The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-20

Gar. teswc=r nations. Chit flys further, II
aly nan .aks aray 10y e5a', g;zs hin tty >oaS alo
al 7cj INU,r 5N cmifsl tbce 70 % 72ls, 80 qgfb
BIZ f-rI.I. Whlc m urrealolabl. peryerIon
of tn lene If the lcrptures 1t is, to lnPPolc this
iantsnce contains the mott daant alluion 70
the operations Of war. Isa public enemy ever
flsI ~ M hrO ? Or IS K 81 taking away their
coa.s, and clio ks, thlt we oPpo.e hottie ar
my ?-Surely not L is clear that he alludes
10 the chickering's between individuals for il is
the battles of individuals only that anlver this
Description. IfChrit had meant that his pro-
hioition III 1uld emb ace al Object OF Iuch mag
nituIe As the fights Of nations, he would have
been more explicit: and not have left iuch 4
mighty evil to be done away by the teebe lnfiu-
ence of a forced implication. We kno" that
all grols crimes are forbidden to individuals IN
fxbreG fsrm5 then why not 1vqr, n which 10
many thoulands eng G., and which, If II be OF
i1alf fnfui, makes VIII Ne nations Of timers at
ftroke Even 10 ths formerly innocent Pra~
tce of taking olths, ne takes care tha'
words houd Be decifve. He comm
S,veqr nat ~ Az The prale not at N
PRIZES ev.ry occafon. | will therefore all. At
fweaiing is unlawful, tho it be in a COZ
iufce. In ihort, many of your tenats are II
tonable, aud manifeR improvement. Of former
religions bet The opinion 10 Queaon is Ger
tainly erroneous.
Barclay, in his apology for the doctrines
Of the 0 Iakers' fays, in defence Of this Princi
pie, thar if the magitrate' (meauing any 60
vernihg power il a country Be- truly Chrit-
tian, he ought hjmflf to obey the commands
Of ChriR, viz. Lace thine eHtmle5, by which he
could not mean that we lhould Kill them /
am forty that fuch an able defender Of your
teners fhould, in this cafe, have uled luch
frivolous argument | anlwer it BY the remark
| made before, tia, It i your own private enc
miles, and not the enemies Of your country that
are here meant. But allowing him to have
fpoEen Of the public enemy, fay that the re-
marx Of Barclay is inconGderate, and thews
that ke did not attend 70 the diRin9ion between
the duties Of public officer and private
man. A nlagitrate is merely an inltrument
of the public and when he declares war, it is
not for acknowledgements, huf public utility. tie
may follow tie dictate uf Chrif in loving bis
enemies, and vet at for the welfare Of bis con
ftuents. He may ALTO bear a tincere love TO
The eaenies Of his country, and at the fame
time he may, without violation Of the divine
law, take care that they do rot lay waite the
liberty and happiness Of his native Land. I
would aiE you, my friends, whether It Il thew
ing love to our enemies 70 let their ambition
run on to height Of madnef, deAr1 Give not
only Of ourGlycs, but Of th-ir own morality,
and their own peace Of mind? Rather fay, to
cvi0ce . proper love q them, would b. %
refrain their criminal barbaitv, and render
them lc!s oJous u .h= fight y Goi.
But whatever your lenyments may " in rs-
gard to iutt wars in general, you cannot b1, "a
teafbe dat lie war that tbs country is now
entering into with France, is var Of 4 pccu.
lar ma ure, and by TO means liable ~ tie
comm q lesion. 1t ~ not fmply iuf, it
is an iadyf0yh1h war, on the fucoe.s Of which
depends no. only Ike welfare of The country,
but that very re i9ion With youftY forbid yor
TO nix IN it. CouGier The danger your own
iocicty Rands ID. Call to mind ne dfJoftion
Of the enemy, as dit2ayed il All thoic coun-
tries where their aims have fucceeded. Ha+
not their principle aim been to overurn every
Thing hcrcd Have hey NJ: declared them
ie'vss a nation of indIel7, and at war With tie
whole religious world You cinnot think that
if they conquer dis country, they will treat
youneves with more rfpcd neither can YOU
think that the Almighty viii perform miricles
70 fave you. Miricles are not experienced il
the pre(ent day; events are brought about BY
natural caulas; and your iaf-ty il the aruggle
NUT depend upon your own exertions.
IGyou dreaded the evils Of war a. much 7s
40, you would come forward at once, and .8.
youHtlyes to the enemy. The appearing. or
.Pirit amongG Us will 90 much to keep them
away. Our country, to be fure, with the pre-
lent unexampe1 6rmnels and union Of its citi-
zens, has nothing 70 fear from an ordinary
force; but the aImies If France are irnmcnfe,
and If they 90 land upon our territory, they
will give employment to eve.y one If Us.
War ought always to be put an end to As
iooa as Pohible, bccaule, amongR other bad
cT.as, il coIrunts die morals OF 4 countrY In a