Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-08


This was conception pt the character and cons,ilu
thu OF war tfuly curious, tsald Mt aud worthy al
observation. War. IL he deintd, must have measure
and scale Of magnitude applied toll. The cosi tuition
ot lis reality "a4 IL depend the eNent ct It's upea,
TITUS. Il MAS mol The mefc empluymsn ot nrce, hut
L amount vi this employment, which was 10 ascertain
It's Bot tbs tulu u definition would be l4und
difficult oaprl,atlon, by What puuciple III proportion
OF admeasutemrut Was the sea ui ii Hutton 10 he ndus
tedl What hummer ol nen required 10 be employ tdi
amount oi destruction IL be accomplished In the ap
peaan OF tue standard, how many MILITARY operations.
themes 81 plsr, would az reduced on the character ~
operation, OF mari The oPerauns al our own Nars The
past aud last, N"lud they bear the test Battles Oh The
smallest scae--uporatiuns hngnld aud transient !
The ALTAR oi lruuln, ihn mest slgnal IA our
Revolutionary annals IN It's conception aud cHnclS,
which turned The tde 81 the waveung caallr
10 our rtesetsauoe, AID plants the hfguesi ii the
gems IN the reputation ol W aslanGion-WhRt Was
ibis allan hui al inruieian uausiloy. slg. too ncau
siderable IN take The Ute o anopcratlon ot wafi The
battles ii Chippewa and Nmsaia, winch Ne have h,tn
ptune In drstne la ~ hlsuIl al rcpntuon reverb mug
The hudns oi ch4Ie ett'id" hear "leh lheif seent
were lld-what "ere th'se but ineepnve menisons ia
To tauada. neonsldemte ~ Their progress ~ RESULTS,
aud hl1ng lh'tcldre, beln" The teeo sianlad OF War
like ulrf1ilunsf
Senator had quoted \ atei 10 show thai incnnsler
able lucnfs'ls, such as had aane aetntfed 81 atf b"
tween MrNeo and l">as, dad at, IL pa1c la", al rart
thu nalnc "l war " hel ' htad M decitfHtn he
lMf supp Sod that lie haa lead Naitrl eafrl,sslv.
iai What did lac iad "n recurrence 10 ts ah"rf thal
the qualty oi predatory eAtedj'ons "t lnconsldeiah''
inenfHluns uih lrom THESE ouns ii military operation
the characteristic 81 VAR No hul hal operations pros
ceuted without Observance OF he ionai'cs nqan'd
10 constitute lahlnl war, huh these hamts ~ THAT
ceHpilaN, Ia distinguish Ntm u luachlulS nom MAI
Aud what were These Iofm'liaes, The observance
or uun observance oil winch a~sehtt The l1Wial "r
the feprachlu' chaiaehr aud hahtf AniloIzl
uim the la itltttHH aud mo
IA the established Hodrs IN Nm occurrence oi thrse PIE
requisites. the operation n'k The quality al legitimate
Val. wlth 10 reiornre 10 Tie extent al The lnpdr al A.
We'll, bad nol the eorile al Mexico md lFNas lis
rant from ih. legitimate sputeas. TIE n'setnmelis 81 lr
rwo eooaltus1 ilfl It MT been recognised u,
The legitimate stnse by these h other Gpyenmcnts} Il
rosurrd Ia ACTIVITY. would II MT be held aud felted IA
the character Of laWtul Wag} The expeditions, then,
which had keep uneNuugnished the Il tne It the dsafn
sion blpd the ulelun vi calamity, wcre pant, OF
tins sane war,
The attempt AT he arrangement Of on arnsice be
tween Tie Giyerutnenls 81 Mexico and texas during III
pasl year had been brought lalo tho dchac. each sd,
claiming This TACT as available toll vie" az taequeson
If present subsistence I'll oaf between tho two Pow
ms To HIM Mr.. \ } Tie Contest seemed supeiooos,
Tor did rul the tact, Which was nns disputed, ol thee
lerainmi If negotiation tr this ol9ec. whether II had
resulted ~ arullsllcr not, establish The ae ia
lcs-ihe subsistence ol The wal} Il no war snasscd,
what the orcIsun or afmlrtre} for negotiation un hr
subject otl An arm>lles Vas an aiIa gen. N tur the
Suspension ulhe operations u War. II adopted, IT rt,-
we'd he existence ol war lay The iacl 81 tlW en7a nsn
II II aed, by The evidence winch lie attempt aud pro
posal Of II afforded that There war Ia suspend.
The true view on this sulj Ct ui the subsistence Of
IL leNas bad been taken by The senator from Mas
,achusrlls, MI thoar) The question did moi Involve
mere inquiry al tact AS had been strangely supposed.
II inquiry having Tor ils object the ascfaIuu,n
OF pubic stale or relation between Mexico and ItAas.
Public war Imported relation ilr mute lhan su's 81
+ l,afa q ~ r. Il ITsa il I'D