Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-03

! Friday last, TO an audience not very large
during the day, but good number in the
evening We cannot speak of the speeches
from personal knowledge, having been out of
the State on the day of the meeting, but
from the following notices and report of one
of the speeches, we infer that the hearers
were wide awake and interested, however the
speaking may have agreed or disagreed with
their sentiments
For the Waterman.
THE ANTI SLAVERY MEETING.
afternoon and Evening Speeches of NJ. Gar
rison and Reu. Samuel Nay The AJoii-
Zionist opinion of the Ciergy and Christians
generally Disunion, the CRY.
Agreeable to notice posted about town,
the people of our village repaired to the Free
Church TO listen to an address from Mr.. Gar
rison and Rev. Samuel May upon the subject
Of Abolitionism. In the afternoon ninety
persons were present, but the oloquence Of
the speakers attracted a much larger assem-
bly, in the evening The remarks of both
were characterized by strong sectional feel
ing; full of bitter denunciations against the
slave power; favoring a dissolution Of the
Federal Union itself, if need be, to accomp-
clergy of the country were by far too bitter.
disclosing the element of prejudice to a great
or degree than had been anticipated while
their remarks upon the Church and her mem
bers were made with a rccklessncss which
candor could not countenanco The follow
ing is a report of Mr. Garrisons speech. de-
/ livered during the evening. His reflections
upon the progress Of religion displayed a
weakness we should not have looked for in
such a character Garrison, but the reader
can pass his own judgment upon the merits
Of the address. A. w. 5.
Reported for the Waterman
GARRISON ON ABOLlTIONISM
De'irc,ed at The Free Chueh uoupegcr iay %, 1855.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 81 sometimes
almost wish that | possessed the power of
omniscence, that might look directly into
hearts of men before me, for sometimes one
may talk great while and not reach the
wants Of his audience.
am here not to take any ground different
from that occupied by Vermont men. | wish
the whole country like Vermont. ask
that in Carolina and Georgia as in Vermont,
that no man shall be held in slavery. The
same as in the sixteen States of the Union
that forbid savc-holding. Why is il that in
Vermont and Massachusetts, that the States
swarm with slave servants, who speak with
sweeping denunciations against the Abolition
list, while they are themselves true "a Ropub-
licans You perceive that this is not a quos-
ton of latitude or longitude. Why have you
expelled slavery from Vermont: Not from
climate or soil, but on moral ground. You
regard slavery as a sin. and thus Danish it
from your borders. The idea Of a christian
slavc-hoding Nermonter is such an absurdi-
ty, that we will not entertain it. for "A moment
GU are still full Of apologies for the South
ern shareholders While it cannot be done
consistently here, it can be south OF Mason d
Dixon's line | maintain that if a man can
be christian man and hold slaves in Alaba-
ma, he equally be so in Vermont. Talk
/ of the ultraism Of the Abolitonsts you are
full of 1T yourselves. You, yourselves. have
taught the Aboltionists that there shall be
no slavery by expelling it from your State.
We hold in making the 1ehole country Yer
mont; and we say that she should not COM
promise with the South. Thatif she will not
have a STAKEHOLDER here, she must not coun-
tenance it anywhere If slavery be right or
circumstances make it right then abolish
your constitution and laws. If man really be
man, then stand by the Abolitionist 1t is
absurd TO say one man can be held in slavery
and not another man. You will as well say
thaI uhder certain circumstances arson Is
IauGaole' OF lying Is good IN the sight OF God
II the law OF congress be a Just law then ev-
cry Slave-holuer should DC hung up by the
heck' take II that IL Is no worse to enslaVe
na'iIe porn African IN AFRICA, then native
porn american IN America and II justice was
u'no 70 Vue 0ou'h' every man would oe hung
up r un'' nc was ueau ueau y dead
i"is AFTERNOON ehoea'ofen 20 sho" that
one Oh 'ne games OF the sia'e-ho.aers was TO
i"ouCe inc characters oil inc Aooillomsts.-
ehueaVoreu 10 ciear up my character by
moving 'ha' the cry oil lniaelity is hypo-
oriuc"l one l enoeaVored TO SHOW mat the
I,"s'ous oouy IS siave-hoIdlng body that
ae Vuurches TOOK the mantle oil Jesus CHRIST
20 'n'o" over the Save BODY. tod those
present tnal they themselves were slaves
NAV 'he wives OF slaves were TO be denied be-
before your own eyes ana the church OF the
country supporting IT. heGd an erlrad
I'o" u" "'t'c's wT"fe" oy Dr' Chec'er. Now
never nave sald anything stronger than this
expression Oh an orthoaox pillar ana yet
am ca'ied an lnhdel Amen and amen! l
say WIN my whoie heart' to such language,