New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-08
The .R,xht or wrong, Doctrine.

The Gospel Banner. once Christian Inieligen.
cor, a, Augusta Maine, ia paper which we have
been 10 the hsbt of reading with inie.es, and profit
Tor several years-tbe name has been changed but
the Editor is the same. We have believed the Ed.
1tor earnest laborer in the good work of banish
ing Prejudice. Haired, Bloodshed and Crime from
rbe esrth by teaching that all men are brethren,
heirs Of an immortal destiny and bouad 10 love and
serve one another regardless OF ali differences of
ron, race creed kindred &c Yet the last No OF that
papef contains The folio wing Editorial which is cop
Led into the Loco Foco organ al Augusta with warm
COMMUNICATIONS Of It's "spiri. Of manly indeeend
eoce and genuine Chrlstion patriotism As we
wish TO make some remarks on it, We copy Il in full
10 order that our readers may see how far its
Christian patriotism differs from that sort Of pat
<io;ism which, il not ayoxedly dabolic, certainly
makes prs;ension- to Christianity. Here i; is:
"oUE COUNTRY. RrGET Or WRONG.
Tbsre Is Kind II philanthropy or philosophy nu-
.snity Christianity, abroad In The land or .ofne.nhs
th1t has little nothing 10 do IN reay WITH "hs
Of those teIinE properly denote-a pht1os Which ~
ehews the love OF eony In greater love 10. the race
1hat we can have little respect or sympathy for IL
quite 100 suhliated for IDEAS II 10 the peace prnc
NJ. car-e6-illezmatey we ssy-out TO non-resstant-
lam an.i.human governmen.ism-anarchy and " con!u-
zion worse confounded. Its advocates say-and truly
hgton is opposed wArau aggressive or defensye
consequently all national violation OF the laws
Of Chris. and If 80, sinful. Every government, there
fore that In warno matter for what cause, for
there can adequate TO the justification of any
rins wr0ug and being wrong Christian should sup
port H. Thus NJ las. have Christianity which srrays
the citizen against his governmept and would obge him
10 be traitor his country in order 20 be pie
Christ We have said, cannot subscribe 10 tuch
rss They illegmetc deductions from abstract prn-
cples which deiea themselves from their very absurd
ty.
teal legislator, shape the civil government
He declared thai his kingdom not Of this world. lie
sought by moral principles regulate The morals o;
kind, not 10 concern hinse with political civil insu-
tons and powers These he found the world had al
ways found them and "a the world will always maintain
Them. He did not go TO Gears throne aud bid him dis
band the Roman iegons and suffer his Kingdom 70 be
overcome by Yaudsls rather than put his TO the
sword. He concerned himself with of these thugs.
His mission different aud higher one. When,
therefore, Christians infer from the poGc character OF his
mission that government has light protect ,cf By
that power which The God Of Nature and Nations has given
10 man for sedeience. think they quite too far on
Legitimate ground.
We go our counry-and are willing TO albright
wrong. We do by this that bound 10 be-
cye say that every act VI the government is right
may believe. Indeed that It errs In many things What
then? Shail abandon 1t and desert its rightsf Nay
will not DO Il. W. love country enough 10 lament
and seek her erings and mistakes the
same time We viii stand by that country she fright
or wrong Is there any immoral principle In this? We
10 believe there is On the contrary suspect there
seod be nm immortality IN us should desert
try In the day OF her need because may Judge OF
her conduct wrong We would love country, and by
that very love cover multitude OF sins" Would you
stand by your family, right or wrong husband
and father who would nos. s unworthy the relation. A
who would 70 the defence Of his parents
though he believed them wrong would be
TO duty. Nowhen danger stand by your country,
Snd after she Is defended. entertain II WILL
alaons 10 whether she might ard ought TO have
doue differently in the premises. There is something
which We respect above almost all other things in tina:
faithful attachment 10 country family. private
friends. that would overlook their In manly de-
fence Of their rights IF your house fire by the
Of an ncendbry would you 1st give chase TO the villain
who applied the torch and Till you had reached and
chsssed him. leaving your house 10 burn up meanwhile?
or would first stand by your home and seek IL
rom the flames differ that, reconsider many questions
80 you may. so In When our country is actually
Involved In IT, Is part OF patriotism spend time
ane breath In discussing tho question whether 1t might
have been avoided not, and II we conclude might.
thencereolve, u Is our duty not only to withhold our aid.
but actually 10 discourage and hinder Its operations. a
who would do this. Is but little better than traitor.
we are IN wathat Tact Is sufficient io the present Let
stand by the country right wrong have
INDICATED hsr seek again all the influences Of peace
Keep her ever In the right and prevent her being
found IN the wrong Bar AS long human
II VIII have It's errors ir this is for it, abandon
msnt, should any government or peace -
We sometimes fear that those who decy the patriotic
1aRxim--sppp0rt yonr country, tight wrong-are
very sYerse 10 such support that they vbrac the other
side and really nclRsl not support her In any
reny The less We have Of such patriotism the better!
When a man has bad cause 10 defend, he 10
pretty certain TO betray II by misstaing the ques
ton at issue. Here an onslaught, is made on pat
Tiotsm which eschescs the love Of country" which
Gays" all wars are anti Christian and sinful which
would desert our country In the day Of her need.
abGndoa and desert It's rights are really incn.
cd not 10 support her In any extremity" &c &c
Are ihese representations justified by the facts in
the case If II be right in 10 defend our corn-
Try though the Government may have erred in
bringing on the War, is i, RICH, in e MericayS
10 do that very thing and II they right in de.
tending their own soil can we be right in inradins
IN ls i; possible tina, twenty thousand men can
meet in the shock oiba,ilc and hack torture. MAIN
and butcher onch other from Dawn ill darkness
killing or crippmg thousands and making tens of
thousands Of mourners, yet both sides be right aud
God looking down approviugly at spectacle which
devils must be ashamed OF
Bot says the Rev Editor, ".hrsf stand by YOUR
homo aud seek TO save il from the flames After
that, reconsider as many questions you may
But why not first consider. and the trouble per
haps the remorse of reconsideringi II we settle
first the right and wrong of provoking the contest
shall then know how it ought to be settled. and
can promptly decide whether any proposition which
may bs ,uade for settlements is JUS, one. How
shall We know what we are fighting for. and what
would be jus, terms Of settlement, il we are 10
postpone all consideration of the right and wrong Of
the controversy unrilwe have finished The War
AL the Banners talk about deserving or sup,
porting our country, eschewing love Of country,
sc. proceeds confused blending OF love Of
country with love OF iishting-in our view two
very different things. We doubt whether the Coun-
Try is more truly loved BY any than by those who
dread to see her fighting ssans, Justice aad thus
agains; the God of Justice. We canno, imagine
worse enemy o, any country than one who would
involve her in an unjust way; We do no, believe she
can have .ruer lovers than those who would dis.
suadc and withdraw her from such War. 1t is
because we love our Country and believe that Jus;
God csnno, prosper iniquty tina, We seek 10 recall
her from the career of crime on which wicked RI.