Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-06
WAR WITH MEXICO g. ITS EFFECTS.

A large majority of our readers were born
since the battle Of New.Orleans was fought;
and having lived only 10 the piping times Of
peace" know nothing Of war, by experience
or observation. The ravages of war and the
extent Of its influence in inteuup,ng the or
binary industrial pursuits Of a nation, is Of
course much proportioned 10 the length of time
|. continues, the national resources. and the
vigor with which the war is prosecuted. The
war of the Revolution was like a death sirug-
gle. IL convulsed our whole social system
The labors of the field and the workshop were
nearly suspended; war, with all lis caami-
ties, spread like deluge over the length and
breadth Of the cooHies--and he who was not
a soldier was nobody. Our war with the Bar.
barry States, cost US some money and the lives
Of few brave fellows; but it was a mere
momentary scufile, remote from the 6reside-
a word and blow from that good right arm,
our navy, struck eflectually, though with little
exer,ion. Our second war with England was
waged and carried on against the determined
opposition oi powerful faction a, home; we
were wretchedly prepared for the war in its
commencement I; but we bed this advantage,
that England was then wrestling with Bona
parie--and as England richly meri,od fog
ging, that was The hes, time TO give i, TO her.
Before tho war ended, j, got TO DO very seri.
Gus business on both sides-,owns and cities
I ,avarai aaH h.,rnt-Shtnc and eraabrnna
were shattered and sunk--,housands were
wounded or slain in batlle--the labors OF the
loom, the Workshop and the farm were inter
rupted-and the plOughsharo of destruction
was running beam deep. Tho nation was
many years in recovering from that depletion.
Since then we have had no scientific national
blood.le,ting though the Florida war amount
ed to pretty serious ieeehiag.
We are now into il" for another war
osisnsi6iy with Mexico; really with Eugland;
or else il will be no sort of a war--a mere pa
per war-a mere sham fight, such as they have
on muster days. Old Scott, with Ave thousand
mounted dragons. would hustle the ragged
Mexican troops through the isihmus Of Pana-
ma as il North America had swallowed FIVE
thousand cathartic pills
Bu, il we are TO have virtually war with
| England-a war of prvateering and bayonets
and pistols and cu,lasses and cannon and cold
!. s,eel-iha, will be very difieren, affair
When Greek meets Greek then comes IN,
, ,ug of war" IL we are in fact TO have wa
with England, there will be an array of feet
upon the lakes and the Atlantic. There viii
: be blows TO be dealt by us nigh, and lefs 4; al
f army will be set in motion for Mexico, an,
2 another array for Quebec the war will b
vigorous war--calling into exercise all on
], resources and absorbing all our revenues -
4 Thousands Of brave hearts will enhs, 10 IL
$ millions of money will be expended-priees Q
i. provision will advsnce--large expenditures o
G public money, viii give en- unnatural vivscir
+ to our marketable tariff will remain unjis
1 lurbed-,he sectional jealousies and local 10
Examinations ,ha, have 80 long irri,ated III