Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-24

come bon ls, Imprisonment, confscaton, and
death-stil we despise that Jaw, and do all IN
our moral power to defeat its execution. No
plea Of expedlency no amount OF political wratn,
no degree of satire, conlumely, or reproach, VIII
ever avail. Agitation is our right, and we sha
agitate the subject despite of all opposition, I'LL
the curse is removed. world without ent.'
"These areno. The foamngs of passion they
are the conclusions Of the sylioglsn OF wflch
the command Of God and the promptings Of a
pure philanthropy are tho major and MINOR PFs,"l-
SEES. II. III. D.
"B-d, Mass. April o."
Who are these border mepstealers, "
these lrafckers in human blood Man.
ifeslly members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in the border Conferences; as the
writer say the sanctuary must be cleans
ed" And this account is given by one
of the ministers of this Conference. and
cannot be misstatement. But where was
The influence these strong resolutions, as
they will be called. had in the General Com
ference? When the captured slave was in
the hands of that unimpeached M. E. broth
er Reese, l6O Sharp Street, in allmore,
and other in the same State, where was N.
England Melhodism, and ant-savery 2
Had palsy struck them, that they could not
speak, like Zacharias iq the Temple 3
Iere they stood between Plymouth Rock
and Bunker Ilill-upon freedoms battle
ground, their chosen New England, and
yet with the exception Of one incidental
reference to the subject, the silence of death
reigns in the k4use of the prophets The
slave lies crushed for four years more Of
necessity aud probably four times four. il
his salvation depend upon this religious
body! What az opportunity, and yet how
neglected! g" Let that day be darkness
let not God regard it from above, neither
let the light shine upon it Let darkness
and the shadow Of death stain it =: let cloud
dwell upon it let the blackness Of The day
teri(y it, As for that NIGHT, let darkness
seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the
days of the year let it not come into the
number Of the months!
Hope had turned towards New England,
but hope aud heart are now sick. IL New
England was damh at h0me, what will she
be in pro.slavery India, in four years hence
The truth that Orange Scott often uttered
in his day, is being demonstrated "That
there was no hope that the NJ E. Church
would get rid of slavery, as long as it ex-
listed in the nation"
And yet every body whose consciences
are awake TO the enormlties of this great
sin, are pointed TO General Conferences, as
the times and occasions, when the "sanc-
tuary is to be ceansed," and something
effec,ual is to be done And yet, not an
official sentiment has been uttered in rela-
ton to this sin since 1886 And the fact
is now acknowledged, that eve admit all
the Shareholders that ask to join US, and
claim that the Discipline is On our side, &c. "
This is progress, it must be confessed but
1t is progress in the deepening beathenisln
OF American slavery, :" the viest that ever
saw the sun" But the hopeless slave is
not the alone sufferer in thus passing him
by "on the other side" Our common
Christianity is made to conform to the most
vilalnous class that disgraces our age We
are nobly aiming to evangeIize the heather
but this handling of men-steaiers ana
trcGckers in human blood," is making more
infidels al home, than we can convert
abroad, with all our funds and men. There
is something so shocking and devl,sh in
American Yavery, that men of reflection
cannot be Converted to a Christianity ,ha,
gives to it federation. And hence, it is
confidently expected by some of the hes,
minds of The land, that crisis is approach.
ing to Christianity in this country, that will
compel us to fight over the battles of its
trulhfulness, in opposition to inhdciity -
Could any other result he looked for, when
the worst form of heathenism is open, tol.
Grated, IN The great religious bodies in our
day? 70 practice heahenism, will much
more than nutralIze the influence of all
our thcorizing
Mr.. Editor, | hope your columns will
continue as they have done, to speak in the
spirit of fearlessness, in indicating Christ.
ianlty from the lIbelous stigma of extending
Its suferance to a practice that mocks all
the elements of natural justice
G. PRINDLE.
Leoni, Mich. June II, 1852.