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founded on miserable technicalities ) which , not being exposed to the public eye , are retained from age to age without animadversion . The present practice of detailing trials in the newspapers will be attended with very beneficial effects . What is done in one extremity of the kingdom is quickly known at the other , und the common sense of mankind being so frequently exercised
upon similar subjects , the arguments of sophistry vrill daily lose their force , and ibe principles of justice be spread and maintained . The press acting in this manner will be found a better censor than any that can be appointed by authority . Publicity will be found to be the best censure , and the verdict of an impartial jury the
best censor * Tie eyes of all Europe are now fixed on the intended congress of its great sovereigns , for which the usual preparations of royalty are making . Many are the conjectures of the good or evil to result from this meeting . It is not often that such
meetings / have taken place , without much of the latter being a consequent of them . There are two parties whose interests are to be consulted , those of the higher powers , and those of the people under them ; but the latter have not their
representatives there- to make known their wishes and desires . The present eolightened state of Europe and communications by the press afford much ground for instruction to the potentates , that are to deliberate on this occasion : sad it will
be well for them to remember , that bow . ever they may deliberate and however they may determine , and whatever force they may possess to enforce their determinations , still the results are not in their power . According to the well-known
a , nd true adage it may be said to them , Want proposes , but God disposes : and every true Christian will see through the dark cloud that covers the political hemisphere , and trust that under his almighty direction all things will work for good to those who ftar him .
There is one subject which calls for the deepest attention on the part of these sovereign * . They meet together in holy ulliance ; but who that looks to Europe bristling with bayonets will see any thing in it resembling tbat peace , which is professed to be the object of all t ^ eir wishes ? What
is the aspect it presents to us , but that of an armed truce ? And the first thing far encouraging true morality among the people is , to remove these signal * for warfare . 3 f | je immber of troops now employed by tlvt different powevs , is not only injurious tQif } fefeir respective countries by the burden of t ** e > wUiph it imposes on their subjects , but I * fcj » rts tfc * mor ^ s « f boih prince and P ^> P ^ ty e ^ c * im ^ e * % n attachment to tWtap 4 * $ fa * ° * wf mm * tty& foolfeU
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glory resulting from it- ~ too njucli the th ^ me of the poet and the politician . Here is now a fine opportunity for counteract ! ng it , and pointing out to nations that their true glory and interest consist in peace . The religion they profess is ibe religion of peace , and the master whom they acknowledge , is emphatically called the Prince of Peace .
They are likely ta be urged to a very different conduct , for it is said , that the king of Spain is to make a strong > p plica * tion to them against \ vbat lie is pleased to call his rebellious subjects in America . It is pleasing to think that he is obliged to make such an application , as it argues a
great wapt of power in himself to effect his purpose * But we shall hope that the sovereigns will be too wise to enter into his . quarrels . Their subjects are , at present sufficiently desirous of transporting them * selves to the transatlantic world 5 and , if they should send them with arms in their
hands , they will soon detach themselves from such a service , and diffuse themselves over those vast regions , where is abundant employment for them in cultivating the . earth , instead of subduing their brethren and bringing them again under the detested
yoke . The interest also of Europe calls for the independence of America arid an . open commerce , and a contest on this point will have the same end as that of Grea t Britain with her colonies . Much Vtood may be sbed , but the cause of iadependen ce will be at last triumphant .
The United States ? have shewn , by theh conduct in the Floridas , what will probably be the part taken by them , if Europe should interfere in the dissensions between the Spanish king and bis former subjects .
Aw occurrence has taken place of melancholy presage , but we hope that in spite of the desire to make it worse than U pro- ? bably is , there will be better sense in the two parties than to make it a ground for war . In the advance of the Americans to
the Spanish . Sta t es two Englishmen , were taken , who have been executed on the ground of exciting the Indians to war against the former . We have not sufficient data to form an accurate judgment of the nature of this case , and the History of America affords too many instances of all parties , using these unhappy people as
instruments ipi their contests with each other . Taking the , cas . e at the worst , ^ wise and Christian power would pauqe , before it thought of avenging the bipod of two irien by that of thousands and tens of tjipu sanfta * wjio muat falj before thij content is brought to * conclusion , Tfceg will da ^ Ufu ; to i ^ idtt fty th ^ siw * d words : " V ^ ge ^ n ct ? h mwJ * *«* d "I will wpaj s * ith . ^ . tati , " _^_
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534 State of Public Affairs *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1818, page 534, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2479/page/62/
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