Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-11
The War System,

We clip the following rom the remarks of
the Llherator on the late Rail Road CeIe-
bralion in Boston. Speaking of the Rail
Road connexions between this country and
Canada, making an era in the grand march
of-hunanity, he says:
IL is lamentable that, an achievement so
snDllme, so peaceful in its tendencies, so di-
reclly aud exclusively identified with indus
trIaI SKIN and energy, should be marred in
us celebration by formidable military es-
cort. That fly in the pot of ointment took
away from it much of its otherwise swee,
smelling snvor. What have the army or I'M
w, what the military forces of the Com
monwealth, to do with the arts of peace.
with The fruits of industry, (except to devour
lhcIn,) WIN the burial of national aniipathies
or rNalrIes! Yet there appeared, on this
occasion, tile National Lnnccrs-battalions
oi rilehicn-companies of light infantry from,
koXbllry, Wohurn, Lowell, Worcester, Sn-
lem, beverly, Lawrence, Stonellam, aud 9th
CT places. 'Gentleneu,' said distinguished
military officer, IN England, TO his associates,
on certain occasion, it must he confessed
that ours is damnable profession, Hon
csily and irufhlully spoken They who
persist IN clinging to il, in this nineteenth
century of the Christian ern, are TO he rem
dered dlshonorabc by the proclamation OF
the truth.
Were half the power, that fills the world with
terror,
Were halt tho wealth, bestowed on camps
and courts,
Given TO redeem the human mind from error,
There we're no need Of arsenals or forts
The warriors namo would be a name abhorrcd,
Ana every nation, that should lift again
Its hand against brother, on its forehead
Would wear forovcrmore the curse of Cain .
a Christian soldier lin n military sensc) is
like n sober drunkard, an absurdity. No
man, bearing arms, enters into the Kingdom
OF heaven. His employment is inhumnn,
and his code murdcrous. II is not lawful to
do eyilt good may come, nor does tho
end always sanciily the means. To talk of
preserving peace 10y the weapons of war is
just rs rational as To propose the extension of
the Kingdom of Christ through the co opera
ton ol The Prince of the power of the air.
! War is as hostile 10 peace, aud therefore TO
human safety and happiness, as Belial is to
! Christ, as revenge is TO forgiveness. What,
IN every pniion ~ ChriSiendOm, is the most
! grievohs source oftaxntion, the heaviest bur-
den borne by the masses, the most corrlipt-
US ~ 10 hUT tlSItn.--
What but the spirit of peace in every bosom
Is needed to enable every man TO sit under
his own vine aud fig tree, with none to mo-
lest or mike him airnidY Freedom and Sc
curlty can never co.cxist in any land with an
navy. truly brave man never yet took up
the sword-a truly good man never yet
sought the life of his enemy. Fear rot
those who can kill tile body said Jesus TO
his disciples. That was genuine courage,
unqucsiionable heroism. Instead Of seeking
10 defend his life from the assaults of muir
dcrous foes, Jesus allowed himself to be car
rled as lamb TO the slaughter, 'leaving us
an example that we should follow his steps,
That was TO he good indeed. Alas that
such teaching, tat such an example, is re-
garded ms the acme of inlatuuton by peo-
pie claiming TO receive Ills gospel as divine
II lie has come TO destroy TIE works of the
deviP-to cause swords to be benten into
plonghslores aud spears into pruning hooks
TO put down all rule, authority and power
then how can they he Ills disciples, who,
on any pretence, keep themselves armed
aud equipped, as the law directs, for military
duty"