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Thc uenIcan Wharf.-The late Victories

From ihe LgHcsriHe lHg.
The -IeNican Wharf.-The late Victories.
Among the anomalies which charactcrize an /
advanced Stage Of civilization, OF social refine
ment and moral progress, is that which make mill
itary proves 10 be regarded as the most eminent
quality OF an individual and the most honorable
possession Of a nation. The sublimest spectacle .
which the most refined civilization of the nine
teenth century can conceive of, Is for ten thous-
and men on q side to be arrayed against each 9TH
er, and the greater the number of killed and
wounded, the greater the amount Of glory, and
the more unfading will be the blood-nuuured
wreaths which adon the brows of the yictors.
The greatest ingenuity Of the most inyeiCratc
opponent Of human improvement could not erect
a more certain and iutallibe barrier 10 that I'M
proyeneut, than war. The most bitter lll-wlsh-
er to human liberty and the rights of man, could
not desire a scheme more precisely calculated TO
carry out his wishes, than war. The essential
spirit of that combination Of men known as an
army, is despolism on the part oil the chiefs, and
slavery on the part of the subordinates. In vain
may civilization extend its empire. In vain may
human knowledge labor for the extent and estab-
lishment Of human liberty. In vain are all the
improvements of social progress, If war can at
any lime be brought about by the unprlncpled
Vaccinations Of ambitious statesmen. a month
eau overturn or ihwar the advantage of years,
and, almost in moments space, the tide of bar
barism can ovcrwhelm what appeared TO be the
immovable landmarks of peace and justice For,
with one exception, all wars are barbpous IN their
character, and tend to eIace from the minds and
conduct Of men all the finer elements Of human
itv. We are not speaking Of wars OF se-de-
+ fence, waged by a nation for the gaining OF an
Independence which is its right, or the mainte-
nance Of an Independence which is threaned,-
but of all other species Of wars, which are car
ried on for purposes Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or con-
quest, or for the settlement of uiiling or mag-
, nary difficulties. We are well aware that there
is nothing novel in the foregoing remarks; aud
+, we have only made them for the purpose OF hay-
ing some basis whcreirom TO regard the recent and
, prospective operations of the American army.
4 Our own opinion of this Mexican war we have
often expressed. Conceived in SIM the msera-
BILE banung Of Presidential aspirants, the way in
which it has been conducted has been to entail
4 the utmost amount of disgrace upon the Ameri-
eau name, and the greatest possible degree OF sut-
lGring upon the soldiers who have been made the
instruments for its operations. This being our
opinion, and we believe we hold it in common
Iightaned people of the United States, we cannot
rejoice over the late victories with the same spir.
it thai we would have rcioiccd over Saratoga, OF
Trenton, or the defence of baltimore. " c are
as willing as any one to acknowledge The gaan.
> try displayed by our volunteers ana regulars III
+ the pro,ractcd battles which preceded the capitu-
D louon OF Monterey bul mat Willingness uoc'
f not Danish from our minds the essential and un
& chongnaoIe d's'hcu"h O''Wee" t'Sh' ana wrong
Il h'"g'h Just ana most he'"'''"s ""' W.
o dGeP,y oePlore unc caIalnnl'ouS concu''encI
ID Whch nave placed II IN ll7 power o' unPt'nc'
D. pea ParuzahS TO ihVoFo US III "or' WHO" oo
t. Sues aauuuhs upon 'he people 'uo'' clo'''lou
% u'' Is SuiNIHE '' 'i' very '"o'9 VI "'' Consul"
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lounu.u upon 'lhe coo9'h' u 'H1 so'c'"'u
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lhesG oelllS our Seu''''''n''' we cannon UT, '1
gat1 WIN nIAoo ,oe'i,'s' 'n' recent 'Ne'"t"r
victories oo'alnau ny 'nc N','i'Go" ''"1' NJN
70 me disaster OF t'eh' la!Ior ha''''S D'Gn uo
leaeu' we "ou'u P'ace 'Il' MISFORTUNE "'l'o" 'oii
e uereu nose victories necessary anu ooo'c o''
ii we regard 1t rs most 10 DC ueoteu' ',lot 'G P9o
l. pie OF TINS country nave not yet Suiiic'ehuy
= which ore being committed in their name and b
!, their authority.
ID We are constrained to believe that these sent
ID menl5 are approved Dy every rgh' 'hlnklh9 ma
70 IN the community we are not surPrlSoa Uni
70 thGy are fePudiaed by the Locoiocos PreSs'-'
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