The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-09
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 9, 1871 .
WAR 7 WAR !

The ancient Greeks contemplated war as
the natural state Of the human race, and con.
stantly recurring scenes of fighting and blood
shed among their petty states, were succeeded
by mere truces, and not by treaties of perpet-
ual peace. At the present day and even in
our own country which boasts the highest
state Of civilization, multitudes are 10 be found
who seem 10 be thoroughly imbued with the
the bellicose notions of antiquity. Many of
our newspaper editors are necessarily croak.
lcar, ,car ,rar, into the ears of their readers.
Mcleod has been released. Grogan was re-
stored as soon as the authorities Of Canada as
certained that he was illegally arrested. No
man can believe trat Britain seriously desires
war in which she has nothing 10 gain but
every thing TO lose, Nothing remains which
does not admit of amicable adj ustmeni; and
yet every Himsy pretence is seized upon BY
certain turbulent spirits 10 keep up belliger-
ent excitement which would end only in delu-
ging the continent in blood. The time may
come when the repeated insults and encroach.
ments of Britain shall be insufferable, when
our demands for redress shall be insolenlly de-
MED, and the insulted honor Of the nation shall
require an appeal 10 thu God of battles as the
only remedy. Indeed there can be little doub:
that every section of the country except the
cotton growing South would be eventually ben
Gifted by war if this were the only means of
shaking off the colonial dependence upon
Great Britain, 10 which the absurd policy of
our government has consigned US. Still we
cannot 10 1k upon men who would needlessly
urge on nations to murder aud kill each other
in much better light than tigers and hyenas IN
human form. We cannot envy the feelings Of
those who anticipate with delight to behold
garments rolled in blood, batlle-felds strewed
with the dying and the dead. widows and Or
phans ba'ht d in tears, cities sacked, villages in
flames. countries desolated, the ocean converted
into one wide spread scene Of rapine, piracy
and MURDER and all the vile and stormy pas
s;ons Of our nature breaking from the peaceful
rnoorings of our holy religion. When all other
means OF fedreSS LOT Inc VlOla,eG iiaIeSty vi INK
nation shall be utterly exhausted, we will be
the first 10 stand 10 our arms, and we trust we
shall fight as vaianlly as many of those fire.
side bloodhounds who have never discovered the
difference between reclining in the tent OF
Achilles, and entering the battle field, sword IN
hand, by his side. In the mean time VIC shall
be careful what we do 10 hasten fratrlcIdal war
between the two noble branches Of the Anglo.
Saxon race. We believe war so unnatural
and so contrary to the interests Of both nations
can be avoided by amcdble negotiation unless
fresh causes should spring out of the wicked
efforts of those who wish 10 increase them. Our
foreign relations are conhded 10 able hands
men who will, doubtless, enforce every just
claim; and if they cannot shield our national
interests and honor against every insult and
aggression by fair negotiation, they will tell
lis when the time for marshalling The enrbatlled
hosts of the nation has arrived. Then every
Green mountain boy, will be ready TO meet the
enemy with sharper eloquehce than the taunts
and jeers Of those sansuinary spirits who are
striving 10 embark the nation in struggle
whose end can never be reached, but through
seas of blood and hundreds Of millions of ex.
pended treasures.