Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-21
COR RESPONDENCE,
For the FreemqaA
How TO be DesniSed.


Mn. EptroR:-The two great political parties
have now presented their candidates for The Press-
dcncy. They each know that their candidates can.
no; be elected unless a large body Of tho prCfes-
sors OF our holy religion will give them support.
With this knowledge, both parties have the bar.
dihOod to present oppressorS, mon that buy and sell
their fellow men. How is this? Political par,i-
zans, that have no moral principles, have TOLD
Christians that religion should have nothing 70 do
with politics. And they believe that the public
sentiment has become so corrupt on This point
that they can safely venture to place before chris
tians. %profane, wicked men, oppressors aud duel~
lists, as candidates for Office. II they did not Be-
lleve that christians were hypocrites, who paid ne.
regard to the maxims OF the Bible, or the COM
mands of Christ, they would not have presumed
to present such men for christians to elect. This
fact shows what their real views are Of those
christians, whom they presume thus to insult
Would they have presumed to present such men
to our puritan fathers? Would they have calcu-
lated that those men of God, who laid tho fouu.
datiou Of our civil and religious institutions, could
be induced, by any party manager ent, to vote for
cruel opprcssors, bloody murdersrs, and intdel
masons? No MAJ can believe il. And they nex.
er would presume TO present such men to tha
churches now, if they did not, in their hearts be-
lleve, that they are as corrupt as they can wish
them to be. So that they have no better opinion
of ministers and churches, than Garrison and his
friends have. Such is the honorable reward, " hich,
our partizan leaders heap on those preachers and,
oLr.Lo L -. -.:A-l
and murdererS. A christian prays that God
will give lis wise all | good men to rule over U.s.. A
cunning political leader hears hun, and then pre-
SCENTS him a vote for a dueliSt, an oppressor, a pro-
fame, wicked man. The christian takes the vote,
and casts it for a man whomGod abhorrs. The po-
Itical leader says in his heart, you h%ypocritc, your
prayers and religion are in vain, you are az ready
to do dirty work as other men, and you are alb
fools or knaves. Here is the honorable and envi-
able position, which these christians hold among
our party politicians. They cease to be the light
Of the world, the salt Of the earth. Inidels des~
pisc them and their religion. Christ is denied, and
the dood-gates of vice are thrown open upon the
nation. GAN these will / give thee, it thou wilt
fall down and worship me-" The bargain is
tSLtuCk, anu, dIdS! SAINTS ana sinners hd6ten to,
consummnte the horrid act. If IL few refuse to,
follow the multitude, to do the ahominable act, the
desperadoes Of the infatuated worshippers, point
at them the finger of scorn, or by craft endeavor to
draw them into their ranks; ana glory In their deg
IA dation when they succeed, Shall | not visit for
these things, saith the Lord, shall not roy soul he
avenged on such "a nation as this' Go, who love
JesusChrist, will you strike hands with the wicked
and vote for bloody oppressors, and risk the aw-
full consequence Of electing ~profaue, wicked men.
to rule over this nationI Both parties appeal to
you for hclp.--Tbey expect that you will deny
your Lord show yourselves hypocrites, aud render
yonr religion contemplate. And they are now
waiting to see what answer you will give them;
for on your answer, their hopes depend. viii
you cast in your lot amongst ther1, or will you
honor our Lord, and show tbs sincerity of your rc-
ligion and prayers, by your works. We shall zee,
and in6dcla will see, aud your final Judge will sco
and rest assured, that he will render INTO you ac-
-, l%cordiug to your WORKS,
AN 0iD MAN