Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-08-14
From the Lexington Ky. True American
THE ALABAMA PREACHER AND A LAY
SER MON

An Alabama preacher has been abusing us, and
invoking the Kentuckians to mob us. We say
nothing now of the impertinent intermeddling with
our "peculiar State Institutions" which this
end cut-throat has been denouncing in " Northern
Abelitionsts," we merely wish to inform him that
he may play assassin in the Christian land of Ala
bama but we Kentuckans only 60 for free fight,
and are Heather enough to disgrace native grown
hemp by stopping the nasal twang of any smiling
Hyp0crite who in Kendall green" or SANITY
black" should attempt anything else than "open
ring and fair shake" Should this belIicose parson
stray off this far from his lock the chances are
more in favor of our making a Scape goat of him,
than his making slain lamb of us. Now let Ken
tucksans stand aside-take no offence it is to the
Alabamians that we preach our sermon. One does
not see the injustice of slavery-he has not reflect.
ed upon general princp pies he has from this rela-
ton many immediate advantages to himself--he has
heard that the Bible sanctions slavery-that many
men deemed pure patriots, in days past held slaves
he has hardened his heart and goes in blindly
for perpetual slavery; this man is no hypocrite, yet
IN the eyes Of God he is guily-nature avenges
violated laws-a thousand evils of unknown cause
come upon him and his in life, and upon his des-
cendents, perhaps instruction and death An
other man knows that slavery is wrong violation
OF natural right and in opposition 10 the aggregate
economical progress Of the commonwealth, he sees
that 1t is libel upon our system off professed re.
pubhcanism-he feels that it is in opposition to ev-
cry principle of Christianity-he treats with due
contempt the idea of "mark" Of slavery hayinr
been put upon the African, seeing that history
proves, without controversy, that the great majority
OF slaves, IN all ages, have been whtes-he pives
the wink, and tells you frankly that he loves bow
err this man is no hypocrite, and if God ever looks
upon SIN with the least degree of allowance, he
Slips MN into some comfortable quarters in the
world to come; for this STAKEHOLDER is n I'm.
master n uood Commission n tr,o g,
mas many other redeeming virtues Here is one
VINO ieels the wrong-a man Of heart and much
feasibility, lover of virtue, in the main n GOOD
t'man-he is lawyer physician, a minister Of the
gospel, mechanic, tenant at WILL dependent
iaoorer-his bread depends upon Shareholders
me spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak;" we
nave 40 reproaches for such men-they are on the
slde OF right at heart-they will be felt in time =
they are more sinned. against than sinning-the
lanlt and atonement are one. There is another set
Oh men Who know that slavery cannot be justified
They feel as full of guilt n sponge is Of water
They are desperately in love with republicanism
and equahty-are the peoples men-their tastes
degrade them to seek illicit commerce with the ne.
gro-yet they proclaim from the house tops mos
iastidious horror against amaigamdtion-ior the
LrSt time in their lives they take up the Bible and
nnect to find they doing God service in enslav-
ing the children of Ham-they are the foes of free
oom OF the press-the liberty of speech--if they
Houla muster one hundred men TO your one, they
would Lynch you-whenever it suits their purpos-
-, they are slave traders and for a good price
n 20 no objection to selling their own children
YOU pun their noses, they go home and quarrel
WIN their wives, and whip their slaves for REVENGE
.nese are no hypocrites-they do moi reverence s;r
Tue enough to atect Twice thew set nm ca W.
these men gre simply pillains There o' 'n iur
worse than thls-worse than all the otbors . class
all the wees OF each and the virtues of
mong these is the Alabama Preacher tb nU"e. a.
protested guardians Of the morals of men sle .h'
resentatiyes OBJ earth Of the Holy, sinhatin~ C ep
they shed crocodile tears over the miseres Of oor
whilst they waste the body and soul, and gloat q
the groans the crushed affections, the deude
hopes, the despair and temporal and eternal dan
nation OF immortal spirits. Wespeak not in a viz
dlctive thoughtless tone, but as the claims of ou
ragged humanity enforce us. They are the robber
OF the poor, oo,dd be, seducers Of women. betrav
ers OF friends, the overbearng contemners Of N
humble sons OF fortune, the sycophants of powe
",tneey bend the supple hinges OF the knee, tina
tnr,it may follow fawning," nothing but an abiec
ana craven fear restrain them from highway roll
berry and secret murder Murrel, in Comparison
was Christian and an honorable man-Eke m
yelled Pro ,het of the Korassan, they wear silye
yelled vlsige over secret features of disonstin
horror and fendish malice these men JUSTLY slav.