Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-22

""e. important OF all subjects. Nor
was his faith without works, his active
services in the cause of one of our be-
pevolent institutions and the frequent
and libersi donations which for wears
he Is known to have made under the
name ola PRESIDENT Yankee" show
the goodness Of his heart, and his unos-
tentatious charity. Over himself he
kept constant watch and his anxiety
seemed ever awake to detect error
there and not in others. His great de-
sire was to apprehend the truth as re-
vealed by God, and, to exercise an in
telligent faith. His search was not in
vain. The houi of death Witnessed his
trial and his victory too. Calm and
collected in the full contemplation OF
that awful event, he resigned with un-
wavering hope, his soul to his God and
Redeemer. Without a struggle he fell
asleep in death, in SD year ofhis age,
on MONDAY evening the 9th inst. Tho
aumonitinn ofthe King of Israel was in
this case fully exemplitied.-"Mark the
perfect man and behold the upright, for
the end of that man is peace"
War.-The following sentiments on War
are interesting, emanating as they do from
distinguished British statesman, and express.
Sod in references to the present state of Europe
and the policy of England To the patriot
and christian they are doubly interesting,
because they are rapidly becoming the senti.
ments of the age, and afford cheering pro-
misc Of the time when "nations shall learn
war no more" They are extracted from
speech lately delivered by Mr.. Brougham,
to the Voters of Yorkshire:
l abominate war as uuchristian-I
hold 1t to be the greatest of human
crimes-I deem it TO include all others.
violence, blood, rapine, fraud, every
thing that can 6eform the character,
alter the nature. and debase the name
OF man. There is one cause only which
can justify it-there is one occasion
only which makes it other than a cline
that is, self defence. Our own. de-
ience, or the defence OF our country,
aud nothing else, on no other terms
IS war any thing but sin. [Cheersl
And l shall close the remarks which [
have to make to You on this subject, by
reminding you of the glorious legacy
which an illustrIous patriot of the New
World bequeathed to his relation and
successor--a patriot equally eminent
in council and in field, who was raised
to the supreme power by the unbought
and unsolicited voice Of that country
which he had served and saved-I
mean Washington who having been,
EgE stsass otstky e.Q iueaRssssaisl
dow sahs. sceptfe Whstff his country
had giveushim when he lound il imDns-
able 10 wield it consistently with the
'fiBsfR which he had so n"bly gained.
lae Bequeathed TO his nephew (for he
@as childless himsef) the sword which
he had worn during the American war;
and with it, said he, / leave this in
junction, but it is an Injunction
which ought to extend to all mn, in
all countries, and in all ages, and to
every RaSsagsch and ruler upon earth,
la sbe siisaA zoned in letters of gold
bsrishab over every council room
q senate leave 9I,inued he con
one condltIon--that they never I'M
sheath the same, unless in seIf-defence,
or in the defence of their country, or
in defence of their liberties, or in re-
sistance to tyraits: and then, it is nv
command that they never sheath it, but
holdit unsheathed ill victory be theirs
and prefer their falling with it naked
in'fheir hands in such a cause, to re-
linquishing it wi,b life and freedom to
their enemies Grea' cheering1 In
that injunction IS my creed not that
L can say that no war can be justified,
but that to justify any war. all the con-
ditions must concur which mentioned
! feel, after the sublime language of
Washington, how tame any poor COM
ments Of would appear"