, 1873-11-24

ho STONED a sadly 'iiftoront mar md, mindful
thon Of n certain fayorito bonovolonce Of hsa mud
mine, ! aafd, Now ia 11,at your time to mako
to tho support Of our old, worn-oslt
tlonl r,iniaters which our Conference haa nndor
its caro. With q acowl md Bhrug ho ourtly a1l-
sworod, ~ am not DO inst for that sort Of thing
ns I used to be," and llNstonol to get nWay, M
uan! alayy tic good fforl snvo him from tlat
dangerous n,onoy boforo ITO r1lna himself with
It The markBof tlioHipntion aro on him already.
Out Of tho neglecs Of tl4ln graoo''B doctrine
also como nll the dls:ords among uatona. Hoar
From whonco coma wars and lilghtings among
you? Como they not hence, ove'n OF your luBta |
which war In your nombcre2 Z Ye lust and have
not: 70 XIII and desire to have; M yo light any any
and receive not because 20 nak amiss that 70
nlhy consume 1t upon you- i11stB." .
There Ia no creator clrgo to Govorrment
than an over-1n11ch desire " to have AZ Tor
Christ ian na.ionn .hat such thing las been
thought of; and sven nov 1t ia generally gift
from ono strong, rich power to a'iothor liko it,
A woat country especially II 1t Ia nlao nnculti-
yhted and out Of tho great linea Of diplomacy,
oortain people il the United stetes have long
looked with cosotous eyes npon tile beautiful
island Of Cuba. OF Into the diaordors thorc
layo offered raro attractions to flibnstcting
patriots. Presently, Romo sclf-conamtssonod
" "Gencral" gathers about him mob Of 'rnt1o
follows Of tho baaer Sort" buys steamship and
loadu it with warlilsc stores, putR his unauthor-
tho kind Of "passengors may DO g,1oasod from
the guard placed over them to shoot those who
try to tpsert-and saisa away with m American
ConBulB warrant In liH poclot and the stara and
stripes at Ills poal, to do little intervention on
his own hook md thereby mend his raRtea
fortune.
War ut it's boat Ia organized murder, but this
expedition was plan for nalirtlor at random, for
killing without catiBo. Now wlntevor be tho
tochnicalities in tho case, tho sailing Of such
ship for such u purpose IL q crime which no
register Gun Justify and no tlag rightfully pro
toct. Tho ocean might bluel to boar up such
craft and onco naoat all shores should forever
deny 1t place to land.
As events tranapircd. somo of thoao Gonora!s
and soldiers insioad Of shooting Wero shot:
they took tho ntuakot and thoy porahod py the
musket, and thas is not far from the Scripture
perish with thu sword" Their expedition was
Of tho sort, and, no doubt, with full intcnt to i'll
vo1ve this nation in war with country whoso
chiof rulers arc ACTUALLY our warm admirora and
I'll nen Mho sock hhe to eSro a naon ii
havo boon Amazod ut tho course OF some OF
our leading Journals under the pressure Of this
excitement: their columns bristlo with staring
head lines md boge1,onte adjeosl3yos, vhls ~ ai
for that beautiful Queen Of tho Antilles. Others
| coolly tell III that 8 foreign war would raise
| convenient dust in which certain political ini-
| quities might bo hidden, mud still another raises
Ills voica for bloody war because it would stimu-
! Into businoss and rAise tho prico OF corn aud
hogsl
| Beyond all doubt, a great offonBe has beeu
| committed against tho laws of nations, and
among the wrotchod mon who were shot with
such inhuman haste there maY have boon some
innocent ones but tho great and londlng fact is
TINT somo scores Of advonturers who hnd prosti-
| tuted our flag to their piEatical scnomos, have
speedily paid for their intended crimes with
thoir lives mud is that good reason. why war
should be declared and some thousands Of do
cent mon should ba shot on land and Reas Must
| such Racri6co bo nade to Suit tho temper OF
| Cuban uympathisors and maas Of rutiians not
yot shot or hanged who swing thoir hata at pub
| lie meetings and cry for Vengeance. with on un-
der thought Of wars adventures, political capi-
tal, or annexation Of Spanish territory
| But there are Bomo Of our statesmen and cd
itors whose bravo and steady words hail with
| Joy men who point out tho horrors and crimeB
OF war, and who might toll us,-for they know 1t
very vel. .-that over such conflict as that into
which our Government may drift, mono will 40
mics In battle, unless it be tho dovil and his
augela who always delight in strife and blood.
II any good people feel such an interest in Gu
ban Volunteers on tie ono hand or Cuban Re.
ing money. porhaps the hunlredth part OF the
cost Of oruiao Of an iron-clad, and With 1t or
ganize Christian Commission for ono army and
Il Sanitary Commission for the other. and leave
to Christian arbitration the settlement Of mar
like claims.
Arbitration was good enough for uB all as be.
tween two great powors which could not a6ort
to go to lost they should utterly destroy eacl
dthof; how happens 1t that nothing but fighting
will suit now that tho othor power Ia weak ant
We could doubtless make our fighting exponsaE
in West Indian real oststo7
What insane folly is thia which prates Of armo!
ship whose smell was odions in all tic Winds Of
the Atlantic Ocean has beon rregularly captured
and tho men who went out to murder in OIL
name haya boen executed in their own names
tharo is ono cause for war there aro ton chances
Of speculation, aud 1t we fight at ILL., It ought tt
houndor flag ofgreon paper with cagle coins ON
blazoned on It, rathor than under the stars ant
strpes, NTH iss momorioh Of honorable battle
J II All honest ship, with IN honost cargo, snlet
, by An honoHt Captain and manned with scor
Of bravo and jolly tars, hnd been captured II
the highway Of commerce. then thoro would b
good cause for our wrath, We might hoist on
bunting aud bring out our boliigerent adjective
and our staring headlines with gome show o
manly patriotism. But no such thing has boo
done nor ever will bo, for whooyor should at
tempt 1t would bo outlawed BY all nations, ant
all tho nayies Of tho world would stand commit
ted to swocp that pirate from tho sea-
havo no words with which to speak tho sens
Of danger feel last this nation nhousd be olloat
cd BY some trick, OF driven by aono clamor, int
war who8o thin protanBe OF defending NAYS
8 rightR would not furnish rags enough to hide it
Q naked Leathonism. Must ws rush out by thor
sands to battle every time rowing frcoboote
raises BkirmiHh? MuBt wo backalide down n
tho toi'some height We havo been climbing an
begin again to gott'o our quarrols on an auiln.
baais7 When m Editor, or d Congressman. or
0 Governor, Or . Cabinet officer, Or tho prosidel
n himself, Is not upon BY some fory advocate
), war, either to help tho cause Of repnblicanism,
L to roviyo speculation, or even to 'sstimulni
y busiuoBs, let him remember tho words OF til
l. toxt, and then lot him Rnswor, us thy servant
= dog that he should do this tbingi?"
= There is ono substantial good which NAV CON
= out Of this wrstched business, and that, pra,
u May not DO long IN coming. God can make I'll
n wrath Of men to praise Him; why not the
death? Let 1t now BIO aettlcd onco for all an
- let thoBe hundred graves DO no mnny cxclam.
: tion points to call tho world. attention, ,-tht