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Temperate Reflections Suited To The Present Time.
longer see the dastardl y demon of cringing Fear stalking and spreading its deadly influences in our public assemblies and private houses . The whole body of the people , from the patrician down to the lowest orders in the state , would be animated as with one heart and with one soul in the cause of their country . Few evilsundoubtedlyare more to be deprecated than Warand
, , , yet no one will be hardy enough to assert that this is at all times to be avoided . It is sometimes indispensable , and whatever we may think of the precipitancy or neglect of those who have the administration of public affairs in their hands , when such an event commences , certain it is that ONE , who is hi gher than all , has ordained that the dedestroying sword shall forth . When the calamitytharefoehas
go , ., begun to operate ( provided it is not on our part a war of wanton rapacity and oppression ) the duty lying on us is unanimity and vigour against the common foe . In the midst of all , PEACE ought principally to be regarded ; but then she is not meanly to be courted , for where she is thus sought and obtained , her residence will not . be
long , at least not in alliance with PROSPERITY . It is not a reasonable ground for 'despondence , or for a hasty and servile negociation , that the enemy has been very successful " , that our own obstructions are great ; and that new evils arise to perplex the counsels of state . In proportion to danger should be the spirit of opposition and courageous exertion . Noble' minds feel new strength ^
from difficulty ; and I cannot conclude better than in the words ofari able writer of the present day , upon a similar occason : 'What people was ever uniformly successful in war r The Romans themselves were not always invincible . They frequently lost provinces and armies ; yet they rose superior to all nations . The profits and losses of war can only be estimated on the day which concludes
a peace . Let us be unanimous among ourselves , and that day cannot be distant , disadvantageous , or dishonourable ; on the contrary , it will be attended with that glory , which the spirit and exertion of a great nation cannot fail to acquire . ' . •' ' ¦ ' J . W .
An Apology For The Character And Conduct Of Shylock.
AN APOLOGY FOR THE CHARACTER AND CONDUCT OF SHYLOCK .
—¦— —Vir bonus est quis ? Oui coiisulta patium , qui leges juraque servat . I-IOHACE . 'HPHE vindication of injured innocence is commonl y reckoned among the superior order of virtues ; and to defend a blemished character in those ' points where it has suffered unjust censureor
, even to extenuate its imputed errors , must deserve some praise . Justice would authorize , and humanity applaud us for rescuing a culprit from the gallows , who merely deserved a whipping . Impressed with this idea , 1 lately stepped forward in defence of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Temperate Reflections Suited To The Present Time.
longer see the dastardl y demon of cringing Fear stalking and spreading its deadly influences in our public assemblies and private houses . The whole body of the people , from the patrician down to the lowest orders in the state , would be animated as with one heart and with one soul in the cause of their country . Few evilsundoubtedlyare more to be deprecated than Warand
, , , yet no one will be hardy enough to assert that this is at all times to be avoided . It is sometimes indispensable , and whatever we may think of the precipitancy or neglect of those who have the administration of public affairs in their hands , when such an event commences , certain it is that ONE , who is hi gher than all , has ordained that the dedestroying sword shall forth . When the calamitytharefoehas
go , ., begun to operate ( provided it is not on our part a war of wanton rapacity and oppression ) the duty lying on us is unanimity and vigour against the common foe . In the midst of all , PEACE ought principally to be regarded ; but then she is not meanly to be courted , for where she is thus sought and obtained , her residence will not . be
long , at least not in alliance with PROSPERITY . It is not a reasonable ground for 'despondence , or for a hasty and servile negociation , that the enemy has been very successful " , that our own obstructions are great ; and that new evils arise to perplex the counsels of state . In proportion to danger should be the spirit of opposition and courageous exertion . Noble' minds feel new strength ^
from difficulty ; and I cannot conclude better than in the words ofari able writer of the present day , upon a similar occason : 'What people was ever uniformly successful in war r The Romans themselves were not always invincible . They frequently lost provinces and armies ; yet they rose superior to all nations . The profits and losses of war can only be estimated on the day which concludes
a peace . Let us be unanimous among ourselves , and that day cannot be distant , disadvantageous , or dishonourable ; on the contrary , it will be attended with that glory , which the spirit and exertion of a great nation cannot fail to acquire . ' . •' ' ¦ ' J . W .
An Apology For The Character And Conduct Of Shylock.
AN APOLOGY FOR THE CHARACTER AND CONDUCT OF SHYLOCK .
—¦— —Vir bonus est quis ? Oui coiisulta patium , qui leges juraque servat . I-IOHACE . 'HPHE vindication of injured innocence is commonl y reckoned among the superior order of virtues ; and to defend a blemished character in those ' points where it has suffered unjust censureor
, even to extenuate its imputed errors , must deserve some praise . Justice would authorize , and humanity applaud us for rescuing a culprit from the gallows , who merely deserved a whipping . Impressed with this idea , 1 lately stepped forward in defence of