Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-02

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fs;tb between nations, in all public ttansao-
t;one Tn every thing else the honor OF I'd
t;on;s - he identified 18th the happiness
with the great and substantial ineeios.o ~ - .
nation. Where these great Interests .'n ~
best promoted by remaining at peace PeaIo'
ought to be pursued and maintained ~
| all means. These Interests ought never 70 oS
I! eopardized by engaging in such Quixotic en-,
iierprizes. as put every thing at hazard ana
where nothing can be gained, ii successful, I'D
nursuit of the mere phantom, honor. ne
/ honor of being celebrated as warllke, as a
fighting nation, viii very easily be dispensed
with, whenever the safety, the prosperity, or
the happiness of the people at large, Is tne
object aimed at by the government under
stand that in what are called private affairs OF
honor, the victor and the yanquished, the man
who looses a limb or his life, and the man
who comes off unhurt, equally save their no.
nor. ! know not but the same ideas OF honor
may prompt some 10 national quarreis' Le' I'M
! pei nations to embark IN q quarrei as mere
affair of honor, without making any calcutta
tons on even the probability OF success, or
even where there is no prospect OF any tllnS
else than defeat. If nation, or this nation IS
to rush into the bloody combat, merely IN the
pursuit ofhonor, then after defeat or after de-
featu defeat, attendedwith alithe disastrous
consequences, which unsuccessful war pro-
duces to the vanquishea, we may save our honor
Should the present war prove disastrous and
unsuccessful Should we neither take Cana
da, nor obtain one single object Tor which we
make it. Yet if we only make war and fight
and show our spirit, whatever may be the con-
sequences, we may have consolation similar
TO that of the gallant Francis, which he COM
municated in a note to the Queen Regent, at
ter he was defeated and taken prisoner by his
enemy and rival, Charles the 5th, In the fatal
battle Of Pavia So Madam, we have lost all
bu4 our honor" But viii such saving oil
oue aaGor dry Up the tears Of the parent, the
.iathar ,r he sister, the widow or the orphan
pi4-+-~a+---1-y-JS-the survivor for the loss Of
,l,bsiti. La-Dafcnt, son, brother or an init
~Th{1Is HY.lI it rebuild our ruined CT
In ore ass I" our slaughtered Cit.
4 {Wg3.i Il either ADMINISTERS comfort or
- 1x-Qsy1lon TO the many thousands who
81 I eeGta,i from atiiucnce to the utmost
Nstfs IS X tie operations of war VIII 1t
&%cEre to us The unmolested enjoyment OF any
.s-. e44e-s11gis We are going to war to assert
Ni,l il render Us more respected among To-
reign nations, or them less disposed 10 make
cncroachmeLts on our rights in future No,
sir, il viii have none OF these effects. But
VIII venture to state some OF the etfcts which
1t viii have. 1t will expose the authors Of this
war to the cxecration of their fellow citizens,
and ii will afford us sufficient leisure 20 mourn
over cur fclies when it is too late. Let that
kind Of honor perish FROM among natlons.-
i.et that principle In particular manner be
cxpungetI, both from the moral and political
code of this nation, which would involve the
ruin Of millions for no other cause, than q
mere point of honor.
] shall trouble the house with but one single
appeal more, and that is merely to make a So
Tenn appeal to the principles and feelings of d
large proportion of the members Of this
house. Indeed would wish TO single out no
man as being Of character different from that
Of those which address. mean by this an
appeal to Christiars-men whose hopes and |
expectations extend beyond the t1eeting IAN
STORY things of tilne-men who believe the |!
doctrines of Christianity, and VINO have I'M |
bided portion of the spirit OF It's meek and
lowly founder. CAN'T be agreeable to the prin- !
cipes of that religion which you profess and |
the hopes you enterain 10 vote IN favor Of this !
war? Can we look to that God, in whose pre- |
sence we stand, and before whom we must
shortly appear to grant his blessing upon the |
act, when we give vote, which may, IN It's |
consequences. send thousands and ten thou
sands of immortal beings, suddenly uncalled, |
and probably unprepared into the presence of
their God? It is to be recollected too, that
we are about 10 draw the sword against
Christian nation. Perhaps in no other part OF
the world of equal extent, is there SO much |
red Christianity as in Great Britain and tie
United States. The voice Of that heaven-born
religion, is peace and good Wilt men. Its
author and founder came from Heaven to
preach and to publish peace. He hath pro-
nounced blessing on the peace makers, and