Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-11-21
RHE POLICY OF PEACE.

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ton and adjustment Of their foreign
and domestic imbroglios Shall 1t
be not until
mThe seas shall wasts, the skies TO smoke
decay, !. 4
Rocks fall to dust and mountains melt
away ~
Such would seem to be the an
swer which Echo sends back in grim
derision across the broad plains and
deep valleys Of the grooming earth
80 often STEPPED in the crimson gore
of the murdered and slain.
Let us, however still "hope on,
hope ever and pray, that true and
genuine christianity and civilization
will yet "learn men to war no more
long before this globe shall have
melted away, and assumed the "un-
substantial fabric Of vision"
Among the farewell admonitions
Of the great and good WASHINGTON,
were those which warned his fellow
citizens to beware both OF civil dis
cords and entangling alliances and
intermeddlings with foreign nations.
How important to be remembered by
our people at home and in their deal
ings aboad, are these safe guards
against those unhallowed passions
and principles which would drive 9
people into the mad schemes Of war
"a species Of arbitrament which,
1t has been not inaptly said, always
results in more damage than benefit
to each of the parties involved.
II there be any wisdom in expert
ence, surely the terrible ordeals Of
the past, should ineulcate more strong
| ly than ever upon the minds of our
people and government the necessity
of a permanent peace policy in the
future. Let us hold to the precious
boon once more accorded us, with Il
tenacity Of power and purpose that
will defy all attempts henceforth to
destroy or weaken it. Let us as a
nation and people adopt as an intlexl-
BILE motto, that of LOUIS NAPOLEON,
announced in his memorable declara-
tion-"L' Empire, c'est Ia Pair"
with a slight alteration in the phras-
Geology, thus: The Republic IS Peacel
We agree with the Richmond Re
public, that there ought to be a law
directing that every man who recon-
mends war should have his name
placed on a record, to be established
in every city, town and hamlet tor
that purpose, and that when the war
comes, he should be the first drafted,
and no exemption permitted for any
cause. In the event of contest with
France about Mexico, which so many
seem eager to precipitate, we should
thus secure large body Of belliger-
ent patriots, who might, under fight
ing commanders and strong row of
bayonets behind them, lead the way
across the Rio Grande and seal their
devotion to the Monroe doctrine with
their blood. These loquacious bel
ligerents would then be able to ap,
preciate some Of the charming real
tiles of war, such as being run
through with long piece Of cold
steel, or having the arm and leg frac.
tured by a Minnie bullet, or the head
blown off with a shell. Lying fol
days, on battle field unable to
move, convulsed with agonies of pain
and thirst, or raving with delirium
in crowded hospital, would enlarge
their intelligence on the subject Of
var, and moderate their conception
of its grandeurs and glories. This
is the miserable fate which they are
d soIeager to force upon their fellow
men, and they ought, by all the laws
! of justice and fair play, to be the
ffst"to drain to the dregs themselves
n the poisoned goblet which they com
,d mend to others.
The policy Of our country is Peace