Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-21

power Of truth in its simplest and noblest
form. The unfolding germs of Peace
and Love are now expanding the souls of
MANY, who will be drawn together for
united action in this noble work Of reform.
Non-Resistance, though not true in the
letter, is bat the principle of submission in
the human mind. 1t is an abstract action
of the mind. in harmony with fundament-
al truth. It is the highest action of the
mind to resist temptation, when every
thing that pertains to life is to be sacrifc-
ed by the power Of lust 10 the theatre of
violence. I'LL. -. i
Questions will probably come up for
discussion, which are the most interesting
to man. ~ ."....
The source and authority of govern
ments: The right oftaxation The du-
ty or propriety of paying fines, or learn
ing the art of war, or taking oaths, must
all be compared with the unerring stand
ard of truth, and tried by TIE realities of
principle. Ill.,. n. +. -.
The world has been deceiving itself
with the supposed choice of evils among
many. Sin is never to be chosen, even In
its smallest form: it taints every thing
with death and desolation. The world is
now engaged 10 cm5ined syste N of vii
lainy, from the tradi;ionary impulse of me-
cessity, which is formed by wrong di :
rection OF mind. Men are as honest as
they can be while acting in the present or
der Of things. The governments of this
world are not made for true men, but for
knaves and villains; aud as soon as the
dawnings Of truth beam upon minds, they
are on the march for "a kingdom, whose
builder and maker is God" The old
system must be left, not destroyed-super-
ceded, not punished All that is needed
to bring every man. woman and child up
on the whole earth into new order oil
things is knowledge. The combined eff
fort of reformers should be, everywhere
at the present day,to use the means which
shall produce the distribution of the great.
est amount of knowledge. Sin can never
be driven from a world of darkness Lis
hiding place is obscurity, while its philo,
progenitive ?reserver is ignorance
Money, or Value of Things
Is the principal power in the grea
engine of action now 10 use for The dis,
tributicn Of moral light. Nothing seems
to be conducted without it. Every engine
of oppression, all systems of slavery and
war, concupscence, righteousness and
lust, all feed like aligators upon this great
body of death. Surely i. appears like
the engine Of the deviI.-Bu. good things
may BIO used for bad purposes. and the
better the article, the greater appears to
be the abuse of it, in many instances
Wheat is one of the best products ofearth
for the subsistence of man; but the train
: of abuse nearly everywhere committed ir
the use of 1t, is alarming anil degrading
Neither man nor animals can possibly
live any great length of time, barely OF
bread made Of the fine -four of wheat
The whole Of it Is taken up by the alb
sorbents, the intestinal canal is closed ,ant
|, the functions OF organic life become mac
: tive and dormant, until disease in all it
diversified forms. LAYS its whitening gras]
on its victim, and seals his fate ia accu
mulating pain. or an untimeIy grave
But when it is used in proper manner
without separating any of its parts, it i
: even curative of disease, and gives dur
ability to the functions Of The body, an
longevity to man. Every thing In natur
is good, and nothing to be rejected, if
> be used 10 harmony with its own laws
: The God of Nature has enstamped tn
true value upon the very character of eve
: ry thing. Nothing in the universe ca
q deceive, if we are qualified to read il
y character from natures own hand. Ma
has abused himself He has, as says a
ancient writer, /" forsaken the fountain {
living water, and hewn out sis,erns th;
wall hold no water" Man has been dc
+ ceived and now ne is engaged in deceiv
d ing Sy false value, every one with whol
N he comes In cnniact Connterfsitinn