The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-06-15
For the Middlebury Register.
Stipulated Arbitration.

No small effort has been made, and
much greater effort will doubtless be
made, for the purpose of inducing our
government to include, whenever prac-
tcablc, in their treaties with other ma
tons, an article agreeing that, in cases
where negotiation fails the difficulty
shall be referred to arbitrators The
Vermont Legislature, at their last ses-
sion, unanimously sanctioned this senti-
ment SO did our Congressional Com
mittee of For eign Relations, as appears
by their able and extended Report to the
Senate by the Hon. j. r. UNDERWOOD /
of Kentucky They say In the opiu-
ion of some Of the committee, the day
will come in tho progress of Christiani-
ty, when nations will unite in establish.
ing tribunal in which all international
controversies shall be adjudgcd and de-
tcrmined.n GAN that the committee
are willing to advise and recommend
for the present is, that in the treaties,
which are hereafter made with foreign
nations, it shall be stipulated between
the contracting parties, that all differen-
ces, which may arise, shall be referred
to arbitrator for adjustment" Both
in this country and in Europe, arbitra-
ton has been frequent, and no case is
recollected, where war was the result.
Many, however, besides those who hope
to make money or secure honor by war,
seem to consider the Peace party dan
gerous, and that their success will expose
the country to become the prey of any
foreign despot What will become of
us, is the question, if we clcavc to peace,
while other nations deprecate every
thing of the kind. Among the friends
OF peace, there are, in this country, many
who deprecate all war, and here we find
the society of o Friends" But most of
them, and of others, who repudiate war
entirely, both in Great Britain and in
the United States, cooperate with the
peace societies on the ground that if they
cannot prevent ali wars, they will pre-.
vent as many as possible. But the great
mass, who 60 for stipulated arbitration
land | am certainly one of them.) be.
lieve in the propriety of using physical
force, not only to put down mob, but
to defend ourselves against the invasion
of foreign armies The object of this
article is to show, that in other nations
there is peace party, and in some Of
thes, one Of great influence. Europe in
time of peace has about 100000 mel
in her armies, and those in moderate
circumstances are crushed by their tax
cs. The friends of peace in Europe
have two objects-one, like ours, is stip
|, ulated arbitration, and the other is .
reduction of their armies in time O
peace. Suppose France and England
: should reduce their armies to one hal
l The cnmber now enrolled. They woult
be as safe as at present,S probably NOR
50, against the attack Of Ike dreaded ri
val. This idea is felt strongly ~ man,
of the leading politicians of Europe
Not few sympathise with the scnti
ment to which Lord Aberdeen gave ut
teronce l am disposed to dissent from
,, the maxim, which has been so general,
received, that if you wish for peace 20,
must be prepared for war;" He added
q" l cannot be at case in regard to tn
, stability of peace, until | see great re
duction in the military establishments
of Europe" He went so far as to sa,
that preparations tend at once to war
To show that in England. where man,
are crushed by their war debts, they ar,
I more in earnest in tho cause of stipula
ted arbitration and of peace than we are
| beg leave to append the following sum
mary account of a recent Peace meetin
in England, taken from the Advocat
of Peace
T. A. NJ.