New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-23

have been rendered unnecessary by knowledge OF
what We had previously wriuen- For Instance
Indeed I, rather looks If Mr. Greeley himself con-
sidered defensive rrons, that L. II continued
By the Uned States however Il would De Sh; IN Mex
leo O, any Of our national enemies. II II De risnt N
us 70 detsd our country IF IT be sh) though the Gov
ernnen may have erred II bringing on the Wef, II
not nigh, in u< Ac1iecaf DO that very shipgF So
then is equally rrons we suppose Tor ether 70
In d.fessire And Il they are Hsnt IN ceIeneiOs
their soil be r!sht in ipTscing II we an
swer-yes, in time of war with Mexico Engsnd O.. any
other patton il right 70 invade each others 'erTo!!
If necessary IN cFder 70 accomplish Tue o.
ects of tina, war By the Law of Nations ,Ef has ever
been and will be- II 10 60 TO war al al IL
10 carry and both sides have equal rg6ts
in thts respect
This is reasoning il an extremity vicious circle
amounts 70 this If Self Defence is right, then Var
is right; and if War is right, then Invasion and
Conquest are right But no: we concede TO Mr..
Drew the RICH; TO spill blood in defence o! the lives
and persons Of bis family bu, insist that this gives
him no right TO fight duel or break into the house
of bis offending neighbor and shoot him. The ne
cessity for taking Human Life nus. be immediate
and certain. We should not feel justified in shoot
ing down the man who was merely stealing our pro-
perry; much less one who had only insulted or SIAN
dered US. We can hardly imagine case in which
the invasion of hostile country could be palliated
And we should in any case defend our own country
not right or wrong. but because we hold tha; the
invasion of any country is wrong and lis defence
always right
On the general subject Of War, the Banner says
1--WE may preach against war and eIhert agains; pri
quarrels, both wroog-decdedy wrong But here
now quarrel wrong as 1t IS and Il happens 10 be
between Of brother Greeeys own sons whom he has
oh. hnra lf
OF his window, and the boys actually engaged 10
deadly conflict. lie dagger sean in the hands Of
his sons antagonist and knows By The IRE OF his eye thst
he means 20 plunge il 10 his heart What Will he co
Will he ssy-Oh hold that all quarrelng IS rresS and
II 90 to my son-rescue him, /: may be, II
necessary By knocking down bis Antagonist am only
making myself participant IN the eroRg oil the quarrel
and therefore will him plunge that dsgger 10 my
chids heart = Will he reason and act thus We Taihe'
think he would spring FORTH rush out and defend his ehu
right wrong not The right or wrong-thAt Is not 90
fend and for his ong but that he Will ceehd us
cd the right wrong he will talk about after ne nes
stopped the At least, thus we should
though we arc or rather claim 10 be and We believe
many other Christians would do the same Inc principle
ia pot different because between nations. ApPyt 10 ma
tonai war, and Mr.. Greeley has our full meaning
Well, Sir, in such case as you have supposed
we should stop the war by taking our own son by the
collar and walking him out of the fight in short or
der We should defend our son, no, by piunging
dagger 10 the hear, OF his adversary, but by pull
ing him out of the reach Of that adversarys dagger
and taking away his ownifhe had one The prlnci'
pie is no, different because between nations. Apply
tito National War, and MIR Drew has our full mean
ing" While our little Army was endangered on
the Rio Grande, heartily assented to sending
them whatever aid should be needed 10 rescue them
from calamity. But we then insisted as we still in
sst, that. soon as they should be rescued, they
should be recalled within the limits OF The territory
whose people sympalhized with and chose TO unite
their destinics with ours az those Of the Valley OF
the Rio Grande VIGOROUSLY did not. Then if the
Mexicans should have attacked them Jas they never
would have done) we could have fought them with
no other guilt than that inherent in the Annexation
business. Now we have launched on intermina-
BILE ocean of bloodshed and prodgnl expenditure
in a cause which every attribute OF Divine Good
ness mus, condemn. Wo 10 that nation whose Min
listers of Religion Christian though they are or
rather claim to be'-uphold and palliate such desc
lating crime
Bat let us hear Mr.. Drews reason therefor:
"our original motive 10 writing the article the max
i'm Our Country, right wrong, was partly to en-
courage loyalty TO the Government and partly to save the
clerical profession and the religious press, SO lar us We
might be concerned with either from the reproech OF I'M
patriotic sentiments and feelings We recoected that In
the last war with Great Britain the leading Orthodox
Clergy of New-Engsud took sides against their country,
denouuced its Government and from The sacred desk Ia
bored encourage amongst their people disposition 10
binder national successes and thus TO AID an enc
my their hostile demonstrations As soon as the war
with Mexico declared, the same unpariouc
spirit moving itself amongst the clergy and appearing In
certain presses religious and moral stamp II seemed
TO time to speak out on the side OF the country ana e
the public all the Clergy and all the papers devoted
10 religion liable the repronch which was in
danger becoming universal against us. Therefore We
spake out.
All this strikes Us as very true and very needless
II was selfevident Certain presses OF a Religious
and Moral stamp" condemned War, therefore the
Banner, being of different school and creed, vo-
lunteers TO uphold it, On the same principle, II
should become the champion Of grog shops, gaming
houses and lewdness for these are also opposed by
the Orthodox journals, and defence of them in
the Banner would induce good many liberal
souls to look with favorable eye on the Banner 8
creed and sect. |, is question, however, whether
the favor which is gained by upholding inquiry does
not cost much more in the end than il comes 10.
Luther found il SO in memorable case, wherein
he proved himself more liberal than the Pope,
who might have retained Henry Will on his side
by being rs liberal IS the Retormers were with
the Elector And if certain Orthodox clergymen
of New E ngland erred in regard TO the Last Wa
mo, in opposing offensive War generally, but in
misapprehendng and misstating the causes OF that
particular War the Banner should have learned
wisdom and caution from their case. The Religious
Press and Pulpit it seems to US, should PROFOUND
and enforce the great PRINCIPLES of Divine Truth
aud Love. bu, NEEDLE cautiously with the policy or
acts of this or that Government, which they may
not fully understand Principles ought not TO be SO
disputabe. And if Christianity justifes the invn-
sion of neighboring nation and the slaughter OF
her people on any grounds like those pretended 10
be the basis Of the present foray on Mexico, we
must ssy it is in this respect but slight improve
rlent on Hesthenism TO say nothing of Judaism, to
which the Banner appeals 10 prove that
.in Old Testament times Cod encouraged His people 10
vindcsts their rights by God has not changed II
human notions have
This knock. down is calculated for the meridian
of War, but will answer for those OF Slavery Poly
eamy. the Death, Penalty hacking live prisoners in
pieces. &c &c Il really does not look natural in