO pure 10 De approved BY
MORALS, until they shall have ben 'hro
a sort of mysterious, mysttfyiug process
Of mystifcation, by which they are ex4s'
ed above their race, and consecrared 10 Zoe
Lord. $50 they tell usl and they are 10 be
henceforth looked up to, as Gods cbH'