Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-11-18

whole brotherhood Of States, federated in
to national life, And while the principles
of liberty and justice are one and the same,
always and everywhere, the wiscst method
of eonferaing upon man the benefit of lib
criy and justice demands great consldera.
iion. according to circumstances.
How TO apply an acknowledged princi-
pal in practical life, Is task more difficult
than the defense OF the principal. II Is
harder TO define what would be just in ccr-
tain emergencies, than TO establish the du.
ty, claims and authority of Justice.
Can any light be thrown upon this diff
cult path? Some light may be shed but
the difficulties Of duty can never be res
moved except by the performance of duty.
But, some things may he known before
hand, and guide 10 practical solutions.
shall proceed to shows The Wrong
Way and The Right Way.
/. First, we have no right to treat the
citizens of the south with acriwony and
bitterness. because they are involved in a
system of wrong doing. Wrong is TO be
exposed. But the spirit of rebuke may be
as wicked before God, as the spirit of the
evil rebukel. Simplicity and firmness In
truth is more powerful than any vehement
bitterness. Speaking the truth in love, Is
the Apostles prescription. Some men SO
love that they win not speak painful truth,
and some men utter truth so bitterly as to
DESTROY love; and both are e,il-doers. A
malignant Speech of slavery will not do any
good and most Of all. it win not do those
any good who most excite our sympathy
the children OF bondage. II we hope to
ameliorate the condition of the slave, the
first step must not be taken by setting the
master against him. We may be sure that
God will not employ mere wrath for wis
dom and that he will raise up and send
forth. when his day comes, fearless men,
who shall speak the truth for Justice in the
spirit of love. Therefore, it is a matter,
not merely of practical and secular wisdom
but of Christian conseincce, that those that
have at heart the welfare of the enslaved
should maintain Christian spirit. This
can be done without giving up one word of
truth, or one principle of Righteousness
A man may be fearless and plain spoken,
and yet give evidence of being sympa'het-
! ie, and kind-hearted and loving.
2. The breeding Of discomfort among
the bondmen of our land. is not the way &c
help them. Whatever gloomy thought:
the slaves own mind may brood. ,ce are
not to carry disquiet to him from without.
If | could have my way, every man or
the globe should be a free man, and al
once. Bot as they cannot be, for ages, Il
Il best that bitter discomfort should be in
spired in them os Christian quietness ant
patient waiting? Ifrestiessness would irinG
freedom. they should never rest. But
firmly believe that moral goodness in th'
slave is the harbinger Of liberty. The in
fuence of national freedom will gradual.
reach the enslaved. 1t will hereby inspir
that restiessness which precedes develop
ment. termination is the most silent bu
!, most disturbing of all natural processes
Slaves are bound 10 feel the universal sum
mey of civilization Tn this way they mus
come to restless yeafnings. We canne
help that. and would not if we could. !
is Gods sign that spring has come TO them
; The soul is coming up. There must b
room for it TO grow But this Is a ser
different thing from surly discomfort. stirre
up from without, and left to rankle in thei
unenlighienel natures.
: The time is rapidly coming when tn
I Southern Christian viii feel new inspira
; tion. We are not far removed from re
vival of the doctrines of Christian man
hood, and the divine right of meu. Whe
: this pentccost comes, the slaves will b
stirred by their own masters. We mus
3 work upon the master. Make him discor
: tented with slavery. and he will speedil
:, take care of the rest. Before this tim
e comes, any atteMpt ia excite disconier
!; among the slaves will work mischief
Z Them and not good. And my experience
J and have had some experience ia TIL
n matter-is, that men who tamper wit
t slaves and incite tic,a, are not themselvt
: to be trusted. They are aot honest me-
{ unless they are f;,naiicai. If they hay
their reason, they sssaily haze lost the
s conscience. | never will trust snch me
II with money. nor place any confidence
: them whatsoever. | do not know why
: is so but my experience has taught s.c ia
: n,en who do such things are crafty. ar
a come forth from such tampering unreliab
5, men. Conspira,ors, the world over, NJ
i lad men. And if ! were in the South
Il and think I have the reputation there
J. being a tolerablv stout abolitionlst-
i; should. not from fear of the raastey. h
'e from the most deliberate sense of the INF
:, rious effects of it to the slave. never
s word or sign, nor act, do anything to e,
e cite discomfort among those that are
-e slavery. The condition Of the slaye E;u
is be changed, but the change eanaoi go {
Il. one part sf the community alone. The
d must be change in ii,e law, change IN u
le church, change in the upper classes. clan,
d in the middle, and in all classes. Eman'
e patton. when il eoEses. @ill come eiher
Of revolution, or by a change Of public opi
Of ion in the irhofe eossslnaiy. No infiuen
is es, then, are adequate 10 che seiief a u
Il slave. which are not If proportion al
u power sufficient to modify the Thought ~
ihe feeling Of the whole community. y
D, evil is not partial. 1t cannot be cured
10 partial rarpediaS, Oar Iaans .assi ines
d universal change 81 policy. feeling, pu
+ pose, theory and practice, ~ The patio
,s The application Of simple remedies % 81
At gle spots, IN this gn at body of disease. "
mr. serve to produce useless irritation !;
nt viii ss.erely fsstar the lGand, but not Gu
m the whole body.
q, 2. No relief will be carried 20 the slay