New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-24

war at the sou,h-Dr. Franklin. Opinion, &c

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Elected Payne ...-....- Old
War Mt the souih-Dr. FrankIin's Opinion, &c
SHARON, Mas. August 2, lei7.
To the Editors Of The Tribune
As resident Of Mississippi, permit me TO ex
press the gratitude feel for the weekly receipt Of
your excellent paper. After becoming thoroughly
heart sick of reading and hearing of famous victo
mes unfading Iaures, imperishable fame won by
eating the tbroats and tearing the entrais Of human
bspgs your paper Is grateful cup Of pure cold
water TO the toper's lips after a nights debsuch.
Presented a. the idea is from nearly every source
that the greatest human excellence consists In the pos
session Of portion Of the strength and fury of mad
anil anything that procaims higher destiny for man
than rivalry with wild beasts-snything that regards
Justice ss something than for the foolish
and weak and dsres to advocate mo pleasing task
10 the face Of sleek, wefed prcts'ors) the grandes
and most beautiful precepts Of the New Testament Is
truly in this Christian age, somethiDgto be thankful for
In looking over the correspondence OF Dr. Franklin,
met with letter from which send you the following
extract The letter written In France soon alter
The conclusion of the Peace of l7s3 to Sir Joseph
Bsnk IN which that truly great man declares as he did
on o,hsr occasions bis adherence Of War
Not having seen ii In any Of the public prints OF the
d.y and thinking you might proper to give 1t an In
eron are the reasons for my sending It to you from
Mississippi He says;
Join with you most cordially in rejoicing at the re-
Urn OF Peace hope u will be lasting ana that man
hind v al length as they call themselves reasonable
creatures have reason and enough 10 settle their
Differences without cutting throsts Tor In my opinion
nl7s necsv nas a good War or a bad Peace
What vast additions 10 the conveniences ana com
orls of living might mankind have acquired, II the mo
nay spent Ia wars had been employed In WORKS oil puo
Ne utility What extension OF Agriculture even 70
the tops Of mountains what rivers rendered nu.
esbe or Joined by cansls what bridges, scqueducts
new roads and other public works edhces ana improve
ruents rendering England complete paradise fnign'
mol been obtained by spending those millions IN
doing good which In the last have been spent OF 40
ing miehlL. bTinfDs msery into shoussDds 10 lam
Yiss and Destroying . lives oi 90 many thousands OF
working people, might have performed 'hs u'eiu'
Lab
This was written nearly three. quarters of cen
fury ago; since which time Christianity and Civil
ration have been advancing and yet we are at this
momon, using every effort TO humble dismemoer sno
destroy sister Republic
The beacon of Civil Liberty to the nstons-oi Chris
tan Hope to the dark corners OF the world We pro
claim mans right to selfgovernment, and are engaged
hswsr TO strip him of that right send Money
Missionaries and Bibles to the hesthsn to teach then
the only way of life by intoxicating the prcceps Thou
them do to you Return good for evil Love and pray
ior(not kD your enemies Forgive for the seven'ysnd
seventh time &c and at the time, send thousands
saer thousands not of meek and cody mein, not over
Sowing with the glad tidings of peace and good will Il
poor ignorant lost men, not with sweet hosannas Oh
their tongues and praises their lips to the Most High
bat men whose trade 10 butchery-ferce human hounds
and men like bulldogs, broad the with ho
acknowledgements valiant pack, which, led by seen, o.
Mood rush on to and rend aud lap the gore of feeble
nd exhausted foe and when the hunt IL Der, set up
how Tor Glory. And yet. hsllish mockery viii
bore knives and bomb shells give this peace making
AMY psalm books and ministers 10 sanctiiy the work
orupplioale the God of battles Thus we pity sn'
Chstanlze the poor Pagan and butcher Christians b.
noasands We hold up our hands In horror when tn
Depos of Europe destroy their ighbor Poland, AMI
ssk the world to praise for ssughteriug our owl
tndred We anathemsuzs the lnddel, and show th'
srulpeues. of our own faith by prscrng the precept
Of the Devil We the apostles OF Liberty and seel
10 extend the area of Freedom" by perpet'stng Slave
NJ 80. what hateful dream =
But who does not hope for better time coming wheI
the millions spent in War shall be spent in oesu''s'u
the earth In assisting Thought to wiring from reiueAt
Nature her choicest secrets. In educating and exsun
toe human mind In binding together COY renaern
cheap and rspId the communication between Inc MOI
distant regions) the whole human family. In bonds {
common interest, brotherhood and lovof Those "n
think war aud all It's horrors and consequences oes
able n thereby we attract the attention oil Europe
their ,choolboy vanity and llttleness suppose do no
nor do they who think praying and 'hrOsteu''ns pc
fee,y couslsen, and denomnste as infdels those VIII
show some little respect for the fundamental doctrine
Of Christianity nor such (Piou' SOULS as would III
rry much to have nations carry on their wars wi'ho
s,A,g ON the holy Sabbath and drinking spirits; n'
fs,lv would one who has received his education, an
lived IN a country where whisky doggeries were to
ne, with at every read, in which no day pssse
s,,hou, fight where the only test OF respectable
was readiness to hgh, on every trivial OCCASION
4, handy obscene Jokes and be good fellows with whisk
suxzlers-ihs being true picture of life in many pc
ions of Tenneese particularly IL uaary COHHty BIZ
lA.vs exceeded my limits and written no doubt MOI
han Won will care to make room for In your columns
Respectfully. c. J.