The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-18
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press few thoughts in relation 10 Mr. Gar
rison and bis ant-slayery lecture delivered
"a Union Hall, Sept lst, 1893. His deelar-
hyon that, II be had no particular dcsre "a
speak, and IL should be said % him he ought
not and should nat spe1k, then he should not
only begin 10 want 20 speak, but he irouid
speak, together with the spicy anecdote
which be related was strikingly indicative Of
persistent and unyelding will which Is
characteristic Of the pact history Of the mpn,
The language Of the lecturer was strong and
impressive, with no attempts TO display now-
cry and impaisioned eloqueuce. That por-
ton Of his lecture which treated Of the evils
oil slavery politically aud socially and which
act forth slavery 90 o sin against God and r.
crime against humanity Was spoken with
such apparent honest, earnest sincerity Of
soul, and with such intensity Of feeling that
i made his hearer, II he had any conscience,
feel his own share Of the guilt and crime Of
the sin Of slavery, and made him desire 10
wash his hands from all the guilt Of personal
responsibility, But that part Of his'lcctuTe
which hurled indsorimnute alulhmas aud
con domination against every body and every
thing but ultra uti-alayery men aud aboli-
uonisls reminded me Of an amusing anccdote
related By lady Of her Iris b maid who mis-
TOOK the pea vines for beans aud picked the
small pea pods for string beans, and IN her
attempts 10 correct this error mistook the
squash vines for beans and picked the en-,
hryo squashcs and blossoms for string beans,
Now Mr., Garrison undoubtedly has q mis-,
sion 90 perform in this world. But when he
commenced a demolition Of ull our rcpuhu-
can institutions because slavery exists
through the ayarcc Of wicked and unprnc-
Piled men, his mistake was a. great IN pro-
portion 10 the magnitude Of his work az the
Irish maids Who can cast his eve over the
broad area Of the New England, Middle and
Western states aud gaze upon their thriving
villages, and the almost countless happy
homes dutung this vast territory all over
With 80 many beacon fires to liberty, or COM
template the hundreds Of thousands more
that will yet bc constructed under these rc.
publican institutions as so many affairs 20
freedom and not be alarmed that any man
should dare like Mr.. Garrison O assault ard
destroy this union, while hc knows, or might
know that no power on earth can reconstruct
il without feeling that such an act would be-
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palpable errors in our Institutions of govern
ment no honest man will attempt to deny.
Hut a wise and good rcformcr would apply
his reforms TO errors alone aud not attack .
and subycrt the institutions themselves.
Again, when MIR. G.. commenced an indis-
crmnatc and most deadly assault upon the
christianity of our country his mistake as far
trnnsorndrd the Irish minds as the impoi
lance of his great work exceeded her little .
...rl Angl ft,igffl a. ga. oil,
cruel injustice To hundreds Of thousands of
The hest citizens of our country, the real salt
uf the land. II was because blinded self .
righteousness rcigncd triumphant in hi,
heart that lac refused 20 hrstuw reward of
Just praise upon those memht4A. ul lhu-tgAel-
society who with q noble, patriotic nnl chris
tan rottiudC defended aud sought to MAIN r
tain the freedom Of the press in that society.
And the same cause prevented him from do
ing justice e. sixty thousand Frcc.Will Bap.
lists who lave an article IN their creed CON
dcmniuE slavery as sin aud opposing all
fellowship with slave owners. For the same .
reason he refused to cStcud the mantle Of
charity 10 more than a hundred thousand in
tsIcif uf trr ACCOMMODATIONS winch were SO f
fcrccy denounced who offer up fcrvant sup
plicntion To their Maker that freedom may
become the happy lot Of every slave in the
iand.--uot only SO, they are waiting and
watching 10 discover the constitutional pow
cr, and the means by which they may advance .
the triumph Of freedom and set the cnslavc's
at liberty. | might safely add that more .
than hundred thousand in each of the great .
political parties belonging to no church look .
upon slavery as a great crime against human .
ity and sincerely and nrdcntly long for the .
constitutional power, the means, and oppor-
tunity to extend the blessings of freedom /
over every foot Of our country,
Again, might safely add that there are
more than tens Of thousands of loving, patri- .
otic, christian hearts in III, Sauth who would .
welcome To their land the triumph Of freedom. (
Truly may il be said 10 Mr.. Garrison and all .
ultra abolitonists that not only, nat tens of .
thousands nor hundreds of thousands but .
millions of the people of this nation have not
bowed the knee to the sin Of slavery. But
the ultra Hhulitionists, like the lecturer, CON
denim christianity and every christian be-
cause, forsooth some Northern President Of
"A college or some Doctor OF Divinity has writ .
ten u book or an essay defending slavery as
n Divine institution | would remind Mr.. .
g. atitl- - a-zoeiates- hat the founder Of the
Christian religion for some wise purpose stuff
cred traitor to consort with him aud his .
apostles during his ministry on Garth. So .
we say that for some wise purpose men occu-
pying high places in the church are permit .
ed Ia do this evil and bring disgrace upon /
the christianity they and we profess. With
such wrong We have no sympathy. For such
men we believe there is a just rctribution in
store in the future. A DEMOCRAT