Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-30
Horrors OF War.

We are too much accustomed 10 look only the bright
side OF the picture when hear of severely contested
battle. and 10 forget that tho bfianey Of the triumph 10
dmmed by the blood which has been shed achieving it,
The shout Of victory only is hear-not the wall Of
guish We see only the nodding plume Of the living
nornot the munated csrcascs Of tn dying and the dead
The eye Is caught by the tnse appngs OF the soldier.
and the outward magnicence leads captive the magma.
ton, which is not permitted for dwell upon
the scenes OF sgony and horror that they behed.
would touch the scnsbiity OF tho hardest heart Read
for example. the following SKETCH drawn by one who a
ter the late battles, visited the spot upon which they had
been fought:
Ia Palma, and the sight which my eyes there
which imagination scarcely depict Bodies Of the
Mexican soldiers were lying about in every direction
some with their heads entirely partly shot of-others
without legs arms-others with their enss
One man, iino looking fellow lying the ground
with cartridge in his fingers. having evidently been kl-
led while IN the act OF printing his musket crept about
OF my hand aud knees through the ehappara and every
few PAGES would como dead bodies and at one
spot discovered the body Of beautiful Mexican girl
staked through the heart Ii is impossible conceive who
could have been guilty Of this inhuman act IL is hardly
necessary to say it is impossible that any American could
have done il. "
Another pen furnishes the following thrilling account Of
different
- went 10 visit the different hospitas They are ri led
with the wounded and dying The stencil
them from the want OF police, disgusting You coulc
tell Al glance the wounded Of Pav Alto de Resaca dc
Ia Palma The latter mostly bullet wounds wherea,
the ampua,ed limbs told of the fearful execution
in the former. Beside poor fellow beautiful grl
IL was seated keeping off the flies She his wife In
another corner family group the mother and her children
were seated by their wounded father One bright eyed
little gr quite took my fancy and my heart bed think
that thus early she should be introduced much wretch
edness. On bed 4 corpse; another dy
ing holding IN his hand the grape shot that had passed
through his breast lie .howed to with sad coun-
enance. left the hospital shocked with the horrors
war The army have LETT their wounded comrades witt
| very little attention TO their wants"
IL is gratifying to read, have frequently done
Of the benevolencc exhibited by the consuerors towards
their wounded opponents who fell into their hands-hand
ing the OF water the parched lips OF the dying and
ertng every effort minister the comfort Of those aains
whose bosoms, but hour before. they had aimed thu
wespons OF death. Douglas Jerod popular cssayes, re
marks, with great force, Pretty it is the victor
with salye and lint, kneeng by his bloody trophy-a MAIN
cd and agonized fellow man-but surely had been bette
to withhold the blow than to have been first mschieveus
TO be afterwards humane" Ii avoid the repetition
scenes like these, and prevent the necessity OF exhibit
ing this slate pity, born Of violence" that avo
OF as speedy termination of the with Mexico o
possible consistently with duo regard the rights an,
honor OF our own country.