Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-25

Of the Lord is filed with blood, it is made fat with
fairness, and with the blood Of lambs and goats,
with the fat Of kidneys of rams for the Lord hath
a sacrifice in Bazrah and great slaughter in the
Lord Of ldumea. For it is the day Of the
Lords vengeance and the year Of recompcnscs for
the controversy OF Zion is - 1913. Contro-
yersy Of Zion exists wherever the crying of the
poor and needy is dsrcgardcd, where violence is
done by man TO his ncighbor, where men bind
heavy burdens and grcvous to be borne and lay
them on mems shoulders but they themselves viii
not so much touch them with one of their fng-
crs, aud whore the throne of iniquity attempts to
hold fellowship with God, which iramcth mischief
by law. We have lively picture Of all this and
OF the result Of it., in the present war, brought
by the rebels themselves IN their judicial blindness
and mad inlatuatiun for fear they could not make
the government forever subscryicut TO their lend-
ish purposes. Now If we walk in the paths of the
fathers, which what fathers shall We initiate 2
Those who protested against the Introduction Of
slavery into the land at first, or those Vrginians
who tolerated ity Those who laborcd to ignore il
or lay the axe at its root in our Declaration of In
dependence, and IN the great provision for liberty
in the Constitution, or with Pinckmcy and Rut-
ledge and their coadlutors who gaugrened that in
strunent by getting little corner for slavery into
1t, Just enough for it 20 die by 2 Shall we labor
with that stern old puritan Of Newport r. l., Dr.
Hopkins, of blessed memory, for its cxtcr1nina-
ton, or with DR.. Ross Of blatant memory for its
prolongaton? Or shall we grid ourselves in a
hcayen-defying conservatism, and cry d" Charity
charity, and the WAYS of the fathers,n when they
were all wrong, taking no heed to Gods admoni-
tons TO amend our ways and our doingsy Jeho-
yah says If We thoroughly AMEND your ways
and your doings If We thoroughly execute judg
ment between a man and his neghbor; II We
opPREss NOT The sifdggcr, the fdtheriess and the
widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place !;
neither walk after other gods to your hurt then
siaflf l.. II .. Al. -. -.
that gave 60 your fathers forever and evcr.-,Ier
vii. o.. But the conditions must he complied
with, or its neglect results in our election.
II we ever aspire 90 peace, IL must be through
purity. FIRST pure, then peaceable." Not wick
ed in slothiul negligence Of the enormitics that
are committed in our land, and in saying to the
wicked thou art righteous and thus strength
en- the hands OF the wicked that he should not re-
turn from his wicked way by promising him lifcn
Let the crying Of the poor and needy ring in the
ears OF Congress until every bill is passed need
u to coniiscate the slaves of every rebel Let such
money be appropriated TO assist to moderate eX-
tent, those loyalists who will cnancipate let the
freedmen be employed under certain prescribed
rules, with strong forictures and penalties on the
land they now occcupy as near as may be, and
have an equitable reward for their labor, let them
be furnished with means of grace and instruction,
paid for at least in part from their wages let
them have and hold the inherent rights Of man
ioou anu mus let ihen ennoble themselves and
bless the Southern country, and God will bless the
whole land. But lct their cry be sti1ed, let there
be - no call for Justice. nor any pleading for
TRUTH and what will men do but trust in vanity
an speak lies And what will God do to ali
who shall do so--but what he ever did TO the
jews in similar circumstance" fury to his adj
versaries, recompeuse 70 his enemies Let those
who wish 20 encounter that fury, and endure that
rccompense, cry peace peace when there is no
peace. The end will Ice deserved and sure
THOMAS $. HUBBARD.