The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-14
THE VIRGINlAN.
APRIL ii. 1925.
CONSIDERATIONS.
he r.nclnsion of some remarks made

ii Ia b. represseu as mucI as Possible,
'o ssnt,blie, whose policy is peace, Ne
",aaa,,,d an intention of cuutinulog our
'. 5.a,, Of tue subject. the great length
a,ber articles, however, which claimed
.,ye immediate attention, has prevented
,..arrpnce 10 the subject unlil now.
,a,,ith standing the President j Elec-
oyer. il is no reason that discussions
Il er,t principles which can never cease
,,byysa bearing upon our natural prct4e-
y, .Lgnid cease. 1t may indeed be- ex.
nJ that occasion will very speedily
rs. when the Ameriran people viii be
.,.io called upon to guard against the DE-
.'nrtiy, influence of too pervadine spirit
6f military glory and agarand'zenrn'.,
WAS announced by Gen. Jackson
ENDS. even before the contamination "'
n, lat. election. that an opposition to the
ADMINISTRATION of Mr.. Adams would com
,,nce on the mnrGing Of the 5'h March
And although the good sense OF the great
minority of the people has conpeiied jdc
f,s 10 hide IFS head and almost nut an end
a,hr,e "nen of huckram," yet, even should
II. A., measures fail to give offence, So
.,a. az the discussions of the relative me-
.,.,f The future presidential aspirants shall
aommrncp. we shalt see new efforts made
Ia ,rocnrr for the military services of Gen.
lenn the reward doe only 10 superior
RI Is combined with superior virtue. 1t
!. therefore, as much AZ ever, the duty of
m, sober and rejecting portion of the com
ranity To continue, aye tn redouhlr their
.e,,,nus ~ induce the people 10 regard. u
th.r selections for civil Office, those quail
Nations which are alone requisite for the
n charge oftheir duties, instead Of snch IS
ARE more brilliant and shoWy than aseluI--
Rs encouraging the military spirit, give
A Interference 10 feeling dtti;nrntal 10 the
great and lastlDg interests of The country,
and wr bead the ininds of the people from
nsil pursuits 10 the destructive one vi
rnani hloodshed. Ii WAS the remark of
wise and good man, thgt he who has
cnsrd two blades of grass 60 grow wh"rr
BIT onp grew before, has done more essen
a baneil to mankind, than he who is
rsrspd in all the subtlelies of the schons, or
who his wadcd through oceans of blood
IN the summit OF rpnown. The triunlphs
of intellect # not ~ durable M those nf
arms are donbly valuable, because they
ARE bIoodess. They are unaccumpanird
BY the groans of murdered victims and the
srieks Of widows and orphans. Their
Dilllnce ls not caused hy the contlagra
,mOf villages and towns, nor is their a..
ng marked by de.oIation and ruia On
/ Ne contrary, their object il tho good of
nnkind, and the means by which II Is
attained arr noble & praIseworthy. The cod
Of the one IL magnificent ruin III" end at
The other an externai pyramid Of splendid
and substantial Usefulness. In our opinion,
iDest remarks, are gcurI illy true OF all ia.
tloGs, notn outstanding different theory
has been predlcatrd Of sumr, particularly
" Great Britain, whose Immense means If
war, II IL SAID, must have employment; and
II they be not employed against foreign
b's II Is feared that thy wD'dd he turned
sgalnst their domestic Institutions, If tins
He1ry BE- trueln lis apple Hion To u. Britain,
! sht does il dpmonstratri Is II not aouthtr
/ aided 10 the many lessons which almost
every page Of history has handed down To
@,that wars gu III 10 he avoided whenever
p-aclicable ? Wnat but the frequent resort
10 this measure required Great Britain 10
orsaaizt such powerful means " nat hut
tlr constant fear OF iis recurrence, Il a.
sprrmduced by the slight occasions which
nave on So m ny occasions called them
INTO Usr, requires dat power stu To keep
up Ifs military system upon such nam
moth scale ? Tue fact -, that when VARS
become frequent, tAis very frequency be
gels their necs ssi,y for they sl'e il" 20 a
'Preies of persons who lose all relish for
peaceful pursufs when once they become
nured to the toiis aud capllsatcd by the
"pOap, pride and circumstance" of battle.
bet 1t not be- understood that we
an aserss TO a resort to arms, when that
hsort is necessary. Far from it. Whrn
me rights are invaded, no one would be
nare wiling than ourselves to adopt this
course. But wc do not wish to proyske
Var, nor 10 encourage disposition t0tn
sse in it hastily aud without su.iicient
elses-,he inevitable tendency of which is
hgse the public M II wrong direction
and by which we overlook the claims Of
"g statesman. and reward only those
VINO nave Distinguished themselves in the
i'''a u battle. The policy of this country is
pedfei lis blessings should not be Il3ht
'nso"n away. With territory almost
"'dirss In extent--a sparse population,
s"fh' without the aid of Standing armles,
,"n oe With difficulty brought to brar elisc-
WY on given point--wlth an extensive,
'' ~ great measure Unprotected sea
.Sl, Indrtrnsihle except by po"ert' |
M'Y-"'t' available and rapidly increas-
* oommerce, which, by its free, unre-
.alnrd and safe pursuit, gives life TO eve
> o''er branch of national iodnstry,-rv
y! im'ncemPnt which can Operate upon us
Individuals, and as a nation, com
"s !" tell us That the path of peace is
~, Nv path of prosperity that war has
-, Wv Inevitable tendency TO individual
,"' and national corruption-to the ex
,|s1lshlnent uf our liberties and the pros.
walton even Of uur existence. These re-
marks, as we have heretofore said, are not
''flt NnlllV r.f,.r,ur,s Tn General