Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-11-15
FROM The Wakesb,,,.

tie breezes of life, propeIlInc !. - ne & |
OF duty: Uncontrolled tbsv :. ''s R /
wind and The storm that d,;s. !, AssAi8 |
'ion' ihe experience of every A. p
ties to what lengths our avarics ~, noe
t'on' hatred and revenge, would l. my
was there not some superior oom ''s
strain us. s Or
But nations too have passions, ,,s :,
shall control us ? This is a dlfscn, VI
exPedient has yet been found to -, Nv
The great master passion of al n,.;
love Of military glory Ii was ~ ~,
or alexander alone, that was anb,i,'' |
The Macedonian people were AZ 49,
as their leaders.
| will not make an affected di,Da.
learning by quoting the names Of ,D.;,
modern nations or heroes, who h,,..
renown in arms l wish to imD,, s : |
'act' that those heroes were not alone !.
bilious. The common soldier was,,.
oy an enthusiasm, little less po#eIvIs- |
that of his general ; and the psoDl !. |
furnished the recruits for the arm, !,
the taxes that supported them, BEGAN.
famed with the same mad and dssud.
zeal that urged the warrior to arms
The French think themselves The b,,,..
people In the world "The glory DID, |
great monarch" was formerly the ssuiin.;
which the national passion for miitsu !.
nown assumed. In England, the upj,,u,
belief that one Englishman can beam,
Frenchmen, shows the presumine and IN.
bilious spirit of that people--ysunipr !. |
their superiority, and eager for the sas
For ourselves we would not boaa--bu '.
kno9D that We can beat the English, sndH |
they doubt the assertion, lei them try IT,
Such are feelings, not ofwaniors alone, m
of The people, who are intelligent, and Shs
ought TO be wise.
How many ofthe popular wars rscat
ed in history, were just in their origia,
benz fetal in their const quences IngIa
and France have been almost consandy ID.
voly.d in war for five hundred years; nd
who can point out single advantage %
compensate them for their scfiftal
While it will be admitted that the nsias
have derived no substantial adssDtsgrsi lion
their sanguinary contests, the philanthfOPz
cannot fill TO look with an eye Of pity, ID
to drop tear OF unfeigued sorrow, overls
miseries that wars have always introduca
IN their train. The millions OF human b
i.gs, expiring in all the varied agony
, field of battle-the proracted mlseTd
the wounded-the tears oil mothers and
orphans-the vices, and consequent Sislsf
edness of a camp--tbe cOnasgraiiOn q W.
iages-the oppression and robberie' o. DC
people these are the inevitable e'lS "
tending the most successful wars
zone murder makes aTIl'n'
"Wby will na
FIrgei shat they are brethren VIZ asAs"
In human sacrifice Why burst the rs
OTn.,u z. thst should knit their soulsle
In one soft bond of ami,y ana love
Depend upon il glory and happiness y
not Of the same household never @a
of triumph, bur think Of the s'e'iA''
must have cost;
"Boast not to me ofhonour's 5woru'
Wave not so high the vcor's Plume'
They Ioint me 10 the BOSOM CORP .ossg
They point me to the BLOOD STAIN
Laurels can only flourish 10 q SOL '@
ed with human gore; And every 'r"o
laurel that forms the wreath OF '"s
drops with the hearts blood Of SUM-
and worthy man.
would warn you, my eoOD"' or
| gainst the plague that Is Des i'''" 10, i;
vail in our counlry.--Nan0na' u"'
| hassion for military glory s,sd
Every youth has heard OF tue Pl' ,1ss
our naval and our military heI0s' j., d
| sands of their little bosoms az II, 70
,enown in arms. A sentiment s,a
nrevail, that we are inyinoIble- ,s.,o,k
bsa, any nation, either upon 'A'' !. 0ouss
oceau-and many heat IS '',' ! Js
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