Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-08-27
BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS ON PEACE.
ny MRS. LYDIA NJ. CHILD.


ouisite and lively pen is ever devoted to
the cause of human veal, has been adding
to those beautiful letters from New York,
which were collected, short time ago,
into a volume and from recent one TO
the Boston Courier, we copy some extracts
on peace:
To-day is Christmas. From east to
west, from north to south, men chant hymns
of praise to The despised Nazarene, and
kneel and worship before his cross How
beautiful is this universal homage to the
principle Of universal love! that feminine
principle Of the universe, the Utmost CEN
ire Of Christianity. II is the divine idea
which distinguishes i: from all other reli-
gions, and yet the idea in which Christian
nations evince so little faith, that one would
think they kept, only to swear by, that
gospel which says, "Swear not at ALL"
Centuries have passed, and through
infinite conhic, have 'ushured in our brief
to-day , and is there peace and good will
among men? Sincere faith in the words
of Jesus would soon fulfil the prophecy
that angels sung. But the world persists
in saying. this doctrine of unqualified for
gveness and perfect love, though beautiful
and holy, cannot be called into practice
nor; men are not yet prepared for it,
The same spirit says, . ii would not be safe
TO emanclf ate slaves; they must first be
fitted for freedom AS if slavery ever
could ct men for freedom, or war ever
lead the nations into perfect peace. Yet
men who gravely utter these excuses,
10 k,i, S~Ft no,
Their, who declared that her son should ne
yer venture into the water until he had
learned TO SWIM.
. Those who have dared to trust the
principles of peace, have always found
them perfectly safe. 1t can never prove
otherwise, if accompanied by the decIara
ton that such course is the result, of true
Christian principle, aud deep friendliness
OF humanity. Who seemed so lille likely
To understand such a position, as the In
dams ot North America! Yet how readi-
~ they LAID down tomahawks and scalpiny
knives at the feet of William Penn! With
wha, humble sorrow they apologlzed for
killing the only two Quakers they we've
ever known to tack! The men carried
arms, said they, therefore we did not
hnor they were no, fighters. We thought
they pretended to be Quakers because they
were cowardS' The savngcs of the Fast.
who murdered Lyman and Manson, made
the same excuse. They carried arms
snid they, 'and we supposed they were
not hrlStInn missionaries, but enemies
We would have d ne them no harm, if we
had known they were men Of Cod
~ If unttnn f.null hint af,,:n - s,,cb
high wisdom as TO ALLURE war, and pro-
claim 20 all the earth, I'VE will not fight
under any ovocatlon il other nations
Shave aught against US, we will settle the
question by umplrcs mutu lily chosen;'-
think YOU that any nation would darc TO
make war upon such a peoples Nay We
rlly, they would be lnstctively ashamed of
such an act, as men nre now ashamed to
attack Il woman or q child. Even if any
were found mean enough to pursue such n
course, the whole civilized world would cry
tfic upon them, and by universal consent
branu them as poftroons and assasSins.-
And assassins they would be, even in the
common acceptation Of the term. have
read of certain regiment ordered to march
into n small town in the Tyrol, think.
and take it. ltchanced that The place was
settled by colony who believed the gospel
OF Christ, and proved their faith by their
works. A courier from neighboring vii
lage informed them that troops were ad-
yancing 10 take the town. They quietly
answered, if they wW take it, they must,
Soldiers soon came riding in with colors
flying, and flies piping with their shriIl de-
'iiance. They looked around for an enc
my, and saw the farmer nj his plough. the
blacksmith AT his anvil, and tho women at
their churns and spinning wheels. Babies
crowded to hear the music, and boys ran
out 10 see the pretty trainers, with feathers
and bright buttons, the horequins Of the
nIneteenth century, OF course, none Of
these were in proper position to be shot
at. Where are your soldlers' they asked.
We have none was the brief reply
but, we have come to take the town. >
Well, friends, it lies before YOU But
is there nobody to fghtP No; we are all
Christians Here was an emergency al
together unprovided for by the military
schools This was n sort OF resistance
which no bullet could hit; a fortress per-
fcctly bomb proof. The commander was
DeTpitNeu. IL tHeEe Is HOO9uN 10 nEht
with, of course we cannot fight said he.
=. 1t is impossible TO take such town as
this SO he ordered the horses heads to
be turned about, and they carried the hu-
man animals out of the village, us guilt
less as they entered, and pe:chance some
what wiser.
"This experiment on small scale in.
dicates how easy it would be TO dispense
with armies and navies, if men only had
faith in the religion they profess TO believe
When France lately reduced her amy,
England Immediately did the same Tor
the existence of one army creates the ne
cessity Of another, unless men are safely
ensconced in the bomb-proof fortress above
mentioned "
he Journeymen bricklayers OF Cincin.
ia" nave called meeting 10 adopt mea-
sureS 10 increase their wages. They nj
present work twelve hours for seven dol.
lars per week, and that, too, when business
is better than it has been before for wears
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