The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-02

sorhe Right TO Speak,,-An AbOIitionist
on the Rightof Discussion.
We know that, as a rule, Abolition au-
thority is poor authority to quote on any
question nevertheless, there are exceptions
to the rule, and it is authority which ought
to be quoted with effect against Abolition
itself. We propose to quote little such
authority. William Jay, of the State of
New York, a notorious Abolitionist,. pub
lished, in 1849, a Revies0 of the Mexican
War. In the course of it he alluded to the
right of discussion, not only of the politics
of an existing war, but of the rightfulness
of the war itself. We reproduce few of
his reflections. See PIP. $50 Isl of his Re-
vie,o:
II this gentleman did indeed believe that
conscientious opposition TO an existing war
is INCONSISTENT with patriotism, and equiva-
lent to the crime of giving aid and comfort
to the enemy, he is ignorant not merely of
the first principles of ethics, but of the course
pursued by some of the most illustrious
statesmen and pa triots who have adorned
the pages of modern history.
What said Lord Chatham, the celebrated
Prime Minister of E ugland, who had led his
nation to victory and power, and whose
memory is embalmed in the grateful re-
membrance of his countrymen? This great
man, during the American war, declared in
Parliament, IF were an American, as l ana
an Englishman, while foreign troop was
landed in my country, 1 would never lay
down my ver-never-never.'-
Fox even refused to concur in vote Of
thanks to officers for the victories they had
achieved, in what he believed to be an un-
lust war. Numerous distinguished NOM
bers of the British Parliament were active
and perservering in their opposition to the
war. So, again, the war waged by Great
Britain against the French Republic was
freely denounced asunjnst and unnecessary
by statesmen high in the confidence of the
nation. The recent war against China, fire.
quently called the Opium war, was sternly
denounced by large portion of the British
public as most iniquitous. At a public
m Getting in London, at which the Earl OF
Stanlope presided, it was resolved, THAT
this meeting deeply lament that the moral
and religious feelings of the country should
be outraged, the character of Christianity
disgraced in the eyes of the world, and this
kingdom in evolved in war with upward of
three hundred and fifty millions of people
in consequence of British subjects introdu-
cling opium into China, in direct known VIC
lation of the laws of that Empire The
meeting conourred in a petition to Paria-
msnt for an immediate peace, and ordered
that their proceedings should be translated
into the Chipese language, and forwarded
to the Emperor of China. Yet 70 Minister
of the Crown, no Member of Parliar Mt
ventured to denounce this constitutional ex-
preston of opinion as reasonable. In our
country we have seen men of the purest
character, of the most unquestionable pa
triotism, opposing the war of 1872 with
Great Britain, as unnecessary, impolitic and
Unjust. No constitutional monarch of Eu-
rope would venture to impeacb the patriot.
ism and loyalty of those who, in a mode
sanctioned by the fundamental laws OF the
Empire. opposed the measures of his gov
eminent.