Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-14

az ,rII,, iov.st d in every man than they are
nd what poor enthusiast was the trainer III
he American Constitution, who Cnce say"
ac,eJ ,jobts of mankind are written as with
beam ~ he whole volume of nature and can
ever he erased or obscured By IN ortai power
Dor Hamilton, could he have foreseen the NOR
a mower that lay in the pen of the bishop OF
n. diocese of Vermo I, what would ne nave
aid 4? And that headstrong fanatic, deoree
what could he have meant when
ne talked about erecting his stupe1dous fanric
,, freedom and assisting in protecting the r'shts
~ human untuie9' just as If human nature
mad any rights.
NV RI Rev Sir, it is pity and providen-
tial mystery that your life could not have neen
youchsafed TO the era of the Revolution VIVA,
, relief It would have been 10 our poor 'ieInheo
nref,thers to have been taught that mankind |
Lay,. ,,C righ1s |. would have saved them so |
much stuff ring and bloodshed, and the colonies |
rnuid have submitted so peacefully to whatever |
,ndt,nities the British Crown might have been |
lisp sed to inhict. And could George the
III have had such a councillor by his side, no"
Il would have strengthened his hands. Ii ne
ever had any misglVIngs as to the proprlely o.
,rs course, what encouragement and support ne
you'd have found in your cOunSels. Methinks
-yen now through the lapse OF more than eighty
Years [ can hear such consolatory words as these
.,aodipy in his. ear" Nv gracious sovereign,
ave no hesitation 10 these acts OF oppression,
mankind naver received any political rights iTo'n
heir Creator. IL is perfect Oboious' IL quote
he IanyuaIe of your letterl .that since the begin
,jpg of human government hdOe been crettted IN
II Ira1ginubis inrgaulity. uHfeT sbiUTy under des
eflSn under eUe,y tHdyiHdb'e j0Ih 81 F'othtcH
trtfe and oppression. DO not therefore, ny era
us sovereign, do not bcSeech you, hesitate
| % keep these colonies ia slavery and desPoi Ism
| nd inhict on them every Imaginable form Oi
ulirical strife aud oppression, for so 1t has been
| yer since government began" Oh, unfortunate
t;.orye the Ill couidst thou ave had ever by
| ny !ssEpia.V9i Been Ipe;nned ''"p' '"A'
| But as red .ct upon it there is another mon
| .rch who would have had a greater claim on
.our services. What glorious piim- minister
| or King Hefoil then indeed he couIi have
| ut Heroied Herod. You could have encouraged
| In with the sweet ASSURANCE" These weeping
| K At heis have right TO their cldGen, their
| ny babies have no right TO their lives Tie
| Jr ginut ghts Of mankind (again | quite your
| auguagej dre forfeited aud gone. have thought
| ne ma'ter over aui IH res ect cdn 1 d scorer
| hut hbs ALfiyh'y has sent our THCe into the scOTid
18th these Imaginary rights aud this fdAettuf egadi
| IT," Aud could you have lived ou TO d lew
later, with WI dIguatiOn could you have
rute~tcd against the doctrine of those poor pre-
umptuou4 fishermen and tenth akers who taught
! there is neither jew nor Greek there IS neither
| nnd nor free, there is neither male nor female
! pr We are all one 10 Christ, not sin ply .qual do
| Iese revolutionary characters say, but alb uute,
| ne Aud u hen they pat forth he doctrine that
| God Is respecier of PERSONS" could have
| demonstrated the inequalities that among
| Hen, how much more some favored than
| ihrrs, in sho could have shown the doctrine
| BE- n ''sheer abNurdlty."
IL does nor seem 10 occur 10 YOU that notwiti =
| -raudtrg The d # rcnce- that exist among men
| II in hese moral attribur-s which make u
| members f the human family, all equa
| 90 cpnsuhstautIai. IL does not seem to occur
| 0 Jon that notwithstanding diversity oi gifts
1T after all that God is no respecter Of persons,
| Il every soul is equally precious in IN, sight.
| I'D thar GJverHm nt, which Is ordained OF HIM
% be The executor Of His will, owes protection
| ike to thr humblrst, we'll the greatest
| nat come undrr its authority.
| But somehow, because m inkind are not equal
| alike. brtause ONE are more highly eHdoW Ell
nan others, you cannot get over the idea that
| 'overnTent should regard onIy the claims OF
| lie tavoFed few. TO make more sure of thu,
4versIty, you range IN imagination through the
| vh'Ie created universe, aud from the varieties
1ere existing seek TO establish the divine right
,ftyrAuts.
