New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-06

find nsces.ery 10 wage for the maintenance 81 her Jus
ryhts scicA you'd .so The AID nariez toi
al lo> on J<tr otrr soil and tc eHszy
Hres NIGH be disbdnded and other nat.onS allowed :,
impose any terms upon which they pleased"
We really cannot help saying as well as thinking
it superluous that the Son OF God should appear OF
earth 10 proclaim s1ch Gospel az this OF the Ban
ner-the world had been brin,full OF such Religion
for Centuries. A gospel which would send US int
our neighbors house to shoot him there for fear 0
his coming over TO shoot us-which cannot tell wha
acts OF War are offensive and what defensive-snc
which reyoits al the absurdity OF every nst1or
keeping It's armies al home On its own sol, ano
objects that they might be dsbanded, is one wor-
thy OF the days Of Homer or Hannibal bat not Of 'he
Nineteenth Century Of Christ It does seem !" ~
that its bare exhibition precludes the neoes
arguing its unsoundness. Most surrey TIC
disciples who said u am CHRISTIAN, 'Ne'
cannot fight had never enjoyed any sue" ''''''''''
tons as those OF the Banner a...
r, ro,1 IN rvts, we had said OF the supposed case
So a., ,..;ne involved in deadly quarrel ihe
a,,,,sr,. o,,.r, supposition.) the Editor says;
So. ,,,,-ose the rsfan would not la you tase
our son by The collar 10 walk MN out OF Se zn. O4'
yot yover his dead body 10 get hold Oh your eoh-
" ,be5, Would you-say, sir, and say panly-
,ro,id YOU fight for your SON right or wrong OF
oId you put your ultra peace notions in practice mere
and see him killed rather than 10 espouse MS cause eI
in doing 80 you should become participant in and justify
The wrong which involved the parties IN the sU!ic -
The principle different because between nanons
Woe TO the People when such sophistry as the
above is put forth by those who assume TO speak
to them in the name Of the Most High Suppose
the ruftan would not LEI you take your son, &c
Consider that this is put forth to justify the prose-
cntion of this atrocious War on Mexico Will she
not let us evacuate her invaded territory! Do We
fear to abandon her desecrated soil and liberate her
captive people lest in doing she should deal us
mortal blow How wretched must be the cause
which requires such shifts as the above?
Mr. Editor of the Banner we have son dear to
us as child can be to father We would do any thing
dare any thing, TO shield him from peril or harm.
Yet If that son should ever engage in mortal con-
test as unjust on his part as this Mexican War is
on the part Of our Country, we pray that II there
must be victim it shall be the aggressor ana not
the unjustly assailed And, as We hope to teach
our son TO love the Right more than his own lie
and fear the Wrong more than death, we shall Ger
tainly warn him to expect from US neither synpa'
thy nor mid in an unjust quaTel--no aid, Mt any
rate which is not consistent with the safety OF the
wronged and the reparation Of his injuries. And
more then this we hope to teach him proper alb
florence of all Religion that usties bloodshed and
carnage right or wrong, and all priests that rack
their brains for sophistry wherewith to uphold ag-
gressive War
Tie Banner wishes to know if We consider
candid our proposed extension Of its principle OF
upholding W ar because certain presses OF a Mora
and Religious stamp condemned it. Most certain
Is we do, or we should not have made the remark
We consider its whole course on this subject base
fishing for grog-shop popularity, every way unwor
thy Christian paper, and we should consider q de
fence OF gaming houses or groggeries comparative
~ innocent In the very copy of the Banner be
fore us there is all extract from another paper en-
titled Our Country, Right or Wrong. which is ful
of indirect caumny on the friends of Peace of pal
pablo insinuation that those who condemn this
Mexican War have no love of country. There is
no candor in such appeals to undscenlns popular
passion and we cannot respect those who make
them What we mean we say in plain words, and
wish others would do likewise.