Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-04-07
Extract from Parker's Sermo On.

"Sayery, the most hideous snake which
Southern regions breed. with fifteen I'M
equal ieet, came crawling n rth; fold on
fold, and ring on ring, aud COIL on coil, the
venomed monster came; then Avarlce, the
foulest worm which Northern cities gender
IN their heart. went crawling uth; with
many wriggling curl it wound along Its
way length they met, aud, twisting up
in their obscene embrace. the twain became
one monster Hunkerisniy theme unattempt-
ed yet in prose or song; there was uo North
no South; they were one poison! The
dragon wormed its way aIong-crawled IN
to the church OF commerce, wherein the
minister baptized the beast, Salvation -
FROM the le commandments the Dragons
breath effaced those which forbid to kill g.
coyet, with the three between them with
malignant tooth ,gnlwed ont the chief com,
mandmenls Wherein the law aud prophets
hang. This amphlsbeila of the Western
World then swallowed down the hottest
words of Hebrew or of Christian speech,
aud in their place it left IA Kissing at the
higher law OF God
II
Mr. Webster stamped his foot. and broke
through into the great hollow of practical
Atheism, which underguI phs The Stale aud
Church. Then what cavlng IN was there
The firm set base of Northern cities qnak-
ed and yawned with gaping rents. 'Peun's
sandy foundation shook again. and black
men fled from the CITY of brniherl. love, as
doves flee from farmers barn when sum.
mer lightning stabs the roof. There was
twist IA Fanuel Hall, aud the doors could
not op-n wide eunugh for Liberty to regain
her ancient Cradle; only soldiers. eedy
t" steal man, themselves stole out aud in
! Ecclesiastc quicksand ran down the hole
amaln, Metropolitan churches tnppl ed,
and pitched and canted, and cracked heir
bowlng walls out of PLUMB Colleges brok-
en- from the chain which held them in the
stream Of ,ihie, rushed TOWARD the abysmal
rent Haryardled the " y, Christie ct Ee-
clesie in its hand <Qa he'd plunged An.
dover. Conscience ald Constitution clutch,
ed in lis aTlsls { arm.s New Haven
began toscaye III, doctors Of DIVINITY, or
thodox, heterodox with only a doxy of doubt
mo settled opinnh,' had great .aIacrity IN
sinking, aud wen, down qulckaas live as ev-
er, into the pitSof Korah, DAtilan, and Abb.
ram, the boiiolniess pit of lower law-one
with his mother, cloaked by surpIce, hid
meath his sinister arm, aud an ackn,wedp.
ed brother grasped by his remaining limb.
Fossils ofiheoogy, dead as Ezek,els bones.
took to their feet again. and stood up for
most arrant wsong There is no higher
law of God .quuiattey, Is they went down;
mo golden rule, only the statutes Of men )
man with Hydrologic ear might fancy
fhat'he heard a sliickering laugh run round
the world below, snoring, whnnying and
neighlng, as It echoed from the internal
spot pressed by the fallen monsters of i'll.
fame, who thousandst Of years ago, on the
same errand, plunged down the selfsane
way. What tidings the echo bore, Dante
nor Milton could npl ,elL ]. Let us leave
that to darkness, 10 SILENCE, and 10 death.
But spite Of al tbs III every city, in ev-
cry town, in every cola and il, each can.
sizing church, there W. found sfs1r6,saI
men, who Needed noythe1 ,nster, needed,
not the stampingz-uay, the Doctors ORB =
vinity were toa, d liying-in all their hous.
es there was light, and the destroying an.
gel shook them not The word of the Lord
came in open vision to their eye; they had
their lamps trimmed and burning, their
lolns girt; they stood road-ready Liberty
and Religion turned IN thlther, and the
slave found bread and wings. When my
father aud mother forsake me, then the Lord
will hold me upp