Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-04-10

tue oestroyef9 OF men ; ana the eager
desire for false glory, which has stimu-
lat. dpoor MORALS to their mutualdestrue-
ton, and necessarily swelled the historic
page with rueful feats Of arms, seems to
have almost preclsdedf from the records
Of antiquity any account Of the sweet
fruits of peace. Nations have seldom
desired to be accounted an inglorious
people, living in qpistnsss and ease
while their exploits in battle have been
e~xtravaganty delineated. The pious
Philosopher, spending his time andhim.
self for the good Of mankind, the Hus-
bandman, Mechanic and Physician,
with al their useful hbors, cut but q
poor figure in the annals Of time-while
the Hero, the Man Of War. rises elar.
ingIy to view, mounted on trophies, the
wreck Of nations; hence history, 10 .
feeling mind, win appear little more
than q catalogue Of human woes In
q page we often Zee thousands devoted
to the sword, and the yictors triumph
raised At IN expence Of blood, which a
remote nation nouns with foods OF
tears-while the sweet intervals ofpeace.
which al nations have probably enjoyed,
. greater share of than a more superb
eial view Of history would encourage NJ
to believe, have often been passed over
in silence, and buried in oblivion.
The United States are situated at n
remote distance from the Earring int.
rests OF the nations OF Europe ! and this
country being the asylum for the oppres.
sed Of all nations, this government |.
formed on principles different from N
others, aid; IS calculated Tor the happi.
ness Of al It's citizens-the War system
is discarded from our councils. Th.nif
We examine the history If modern Eu.
rope We shall find that one of the mos,
powerful nations in that quarter has been
the prime mover in those bloody con.
tests for the last four centuries. To
draw your attention more closely to tie
subject wish you to observe that what
follows Is particularly applicable to TIN.
nation. = =
War is a state in which all our feelings
o our duties suffer a total and strange |
inversion state in which II
"Lfedfs, 6atA Toes, and Nature EreeA
"fe'oerst, ak monsf,ouF, al prsdiEisa.
things"
4 state in which Il become. our bMns;.
hess TO hurt and annoy our usirhbor byI
every possible means !; instead Of build
ing, 70 pull down , instead of peoplint,
70 dePopulate : Estate in which we drink
the tearssand feed Upon the misery of
our fellow creatures: such a state. there
fore, requires the EXTREMIST necessity to
justify Il J i ouakkt not tobs the common
and usual state o fsoeiesy. Asboth par.
ties cannot Be in the right, there l. an e.
opal chance, atlsast, 10 either of them,
otbeins ID the wrong /; but rs both par.
ties may Be To blame, and most com.
tnonly are;, he chance i very great ia
deed against its being snsered into from
y adequate cause; yet war may be
sid 70 be with regard to nations, the ain
which most easily besets them. When
We carry our eyes back through the long
records II their history, We see wars Of
Plunder, . Of eon4lestt, wars o frelisi.
on, wan OF pride, wars Of Succession,
wars ofidle speculation, wars Of upiu.t
intertsrenee, and hardly among them
one war c~fneeessary selE-defence in any
Of their essential or very important 10.
teTesss. or hts years, indeed, they
have known none Of the calamities Of
war in their own country but the woeful
exPence ofit and sitting alooffrom,hoss
circumstances Of personal proyocation
Yhieh n some measure might exeuse its
thry, they have tamely voted siaaSAses
and m~erchandized destruction. So
much bleed and tears for 50 many rupees,
or dollars. Their wars have been wars
Sfsoo! ealealating interest. as free from
hatred e IRON love Of nankind.-The.
passions which stir the bloodhave had no
share in them. They, devote q certain
number Of men to perish on M ands ea.
and the rest of them sleen .,,,SA ~