Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-02-20

There doubtless, dfli other moral,
and intellectual natures Iassing what man
calls time 10 one untriedpnrsuit of truth
aud duty still seekingl still exploring,
ever satisfying, never saiating, the ethe-
lreal, moral, intellectual tirst; whose de-
liightfll task it is--as it Ihould be ours
to learn the will OF the Eternal Father ];
to seek the good, wilichlto that end--for
them aud us TO seek-hdhides and fnd-
ing, 10 admire, adore, aid praise" Him
first, Him last, Him a1Adst and without
lend"
8 Imagine one Of theS celestial spirits,
lbent on this great purpok, descending up
on our globe and, led, b chance, to az
European plain, at the yhint Of some grea:
battle; on which to buntn eye, reckless
land blind to overtuiing Heaven, the fate
Iof States aud Empires issuspended.
:" On sudden, the fieldof combat opens
on his astonished vision. 1t is a field
which men call & glorict." A. hundred
Thousand warriors stand il opposed ranks.
Light CLEANS on their bkrnished sieeis.
Their plumes aud hannlrs wave. Hill
echoes to hill the noise d moving rank
and squadron (; the neigh and tramp Of
steeds the trumpet, dru9, and bugie call
| !" There. is momentafy panse ST.
lence, like that, which pfecedes the fall
OF the thnuderbolt Iiketh awful still.
ness, which is the precursor To the desc
lating rage Of the whirIwud. La an in
slant, flash succeeding Fash, pours coli
lnmns Of smoke along The plain. The iron
tempest sweeps; heaping man, horse and
car, in undistinguished ruin. In shouts of
rushiug hosis---in shock OF breastiDg steeds
lin peas of mnsqnetry--in artii;ery's
lroar-ia sabres' clasll--iI, thick aud gath
Ierins clouds Of smoke aud dust, all hu-
man eye, and ear, and sense are lost. Man
sees not, but the sign Dc onset. Man
hears rot, but the cry of" onward"
!" Not so the celestial stranger. His
spiritual eye, uDobscured by artificial
lnight, his spiritual ear unaffected by
mechanic noise, witness the real scene, ma
ked, in all its cruel horrors.
{" He sees-lopped aud bleeding limbs
scattered gashed, dismeInbered trunks,
outspread, gore-cIotted, liieless brains
bursting from crushed souls blood gush-
ling from sabred uecks severed heads
Whose mouths muiter rage, amidst the
lpalsying Of the last agony
8 lie heaTs-the mingled cry Of anguish
land despair, issuing frorsaa thoesand DO.
|soms, in which thousand bayonets turn
the convnlsive stream Of anguish from
lheaps of mangled, halfexpiring victims,
lover whom the heavy artillery. wheels
lumber and crush into one mass, bone,
land muscle, and sinew ;---whiIe the fet-
lock of the war-boTse drips with blood
starting from the last palpitation Of the
burst heart, on which his hoof pivots.
This is not earlh"-would not such
a celestial stranger exclaim;- This Is
not earth--this is hell This is not man
but demon, tormenting demon
Thus exclaiming, would he not speed
AWAY to the skies? His immortal nature
unable TO endure the folly, the crime, anc
the madness Of man."
Numerous other passages might be extracted
that could not fail to crafty the reader,--Indee,
we have found it difficult to make selection o
: the best where all are excellent.
/ The length and number of those already taken
lremind us that it is necessary to set bounds Il
inclination, and to close this article with the brie
word of exhortation with which Mr. @. encour
/, ages and urges his colleagues to perseverance a
the conclusion of his address:
. Whatever there is in the circumstan
, ces of the time, tending to make war, les
frequent, less probable, or more odious
on that seize that anaIyze, display am
) enlorce.-Bring the principles, connect
, ed with those circumstances, home t,
linens business and bosoms; not BY dis
, coursing on the beauties OF moral tru.I
and on the bliss Of tranquil state, bu
r lby exhibiting those facts and relations
! lexistiDg among men and between societies
which, il cherished and multiplied an,
, strengthened, give rational grounds Of be
liet that brighter, and calner days ma,
{. be made 10 dawn aud be perpetuated il
, our tempest-torn race.
" The reasons Of this belief, take will
j you into life. Garry them into the haunt
Of men, press them upon all, who guild
and influence society. Make, if posi-
ble, recognition Of them condition Q
political power. Above alt, satisfy th,
r people Of their true interests. Show you
t fellow citizens Of this, aud the men Of ey,
e ery other country, that war is game ev
E Ter played for The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of tn
n flew, and for the impoverishment Of tn
: many that those who play il voluntarily
: do it always for selfish, never for publ
t purposes; that war establishments are ev
cry where scions Of despotism; that whe
! Iengrafted 90 republicks, they always be
: gin by determining the best sap TO thei
/. own branch and never fail TO finish b,