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WASHINGTON, MAY 4, IS40.


WAR.-lf we were in state of actual war
with any nation, and we saw the engines of
destruction passing through our streets on their
way to the seat Of war, our attention would bs
drawn towards them. crowds would collect at
the corners OF the the streets, and descant on
their size and strength, and ON their capacity
to destroy our enemies. If we saw csrtx
and drays passing through our streets daily.
loaded with powder and ball, we should GER
tainly be impressed with the idea that our 70.
vernment was prosecuting the war with great
vigor. If we also saw ports and batteries erect
ed around our city, well manned and armed.
we should feel secure from any attacks that
the enemy might make on the Metropolis. We
are in a state Of war not with foreign enc
my but with portion of our own citizens, and
we are told by the Word of truth, that " our
worst enemies are those of our own house
hold" This enemy is in our very midst; he
IS active, he IS perseveing; his object is to ap-
propriate all our houses and lands and. money
to his purposes if he can get it, and send our
wives and children to the poor house, and
leave our boated carcasses in the roads and
fields to become prey to dogs. You can dai-
ly see his engines Of death passing through
our streets and filling up our side walks. from
the most formidable piece of his artillery at
100 gallons, to his pocketpistols; you may al
so see his ammunition carts and wagons travers-
ing our streets every day, from early dawn to
late at night, supplying his ports and batteries,
and we can see many Of the wounded passing
through our streets, and the dying in many of
our houses, the hospital and poor house.
Should not those against whom this war is
waged be impressed with the idea that this
enemy is prosecuting the war with great ener-
gy and effecn And against whom is this war
waged ? II is waged against the whole com
munity; it is waged against fathers, mothers,
and children; it is waged against religion and
morality; it is waged against the God of Hea-
ven. And what are those doing against whom
this war is waged? Comparatively nothing.
1t is true they have few companies organ
lied, and few forts erected, but what are
they doing2 This enemy has become SO bold
that he enters our houses and drags our chill
dren away prisoners; and, strange to say, this
enemy is licensed by ourselves to carry on this
destructive war.


To effect all the objects above enumerated,
this enemy has now nearly four hundred ports
erected in our midst, and those to whom we
gave the authority are still increasing their
number, in the face of all the evils they pro-
duce-and with knowledge of it too. Fellow
citizens, how long do you intend to tolerats
this thing Remember, you can apply the
remedy. G.