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

Be this as it may. it is manifest that ne is
chained and walled within exceedingly
narrow limits. Poor fettered victim OF
popular church and state tyranny |
know how to pity him. have been
there myself Henceforh, whoever hears
the cIankipg of the chains that | have
worn, of that description, let it be known
that l am trampling on them, and not
wearing them. / exhort brother Ballou
TO make the trial, and say which IS the
better music 10 his ears-the clanklng OF
chains On his limbs, or the clanklng OF
chains under his feet Think -ebdhe
weightiness of the terrible tyranny that
must have borne man down, that, up to
the age Of 40 or above, he has "not soffl-
GENTLY progressed in his Investigation OF
the subject" as TO 1.-THE right or expedlen-
cy of human governments" 80 have any
fixed or settled opinions about il" J And
all this from teacher of Bible docIlnes J
! What must the man have been about
! The very expression sho Us that he was
exceedingly Strengthened when he made
il. Did he know what he was about
Has he yet considered what he said !!
What! In doubt, in suspense, IN the
dark, as to the right or expediency OF hu-
man governments And this from
priest OF a church and state religion one
Of the princip pal conservItors OF human
government! But suspect he has not
always been on this ground. | cannot
believe he has always been in doubt on
the subjecl! | have a better opinion Of
him than that. He speaks OF Invesliga-
tion and progression IN the matter. Says
he has mot sufficiently progressed IN his
investigation Of The subject TO have any
fixed or settled opinions aboutlt." From
all this II is plain that he has been think.
ing on the subject. His mind is unset
tied. That is certainly favorable, provic-
ed he is continuing the investigation. |:
is not controversy with him that want
Should be glad Of evidence that he Is puf'
suing the inquiry. He will do as i
pleases him about answering the questions
| They were not put to him dictatorially, OF
/ oSrusively. They were drawn forth b.
: his own chosen course. NotWithstand
t ing he has been so much under the inhu
1 ence of party interests in what ne ha'
done in the case, trust it will not b,
j without advantage 10 him. He will come
/ out right. if he has The courage To ALLOW
r himself TO think, and TO act accordingly.
: have occupied many times the spae,
: intended for this subject when | began
: and must pass. The next and last pape
2, | shall now notice is the
: Investigator, [Infdtl.l It's Editor ha
more candor, courage and fidelity !ha
any of the religious editors. But he ha
done what did not expect Of him. Un
less | misjudge, he shrinks from the tai
and honorable thing. He commenced b
= throwing out Nut for Non-Resistanls,
: as be called it. cracked it or tEo'l
did. He then told his readers, week BE-
forehand, that he had another for ne O.
the following week = aud moreover sale
I'VE feel pretty certain he can not crack
in any other way thar we crack it.
he can, be is not the sensible man we tax
him for This was the most waning i
candor and li5erality- the nearest to in
tolerance and bigotry, OF any thing ha
/" discovered in him. To say, if you ca
Lake different view or have dlferer
opinion from me, in regard 10 a certal
piece of human conduct, You are not tn
sensible man took you for, would hav
sounded more fulnglylo me 10 the moul
{ of a narrow-minded, minimizing priest {
: some seclarian religion, than ia The mou,
of one who had otherwise shown himse
= so liberal and charitable as had the Edlto
= of the investigator. 1t did really save
leo much of arrogance and presumption
: But suffered ii 10 pass, with a bare az
: tice, sufficient to show that i! was not owe
: looked = thinking that it might have bee
- dropped without consideration as TO i
: whole import The next week he was
: goodas his promise in producing The cas-
- And really, | found no difficulty in NAL
y ing such disposal Of it as | was willin
~ to have judged OF. Now after al! th