Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-18

Is above the reach of the Bradford Telegraph.
10 show you that your mind was in such a
state as to render you incapable of giving
truthful statement of facts, let me remind you
that the resolution on the Constitution and the
Union was not offered until Wednesday fore
noon; whereas, you represent it as being re-
ported on Tuesday evening
You seem to think you have used up the Con-
vention when you inform your readers that
Parker Pillsbury, two colored men, and man
who works on the Sabbath, were prominent
members. Suppose the last man, to whom you
refer, had been member of Democratic Con-
vention, or of Temperance Convention, or any
other reform meeting, would you have told your
readers of it? Was not the Convention merely
an Anil Slarery Convention Could every man
who chose to come in answer to the Call, be
questioned as to his views or practice in regard
to the Sabbath Or on religious points You
say, " there they were, mixed up with Congre-
gational ministers and Methodist ministers, and
churchmen of cuery faith? Horrible WON
der you can be Il member of the Democratic
party, or ever 60 into Democratic Convention
Or, are you all " Churchmen - of one faith p
By the way, sir, who were the Congregational
ministers? | saw none there except Rev. Mr.
McKeen, but he took no part in the proceedings
any more than yourself. Only two Congrega-
tional ministers signed the Call, and neither of
them were at the meeting
Speaking of the " black men," you say they
spoke I" in derogaton of the Union and the Con-
stitution, against the South and everything in
general" " Against everything!" Did they
speak against the Bible, against Christianity,
religion, morality, liberty, truth, philanthropy,
or pure Democracy? No. but only against
Slavery and those men or systems or institutions
that defend and support Slavery. What less
than this could you do, unless you have lost all
religion and all philanthropy But suppose
that you thought they were speaking against
everything inasmuch as they did not laud the
Constitution, the Union, and the Democratic
party, with James Buchanan at its head.
Your declaration that "Mr. Pillsbury came
down upon the Church of all denominations
without mercy, saying in so many words, that
if the Church could be destroyed it ought to
be-" regard as wholly untruthful. l heard
him use no such words. To my mind he con-
veyed no such idea. His position was that the
large and popular denominations fellowship
Shareholders, and many of their leading divines
advocate Slavery and therefore their churches
are not only Pro-Slayery, but are the bulwarks
of American Slavery. And allow me to say,
endorse this sentiment. You, being in a Slave
holding church, felt uneasy under his words Of
rebuke-I, being in an Ant-Slavery church
was at ease. Circumstances alter cases. -
Why did you not inform your readers that
while Mr. Pillsbury was speaking, Methodist
told him that " if he would shut his mouth ant
sit down, he would look better?''
You took special care to inform your readers
that Mr.. johnson, at the outset, in the morn
ing, avowed himself Garrisonian." o.
course, you think thereby to heap reproach up
on him. You know that Garrisonianism is very
hateful to Democrats, as well as Republicans
Well, what is Garrisonian? May I infoln
you? He is one who believes Slavery to be al
enormous sin and evil--as Wesley says, " tn
sum of all villainies which ought to be i'm
mediately abandoned: that it is sinful to holt
fellowship with Shareholders in either Churcl
or State The motto Of the Garrisonian schoo
of Abolitionists is-'' No union with Slaye-hold
ers in Church or State' Mr.. johnson endor
SEES that Of course you do not, for you do no
object to admitting Stakeholder to the Lord
Table, nor to having manstealer as your Pres
ident. But 1" doctors differ. You belong t.
the Eclectic School, and are in favor of electin,
men to Office who traffic in human fesh-wh
buy and sell Christans-who grow rich on thei
unpaid labor, and who are guilty of as grea
crimes as that which the United States law de
clares to be piracy. On the other hand, Mr.
johnson is a Hydropathia, and is in favor o
keeping manstealers out Of Office, and treating
them as they treat lunatics in the Asylum, witt
the shower bath. The Eclectic would cleo
them to the highest departments, as Legislators
judges and executors; the Hydrepathist wonl
have them stay at home, and not give them tn
reins of government, until they wash thei
hands from the blood of the Slave.
N. R. JOHNSTON.