The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-09-22
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From ths fcsien Yankee.
PEACE. SOCIETIES.

your piece in late Yarkte, that as |
expected, you do not relish the opnion
have gwen, that :" the Peace Society
~ this country originated in design 10
parayze cur national power, ard 10 rem
der the U. States more subservnn, to
British policy" You ask what evidence
have that this Society originated in such
a design. Twill briefly answer. May
eading members OF your Peace Sociesy
Y Massachusetts,, most loudly shouted
7e Drsm, when the allied powers Of
inroEe giutted their vengeance in the
saughter ol France. They seemed most
jo,iaEwhen poor France lay wel,ering
in blocd. The holy souls OF English
men, ct the allied powers, and Of the fed.
eral party. the principal advocates and
leaders of the Peace Societies, do nol
seen. % be troubled in their tender con-
sciences. when .Frenchmen, or the ar-
mics of the u. States, are victims Of un.
principled war and vanton slaughter.
When the monalchs Of Europe sue
iced 10 overthrow the government oI
rance, because illegitima.e, or terror
20 them Tor their wicls dncss, then the
bene,olent souls composing these Peace
Societies III our country, exult at the
VICTORY, and appear 10 delight in blood.
Eut uhsn attempts are made 10 honor
'be h,roes who achieved victory for our
own cpnntiy, then there is whining ser
up by these same ncp, that il is immor-
al and nreiisons to rejoice at our victo-
rics
= The victories Ct Engllsbmen and 9th.
ers over henchmen, are glorious, and
worthy 10 be celebrated in the temples
pf God; but The victories of Americans
ever jsngli lnen are wicked, and ths;
hol, legislators OF Massachusetts with
hold the most meIited honors from our
heroes have not The catalogue at hand,
butt will venture 10 suggest that many
of tlle members of the late Hartford Con-
yeulion are members of Peace Societies.
WhatsAsas the object OF those men in the
late war, bu; . ;o'parayze our national
energies, and 10 render the y. States
moe subser,ient 10 rltish policy?
Had not their proceedings, and tire pro-
ceedlngs OF their supporters direct Ten.
deDcy TO embarrass our own nation, to
dishearten our army and navy, ard to
encourage The enemy TO perseyere in
their bloody designs--to prolong the
war, and produce llisurrection and mu
tual carnage ? What has been the lam
guage OF oIe OF the leading peace ma
kers,' even III relation to point On
which the political parties in this coun-
Try were dividend ? Did he nos say
that the object Of his party must be Oh
tanned, peaceaJl, il they can, iorcibIy
if they must''g What has been the
spirit Of these men composing the Peace
Society, | mean generally, under a for
mer administration of government. when
war against France was expected I?
! would ask If great majority OF
members of the Peace Society have not
! been among the active par!lzans in the
federal party, covertly or openly plotting
and exciting disscntion and discord, un-
less they had boundless control il affairs
Of both church and state ? Has not
their conduct toward republicans been
often into!erant ard abusive, as if the
spirit of madness and war raged in their
| hearts ? Do- they not in fact. even TO
this day, manifest the same spirit, al
though with little more guile and eau
ton? Let it be remembered that my
enquiries refer to a majority Of the lead
ipg members Of the Peace Society. The
Author Of heavenly peace teaches us to
reason and Judge thus /: |" ye shall
know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes Of thorns, or 6gs Of tliist.
les |? A corrupt tree cannot bring forth
good fruit"
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