Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-09
: FOR THE LlTcHFIELD ENQUlRERs
 AAN NNYNn

O that War might cease! Have not victims cnosph been already sacrificed gla, his revengefal rage r. Survey the world over witch this horrible demon has strode for than five thousand years, and what has been heprogress of his desoa,ing career? How ma"y millions have been sacrificed Onihe bloody fields Of false glory! Men armed agains, their fellow all deriving their origin from pareai and all dependant Upou Divine Creator for exissence and every blessing, pursuing each other with the ero. city ofgers and staining their hands in the blood of their brethren! The hear, sickens n, the ,hough.- imagination shu,ders at the reality. 70 thou enemy. when shall des'rueiioM come to perpetual end ?''-- When shall the Prince of Peace, the Saviour of a guii.y world, "sway the mild scep,rc of miIlennaI bliss over the nations of the earth ?''
 Could the eye of man penetrate into the invisible world and behold there the countless millions whose spirits wander through Eternity, and whose mortal bodies once hed upon the fields of war; to graly the ambition of some proud aspirant to domiaons and worldly fame, Oh what picture would be presented for our contemplation! FIR,
 Think of the of those beloved relatives, that have beea shed for fathers, bro,hers and husbands, whose lives departed amid the clash of arms and the groansof the dying and the shouts of the vic,ors- Oh, think upon the anguish and the wailing of the dsconsolate widows. and the moaning of bercaved sisters and the cries of helpless orphans, whom war has made, and then ask your own hearts, can you look with indifference upon the vivtaescripons of battles fought victories won, countries depopuated, and ci. lies razed io,he ground
 Christians can never, consistently, be the advocates of war It ,scomesthem to use all their influence to prevent it, and lend their aid in the cause of universal peace. Jesus Christ never came into the world io encourage men to haze another and strive in tai combat to slay and conquer. The design Of his mission was to bring "peace upon earth and good will to man." And be strongly incuca,ed' the heavenly precep,, "Love your enemies do good to them which hate yOU, and pray ofthem which dcspiteIay you and prosecute you" And tho character ofse Saviour has changed. His followers f they would be like him, mus. be inc ministers of mercy, aRl by their meekness and lorbearance endeavor patiently 10 aIlay the evil passions Of men, and lead them by the most tender md persuasive motives to look upon each ot.. CT brethren, and forgive one another, and try to harmonise all arrins dscordaRces, and live ip mutual friendship and benevolcnce.
 War, then, should never ne resored to unless when from selfdeftnce h becomes case of absolute neces- sity. And even then 1t ought to be conducted with feelings of regret and prosecuted with such vin- dctve nnimosy as to lead party to ask the exter imitation of,he other. Yet, how much better would i, be- if all national disputes could be settled by ar umpire instead of an appeal to the sword We sin cerey hope that in the progress ofevens such will b the mode universally adopted, and universally prac.i sed, for adjusting national differences. cxBEs. I | nf Ina Ioafd da of its session, appointed Messrs. McDuffe, R. Y Hayne, James Hamilton, and two other distinguishes Nulhfers, Major Generals of the Militia.