The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-06-27
BRANDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 81, 1914.

tains TO public, and 10 civil life. For riehi
and arrong, there should be one measure
and one scale. And when the theorem:
and maxims of war mast come before the
mind of the child, with its practices, they
should be stripped of that broad phylactery
on which anarchy, despolisn, and Papal
hierarchy, have inscribed their successive
sanctions. And undressed Of the gaudy at
tire, and splendid trappings, which the
wealth Of the world have lavished upon
them, left to appear in their native deform-
lily. Is the child captivated with the militia
ry review, or the leisure and the luxury OF
the rendezgoux, lead his mind 10 the stand
ing army in time Of war. Let him see the
sufferngs incident 10 the camp from bad
provisions, bad lodging, bad shelter and Of
ten insufficient clothing; notice the con-
sequent sickness, poorly provided for and
the frequent mortality of the camp. Make
him acquainted with the severity and slrir-
lures of martial law, and show him the gal
ling fetters and handouts, the countenance
emaCiated by penal starvation, or the back
lacerated TO blood, and even the frequent
horrid executions, to enforce this law and
secure this servile state of suffering. Or is
he inflated with the splendid historic victo-
ry. When his mind is little cool, lead
him 10 the next day scene Of the battle field,
or TO the hospital. Nor lose the advantage
by presenting all in the gross. Descend 10
particulars. Notice the walton plunder ers
and burgers, hardened TO their work; and
observe here one, and there another, passed
for dead the day before, when tie wounded
were gathered up, in whom the spark of life
still fingers teach your child to sympathise
with their sulIerings and despair. Or, as he
becomes Of an age to bear it, let him see in
the hospital, the living flesh recoil from the
surgeons knife, and hear the mingled
groans aad signs, CALCULATIONS, curses and
blasphemies, inseparable from such scene.
One sober view Of the battle field scene
drawn by Just and graphic hand will
give quite another tinge 10 military fame.
Even the iron-hearted Napoleon, ntoxicat-
ed with success, and unnamed by populari>
ty, visiting his surgeons al their work, after
a successful battle, was overcome ty the
scene, and exclamed-'lhis is more than it
is all worth" Such views Of war, may re-
cover the youthful mind, and leave it Access
slble to the dictates of reason and justice.
But the horrors of war should not be left
here. The view should be carried forward
10 that solemn and august day when God
himself shall make inquslion for blood. ,
And wlen the Fictitious honors of earth
shall have passed away and no suberluge
shall screen the war-maker from his own
guilt and punishment.
Thus let education do its proper work in
Chrislendom, for one fourth OF century,
and the fatal delusion would be destroyed,
We trus! in God, never more TO be revived
And lei Protestant Chrslendom with all its
eminence, exchange the practice of war, for
just International laws and adjudication Z;
and would not the world fast follow out the
example, until 'the nations of the earth
should learn war no more!' But who shall
begin this work Of education 2 For our
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