Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-01-25
THE ID. DIS. OF VERMONT.
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The following letter from the Anti-Savery Re-
the bee which sometimes kills itself by
the vruence of its s,ing-carries in itself an anti
doe for all the harm it do 10 sensible readers,
and would not be worth vena passing notice, but
from the high standing Of the writer.
"rRoM HON. WIN. sLApE, MIDDLEBuRY, VT.
ssYou ask if an consistently frank copies lo'
DR.. Lafon's Address TO persons in different parts
OF this State. l answer yes. do not allow my
self to frank the private letters of my friends, as
most members Of Congress very improperly do; out
I send whou, hesitation any publications which
think contain valuable information; deemng The
dissemination of such publications one OF the pur-
poses for which the Thanking privilege was granted
Send on, therefore, as many OF The Doctors Al
dress as you may wish 10 circulate in this State
and will forthwith make good distribution OF
them as | can-which need not say shall do with
a hearty good will. All the ID. DIS in Vermont
without exception, are rs cold as icebergs on the
sublec, OF Slavery. The Doctors Address will be
as much adapted to their case as arc missionaries
to that of the heathen.'
We crave the liberty to append to this letter
few brief comments.
l. 1t is fair presumption that it was never de-
signed for the press. No doubt it contains the Sc
cret thoughts or sentiments of the writer, confden-
tiaHy expressed but he must have teen surprised,
and possibly mortified, TO find that proclaimed on
the house tops which was whispered in corner.
Some in their zeal for the abolition oil slavery
have so far abolished prudence and common sense
to put in type whatever comes to their hand SUIT
ed to their object, without pausin2 to balance the
question whether it be disc rect or ndiscreet. The
only apology for the ex-member of Congress in
sending such letter 10 the Editors, or friends Of
the Anti-Slavery Reporter, must DO found-iffound
at all--a the deficiency of good sense in the pub
fishers. Why did they no, tag i, on, as an Appen.
dix to DR. Lafoh's Address,
Q. The publication Of this letter is unfortunate
in every point Of view. The D. DIS in Vermont,
all told, amount only to half dozen, and one oil
these is transferred to the See of New Hampshire.
Of the five remaining, two not, properly speak
ing, clergymen, but presidents Of colleges. Were
all these D. DIS, "wiihout exception, cold as
ice-bergs the subject of slavery" they must soon
be melted away before the heat Of ntislaveIy, and
could therefore make no serious opposition to ar
enterprise impeed forward by such warm advo
Gates. Besides, II has an unfair seemng,to specify
in such way these few poor, harmless Doctors o
! Divinity! There are men of the OrsOn Murray
class, whose trade it is TO denoUnce all D. DIS, an'
they can do it in character. They are like Dear
Swfl's dog, of excellent qualities. but he had thi
one fault that he couid bark at ministers! grea
class Of overzealous reformers in the present day
rail at the priesthood because they oppose their lu
t natc projects. But we regret to see good and hon
+ orabe men giving coun,enance 10 those who woul
overthrow the christian ministry.
g. We canno, regard the statement in this leite
, the "ice-berg" part-as consistent with truth
We do not know a christian minister in the State
whether Doctor. ated or not. that is not an abolition
ISL and heartily anxious for the abolition of slavery
To man, we believe, the Clergy are all abolition
lists, either by emancipation or colonization. Tit
difficulty lies in this, that Aboionis,s, technical
y so called, assume that they have all The wisdom an
u all the right in the enterprise. and that a
u who differ from them in the modus 'Operandi III
k mode of accomplishing the freedom Of the slave
J. are the fast friends the Shareholder The afgt
q ment amounts TO ihis--Genllemen, your colonz;
r. ton plan is all rnoonshine and if you do not se
G Just as ice see, and work Just work, and adm
n the papal inlallibili,y of our judgment in this ma
ter you are all enveloped in gross, wiful darkness
d -pro-s.ayery men in fact, and ice bergs in huma'
e ity, We will not comment the modesIy, NEE
e ness, self distrust and charity exhibited in such
,. spirit. Job wonld have said, No doub. We arc ii
"a men. and wisdom will die with you.-(Coa.