But that the wayfaring man. though fool
nay not b. mi>ied by your argument, we pro
'ose TO reduce II 10 loguIcaI form ard ia 30
long we Will stare the premises foI the most
art, IN your own word, and then attach To
hese premises The conclusions whirh il Is the
IN Ct your argument to establish, viz: the
Lht, juice. b, nents and prOprIeIy OF Slavery.
J he esrrh," you say, rs clothed With great di
ersly there are small pebbles and great rocks;
he I0ly palm the hu "hle mo- lhere i gold
liver, copper, IRON" Meyefgre the proposition
nat all Uen are creled .qu4l . endowed with
certain ina ZEN bic rights + a self evident lie
Again y u sas axe the animal creation.
mere "'~ fh- lnr'iIy hon aud the si't.ii unle
tt. r. Is the Eagle ami the humming bIrd there
i~ m"nara ny so The bee tribe. aud aristocracy in
s'iu gtsrsTgyre sEstuId -.
'-rted 10 the freedom Of will which God has
-Iven hm.
Again In the celestial regions there are
thrones domnl0ns, Driucpaues and powers E"
therefore II you are more favored in fortune
t'an am, you may prostitute my wife and sell
my ctI dreu.
Then again In the human race there is ev.
nv variety OF power and weakness therefore
he weak man has 10 rights which the strong
ma7 IS bound 10 respect
KEN tnber this logic Is yours, not mine
Another mCnsrruus argument put forth by Won
10 Ju'uiy depression Is, that what men sui r m
'he worst forms OF slavery. l. after all no NOR.
n an mankind suffer from necessity or what
YOU style S'uVery ~ circumstances thar Is 10 say
Whatever men sUmetIIue, are obliged TO endure
IRON unavoidable Circumstances that man Is IS
uhrd lnwiiinIly il fl cIIug on his fellow
lie strength OF an argument is sometimes
'e>ted ~ it' Prh"tc1l application. Let Us apply
hat test 10 this argument.
suppose. then, that l. possessing the power 10
10 II, t1ke you, your wife and children into nv
/ keeping >urpose3l send you out in the early
morning and compel YOU To Dig all day, and this
| c)mpei you 10 10 dry after day suupose 1
lake away your wife ant devote her TO base mr..
os suppose | sell off your children. and then
" en- you earnestly enreat ana protest against
ms treatment, answer with your argument
~ by. my der SIR, you have no reason To com
plain OF this treatment; 10 not inf1ict any
"o'se bondage on You than what thousand.
have 10 suffer ON the mere siqUeTg ofsIrcH,a
stances. ito" imauy thousands there are who
have 10 dig from necessity how many poor wo \
men become lost to save Ihem>elves from ,tsTya
non, and how often 10 father, have TO separate
from their children BY the mere force of circum-
stances, as Tor instance, so diers and sailor,
No. sir. YOU have no reason to complain How
reas' nable would tits ar ument seem 10 >ou
Meo
Bur as l write ana oh urge you with views 40
shocking to he moral sense OF the community
my heart sadiens 1 would that nv acru.a
IUn~ were false | would. at least that for the
; Ike OF YOUR gray hairs. if nor for the sake ot
YOUR church, walking backward | might cover
ths hakednesS with a mantle. would thar
might restore among u the Influence of YOUR
comnar dug ahliI by unwr ting what YOU have
written. But, alas! It can not be.
recur again 10 your lette TO see if have
not exaggerated the tendency of YOUR doctrines.
No; | have but depicted them too Iruthf1iIv
There is not cruel desl orism thar ever existed
hut wound hnd support aud Just firaIi) On in the
views you advance. ID mOcra'ic editors. who
are a sorl OF monomanacs on the subject of
Mayer" would apply your principles TO him
lone But your principles, true ~ a are nniyer
sal in their applicnuonnnd would reduce all yov.
ernmcns TO a direiul despolism, and ensIaye ey.
cry t'ird or fourth man in the land who CHANGED
to he IS favored by nature or fortune.
Il
ah,urdites of your letter, for it abounds win
them from beginning 10 end In concIusion
will only notice one charge which no trne Amer
lean should suf.r to 20 unrebuked You sou