Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-12-10
Peace and it's Enemies.

Peace and it's Enemies.
When we consider the antecedents and
present composition Of the Admnistr alton
party, it's remarkable blood thirs tiness is
something remarkable. Old blue light
Federalists, who in 1912 opposed the war
with England as unjust and Ubiquitous
snd'gave whatever influence they possessed
to condemn it, are now fierce trumpeters
for civil strife and advocates OF war to tho
knife against those that formerly it was
considered pride 10 call our countrymen.
Old Line Wings, who in ls46 denounced
the war with Mexico as q pro, slavery
scheme, and unholy, God delying crusade
against q weaker Republic and besought
Mexicans to "welcome our army with
bloody hands to hospitable graves" are
now clsmoring for slaughter as though
they had been born in the shambles -
Members ofpeaca societies, who few
years ago, through press and pulpit ,thun.
dered their anathemas against all wars,
defensive and offensive, as contrary to Di
vine commands and Christian spirit. and
urged the immediate conversion of sw 0rds
into ploughshares and spears into prun
ing books, are now the most ardent vota
ries of the God of war, land have conceived
sudden affection Tor grape ,cannister and
Dahlgreen guns an admiration that is
marvellous and quite refreshing to behold
Consistent members of the Church who a
little while ago, like Uncle Toby, would
not have harmed buzzing fly, who listen
with proper devotion Sabbath after Sab
bath to the ambassadors of Him whose
con ing was announced by the angels song,
peace on earth and good will toward
men," who bade Peter put up the sword
drawn in self defense and said "Blessed
are the peace makers for they shall be call
ed the children Of Cod" even these peo-
pie, the very salt of the earth, the richest
cream from the milk Of human kindness,
now breath out threateDings and scream
for fresh heaps of slain,
Men who, in their own proper persons,
would receive cowhiding with perfect
equanamity, kick as fundamental com.
pliment, and, if smitten on one cheek
would proceed to offer the other, have,
apparently, been bitten with some militia
Ey tarantula, and are now for a war to
the bitter end without compromise, with.
out negotiation, and until every slave is
free.
Fair ladies', to, who would shrink a.
the sight oil a spider, and faint in the
presence of hostile mou,e-dear daugh,
sers Of EVE, whose only artillery should
be bright smiles-whose only warfare the
roses Of York and Lancaster fighting for
mastery on cheek and brow-these, also !,
have thrown their gloves and scissors into
the scale, forgotten the service Of VENUS
in The charm of MARS, and joined in the
notwithstanding, like the Roman multi
tude, "Delenda est Carthage ="
We hope these people will be consistent
The most Of them have been content to
initiate the war horse of Job, and "smell
the battle afar of. We pray them to re-
form in this respect, and having recommen-
ded steel and guapowder as panacea for
cur national ills, that they now proceed
to swallow their own medicine. Let them
when drafted, not buy poor African tc
stop bullets in their stead, but cheeIfully
proceed to the field of battle by the first
train; and finally let them not listen tc
syren song of peace, such as has beer
ringing through the avenues OF the capi
tal. I. is but trick of tie beaten enc
my, trying to beguile our President into
an endorsement Of the Chicago platform
Tell MIR. LINCOLN to stop his ears and
harden his heart, and to insist upon war
wa,-eternal war until the South is wipeG
out of existence.
GIBBoN tells us that the en- cient Soy
thians worshipped,as their Deity, drawn
sword. Having followed their example
see to it that the rays of your glittern!
God are not ohcured by even the shadow
of white winged Peace.