Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Political Preaching"

who styles himself g Brookfeld," has written
m article for the Vermont Patriot, complaining
Of sermon which was delivered recently, in
this town, by Rev. John Gregory, and as there
are few errors 10 the article, your subscribers
in Brookfeld would be pleased to have you pub
lish the following reply.
The article commences by calling Mr.. Gvegory
d " coward" for delivering political sermon
on the Sabbath, where no reply could be made.
This comes with an ill-grace from one who was
SO much of coward that he did not dare
to sign his own name to his miserable philippe
but signs himself " Brookfeld." Why this
fighting in ambush + this shooting in the dark!
Is he afraid that his " occupation" like Othel-
los, will be gone if he comes out like man,
and gives the public the benefit of his ilustrious
name! Truly, if the cause which he represents
is righteous cause and his party an honorable
high-minded and order-lovng party there would
be no need of this skulking round in the dark,
making charges which he cannot PROVE and
telling lies which the most abandoned would
despise. Has the once far-famed and venerable
Democratic party fallen so low, that its advo-
Gates are obliged to resort to bllingsgate, Sian
der and wilful perversion of the truth to sus-
tain their sinking cause! Alas, how are the
mighty fallen
Notwithstanding the writer styles. himself
a. al - Nv, of bso; "a
my, would inform him that he is known. and
his gallant services in coming to the rescue of
his Iorlorn party arc appreciated. IF We mis-
take not, he is the same Knight of the pillbox
and dealer in ipecac that is paid for, holding a
general supervision over The interests Of the
Patent Democracy of this town "a man who
belongs to the " fossil remains" Of the past in
capable of approaching the noble cause of free
dom, and who has mistaken his vocation in chat
he practices physc, when he should he driving
!" niggers south OF Mason and Dixon's line
What right has he to crack his lordly whip over
the heads Of those who visit our town and dis
course to us on Jcffersonian liberty? We hope
that this scribber will attend to his vocation
and if he wishes to prescribe his drugs to any
body, let him attend to the necessities of his
own party, who at present are on the sick
list The Cincinnati platform needs dose of
physic.
Brookfeld says Mr.. Gregory took for his
text, " Freedom and Fremont" This is false
His text was in Ezekiel, ID chapter, Go
" And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them,
neither be afraid of their words, though brers
and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell
among scorpions be not afraid Of their words,
nor be dismaycd at their looks, though they be
r rebcllious house. And thou shalt speak my
words unto them, whether they will hear OF
whet er they will forbear for they are most
rebellious But thou, son of man, hear what
say uuto thee Be not thou rchellious like
that rebelous house: open thy mouth, and eat
that give thee And when looked behold IN
hand was sent unto me, and 10, roll of book
was therein And he spread it before nc; and
it was written within and without and there
was written therein lamentations and mourning
and woe.
The text was applied to the enslavement o
Kansas, the code Of harbarie laws enacted b,
4 the - border ruffians," the murder and robbinl
of the Free State settlers, the sacking of the
villages, the imprsoning of the lovers of Free
dom, for no crime but that they resisted the
laws of the Bogus Legislature, and genera
history of the troubles in that territory. II
then adverted to the yillainous conduct of Mr.
Brooks, of South Carolna-how Freedom o
Speech had been cloven down in the halls O
Congress, and called upon the frecmsn of th
North to set their faces like a flint against tn
encioachmens of the Slave Power. The ser
f mon was II historical sketch of the periluus time
upon which we have fallen, and was well re
ceived
q " Brookliold says there were some who LEI
r the meeting. There was one lady and her littl
child who left just before the close, and no more
She did not leave in consequence Of any partic
, ular dislike Of the sermon-but.to prepare som
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AS to Mr. Gregory bringing Esq. Randall
;, with hin' text time he visits our town to prcac
: poli'lcs, we understand fat they did work tc
c gether in the noble cause of Freedom, some fe,
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