Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-12

The reflections embodied Ia the anne red
extract from the Boston Courier, seem to Us
such as, with some difference Of degree, must
have occurred TO all considerate minds
II is one Of the blessed effects Of free ns,i-
iuiions and free inquiry, under the direction
OF Christian light anc faith, to become more
and more sceptca about the "glories" ofwar,
or the right, upon points Of All ideal diplomat
ic balance OF power, of one or ten nations, 10
agree To blow the ships or soldiers of an
other, with which nevertheless they have no
quarrel, into the air. All this. however, G. reat
Britain, and the other Powers of Europe Tex
cep,ing France,) have taken upon themselves,
in the case cited below to do--Great Britain
as usual, leading the van, and probably paying
tho ptPsr.
No one, really solci,ous for the true fame
and honor OF England, can, as il seems TO us,
look at her course towards China and the E.
gyp'ians-but China especially-wthout re-
greet and condemhation.-N. Y American.
From the Bottom Courier.
MORALITY OF BRITISH POLITICS.
II was the opinion Of practical statesman
and sound moraist of antiquity wide Cicero
de Ofhclis,l that public policy should rest up
on the same basis with private morals; and to
our common sense apprehensions, the princi-
pie is equally clear. We never could under
which in an individual case would bring an
individual TO the galows, should when prac-
ticed on larger scale ,exat nation to glory.
We were never more forcibly struck with this
reflection. than in reading the &C count of the
late brilliant exploit of the British fleet in
the bombardmeni and destruction of St Jean
dAcre. few passages of the description
are so graphic and interesting" to copy the
language Of the English newspapers, that we
cannot avoid giving them moments atten-
ton.
al half past four o'clock, chow shall de-
scribe this) as if by one consent, all firing
ceased, and oh, heavens! what a sight The
whole town appeared as if it was in the air;
so awfully grand sight no one can describe
We saw nothing but one devilish cloud ex-
tending thousands of yards into the air and on
all sides, and then we felt an awful shock,
which gave the line of battle ships heel of
two degrees, so that you may Judge, from the
moment OF the explosion, all firing from the
town ceased. think we should never have
taken 1t II but for the explosion, which was
caused by one OF our shells bursting in their
main magazine of powder, by which, TO speak
within bounds, two thousand men were blown
to atoms, besides beasts Of burden of eveIy de-
scription. In all, the loss Of the Egyptians is
computed at 5000, killed and wounded. At
daylight, what sight was exposed to our
view The stupendous ratification. that only
twelve hours before could boast of being a
mong the strongest in the world, was so rid
died. we could not find square foot that had
not shot On the morning of the 4th, ! went
ashore TO witness the devastation; the sight
beggared all description. The bastions were
s,rewed with dead, the guns dismounted, and
all sorts of havoc. ] then came to the spot
where the explosion took place. it has laid
space Of two acres quite bare, and followed il
out as if a quarry had been worked there for
years. And, oh heavens, what a sight 1t
makes my blood run cold to write oft. Man
gied human bodies Of 6oth seres, strewed IN all
directions, icomen searching for Their husbands
and relatives, tearing their hair, beating their
breasts, and howiing and crying most pitiousiy;
God forbid should ever see the like again.
And why this Internal scene Of carnage, de-
s,ruction, and horror, Were these people,
thus 'mangled and blown to atoms at war
with England No Had they committed
aggIessions upon English commerce, or threat.
ened hostiitles against English subjects, or in
any way sought Ia quarrel, or provoked an at
tack, Nothing of the kind. Why then were
they blown to atoms by the twenty -four poun-
ders and the bomb shells of British fleet!
Bless thy simple ignorance. gentle reader,-
II was only stroke Of poiicy' Half dozen
ulplomauc gentlemen, sitting comfortably
round sea coal fire in London, after tossing
over protocols and dispatches, cry out-"Fie
on this quiet life We want work. Forth
with proceeds from the fat SAUNDERS of Down
ing street aud the gildcd pomps Of Pimlico
and Windsor, an order to the British Admiral
TO interfere" between the Grand Turk and
the Egyptian Pacha. The result, is-a city is
blown into the air, three thousand people, with
whom no Englishman has had any quarrel or
hostility, are shot, burnt, mangled, and done
10 dire death, in a manner that makes even the
iron nerves Of a soldier shudder to describe
However, it was "most brilliant and gal.
LIANT affair."" as the English newspapers assure
us; and Admiral Ptopford is to have honors,
pensions, and title for ii, Much good may
they do him
We despse cant, on all occasions, but we
cannot understand the morality that will jusil-
~ such old-blooded mlssacres in time Of
peace. A stroke of policy, forsoothl Really
this blowing cities into the air by wholesale, is
little too bloody business for a 'dIplomatist'
TO do with a spirit Of his pen. II people are
10 have their brains pounded out by cannon
balls, and burn, to death by the thousand, like
rats in hay NOW, we wish 10 see j, done IN
fair war, as well as fair fighting