Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-22

ASSo'Vn o"u PldCLiCe lOgeIueI. i ney IOCe
the man, and at the same moment seize
ham By the throat and choke him 10 death
While their tongues are employed IN max
ing the profession of their forgiveness,
their hands are at aoork t0ringing has
neck! They profess full and entire par
don, while they ore engaged inficting the
highest possible penalty! Has this men,
dacious mockery, this egregious, heart
less hypocrisy. parallel in The conduc;
of depraved beings ?
The name Of the individual about 10 be
killed b. the people Of Essex County and
the State Of New York, rnder the infu.
ence and dictation Of the priesthood in the
matter, is James Bishop. He is Supposed
TO have killed his wife. Probably her
death was caused. very directly, by his
brutal treatment of her, under the influ.
ence Of rum. may be-but certainly, posi-
lively, fearfully, and effectively under the
influence of military education! His
back is said to be covered with scars re-
ceived in the army! The "powers that
be- have bred him up in barbarity and
brutality. Have educated him in the
school of violence Have learned him
10 do violence as well as receire violence.
Have in fact taught him to Kill, and hard
encd his heart for the work He might
have killed thousands in obedience 10 tt cir
orders, and, instead OF being himself kill
ed for il, might have received distinguish.
ed honors and pension for life. But,
under The influence of rum, an1 the prac.
tice they have trained him in, he has for
once gone to the unnatural work, without
waiting for orders from others There
fore-because he went unbidden and per
formed on his own responsibility a ingIe
piece Of work in the regular business in
which he had been educated - he must
receive from his instructors the highest
possible penalty which they can infict.
It was not made TO appear that he COM
menced with design to kill. The death
of his victim probably resulted from cruel
and brutal beating. BE that as il mar, he
was only doing :or himself what others
had employed him to Go for them. do
not saw that his education furnishes the
least Justification fDr his diabolical conduct
[ only say that it accounts for it. | will
say furthermore, however, that the com
muui,y who educated him must at least
share with him the responsibility Of these
practical results Of the education given
him. | leave this painful affuir with ar
offer 10 The community, that if they will
release their throtlled victim, Dad as they
have made him by the education be ha:
received at their hands, [ will take hin
into my family, and engage to keep hin
from harming then, or any OF them, il
future. much rather undertake to re
claim him to the paths of virtue and limo
cence, than one ofthose doctors ofdivinit,
who call for his blood, after havin!
established and sustained a system ofthing
that has prepared him for he slaughter.
From Elizlbethtown passed o.
( through Keene, to Jay, on business an
from Jay, throughthe village at the Fork:
and Cintonvile, to Peru, where sper
. The Sabbath with Friends. Auende
Friends meeting, in the north house ;
the Union. Felt impelled to speak. Boz
{ testimony against temple-worshiP = il
outwardness - its formalitles and cere
monies - its sectarianism - It's materia
E ism = as hndering human advancemel
!. and redemption. The views advance
manife$ty met much IibeIality OF feelin
no uneasiness being apparent. | lecture
r in the same house during the evening,
;. an attentive audience. Good ground he
for liberal principles.
On Monday evening Ilectured at KEGS
e willie, to a somewhat numerous and alt
: gether heterogeneous school-house aut
& ence, collected on very short notice.
Il Keesevillc is at present entirely taken !
s with party religion and party politics.
It. The paramount question is what "
i. help our party and our secl2 True
y goodness. purity and benevolence a
j, treated as matters of secondary or lit