The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-23
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Mr. Golden and the Peace CONGRESS

"A Scotch paper, tthe Inverness Advertiser, in an
article on the late Peace Congress at Paris. con-
talns the following appropriate remarks:
Among the English deputies, Mr. Cobden met
witH the most enthusiastic reception. His speech
hrst spoken in French, was at the request Of the
American deputies, afterwards repealed in Eng.
llsh, and called down tumults Of applause. Strong
ana tOrcbe in Its exposition of the physical and
financial evils of war, it displayed ALI the inca
pacIty which ever marks the man to rise into the
regions OF the moral sublime In this respect he
was far transcribed by the French novelist. We
believe that these annual gatherings have bene.
hcal tendency, inasmuch as they NAV assist IN
correct the unhappy thirst for military glory which
s ever SO apt TO carry captive the popular imagiHa
ton, and to blind it to the horrors through which
alone the bubble reputation can be won, But
we cannot, and we must not omit to record ourdis-
sent from the general principles and dogmas of the
peace society. We admit, as freely as Thew can 40
and deplore as sincerely the evils of war hui we
cannot, under all circumstances, stigmatise il as a
CRIME Defensive war is at all times justi6able
and honorable, and does no violence either to
scripture precept, or TO the principles which the
creator has deeply implanted in our nature The
DAY OF universal peace anticipated BY the French
orator will no doubt come when it will be unneces.
sary. thousands of years ago its advent was pro-
claimed, and its trHmphs sung in strains of in.
splreu submlty, before which the highest flights of
unalded human eoquence appear tame and com.
Val
qule different principles and projects than those of
Tue peace society, that the nations will at length be
Drought TO healthier swords into pleughshaFes and
thelr spears into pruning hooks. The revolving
wheels Of Providence are fast Fastening on The
Time when he who has on His vesture and on His
+ thlgh The name written, King of Kings and Lord
OF Lords, will speed forth upon His conuuerfng
course, and in the predicted hour, when the king.
doms OF this world would become the Kingdoms of
our God and OF His Christ, then but not in then
VIII war cease from the EARTH and the trne fra
teTnlly manifest itself 10 the universal sense.
ContemporaneOus with the meeting of the
Peace Congress, another gathering took place in
Paris which, lhongh unheralded by any tokens of
pomp or circumstance, possesses to our mind a
higher and more enduring interest We refer to the
hrst meeting of the Synod of the Free Evangelical
Church Of France. Only seven pastors retired from
the unhOly alliance which binds Church and State
in France hat such momentum has the movement
already required, that t1Tty-three congregations
were represented at the first synod. Many deputies
from kindred and sympathising Churches were also
present to witness the consolidation of the infant
Church, and 10 aid in its deliberations. The Free
Church of Scotland was represented by Drs Brown
aud ClasOn-the United Presbyterians by Dr. Stru-
thes, the Rev. DR.. Andrew Thomson, and Me
Henderson of Park. The Free Church Of the Can
ton dc Naud, and the Evangelical Churches of &C.
neVa and Belgium had also their representatives,
present. The object OF the Synod Was-to adopt
confession OF Faith and an Ecclesiastical Consli-
touon; and although tidugs Of the result of their
uFHperauans have not yet reached this country
mere Is little doubt, from the unity and brolheriy
love which so oyerlowingy psrvaded all their pre-.
llmnaFy proceedings, that there would be no dis.
eoFdanoe among lhsm. The Rev. Frederick Monod
was U!so'sa PRESIDENT Of the Synod,