The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-30
WAR; WARi MARi

WAR! WAR! WAR;
Politicians have this year cndeav
orcd to shame the moral part of com
munity by stating that Christianity i,
peace, dc. Their idea of u Christian
is that which true men entertain of
slave; for ifn Christian may not b,
war maintain his rights. he becomes
a slave to the first tyrant who secs 4
to cnslavo him.
We freely admit. that unless Oh,
present rebellion strikes at our liber
tY, and through that at our lives. oul
war cannot he justified on principle
We know rebels aim to DESTROY oul
Constitution, and by division to sub
jcct our all to ruin. We know they
do this on prctcnsc of fostering and
sustaining slavery among them as n
social system. We also know that hC
who upholds black slavery, has no
principle opposed 10 white slavery
And we know that system which has
reduced the poor whites of the South
to the most ahicct scrvility, will On.
slave MS if We come under its power.
We know that the affiliations of the
q
South all indicate tyranny. If with
all this we can believe it safe for the
South to have its own way, VIC are In.
natics, and not Christians. We fully
believe, and no true American thinker
can but believe that
"Lhcr'y's in every blow,
And
"Tyrants fall in every fne."
But the Democracy have not dared
to oppose the war wholly. They
merely make good joke of it. In.
stead of being war on principle, il
is with them strife about boundaries
AS to every principle involved in tn,
war they claim to he exactly like til,
South, only little more so. Instead
of war for national existence, it is
with tacm, Il war for glory-for til,
adjustment of State and national griev
nnccs. II is not for the liberties o.
our people, threatened by tyrants;-
but that our people may become part
ners with tyrauts.
We claim that nothing "can emo
bic strife but anoble cause" and tha
any Christian man who will fight on ;
Democratic principle, as explained by
themselves, is murderer. Such :
war need not he; and an unnecessar,
war is an unjust, and murdcrous one
Our idea of the kind of war which il
wholly justified is we'll expressed b,
Montgomery.
Yet war have Iloved. and ofwar h ave sung
win my heart IN my hand, and my soul ol
nry tongue:
With all the affections that render life dear
WIN the ihrobblnS OF hope and tho fluttering
OF hope that the sword of tho brave Nigh
prevall
or fear. lcsi tho arm ~ tho righteous shoul,
tail.
But what was to war that extor'od my praise
what battles wero Inusht IN my ohivalrou,
lays?
Tho war against darkness contsndins will
! ght;
The war against violence tranplinr dow,
ilht;
Tho battle Of patriots with banner unfir'oI,
l" gard = cl'ld's cradle against an armel
world;
ot peasants that peoplei their ancestors
, graves.
los, their ancestors hnn os should be neople,
by slaves
4 The same poet will express our de
sire for peace:
"Arourd tho muto trumpct--no longer L
hreatl
War clnnsHrs my latest war chapat wroa,be
Then hang them alnnf on tho timo.stricke
And thus in It's shadow, heavens bless'ur IN
woke.
Lord Go !! since the Africans bondage is o'ei
And war IN our bnrdars II heard OF no more,
Nay never, while Britain adnres thee ag ii
Il mthce NJ friends rr. the madnaSs of nlou
Break tho peace oi o"r land and 10y vinainou
wrong.
Find Aeld tr hero, II hero fur song"
: We believe the time is near. whe
Americans shall wonder that the
were ever foolish enough to believ
that their own liberties were sat
: while they tolerated slavery as an il
' stitution. And till our liberties al
: safe
: "My voice Is s;ill fur war "
Goods Can u Roman Senate long dcba
winch ct the two 10 choose Liberty
Il Death 80