The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-07
The Peace and War Principles.


As there is such trem ndous talk just now about
going to war and we have many valerous spirits
floating up and down among us, VIC commend the
following admirable story of the apostle Of peace
William Ladd, to the calm consideration Of the
valiant. 1t is from the last lumber of Langley S
Democratic Review
alt was not mere good nature, but the adoption
Of the peace principles, which made Ladd thus
gentle hearted. A story which he often told with
peculiar relish, will illustrate this moulding of his
Characteristic gradual progress OF his mind in
adopting the peace principles. q had said he
fine field Of grain, growing upon an t-farm some
distance from the homesteads. Whenever rode
by saw my neiehbor Pulsifer's sheep in the lot,
destroying my hof es of q harvest. These sheep
were Of the gaunt, long legged kind, active as spa:
partition wall could keep them out. com
planned to neighbor Pulsifer about them, sent him
frequent messages, but all without avail. Perhaps
they would be kept out for day or two, but the
legs Of his sheep were long, and nay grain rather
more tempting than the adjoining pasture. rode
by sain-the sheep were still there / became
angry, and told my men to set the dogs on them,
and il that would not do, would pay them if they
would shoot the sheep.
ssI rode away much agitated for was not so much
of Peace man then as am now, and felt, literal
y, full of fight All at once light flashed in upon
me. asked myself, Would it not be well for you
TO try in your own conduct the Peace principles
you are preaching to others thought it all over,
and settled down my mind as to the best course to
be pursued.
''rhe next day rode over to see neghbor Pusi.
GOOD molning, neigS pp'S No o Answer. GOOD
morning., l repeated. He gave kind Of grunt,
like a hog, without looking up. Il came, CONT
nued j, ito see you about the sheep At this he
threw down his axe, and exclaimed, in q most an
CRY manner, Now aren't you pretty neighSor,
to tell your men to kill my sheep! Iheard Of it
a rich man like you to shoot poor mans sheep!'
81 was wrong, neighbour said l; bat it won't
TO that would Ia ste sheep to
homestead pas ure, and put the m in with mine, and
in the fall you may take them back and if any one
s j, missing nss y'a may take your pick out Of my
''Pulsfer looked eonfounded-he. did not know
how to take me. At last he stammered out, Now,
Squire, are you in earnest? Certainly am
answered; st is better for me to feed your sheep
in my pasture grass, than to feed them here on
grain: and see the fence can't keep them out
Alter a moments silence The sheep shant
trouble you any more exclaimed Pulsifer. will
fetter them all. But I'll let you know that when
any man talks OF shooting, | can shoot too: and
when they are kind and neighborly, can be kind
too "The sheep never again trespassed on my lot
And my friends" he would continue, addressing
The audience. remember that when you talk Of
injuring your neighbours they talk of injuring you
When nations threatea TO fight, other nations will
be ready too: Love will beget love; wish 10 be
at peace will keep you in peace. You can only
overcome evil with good. There is no other way!'
Let all those excited, excteable and valiant men,
who are and have been for some time past camoring
for war between this country and England, prac-
tise the principles Of William Ladd. Contrast his
conduct, and its results, with the bloody fields o.
Austerlitz, Marengo, Albuera, Borodino, and Wa.
terloo Call up in horrible array before their mind .
eye some Of the scenes which occurred during
those battles, and then, Christians, and immortal
beings, who have one day to account for their con-
duet earth, say if they prepared to pander to
that base-that accused ambition-which would
-" Renew those horrors,
And place more those scenes Of blood before us