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4i6 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
as from within ; and therefore it is the right and duty
of the government or ruler to use force and the
sword to protect and maintain the rights of his people
against evil-doers of another nation. The reason and
necessity of using force and the sword being the same
in both cases, the right or the law must be the same
also.
We are commanded to render to our government, or to our Caesar, " the things that are Caesar's "
that is, the things which belong to him, and not the
things which do not belong to him. And surely this
command cannot be construed to intend or imply
that we ought to render to the Caesar of another
nation more than belongs to him.
In case some powerful Caesar should demand of us
to receive and obey a king of his nomination, and
unite with him in all his wars, or that he would commence hostilities against us, what answer would it be
proper for us to give to such a demand ? In my
opinion, we ought to refuse, and vigorously defend
our independence by arms. To what other expedient
could we have recourse ? I cannot think that the
gospel authorizes or encourages us, on such an occasion, to abstain from resistance, and to expect miracles to deliver us.
A very feeble unprepared nation, on receiving such
a demand, might hesitate and find it expedient to
adopt the policy intimated in the gospel, viz.: "What
king, going to war against another king, sitteth not
down first and consulteth whether he be able with
ten thousand to meet him that cometh against
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000443 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 4i6 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. as from within ; and therefore it is the right and duty of the government or ruler to use force and the sword to protect and maintain the rights of his people against evil-doers of another nation. The reason and necessity of using force and the sword being the same in both cases, the right or the law must be the same also. We are commanded to render to our government, or to our Caesar, " the things that are Caesar's " that is, the things which belong to him, and not the things which do not belong to him. And surely this command cannot be construed to intend or imply that we ought to render to the Caesar of another nation more than belongs to him. In case some powerful Caesar should demand of us to receive and obey a king of his nomination, and unite with him in all his wars, or that he would commence hostilities against us, what answer would it be proper for us to give to such a demand ? In my opinion, we ought to refuse, and vigorously defend our independence by arms. To what other expedient could we have recourse ? I cannot think that the gospel authorizes or encourages us, on such an occasion, to abstain from resistance, and to expect miracles to deliver us. A very feeble unprepared nation, on receiving such a demand, might hesitate and find it expedient to adopt the policy intimated in the gospel, viz.: "What king, going to war against another king, sitteth not down first and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against |
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