Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-30
!r'' n Lssirrfo. ny J T's'A-e-iea.
THE ALABAMA PREACHER AND
LAY SERMON.

ne We cav aoiblor now 81 the imretti
ncb, nie'me3diiog wah our 'prcolisr STAT,
lnssuaoas whNh tbs reverend cut shroai
has bc,n denOuoe,ns 10 Northern Abol,.
iionis, we merely wnh 10 inform h,m
that br NAV play assassin IN the Chnaian
land Of Alsbama- bot that we kon,uckan,
only &c IN ipr free fight and are H,ali
~ enough 70 disgrace native grown hemp
by stopping the nasal twsng Of any snifiling
Hvpoctre who IN Kendall green or
sanity black" should suomp, anything
else than open ring and fair shake -
Should ibis bellleose parson stray ohlh
far from hts flock. the chances are more IN
favor al our making = ,eapc goat OF him
than Of his making a siaIH larb Of ms -
Now, L. ken,uckians sand aside take no
offence. II 70 to the Alsbamisns that We
pteseh our sermon One man does no,
sc the injustice OF slavery has no, re-
fecled, upon general ptnelple.-be has
from tbs relation many ,nn,iiatt atvan.
iages 10 bimstll-- he has heard tia, the 81.
bic sanctions slavery--ihs, many men
deemed pure patriots 10 days past, bold
slave he has hardened h,s henrt. and goes
IN bhndly for perpetual slavery this man
!, no hypoerilc, vet IN the eyes OF God h.
- guilty nature svengr. her violsted law.
"a thousand ~ Is of unknown cause come
upon him and his IN lifo, and upon hrs de
sccndan's perhaps instruction and death :
Another man Knows that slavery Is wron G.
violation OF natural right and IN opposl.
ton 10 the aggregate economical progress
THE commonwealth he sees that II lsa
libel upon our system OF proiesscd republI.
ssnism-he feels tina, It rs IN opposition 10
every principle OF ChrIstIanrty-he treats
With due contemp, the idea OF a mark OF
slavery hasIng been put upon the African,
seeing iha. history proves, wnhou, cron,ro-
ve'sy, tina, the grea, majority Of slaves, in
nl agrs have been whl,es-he gives you
the wink md tells you frankly that be loves
power this man is no hypocTIte, and II
God ever looks upon SIN with the least de-
gree Of allowance, he slips him into some
comfortable quarters in the world to come ;
for this STAKEHOLDER is a humane master, n
good companion, true friend and has ma.
ny other redeeming virtues. Here Is one
who feels the wrong-a man OF heart and
much scnsibiiiy, lover OF virue, in the
main, good mamie is lawyer, ply
',elan, minister OF the gospel, a mechanic,
tenant 4, will n dependent sborer-his
bread depends upon Shareholders the splr.
!, is willing, bu; the flesh is weak, Ne have
no reproachcs for such men--they are on
the sale Of the right al heart--they will be
feh IN ,ime--hey are more sinned agains,
than snning-ihc faul, and the ntonemen,
are one There is another class Of men
who know that slavery cannot be- justified
they feel ms full OF guilt as n sponge is oi
wntrr--,hey are desperately in love with
repub lchnsm and cqali,y-are the peoples
men-,hcir tastes degrade them to srek
illicit commerce l,h the negro--.yct they
proclaim from the house tops most hstidi
Gus horror against amdigamdtion-for the
first time IN their lives they take up the B
bic md aft to find that they nre do
ing Gods service IN enslavlng the children
OF ilam+hey are the foes OF the freedom
ofthe prc.s--,ho liberty Of speechlf they
could muster one hundred men to your one
they would Lynch you--.-w whenever II suit,
their purposes they are slave traders and
FOR a good price have no objection 10 sell.
ing their own children. If you pull their
noses, they 60 home nnd quarrel with their
wives, and whip their slaves for revenge
these are no hypoev,ies- they do no, rever-
ence virtue enough to affect Twice they set
up for virtue-.thcse men arc simply ri
lIirs There is6ocli. worse than this
than oil the Others -.haviug all the wees Of
each and the virtues Of none Among these
sthe Alabama Pr~ac heT--lhey are tho pro
icssrd CANADIANS ofthe morals Of men, the
representatives. on earth Of the Holy, sin ha
ting God they shrd crocodile tears over the
misetics Of men. whilst they waste the body
and soul, and gloat on the groans, ,hr crush
ed affections the deluded hopes the DIES
pair and the temporal and eternal damnI
ton Of immortal sprits We speak not IN
thou2h,less vind'ctlve tone, but as The
claims Of outraged humanity enforce us
They are the robbers OF The poor ,eouid be
seducers Of women, bdraycp OF friends
the oveTbesfrng conlemners Of the humble
son. Of fortune, the sycophants Of power
'ThFy bend the supple hinges Of the knee
that thFill may follow iawnlng, nothing
bu, an abJcc, and craven fear restrain them
frou highway robbery and secret murder
Murrel IN comparison was Chrs,un snd
an honorable man--lke the veitd Proph
q ofihe korassan they wear a silver veilcc
v,sagc over secret features Of disgusting
horror sod hend,sh malice, tAost m,n Just.
CyHar<rs FROM ia BiAs, and pro aibte Il
ease uses Of erint as9 WOt .he sIscIIiy o.
iAt pare and hr,ag God. Agains these
the SAVIOR OF meu. full OF patience and char
nv and long sufieranee, accomplishing a
all tunes though eres, drops Of blood 5000
upon hrs sacred and Lowry brow, 10 III,
mighty insIne, Of iniured humanity and OF
flooded sluuo er,ed ont "ilypoernca, thai de.
vour widows houses, snd Tor show max,
long prayers the same Gha 4 receive grea