Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-05-17

70 '""N"'''O h"hocr throughout the NOulllr
IN States, even in South Carolina. Yes, d
'a IN 1881, political pamphlet was publish,
IN in Charleston, by Charleston man, dccla
ing that
"Such is the actual influence of SLAYER
: on the human mind, that il almost who'll
D eilaces from il even the boosted characie
lstic Of nationality"
Who would dare TO utter such sent
D ment in Charleston to-day or even i
Florida? You will perceive have give
Southern authority only, because you seen
: to have lost all respect for Northern opir
= ions on this subject, for no one in your est
= nation has either sense " or q charity. .
. who utiers and breaches the same doctrine
avowed by Washington and the founders o
this government. The North believes to
. day what the South proclaimed in the day,
OF the revolution and for doing this, you
crack the planters whip over them in this
wise 1.-The sooner they see the wrong they
have done and make suitable amends. the
better for themselves I!
Make suitable amends "! for what?
For acting, believing, thinking and talking
as the South talked when patriotism was
considered of more consequence than negro
slavery. To utter spch sentiments as /
nave quoted above, you now declare TO be
SANDER and " crusade upon the South,
and you even plunge so low into the vortex
OF slavery as TO appeal for its support to
the Bible, christianity and Bishop Hopkins.
Pray, how long is it since you have had
such unqualified confidence in Bishop Hop
kins! The people of Vermont and the
North do not believe in Bishop Hopkins ON
slavery, but since you do, will quote him
for your benefit before get through Let me
refer youto DIR. Adam Clark, Abraham Booth.
and DIR. Wayland, all the most eminent of
theological writers, and who understand |
both Bible and slavery, quite as well as
Bishop Hopkins, and last but by no means
least let me quote John Wesley, the cple-
brate founder of Methodism, of which de-
nomination you certainly used to be an ex-
emplary member. Wesley says" Men
buyers are exactly on level with men
stealers." Now don't misunderstood me.
do not say this, for ! would not be so per-
sdmal, but John Wesley does, and leave
The matter between you and him. can
only say that | shall be sorry to learn, what
fear is true that the teachings of John
wesley to you, are not of so much conse-
luence to-day as the preservation and per
'etualion OF negro slavery. This branch
u the subject expands as / proceed, but |
must leave it for another, which at this time
CT the most Importance, viz: the preser- ,
alton of our government.
You say -
! assure you that have the greatest
ympathy for the Southern people under
he now unparalleled crusade that has been
long kept up against them, and am bold P
defend their rights" il
Behold the influence of slayervi Opr c
lend who was born and reared among the Il
zee institutions of New England, has thus s.
lmseif become a most striking instance of a
he power OF human slavery to degrade de- q
loralize, denationalize and heathenize II
eople. In the name of heaven what is r
le crusade . to which you refer? Was P
crusade to buy Louisiana at a cost of Ia
lllions, and make her INTO slave State Il
nd thus increase the power of slavery /? ca
as 1t crusade TO admit Arkansas Missis- OF
ppi, and Missouri as slave States We IL
ought your own Florida, and in addition III
The original cost, paid forty millions to al
'eVen' the Seminoles from eating her up, p'
as that crusade? For nearly three g
urths of the time the government has been 1T
the hands Of the South, and vet we still o'
'ai the cry Of crusade y You U mean Oh
e South, of course) demanded the FOREIGN ne
rrltory of Texas 10 increase the slave bl
wer, and it was done. You demanded pl
IL another slice of Mexico, and got that. ir'
setier with war which cost one hundred oil
seventeen millions. That was another DC
isade. When Texas came in provision an
is made TO cut her up into three more CIR
We States. There's a crusade. But the phi
mands OF slavery are never satisfied. In cr'
Do, you said we must chase npornes with de
re alacriiy, and chase them we did. An sa.
oc'ous and Infamous fugitive slave law ioI
: passed. Webster, Fillmore and Case we
igS and democrats all said We must hunt lea
.roes Tor you. and at it we went. Massa- pa
Iset's troops were called into the business AM
ston Court House was chained up will, we
'sitive slave carefully guarded inside TOW
in New York, Ohio and Pennsvlva,;. full
went INTO the business with will. and OF
N imprisoned our own northern men rep
Q resisted. Was that crusader Rut out
sui continued TO hold our noses TO the err
lds'one' and IN 1854, you ripped up the Ih
missouri compromise, taking from us IN
Al you yourselves had once consecrated of
'aiher consented TO freedom. Here i plo'
Tier crusade. But your demands have by
er ceased. You have finally demanded by
'mpleie surrender of The government, l., boil
ery and ono xaar =. ~, uc,l