Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-04-22

1t speaks well for cause when the pub
lie mind begins to inquire oft; and perhaps
one of the first indications that the public
MUD is awakening 20 the consideration ola
subject, is when newspaper is established
advocating it. The Advocate of Peace is
paper published we believe in New York,
the design of which is to convince the pub
lie of the fact, tina, war is by no means es-
sental to preserve nation, or minister TO
its prosperity The time wds, when to
breach such an idea would have been uni
vcrsally considered absurd, but the time is
when not few, are ready not only to assert
IT, but 10 stoutly maintain it. 1t appears TO
be one of these peculiar subjects that affects
men more according to their perception of
matters, than one in which you can appeal,
TO their reflection. Men from their pecu-
liar constitution take one side or the other
ofthe question, and it advances, not by
proselyiing from the ranks of its opponents
bu, by the gradual eleva,ion,by the progress
of general intelligence, Of the Intellectual
and moral man. The time will come when
nations will learn peace, and we believe that
time is not far distant so far as our own ma
ton is concerned.-W have no love of
country except that which springs from a
belief of superiority of one country over
another in general righteousness; and if we
love our own country it is from this reason.
Our institutions are all framed with reference
TO mans free ageEcy-lhat he may progress
in the scale of being and work out his own
salvation; and in the matter ofv.ar. we have
no standing armies for conquest-we send
no millions into other lands by murder to
bring US new domin;ons. This is highly
favorable feature: and as far as it goes do
we love our country beyond other nations.
But our country is by no means perfect. 1t is
hard for us TO conce'c a case that would
Justify a resort 10 arms--or one that a bet
ter way might not be found to settle, and
equally effective. The law of love and
non-reslstance will disarm the strongest tv-
rant, for there is principal universal in the
human mind, that leads to respect and to a
yielding TO the voice Of gcntlencss and love
where blows would effect nothing. Even
the rude savage, in the early history of our
country, gave evidence of this. VII.
liam Penn, dong everything in spirit of
strict justice, and relying alone upon that,
lived with his followers unframed, among
his savage neighbors; whilst his bretheren.
who sought territory by means of conquest,
lived in daily and hourly fear of death al
| their hands. The peace principle is very
easily illustrated Tho world is made
up by an aggregate of Northumberland the
| illustration drawn from a small circle is good
as general prnciple.-Now does any one
believe that in our own or any other socie-
ty, the mild, peaccabie; and viriuous man
has less his rights, than one Of the opposite
character. Is il not fact that his very viz
tue is his protection ;and however much one
vicious man may desire TO prey upon him,
yet such is the constitution OF the mass of
mind, that universal indignation would wait
| a.
to arms, becomes necessary, because we
show disposition to use them. A vaunt.
ing bully has seldom to wal, long for an at
tack; whilst the peaceable and orderly citI |
zen, may pass through life unframed.
We show too much the attitude of the
bully.-We spend ten times as much TO pro-
mote war as we do TO promote peace.--We
have at least one college, TO teach the youth
of our country the art of murdcr,b but not one
to teach them the art of virtuous peace
And into this college for instruction in the
art of butchery, we find our youth vastly
more desirous of entering, than into the pri
vate institutions of Intellectual training Is
not this lamen,abe state of affairs. 1t re-
suits from low standard of morals general
| ~. ne nina is not right when natlon's
huzzas wait upon the successful conqueror,
and he who is eminent only for superior viz
tue and love of his iellows,is left to live and
die in obscurily; nor when the trade of the
soldier elevaes a man in society, whilst hon
est labor occupies the lowest grade. Such
is our condition even in this enlightened day,
but we are gratified to believe ourselves
somewhat better in this respec: than other
nations; and as consequence Of our free
institutions we have progressed beyond 9th
err nations in The peace principles, SO shall
we continue 10 progress till the mild pr scepts
Of tho true religion are triumphant; and
the trade of the soldier will 60 down in the
scale of society, till i, becomes lost.
From the Chicago Democrat
FRIDAy MoRNISc Aprl 10