The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-23

state, Rev Mr.sr. Furman. Smith. aud
lsunart The last of these wasa mem.
hcr ol the rro,inc,sl Congress sDJ
House of Assembly and Ia every place
preached resistance to oppression, and
uood forth an un,hAken ehsmp,ou q
liberty aud Independence. WA,lc pass.
ing to another point. | viii siys an IN.
stance " the conduct Of minister in
my own Stare 10 the last war, The gen.
,lcman fr,m New Hampshire Mr..
tInpARul has deemed j, proper to
charge the ministers With preaching tfcs-
son, and praying Tor slstvaiton ia the
wsr Of 1919 know OF no warrant
Tor such statement and the gentle
man has not given us hia authority
Would IL not have been quite a, fair 10
give the facts, as every one knows them,
that there wa. division among all other
classes, as well ~ among the clergy. in
regard TO thai war; The same charge
with others, Was long siace made by
Col. Hayne, aud adopt Mr. Webster.
reply
There we're presses on both sldes. pop
ular meetings on both s,dcs, ay, and pui-
pits on both sides also inliscreet sermons,
fro,hy paragraphs, and fuming popular ad.
drcssc---wha,syer the pulpit, in its mo
men,s of alaru the press IN i,s heats, anA
the parties In their exiravagsncc, have
scverally thrown Of IN times Of general
excitement and Violence
There wns dissensiop among tho
members Of the bar Of New Hampshire
on The subject And pnt It 10 the
4 gentleman himself whether il would ha
| Just 10 hiss from The stage company
Of New Hampshire lawyers, peiitiouing
against the extension Of slavery. on tha
ground that forly.two years since, men
Of the same profession thought the war
of 1912 Unnecessary And yet that IL
the sole ground on which he wishes 10
cashier the clergy Of the present time.
will proceed with the statement ---
When Provost cama down upon Plaiis-
burg, with fourteen thousand men, Me-
Comb had only fourteen hundred men
to defend the place, and check tho
march Of the invader. Tho only re-
sort wns 10 arouse the country around.
A courier, Fastening through that por-
ton of Vernon. bordering on the lake.
halted nj the door Of little church, IN
retired village Of Franklin county
The pastor aud his flock were closing
religious service preparatory TO tho
sacrament Of the Sabbath. This start
ling announcement was made, aud the
question was raised, who will go 10 the
defence Of their counlryf No long de-
lay before the pastor said " brethren, I
will go, who will 90 with me p II is
needless to say that n company instant
~ set out for the scene of aciion, the
clergyman was made their captain, aud
after fighting bragely in defence Of their
homes, returned quietly 10 their peace
ful village Governor Tompkns, of ~.
York. presented the pastor with M ele-
giant edition Of the Bible, and on tho
.tay ls,c v,s , ,olle Ie,,er w,i,,e,
hy nj. hand comrlin.,,;,g ,h, r,,r;o,.
IAN n m. m;ni.,er Itwa. my Cor,,,.
: 10 be in Fairfield and 20 10 the place of
election with Father Wooster" when
Il. c,s, III. lo., h,,lo, ia GOA, {, ,hs
aec,eni,nde I'm, no, in the ao,,,e ~
az. 81. co,ld os,,r ,,,,n ,.,ox ri,
strength ana moan, upward as the eagle,
but the FIRE flashed from his eagle ~.
" hen be recoun,eh the scenes oi his stir
, ing conflict.
Mr.. Wooster was. ike IN. rest of nj.
profe.sion. syer.e 10 war. unIes. de.
manded by the stern necessity Of self.
. defence. IIe believed Tim, the question.
, In controversy IN 1912 mlyb, b. settled
, bv arbitration or diolomocv wi,hso,
! blood.hed and without di.bonor. lie "a
!. Thought. md like an homes, man. be A.
( spoke. Wa. ther, noy a .editioo" in
all tbnty But when bis nountry wa.
invaded. all other ose,,ion, were laid
aside nnd ne thought only Of reoelling
the hostile ngyr,ssioo. / bebeye he
was sob.,aotinl,y a fsir representative
D In The above respect, Of those minister.
Of New England who though ,be wa,
4 ,.edl.s. IL v.. ,bs,se,,. With ,b.
nruoa main ap5 mor,ig.r,l,o ,bs, |
b.,rd a N.w To,jnnd man branding
IN. No Eo,Iand clergy n. traitor. n
. h.,, co,,,ry
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