[Early Anti-War]] The Friend Of Peace: Containing A Special Interview Between The President Of The United States And Omar, An Officer Dismissed For Duelling; Six Letters From Omar To The President.....By Philo Pacificus. BOUND WITH: The Friend Of Peace,

by [Worcester, Noah]

1st edition.

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Book desription: Philadelphia,, 1816-1819. 1st edition. . Orig. polished calf with leather spine label. . Moderate foxing, 1 leaf with old stain spot, bdg. a bit rubbed & a bit of spine wear, but nice copy inside & out in its orig. binding. Gd. Thick 8vo. . Early collected edition of The Friend of Peace plus another extremely rare work at beginning of volume, with its own title. Author was Noah Worcester, secretary of the Massachusetts Peace Society & editor & author of most of the Friend of Peace numbers. Friends of Peace & Mass. Peace Societyy among others was active in opposing the War of 1812. Worcester (1758-1837) was a Unitarian Congregational minister in Mass achusetts & New Hampshire. The Friend of Peace in this book specifically addressed arguments in favor of war, & believed on logical, philosophic, & religious grounds that war, whether offensive or defensive, was unjustified & promoted a doctrine of non-resistance. for nations & individuals. With mention of The Barbary War, recent war in Europe, one whole number on Napoleon's invasion of Russia & the siege & destruction of Moscow, also text of recent European peace treaties, a table on wars between France & England since 1141, manifestos & diplomatic correspondence, also discussion of peaceful treatment of Indians by Quakers in contrast to other treatment by whites, printing of passages criticizing the Napoleonic Wars on various grounds, an address to the Masons, discussion of other societies, news & correspondence from the Peace Societies in different states ( w/ printing of the Constitution of the Mass. Peace Society plus a notice of peace publications), discussion of the destructive aspects of war on individuals & nations, a peace mission from Boston to St. John's, Newfoundland articles of association of various Peace Societies, testimony of soldiers concerning shocking massacres & other recent war outrages, Friends Of Peace 6 discusses Peace Societies, Humane Societies, Societies For The Suppression Of Intemperance, Societies For The Reformation Of Morals, Medical Societies, Charitable Societies, Bible Societies, Societies For Propagating The Gospel Among The Heathens. Plus much more. Very rare.

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