Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-09-10


cos barrie Bot before 700 give loofe TO your
rap,ure,, paufe While and coO6der. thar TO
every one Of tbcie nintie-n hundred, life vas no
leh facet ian il !, to yuu; that to the far
,ercsier part of'tbec there probably we're wives.
f4ihers. mo,h:p, fons. daughters, haer. bto-
rhcr. aud friends. al OF shoa are at this mo-
n1ot bewailing thar event which occahons your
fooliih and bruni trivnph.
" The whole ,imsof war ought TO ben time
ofgenersl mourning. mourning n the heart.
n moorning n0ch more facere than on the
death Of one OF thoi- princes whole cuficd am
biiion ], often the foe caufe Of var. Indsed
tat whole people ihould tansly iub1iit 10 the
evil, Of war, becsufe IL is the will Of few ~aio,
feIffh, ignoranr, though exalted, individuals, IS
q phenomenon almoit unsccountable. But
rhey are led away by falfe glory, by their psi-
fins, by their vices. They reflect not and
Indeed, il they did reject. and oppoie, what
woald avail the oppohtion Of unaraed myriads
20 the mlndate Of government fupported by a
nandins army Many of the EsrSpean nations
an enti,cly military war is their trade !; and
when they have no employment at home. or
near il, they blolh not 20 let themtolvcs out TO
fhed any blood. in any cauic OF the bea pay
meier. Ye bcait, OF the fofefi, no iosger al
low thw man 10 your fupcrior, while there Is
found on the face Of the earth fuch degeneracy |!
"MlrsIi,y and religion forbid war ia ito
motives, conduit, and confequence,; but to
many rulen and poteotatcs morality and religion
appear as rhe invenions of politicians 20 'scili-
tate liberalization. TIE principal obJsets OF
srosnsd hcad,, and their minions. are the ex-
tent IN of empire, the augmentation OF re-
venue, or the anhihila,ion OF their fubjeets lib-
suy. Their reRraino 10 the purinit OF thef:
CHEFS are not ihofe Of morality and religion |;
bci lclely resfons OF fate, and political Caution.
Plauible words are ufed, but they are only uied
se hide the deiormity of the real principles.
Wherever war 10 deemed de6rabie in an inter
eitcj view, ipeciou, pre,ext never yet remained
upfouod. Morality n as lit,le eonddefed in
shc beginning, as IN the proiecuion OF war.
The mott folemn treaties aad cngagomen's are
violated by the governing part OF the nation,
with no more fcfuple than oiihs and bonds We
hspken by cheat and a villain 10 tie wslks OF
t,rvste life. Does the difference OF rank aod
htnation make any difference in the atrociiy oi
srimcs IL any, il renders fhcuisnd time,
more criminal than thar Of thief, the viiiany
n. then, who, by violairg every facrcl obliga
tim between nati1n and nation, give ritc TO
mileries and mifchicfs moa dsesdlp, IN their na-
rare and % shicb no human power can fay.
Thu, far fhaIi ye proceed. and no farther. Are
not ths natuYx, ard moral evils of life fuicient.
but they mua be rendered mote acute, more
nune,oas. ard more embitercd by artificial
means NV iesrt bl-sds over thole complicst-
ed tcene, oF woe. for which no epi,hct can be
tocud fui6cien,ly defcrip,ivc. language fails
30 lsh,riag TO exprels the houo, OF war amid
private families who are 70 unfortunate rs to be
Ilus,ed on the feat Of il.
War. however. n will be hid. has al
wsys been permitted by Providence. Thi, is
indeed true but Il hn been only permitted a,
fcouree. Let fpirit and activity he exerted
in resnl,,iog rho morals OF a nation. equal to
thar with which var. and all irs apparatus. are
attended go. and mankind will no longer B.;
fcourp,j. nsiihcr sill il be neceifsry To evscu.
ate an 'enpire ofit' rsmbcrs. tor none viii be
fupc ASaus. Lex US according 10 the advice OF
piros divine Of the prefcnt sgc. think les Of
or n-ess and ,rfnies, aud more of ovv faith and
pratt'cr. While ~e are wsrri,u, with all our
prsieodons 10 civilization, we are favages."