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LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1853.

"Sivis pacon, para bellum." The truth of the
adage has never-been contradicted save by the
twaddlers of the Peace Society, who would fain
have persuaded the people of the propriety of a
general disarmament, and of the efficacy of reason
and argument to prevent the dangerous conse-
quences that might arise from the total absence of
anything like preparation to repel the aggressions
which the ambition or cupidity of other nations
might encourage. These amiable enthusiasts
would have induced us to believe that the golden
age was rapidly returning—that we might look
forward to the speedy advent of the period
when " the lion should indeed lie down
with the lamb,"
without any evil conse-
quences to the weaker party' when Justice
would reign paramount over all the earth, and
the only contests would arise from a friendly com-
petitor, as to who could produce the most valu-
able manufactures for the general consumption,
which could most ably combine matters tending
to the amelioration of mankind, and the happinessing
of the human race, without distinction ofcree
or colour, climate or language, with the handsome
profits to which these benefactors of their speciese
would be legitimately entitled. It is, however,
but a matter of simple justice to the simple-
minded individuals who so loudly advo-
cated these doctrines, when there was no
possibility of testing their efficacy to a,
knowledge that they have maintained a total and
unbroken silence since events have arisen to prove the
fearful risks that should have been encountered if
England and France, in accordance with their
ridiculous suggestions, had put their vessels of
war out of commission, and dismissed their well-
trained and hardy seamen to seek employment in
conveying cotton from one hemisphere to another,
and returning with the raw material converted
into bales of calico. None of the Apostles of uni-
versal peace have volunteered a journey to
Petersburgh to convince the AUTOCRAT of the
i.lnProPriety of his proceedings, and to induce him
to make ample reparation to the parties injured
by his unprovoked and unwarranted invasion of
the territories of a friendly power. No broad-
brimmed diplomatists have offered " to beard the
lion in his den."—the O,AR i
lecturing him
on his
social or
his Palace—by
or political duties, or
persuading him " to submit all matters in dispute
to the arbitration of judges well versed in inter-
national law—having VATTEL, and GROTIUS, and
puiTENDoRP at their fingers." No thecomembers
of the Peace Society are silenced, if not
and it is to be hoped that henceforward and
and for
ever they will hide their diminished heads,
forbear from intruding their senseless trash andpo a
nations now thoroughly awakened to its exceeding
folly and palpable absurdity.
They have, however, already. occasioned' evils
which it will be difficult, if not impossible, to re-
medy. The wanton aggregeion that has already