Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-09-24
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattleborO, Thursday, Sept. "a, 1916.

bus Vol how zesIouslv does the editor labor leave
this impression the minds Of his readers and by MS
last article, convinced than ever, That ms
whole oucrv hached up s5iey for political effect BY
endeavornR place the Democrats IN false position be-
fore the religious community
We clip the above from communication, signed
"Windhsm County," which appeared in the Vermont
Patriot of the 81 inst in reply to remarks Of ours in
answer to previous communication to the Patriot
from the same soutce. We regret the necessity we
are under Of again abiding TO this matter, but the
"chalenge" of "Windham County," (aiias The Put
ney eoionel leaves alternative. Instead Of pro-
ducing one, we give below several extracts from differ
ent Democratic papers fully substantiating, in our
humble opinion, "the charge of yituperation and
abuse" We are disposed to be charitable towards
our Puiney friend aud suppose that he wrote the COM
munication from which have quoted, in ignorance
Of the facts in the case, rather than that he wlluy
caused TO be published what he kHew To be false. He
must either plead mendacy or woeful ignorance; let
him choose which horn Of the dilemma he will hang
upon.
"Ree.ny our city has been favored with several sermons
full Of the junction. Of parlzsnshp, which the alleged
guilt OF county defending is righs portrayed
with real and fahluness like tina, displayed by Tory
eivgy Of the last or the war Of the revolution
"Onr young clergy If to-day hare fallen irhh behind
sir reeraH grofogPss in eseat denaea'0ns and patriot
&c Earnings
"In old times the Parishes and Osgoodr and Gafdnefs
had the rahcaon OF seeing their productions endorsed,
and copied commended. only by Ameuean papers,
but by the journals Of Canada and Great Britain"
"Noc The Efforts efoHr clergy 10 eiher in cold and
ungrai.fh Hsgieei
These extracts all from The Boston Post, the
leading Democratic paper in New England. The sr.
tice from which they taken copied into large
number Of Locooco Journals and among the rest, into
the Permoni Patrioii-the very paper which our
Puiney friend has chosen his mouth-piece What
perfectly unsophiscsed, mot 10 say verdsn) youth
the colonel he To place his communication, sur
charged To OVERLOOKING with pous hypocracy side by
side with the un-chrsiian.ke structures Of the Post
They don't look well together, colonel
W. glory the 6rs, en,erlanmen. which the deloded
Merlcans have sat down 10 participate The cannon Of
Gen. Taylor have been excellent peace Hsgniiaior
Night MT The 'oas kuAdrsd and ssrsnty Unitarian minister
al ProiesfeTs against Tras oosendy pass him Of
3 thanks Hills n II. Patriot.
ain the pulpit and by the hreside. they Free VIII Bap
us clefgymen) have preached sboinn raised sympathy
excited strong erugs and prepared the minds Of great
number Of the people 10 believe that they must absndon all
other things D. resist the denounced entertainments Of the
bu=d thrir full share To produce this state Of feeling
The influence growing out Of the public t soeia and
the nesoaiions Of opinions by hs erRy has been
most pet'Hai IN iHieiHg upon The Democratic party its
cent defeat
The last two paragraphs are copied from the old
New Hampshire Patriot, the organ Of the Locofoco
party in New Hampshire, and have reference 10 the
result Of the election in that State in March last The
influence OF the clergy (ssys the Pstriot) has been
"nO'! potential in infcting upon the Democratic par
~ its recent defeat" No doubt the Patriot is
to certain EXTENT but why the influence of the
clergy inmica 10 the interests Of the Democratic par
ty' The issue before the people at that time sla-
very or slavery-in other words, whether OF not
they (the peope) would sustain John P. Hale in vot-
ing against the admission OF Texas with her slave in
slituIions.
The clergy-to their everlasting honor be il said
n their "puJhe social and 6reside ineuleaiions Of
optHions" did teachthat human slavery a sin and
an abomna,ion in the sight Of heaven. Is il, or is il
not, sini lfii U.s. did the clergy do than their
duty in denounciDg IN
In first article upon this subject we stated that
the clergy had rendered themselves obnoxious TO the
Democratic party by their determined opposition to
the Of Texas. This is the head and front Of
their ofrndne' and not the colonel would have us
suppose, the fact that few ministers got together in
Worcester, Mass, and passed resolves 'to dissuade
from enlisIing into the service Of their county,"
The crusade against the clergy commenced long
before the meeting at Worcester was held or even
thought Of
Our Putney friend can probably recolleet the time
when il was not deemed reasonable, even in Demo-
erai, TO speak against the annexation Of Texas and
the extension Of slavery; and much mistaken il
the immaculate colonel himself not at one time as
determined opponent Of this scheme any to be
found in Vermont When the plan was first proposed
by John Tyler, the Democratic press OF New England
almost unanimously, irowned upon it--characterizng
il as q scheme black as ink and bitter he'll Even
the New Hampshire Patriot, as late as May, ls44 had
the following:
Slavery the defence Of slavery for the controlling
consideration urged in favor of the treaty of xaton)
by those who have been engaged in its negotiation. To
sse doetriss subscribe, and henepsr they
csHsvety urged upon e free Safes they deseyre be
PoIsrEDLY REBUKED
This is from the very same New Hampshire Patriot
which has been so forward in condemning the clergy
for advocating doctrines which advocated before an
nexation was adopted a Democratic measure. The
clergy are denounced for declaring that be sin to-
day, which the whole Locoloco party, at the north
(the colonel ineuded) declared TO be sin two years
ago Verify, this is an age Of progress.
We quote again from the communication OF wind.
ham County,
1.-THE PhGnix says; The only question loih a Clergyman
respects any measure ioeth political not should BE-
crongp Is siEiP II affirmative answer is civ.
en-, duty points out but one path in which he walk
and at the time maintain his claims respect as
faithful minister Of the gospel
"ConseAey thou art ajsissl yet kOio appreciate thy
north We will try the editor by the standard which he
has instituted Not many months ago. worthy clergyman
in his precincts dismissed from his pastoral ab0rs
temperance. < temperance sermon uttered BY
worthy divine, equivalent dismissal from the sacred
desk III is principle that actuaies editorial friend
where were his teGrs in this case :"
One word and we are done. For the sake of involy-
ng in inconsistency, he has stated that which is
alse 10 every particular, and he knotcs n 10 be false
lifit true that minister Of the gospel had been