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will perhaps say, they have been from the beginning. The history of every nation, tells of the shedding of blood. In the bible and other ancient records of man, we read of "wars and fightings," ever since he was placed upon the earth.

Yet there have been always some to lament that the creatures whom God has made, should thus destroy each other. They have felt that human life was short enough, without its being made still shorter by violence. Among the most