The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04
roa rHe MAplsoNlAK.

| ssgyUss ion THE MADls0NiAK.
Fd1s Rhitakih ropy-- Machiareiism eaen,pii
+ Jfsd & iAepolicy of England Policy phich
she xpui&hass pursued IL certain cases.
There - set Of men IN The present ago, who
are esn,dtiy talking Of philanthropy, or affection
for the whole human race, who yet VIGOROUSLY
destitute Of affection for those 10 w6ou,rthey NOR.
immediately owe It and who, Ia spsakjnx vim suh.
Unity Of the whole, neglect tho duties which ohev
owe to individuals. The objection has bess fflsnn
made 10 them, and they have had the oensdanna 70
answer that in the perfsctionment Of man, nature
forgofu Of The individual attends only to the species
that individuals perish, but the species continue
and, of consequences, that true philosophy comprises
the whole species, compared to which few indiv-
duals go for nothing. Thus Robespierre was phi
lanhrops aud abored for the good of the species to
which the insulated individuals WHOM ne murdered
for the good Of the WHOLE bear kind of proportion
This position has been seriously maintained by .
German philosopher; and thus, by proposing, or
pretending 10 propose, any ideal emd which Is easy
to represent you please, you may NOT only defend
but sanctify any to which your interest, ambl
ton, your passion, may prompt you. How long
will man choose 10 wander in obscurity and error,
when light and truth surround him on every Side
How long will they to wander in the labyrnths
Of an absurd philosophy, an idle unfounded specua-
ton when the most important practical truths, when
philosophy Of divine origin but equally simple, ma
estic, and Interesting as the other is obscure cold
and disgusting lies open before him, and requires
only humanity and docility 10 be fully perceived, and
produce the fullest and happest effects. II would
be equally happy to themselves and for the world, i
the philosophers Of day. throwing Oh the rammels
of philosophy falsely so called, would seek the
Lord, IL haply they might feel after him, and find
him, though he be not far from every one of u.s. For
in him we live, move, and have our being"
Thus spoke the anti. Jacobin Review forty-thrce
yeas ego; Al that time Of the principal organs Of
the British Ministry, tory Ministry but il the wr-
ter be now alive, and true 10 his principles, how
must he bs disposed to flash dswn fire upon the phi
lanthropic pretences Of the British Government in
certain matters abroad in which their philanthropy
is as little Trustworthy that of the pseudo probes
of it whom the author castigates in the foregoing
paragraph. The race of professors of philanthropy
has become neutrality-suspicious. Of it is 30 easy
and to carry On its plans at other peoples expe
so little annoying to selfshness that constran-
ed to watch with all our powers to discriminate the
true from the false.
The modern abotoniss prof S. themselves the
print re,pares of phanthropsts and cry out against
all who will not ,in their plans Of sudden emancipa-
,ion-let him be accused, or he is accursed. beg
leave to refer them for information which they need
to the authority of the Apostles. would ask them,
and all men, seriously to read and ponder the 9th
chapter Of Paul to the Ephesians the Sd and 4th to
the Colloss,an~, the 9Th of Is, Timothy, and the I'd
of Titus, al,o the I'd chapter of LIST Peter. To the
former persons the simplicity Of the doctrine there
taught may be dsl leasing the prophets charge
10 the Syrian nobleman:
So Namaan came with his horses and his chariois
and stood at the door Of the house of Elisha and
Elisha sent messenger unto him saying Go and
w in Jur n mes Inv Hashs hall
again unto thee and tn shalt be clean But Naaman
was wroth, and went away and said, Behold i
thought he would surely to me- and stand and
call on the name Of the Lord his God and strii hi
hand the place and the leper. Are not A.
bana and Phsrpar, rivers of Damascus better than all
the waters Of Israel May not wash in them and
be clean ? So be turned and W. n, away in rage."
But if all will take dose Of that elixir, it may
prove salutary obedience to The mandlte Of tie
prophe. was to the Syrian magna,e. The Gospel is
the true preparatye for the improvement Of human
soc,ty. lat
II we would have examples of Machiavrlsm we
may rofr the conduct of the British Government in
tie wars of Aaghanistan and China The atrocious
injustice ofhc AGghan:sian war is point undisputed
their own journals generally condemn it. Sew
raj of the most respectable of the Tory journals
condemned tho " big war upon China, in very
high talent in America who approves il, but Mr.
Adams. True, their arms crowned with sue
in the which did attend them in the
other in the Afghanisian war they encountered
hardy and brave people, lei by of Muchia,cI Of
0oIe cunning than themselves; and his .murdsrous
sword hewel down their fsinting soldiers of every
grade, from Cabul TO the mountain passes On the
Oh nese war; the allowing resolutions the p acc So
Gle, IS Of England and America, held in London, ex
press the views of almost every talent in Amcr
ca who has stca ed the subject much ns he may
differ from the Peace Society in principle Of uni
versal hon-resistance:
Resolutions ofhe London Peace Society
"That the recent wars in China, AGghani.tan,
and Scindc, are, in the opinion Of this Convention
gross violations Of all equitable and Christian princ
pies, and directly calculated TO prejudice the recep
ton OF evangelical truth in those heather nations as
well as to depreciate the character and influence OF
the British people throughout the whole civilized
world and that copy of this csouton be forward
ed TO the members of the British Government and
Parliament"
Opium trade with China:
= That the maintenance Of peace with China by
which, under Providence the blessings Of Christianity
might gradually be extended third Of the pop
ulation Of the Globe, earnestly 10 be desired but
II is the deliberate opinion Of Ills Convention, that
the contrabsnd traffic in opium carried on by British
SUBJECTS being source of extreme irritation TO the
Government and people Of that empire, threatens
again TO renew the horrors which characterized The
recent war; and that il the bounden duty Of the de-
legates, individually and collectively, to exert them
selves Tor The suppression of this great evil"
Suppose that the seventy millions Ct dollars
worse than wasted in The Afghansian war--had been
applied by Great Britain to give Christian and lite
rary education to considerable portion of the youth
OF Hindostan Of both sexes, how much would il have
advanced the responsibility Of the British name in
every civilized nation Of the globe II would have
ADDED, too-however contrary may such an idea be
to the prevalent principles of her ar.tocracy-to the
security # her empire. So bene6ccnt an employ
ment Of wealth would have attracted the favor both
Of God and man. Surely there are few great sec
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