Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-12-12
Frs~ Ibe az. J.J Tsus. AMERICAS.
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People called Quakcrs,
BIT se0rfby fbe psry'aI Of eoery inai-
Vidaai. Af
FsiEsDs& FELLow. CrrIxsNs,

FRiESDs& & FRLLow. CIrixsNs,
NF all the calami,ies with which mankind
~ is afflicted, Wov is Car the moi dread.
fol. as like tho bs!eful comet. il draws in its
iuire every ruifefy to which the human race
is liablc.s This trothis RrikingIy iiloRsa,ed
the choice Of David. the man afts- Gods
owa hett. When the prophet Cad an
nouncsd to him the difpleasurc OF his divine
mater at his peupA. and propoundcd tohim
the thtee Judgments, viz. War, flaming, Md
Peailencc, of which he muR chooic one'G q
punilhmcnt for his guilt, he ~iicly choic the
latter. for this emphatic reafSo ,Gttat cit was
letter TO fsli into the hands of God, forwirh
him w,s great mercy"
The pages OF hiRory record the czIami-
ties Of war in fueh glowing colour that the
feeling mind is frozen with hoffuc ~ the de-
tail OF miferies produced by or Incidental to-
il. Bata living. pittprc. fill more horrible,
is now exhibited in Europe. The hardy
reafaos,y of England arc dragged from the
plough, to perrin on foreign ihorcs, or linger
out wTeichcd eXihencc in their floating baf-
tiles; while her fields remain untitled AMI
famine daily thins the ranks Of her wresrhed
inhabitants. Nor is Europe alone iuifcring
from the vi!isation Of this offspring Of avaricc
and ambition. Africa and AliataIc bleeding
atcvcry pore, and their miierable fons for
8ettins their ioHcrings in the oblivion OF
death J.
How ought America to thank fbnf BIZ.
ING who aycrcd from orr peaceful fhosea
this defruttive viGtaiion, in defpise of the
Vaccinations of wicked and the dcluiions Of
weak men How ought ,hty 20 praiic and
blcfs that DgNEFtcRNr PRovipRNcs who
rules ard reigns according TO HIS good will
and pleafure, for prelerving TO ~ the mott
incftimable OF blc1ings, the fweesca ingredi-
cnt in the cup OF national Eclicity--PiAcki
In vain did the prefumptnous ADAMS ex-
claim " to arms. to arms |" and declare the
"Gsgsr et HEAvsN Soisfre 70 srar ~
In vain did the inhumsn TRAcr propofc to
" arm the men, women, and children Of Amer
lea againf the men women and children Of
France" and proiscute ga war of cxtin-
gaiibment'-a qv0r Of exseymiunfies I'm
vain did the voice of corruption, ambition
and aysrice, cry aloud for WAR; which was
declared TO be as ncce1ary 10 the cxiacncu
Of the body polite, a. phlcbotomy TO the
health of the human body In vain were all
the arts and antiques Of afpiring. deGgning,
and abandoned fpecuIaton employed to en-
sanglc US in the tolls Of Europe. and fscrifce
the peace and happinefs Of the nation TO their
own private sgTandizemcnt !--.-HH Who
{" rides on the whislwind and dirc<as the
Aorr"-Hs who IS ovcrtufns and ovenusns
ill he whofes right IL il fhalI Sulc"---confuE-
ed their councils. defeated their wicked ar-
,cmp,s. and from evil produced good.
Remote as We arc from the contentious
Of the old world-diaine a. arc our insereEs
from ihers---blefed as we arc with eli the
neceHarics, conveniencics, and mott of the
luxuries Of life it requires bat wife and
prudent ruler lundef Pfovidence) to prefsrve
Us forever from participation in the fcenes
which devsaa,e Europe, Ala, and Africa.
Such ruler we have now chofe an im-
portant part Of whole creed 10, "PaAcE
qDhb 0N nation, - --ENTAEcLfEc ALLI-
AxcRs aviib nsre."
Under The aufpices Of ruler thus dif-
pofcd TO cultivate peace, we have tho mof
Aat,ering profpetas that we may " sII repofe
under our vines and fetrccs, and have none
to r,olet or make us afraid" And not on
ly that we may be happy osrfelves, bar that
we nay exefcife our bencvolrnce, and difpofs
of orr abundance. in relieving the miisries
of the inhsbisaass Of thefe unhappy nations,
who srs fufering from the combined fcourees
Of War. Famine. and Oppresion. This
ought to be an additional motive of grati.
tude to HIM who difconcened the deGens'of
shofc that ftroys 70 involveus in foreiRn war.
Had they fuccerded, osr own country would
have called for al the eHors Of bencvolence.
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