The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-07

the plantation, and by every sneaking sympathz-
er with oppression in the free States. (Appause |
When in the history of this people, was not the |
New England name the synonym for liberty |
! (Applause.) She is the true founder O! this
continent, of popular government. New Eng
land gave to America republican institutions. Let
men take the testimony Of the impartial De Toe
queville, the nobest political philosopher of this
age, and the best writer on liberty Of any age.
He does not hesitate to declare that this nation
is indebted not only to New England but to
New EngUnd townships for the best ideas OF
our Institutions. New England was teacher of
the political philosophy OF this continent, when
an inferior from tropical climate seized the cap
ital; its ideas represented by the deadly miasmas
of the Gllt; liberty was construed by Judges. that
were foes Of liberty, and the government that
! was ordained to maintain universal liberty, for
hty years has been crontroled by men who
sought to establish slavery forever by its forms
and It's power. In this Infamous revolution,
openly and secretly Individually and collectively
New England has been uubribable and would MT
revolt from her principles, and she is on trial for
Her neXpu1gable fidelity to liberty. (Appause.)
II she would yield her pAiloshphy if she would
SO far yield it that it would be but the philosophy
OF the schools and the lecture-room If she would
Withdraw the power that she eXerts upon the
minds Of men to battle tyranny, and destroy the
most Infamous OF all tyranny-that Of the in
telIgenl white, strong, over the poor be8otted
black, weak--if New England would consent to
overthrow all this doctrine that made her own
original life and stamped her for Immortality, she
would become popular in half an hour. She is
ha ed in every Southern State for the very reason
that Five Points hates the churches Of New Y ork,
that the burglar hates the law, that the thief is
against the judge,that crime hates virtue that op-
+ preston hates liberty; and the brightest star
} that has Shone out in her history yet, is that
t New England stands ready to be burned-a
2 martyr that will not finch bearing testimony to
, her own political doctrines. tremendous ap-
5 plause)
! Beside, there are her religious philosophers, and
that has been cause of offense, and will be, sc
n long as conscience, and fidelity and honor remain
Il or Christianity throbs in the hearts of men tina
!, have experienced its divine power. And in New
r England, chiefly, | think it may be sad you viii
+ find the representation of the great democratic
r religious tendencies, as antagonistc to the her
Y archie tendency of religion. There have beer
substantially two great divisions in regard tt
0 Christianity as power and the mode of apply
If ing it. One holds that Christianity comes to all
K kingdom within a kingdom, imperiltm imperiO
The church is to be built, and into it to be in
vted all that are willing to come, and the minis
ter holds that they are not to 60 into the crowd
1t they are the servants of the meek and lowl
e Jesus, they tell you, and they gather themselve
Is into the secuson of the temple, and stand i
IS dim and awful light before the altar or the fam
Id that has no sound but only fire AMI sight. 5
is would they stand, not active forces among neI
d. but servants of the Church.
IN There is another idea, the Puritan idea, whic
II. begins with the declaration that "God SO love
to the world" not the church. accepts the churc
It's according to what it can do as a co-worker fc
IL humanity. 1t holds that the business of the mil
e. lister is to take the things of salvation and bes
a th9m right down to the hearts-not of a seleC
few-but of mankind. (ApplauSe.) The Pur
y. tan conception of the duties of the minister
OF religion is, that he is the drawn sword that Chris
as declared he came to send into the world, that
to shall learn that his business is to agtate me
OF He thanks God that he is true to his characte
id The Puritan holds that Gods truth is as the SUI
id light, and there is no place earth sacred fro
Nv its intrusion, and he has right to carry 1t ther
be because he is ordained minister Of the Lol
n, Jesus Christ
Id The minister of New England from the ear
at est days. they have been pleased to call meddl
St some, especially in public affairs. hold that
US oe hterai Tutn. lApplause.) uoiu tnaI u
IT. glory of New England was in these bright da
gone by when every minister of the gospel ft
g that he was part OF the Commonwealth, and th
er there was no citizen so low that was not his brot
a. er and his friend, and that he was called as a Gil
er zen and Christian brother, to go down, me-
ne among men, to bear their burdens, bringing Il
IS. consultations and the warnings, and the truths
lal the gospel to every man. For the last hty yea
d. that doctrine has gone into decline and the mini
in try have been deceived for short time to belle
ad that their husnass was In the nulnt and not In Il