The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-12-10
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s~'s'S :" "assacnusetts, under the title ct Tho
Peace Society. This Is very pretty name,
to be sure, (tor peace is q heavenly blessing IS
but A'i'l 4 would hike to enquire INTO iss mrue.
sure and operations. If is object 10 Ia ostab.
iish the rights OF Con and MAN on I soIid
basis, should wish to bo uembes |; bscauso
the Sasiour Of the Wsrid is csenscd to
as as the Pfince of Peace and n HE laws
aud rs'iyioa werc properly aud universally
attended 70, we should cersaiaiy have univef-
sal pssre. ssy ~
Blu, ! am fully psrssSdsd, shss The ssii
Peace Sosieiy Is no ovher than (he ofSsprinC
Cor rather the sssence) Of the kucs PastYs
Geo called that Ssveus 20 much trouble du7.
lug the late war; They levtd peace, bseAuse
they loved Byitsin they loved Russis, ana
they loved AL the leg gi.tmatss, (she1osely Fet-
dinaed NOT excepted. - They slse pretended
20 love Wnshingtor, although ne tfgisfms5<
IN their sense Of the word.
II this Society wishes TO have pssee .st TIE
cxpcnse Of the rights Of God and Man, shsn
,ss,shsm read the bl!owi"s passsges FROM
"cusss ye Meros, (said The angel al ,hs
Lord) curssye bhtcily tke inhsbiiants thsrsr
OF becsuec'shry came not to the help cf tho
Lord, TO tho help Of the Lord ssains, ,ks
mighty. ter~
"i'Iesssd be the Lord, my strength. .hlsN
tescheth my hands to war, and my Hngsrsto
fight. -NNe
"Corscd be he that doth tbs work Of tho
Lord decitfoiIy, and cursed DC hs that keep.
eth tack his sword from blood.
"Then said he unts them, bot nos hs that
hath pursc Iet him take Il, and Iikewiss his
scrip; and be that hnh no sword. lot hin seu
his garmeat sod by one
II The socis,y should BE II loss 70 end
these passages, they can eAsilv son,v 70 me
bulwark OF our ,eligioo, residinr n tho fsefss
aochoted tsle, who viii, no dsubt, sead thorn
to an Archbishop 70 61d both cksp,sr and
verse, At the moderate expencs OF socc..
sterling year. :
Agrca part Of tho people In the, Uoissd
Siass q h.sc gn.. sbsir eye, on>u .tbsy kpcvti
their Fights, and will Ighs to deferd them !.
therefore, would advise ,hc Peace Sceic,y to
ss"d their Mussonartes 10 the Old World.
where large harvcst waiis them, and oct
spend their 'ime and talents In Columbia,
whero the people are 90 foolish thst they,
VIII not sell their birhright fer mess of
Po'Age.. u Tame lies not. the great Alsxsn.
der has joined the Society, Cor sofne,hicg
very hksh.) This isa powerful sccassion.
WHO knows out this great parsonage psy
fescommesd the measure to his Cossacks,
and perhaps send 6fiy Thousand Of them. into
Fesnee TO keep tho peace there The Kim.
of Sweden viii certainly joln the Society, IL
oil his subjects can be persuaded 70 do tho
same. and think no more Of ,heis old dyoss,v.
The next thing 10 10 pursuade the Poisndsrs
to bear with pa'isDee the tri-coio,sd yote of
Russia, Prussia and Auurls. These ihteo
powers would, no doubt, keep pcsce for two
Poland TO divide.
The Kings Of Ssxony sud DenWNsfk will
quickly Join the Society, Il they can thereby
recover the territories lost IN the late squab-
dcaw his breath before he fights again and
Louis XVlII prays for pescc the most ain
ccreiy of them oil, because ~ has 10 kcep
forcigo armies on foot TO defend him sgainse
his loving subjects. The Prince Regeo, OF
world. And even the mild Ferdinand viii
become member, II hIs rebeIlicos subjecls'
would only agree TO let bin hang, shoot aqd