Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-08


that he directed Moses to . ayenge the chill
dren Of Israel Of the Midianites,p sand
ayenge the Lord OF Mitian," slaushtering
ell the males, and part Of the females, and
making con6scation Of The remainder Of
them, in common with beeyes, asses and.
sheep ;-that he set the children Of Israel
at war one with another = the other tribes
against Benjamin; but first suffered the
Beujaminites TO slay forty thousand of the
others, and then aided the others to slay
fifty thousand Of the Benjaminites-the af-
fair being finished up BY the desOlated Ben
jaminites being directed by their fratricidal
brethren, who had inquired Of the Lord in
the case, 10 go and kidnap the virgins Of
Shiloh and make wives Of them, which was
done sand performed and authorized num-
berless other transactions Of character 10
compare with these.
Now | am not prepared, and have no in
clination, to dispute that there may have
been an extensive food, which caused
great destruction OF human life ;-that Sod
ON may have been burnt with fire ;-that
Saul hewed the Amalekites in pieces;-
that Moses butchered the Midianites ;--that
the different tribes of Israel murdered one
another, and did as abominable things as
were ever done by depraved beings. Nor
do doubt that Herculaneum and Pompei
were destroyed with ashes and lava ;-that
Cape Haytien, a few months ago, was de-
| s;royed, with thousands OF its inhabitants,
by an earthquake - and that more recently
six hundred houses fell prey TO fire in
Port An Prince ;-that several houses were
destroyed and several lives were lost, by a
slide Of earth, in Troy, week before last =
that two priests were struck down before the
Lords Table, so-called, ,in Connecticut, last
summer that Peter the Hermit got up
crusades against those who were in possess
ion Of Palestine, and left half million of
dead men on the field ;-that church & state
have been united in Staying witches, in
England and in this country, in modern
times ;-that this country "resistedn "the
powers that be- in 1776, and holds slaves
and butchers the Indians now that Jehudi
EAshman scattered nine-pound balls 10 sol
i'd masses Of living human Aesh," aud that
Geo. S. Brown shot out the "hearts, bow.
els and brains y of the Africans "like tor
I nado ;"-lbat the British have done char
acteristic work at slaughtering, in The East
! during the past year, and are holding mill
ions Of their fellow beings under unright
eous tribute in different parts of the globe
| And what then Must | believe tha
God has had a special and particular hand
in all these transactions2 I am constrained
to say that believe no such thing. Nor d.
/ believe any one has considerably come {,
the conviction that it has been so. VIII,
believes that the Lord has employed tn
people Of the United States TO enslave ih
coIored population, or to. kill the Indian
with rifles, blood. hounds aud starvation
II he has employed them TO do it, then the
have been doing his will, and of course hav
been doing right. But nobody believes il
And yet, are there not multiludes engages
in these nefarious practices who as veril
believe that the spirit Of the Lord is wit
them, as did Moses or Saull Do they nc
cite Us to their reviyals Of religion, as wei
4 as to the success Of their enterprises, a
, proof that they are under the special guild
. ance Of God And what greater or bette
miracles did Moses and Saul show, iha
q these revivals these conversions OF me
to God, as they are claimed 20 be2 Do M
/. the doctors Of divinity a, the South clair
that conversions under their administratio
!, are The special work Of the Lord2 Di
: Moses set up higher claims for anythir
done under his administration Whoev
j brings in the bond-service, the human hes
:. traffic, and the thanksgiving of Southel
church and STATE leaders, 10 set aside the
:, claims TO direction and aid from God, mu
!, remember that they are thus doing the san
r lhiag which I do in regard TO Moses al
:. his claims. aRev D. D." Furman. sIav
holder, declares confidently and positive
s that "ihe right of holding slaves is clear
al established in the Holy Scriptures, both
= precept and example," He holds slav
= because he believes slave-hoIding to be a
!. thorized by God. Moses permitted the sar
as thing, for the same reason. And for I
10 same reason he shed blood. Show me
:. reason for supposing the doctor Of divini
n could be mistaken, in thinking that @
- ever authorized slavery or war, and "
:. show you areason FOR supposhlg that Mos
- was mistaken when be thought the sal