Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-01

srhn, assert us inconsistency with the
~',oie spirit. design and tel iency Of the
Go,pcl aud they begin to be heard
g. ia. Nlc. Of prejudice are Gal.ms oil.
!, i; nov believed that the custom Of
les can never SANCTION crime. In cOn-
l...liy ~ .h,ch seutimeat, nation alter
plllon mas disOvned the horrid traffic in
human blood. They NAV ere long dis
oau the LO, rid practice u human sllugh-
ter.
This il subject of the deepest inter-
r., 70 ~, and anu soon fnrcs itself into
,euer,! notice. The friends of peace and
humanity are su-yr;'ed, aud will be still
more surprised, to lind hnw rapidly their
numbers increase In both hemisphsres,
bid champions ace advocating the cause.
Fie ab,est pens and the 6nest talents
Lave been eisPlor ed in lis service. Nj
merors treaties have already appeared
h,catainE the language of peace. Sever
al societies have been formed in various
parts 10 spread its principles. Charac-
ters ct the highest responsibility are Iai'
living round its standards Arguments
dear aud uuan,werable are advanced IN
lis defence. But It is net To be lmagin-
eI, that little more is 70 be done. Iae
nunSter war is suaOun1ed by many
strong walls OF defence, agd is not to be
tx;irrated without struggle. 1t IS en-
conferred from the iusts OF men, and these
bear extensive sway. Prejudices, riVet.
ted by universal custom, and rested INDY
the lapse Of ages, are to DC won away
BY slow degrees. The poets and histO-
r:aus og all nations have adorned their
PAGES with tue praise Of heroes and the
glory OF aslnS. Thus our L,eas Ct hero
Ism and = o-y, and OF al the exalted slr-
tues Ia TIE human character, by most
unaalu al 80, iation, are Interviewer
with destruction and murder. There
ere maaY, who, amid the horrors CT war,
lJok Tor the promotion o. Soms private III
lccest. There ave many whose profession
l. arms, and who expect Do other employ
Ilru'. these are some OF .He most prOmI-
ncut ob ,taclcs; ! "hen these are cor'i-
d,r,d, i. i cause ut astOnishment that So
i..t.e IN the shape Of a;gument has been
attempted b2 tie advocates foe wal
Il Is, perhaps, cause Of res get too. Truth
ran sahcr uOtE,ug By investigations
Inere are GOubtis IS rDanT caudid men,
WHO, on ys.iols = Juud,. sincerels be-
Leye that war uUg.t 10 be tolerated. Let
these Come forward, AID Dub'i'h their ar
gumeut To the wcill. believe there
viii not b. waiting abe Advocates TO de-
fend the truth and | have the fullest
persuasion, that a serious aad impartial
examination viii ensure the complete TIL
umph Of the principles u peace
The design OF tie present essay ia not
Ia discuss iie merit OF he qaes'ion b..
hre u. ArgumeUt is there."'e avoided.
Nor Is il Tor the purpose Of de dec'ama-
ton but from serious wish to ex lie
attention tn most moHen,ous concern,
and cue Of universal interest. Let II De
made a subject Of general conversation
Let the books which treat Of it be sought
after ard read and let every one mike
himself master OF the arguments p U and
con. What ! shall our libraries be filed
with histories OF battles aud biographies
Of warriors? Shall the quarrels Of son.
tending nations be echoed from every
tongue, and all on tiPtoe eager to hear :
aud when The general question Is agita'-
el, whether al these violent measures
shall be abolished, and mankind live as
one g.eat family Of brethren, shall ST.
i"Lt apathy enSue and interest expire I
trust not. II isa question thai must q
will command attention.. Nine out oi
ten OF the common people are IN their
Scsrts inclined to peace, and when once
il banner is fairly displayed they will en-
lit under IL. The current which has
ing flowed in the polluted ways of ef-
Ior, viii lua irre,istibly in the caannel oil
t;u.h, clear and transparent: Let taose
who are interested in the cause OF truts,
uu,ts their Efforts to advance the WORK
Il reformation. Let us hear the sound Ol
i&s Prcr,isate Pace Syc ely. And let
snhe Of those excellent treaties, the So
icGu E~Ticw, the letters tn governor
Strong, the Friend Of Peace, &c. &c. be
Tll jntn the hAuds Of every nan, woman
aud child that can read them. Men Ihd--
r0ce tue eyi,thS concerns oil nations
women influence the opinions OF society
L form The minds Of children ) and tue
children Of tie present generation will be
the men Of tie mex. Ia this way 4 per-
Mlnent !oGnlahua may be laid. Illus
nations nav be induced to sheathe the
sword and learn war no moe.
Ehase are lot, trust, The Wild efu-