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Page 66
... officer is law . He can punish at will ; his authority is well nigh absolute ; for the process of redress for a common sailor , under any ordinary circumstances , by an appeal to a court - martial , would be so tardy and dubious , as ...
... officer is law . He can punish at will ; his authority is well nigh absolute ; for the process of redress for a common sailor , under any ordinary circumstances , by an appeal to a court - martial , would be so tardy and dubious , as ...
Page 67
... officer . And sometimes Jack suffers deservedly , and sometimes he does not ; for it requires but little ingenuity in a superior officer to get a man flogged for the satis- faction of a mere personal grudge . When I went upon deck be ...
... officer . And sometimes Jack suffers deservedly , and sometimes he does not ; for it requires but little ingenuity in a superior officer to get a man flogged for the satis- faction of a mere personal grudge . When I went upon deck be ...
Page 68
... officers of the Fairfield punished the men , and there was no limit to the number of lashes , but just as many as it might please the officer to order - sometimes one dozen , and at other times three . Such punishment frequently brought ...
... officers of the Fairfield punished the men , and there was no limit to the number of lashes , but just as many as it might please the officer to order - sometimes one dozen , and at other times three . Such punishment frequently brought ...
Page 69
... officer ; he shall not punish be- yond twelve lashes , and yet he inflicted twenty - four . " About the same time a ... officers and two marines fully armed . These boats are connected by tow lines to the launch . " These preparations ...
... officer ; he shall not punish be- yond twelve lashes , and yet he inflicted twenty - four . " About the same time a ... officers and two marines fully armed . These boats are connected by tow lines to the launch . " These preparations ...
Page 70
... officers . I have seen them rejoice over the mis- fortunes of their persecutors , but more especially at their death ... officer , who ac- cidentally overheard them congratulating each other on their achievement . He betrayed them . A ...
... officers . I have seen them rejoice over the mis- fortunes of their persecutors , but more especially at their death ... officer , who ac- cidentally overheard them congratulating each other on their achievement . He betrayed them . A ...
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AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY Apostles argument arms army battle bayonet benevolence blessing blood cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civil common crime custom dead death defence destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire forbearance France French friends of peace glory gospel Greece hands heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence justice kill land lawfulness of war less lives mankind mass means ment military millions mind misery missionaries Moloch moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy never object officer pacific pagan passions perish precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers reason religion religion of peace Resist not evil rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword Tatian TERTULLIAN thing thou thousand tion truth violence virtue war-system warrior wars whole wounded wrong