Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-11-13
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The Thirty Years War.

A recent lie Of the celebrated Wallens,rin. Duke
of Ffedland closes with the following vivid picture Of
the horrors Of the Thirty Years War, By which Ger
many was long desolaled, aud of which the great
Gustsyus Adn!phus was among the many ius'f.ous
victims Who read this narrowing record, md
again dream Of for etiquette, sggrand n
any Of the thousand evil passions which yainy
seek 30 consecrate as National Honor y-y,o IorLcr
Whatever may have been the merits of The
peace Of Munster absractedly considered, II was c-r
taniy the greatest blessing nirh by any sacrifices
c1uia then have been purchased Tor Germany
Thirty years Of war, carried on, not with the surplus
population aud resources Of the country, but Wl
very capital ADD substance had brought the empire to
The verge Of rum and batbaHsm and the pictures Of
desoaiIon handru down 10 by Writers and chroni.
clers Of the period absolutely hghtiul 10 con!em.
plate.
OF 81 the commanders who npoc,rsd during the
war, Gussvus AdolPhus alone able to preserve in
h.s army slriet and humane system Of discipline
In mug afmles the Inefceuafy soldiers ire guariy pld
and worse supplied, ged 70 tear by ioc- from
the citizens aud peasaais the ta-sns of Subsistence
Tie country people resisted wherever thry si.i-
gest acts Of violence followed the peasautry slew
and ia Catholic cognires tortured Struggling soldiers
and even attacked small detached paTtIrs. The mill
tary aver ged their comrades negect.uy too often 70
Distinguish between the innocent and the guilty ul
ruin aud devastation tracked Al asl the PIogIsss %
efv march.
1uc war vas carried on without Plan or system
led tons veIc undertaken, apparently wlfh oih-
er view than 20 drsaalr hostile provinces and "a lae
end provisions snd winter qltritn formed tie prrcl-
pal objects Of the summer campaigns Want si-s-
ness distress, End the total absence 81 csriPne by
which thess evils ieafiuy Augmented, when not
created destroyed far troops tan the sRnid, and
enure armies wrre swept away before they had even
seen au enemy Soldiers let the ranks sin.'y or Boo
bsnds a. Il suited them, aud Generosity took p pgn.
drunE 10 lUi2 tEc whole uf Msnhai Lu-husnts army
dspefsrd lisru snJ broke luto rob h5rce4 that
niited the n7st fearful depfedatars.
The ensfuiIes charged sg1nst The French troops 81
the period equal 10 thosr charged even ageu Coo
Goats. bot Il uust be recoilceisd that Gu~tTats
my was IN fact The remains 90 he army which had
been aised by The pate o. Neimsf5 EHt carapas
cd of sdyeutaTrfs from ell couuifes IL Hlsi also b.
observed that French sollers Of The early part 90
the seventeenth century, Wrgr ia gfsst proportion
Fngrsuts spd ssgahJnds tsken rp bad sul -cts ~
the police and scat 10 The ethef because i1"oFs
WAEtfc. OF breEus= tie Individuals pfrtse1 could
give satisfactory tcrogut a. thrmsvlses Thee
rrssnsbed 10 nothing the French soldiers q Logis
Aik and hts Fusoessofs Etil ices % they rrseBsir
The ssicefs q tie empire Gnd lrssi Of al the soceff
q the republic The imperial and ispusilcaa sol9irrs
the bret that flsnce eould produce u Wss
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